For contractors who want to help low-income households lower their utilities and raise comfort, while also turning a profit, getting into weatherization could be a great choice. The federal government ...

blows in dense-pack cellulose insulation into an attic. (Photo by Pete Davis.)I am just back from the National Weatherization Training Conference in Orlando, Florida. The Weatherization Assistance ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 34 projects in 27 states have been selected to receive $29 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to develop and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and the National Community Action Foundation (NCAF) announced today they have awarded approximately $4 million in grants to ...

Non-profits like Green For All are working with federal and state goverments to usher in new "weatherization worker" legislation.Editor's note: our home energy blogger Jim Gunshinan sends in his post ...

WESTMINSTER -- Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) will host a pair of weatherization certification training programs later this month. SEVCA is teaming up with the Vermont Technical College ...

With a new facility, the program will be able to expand and provide more hands-on experience to those training to work with weatherization agencies around the state. “When we have gone out to houses ...

Peter Wingate, longtime weatherization specialist and energy director at Community Action Pioneer Valley, in his office on Deerfield Street. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's ...

After 10 months out of the work force, Joe Lupinski aims to build a new career from weatherization training. “There’s nothing good out there, with the economy,” Mr. Lupinski said Tuesday as he took a ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- In recognition of Earth Day, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is highlighting its investment in a more sustainable future through hands-on weatherization training at ...

SAN BERNARDINO – On a rainy Thursday afternoon, area officials and community members attended the grand opening of the first Weatherization Training Center in Southern California. The center, which ...