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The 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report analyzed four sectors of the U.S. economy, including energy efficiency, and found that 2.2 million Americans are employed in the design, installation, and manufacture of energy efficiency products and services. 

Greater visibility, better engagement, and a chance for real-time, two-way communication with clients are among the reasons Lemons-Ryhal advocates for live streaming video. Moreover she says, “The brain processes video content faster than the written word, and by the end of 2017, 74 percent of content viewed online will be in the form of a video.” See details.

Remember Suzanne Shelton’s statistic showing that 30 percent of consumers associated energy efficiency with solar? It’s a reminder that although we think clients understand that small, consistent upgrades yield greater efficiency and save money, often they really don’t get it. 

By anyone’s measure, the house in Hendersonville, N.C., would’ve been considered a dump. 

It had seen few, if any, upgrades since it was built in the 1950s, the property had been occupied for a time by a hoarder-squatter, the yard was full of trash, and the interior was jammed with garbage. 

Sometimes it’s hard to know when it’s time to finally throw up your hands and replace and appliance or home system.