Comments for Silicon Valley Passive Building Coalition Website http://siliconvalleypassivehouse.com Our goal is to foster new buildings that by 2010 have half the carbon footprint of other structures in their area and that by 2030 are carbon-free or carbon-neutral Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Welcome to the Silicon Valley Passive House Blog by Matt Harris http://siliconvalleypassivehouse.com/2009/03/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Matt Harris Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:03:54 +0000 http://siliconvalleypassivehouse.com/?p=1#comment-3 Hi Nils, We really should get organized and partnered up with some government entities to go after some of these federal block grants that are available at the Department of Energy (http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/wip/block_grants.cfm#allocated) the following text was copied off the Fed website. Read on to just get a rush of hope that maybe we starting to reach that tipping point. Best regards, Matt What Activities Are Eligible for Use of Funds? Energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy programs and projects are building blocks for a strong economy, the end of our addiction to foreign oil, and better quality of our environment. EECBG program funds will have maximum impact if invested in ways that create and/or retain jobs and stimulate the economy in the short term while laying the foundation for a long-term and sustainable clean energy economy. The activities eligible for use of funds are: Development of an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy and Technical Consultant Services to assist in the development of such a strategy Residential and Commercial Building Energy Audits Financial Incentive Programs for energy efficiency improvements Grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies for the purpose of performing Energy Efficiency Retrofits Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs for Buildings and Facilities Development and Implementation of Transportation Programs to conserve energy Building Codes and Inspections to promote building energy efficiency Energy Distribution Technologies that significantly increase energy efficiency, including distributed generation, combined heat and power, and district heating and cooling systems Material Conservation Programs including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement programs that lead to increases in energy efficiency Reduction and Capture of Methane and Greenhouse Gases excluding carbon capture or sequestration from power plants Energy efficient Traffic Signals and Street Lighting Renewable Energy Technologies on Government Buildings Hi Nils,

We really should get organized and partnered up with some government entities to go after some of these federal block grants that are available at the Department of Energy (http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/wip/block_grants.cfm#allocated)
the following text was copied off the Fed website. Read on to just get a rush of hope that maybe we starting to reach that tipping point. Best regards, Matt

What Activities Are Eligible for Use of Funds?
Energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy programs and projects are building blocks for a strong economy, the end of our addiction to foreign oil, and better quality of our environment. EECBG program funds will have maximum impact if invested in ways that create and/or retain jobs and stimulate the economy in the short term while laying the foundation for a long-term and sustainable clean energy economy.

The activities eligible for use of funds are:

Development of an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy and Technical Consultant Services to assist in the development of such a strategy
Residential and Commercial Building Energy Audits
Financial Incentive Programs for energy efficiency improvements
Grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies for the purpose of performing Energy Efficiency Retrofits
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs for Buildings and Facilities
Development and Implementation of Transportation Programs to conserve energy
Building Codes and Inspections to promote building energy efficiency
Energy Distribution Technologies that significantly increase energy efficiency, including distributed generation, combined heat and power, and district heating and cooling systems
Material Conservation Programs including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement programs that lead to increases in energy efficiency
Reduction and Capture of Methane and Greenhouse Gases excluding carbon capture or sequestration from power plants
Energy efficient Traffic Signals and Street Lighting
Renewable Energy Technologies on Government Buildings

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Silicon Valley Passive House Blog by Bronwyn Barry http://siliconvalleypassivehouse.com/2009/03/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Bronwyn Barry Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:01:58 +0000 http://siliconvalleypassivehouse.com/?p=1#comment-2 Hi Nils, Nice blog! We have a local Passive House chapter already started that meets once a month in Berkeley. Our website is: www.passivehouseca.org. Part of our mission is to partner with other groups who share the goal of promoting the Passive House building methodology. We also include a training/presentation component at each of our meetings, so I hope you can attend one of our upcoming meetings? Cheers, Bronwyn Hi Nils,

Nice blog! We have a local Passive House chapter already started that meets once a month in Berkeley. Our website is: http://www.passivehouseca.org. Part of our mission is to partner with other groups who share the goal of promoting the Passive House building methodology. We also include a training/presentation component at each of our meetings, so I hope you can attend one of our upcoming meetings?
Cheers,
Bronwyn

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