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|  An industry's health is sometimes measured by the enthusiasm of its trade shows, says Alan Meier in this issue's editorial, "Reflections on ACI."
Luckily for the home performance industry, this year's ACI conference offered new tracks, big attendance, and lively conversations about our future partnerships with big names such as Carrier and Dow.
But, asks Alan, what about the multi-billion dollar question? "Will the home performance successfully absorb, and then move beyond, the Recovery Act (ARRA) funding?" Although Home Energy doesn't yet know the answer to this question, we are keeping our ears to the ground, and will be reporting to you.
Read what else ACI offered attendees this year.
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Readers Forum: Energy Bill Disclosure
and Modeling by Matt Golden
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 "There is little dispute that energy bills are a major cost to American homeowners," says Matt Golden in this month's Readers Forum.
"Clearly, the fact that this information is not disclosed at the time of sale is a major missing link in the value chain of residential energy efficiency," he continues. While it's logical to assume that a house that costs less to operate should command a higher resale value than a typical home, we currently lack sound data to validate this assumption.
For EE to become a tradable resource, it is essential that market actors agree on a standard way to measure that resource.
What approaches to energy bill disclosure should we use?
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Deep Energy Retrofit X10 by Brennan Less, Jeremy Fisher, and Iain Walker
 Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) are at the cutting edge of the residential building industry. These ambitious projects aim to take existing homes and transform them into extremely low-energy homes.
The Residential Building Systems group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) recently monitored ten Northern California DERs. They chose retrofitted homes that have the potential to save more than 50% of their site energy and demonstrate successful paths to DER. Six of the homes were remodeled and four underwent less extensive retrofits.
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Industry News
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- GE recently uncovered a century-old time capsule containing light bulbs representing emerging technologies. Where is energy efficient lighting headed? GE's Mary Beth Gotti weighs in.
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's Dr. Ashok Gadgil was recently awarded the 2012 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation, which recognizes his pursuit to blend research, invention, and humanitarianism for broad social impact. Read more.
- Neil Kelly Company completed 211 residential energy retrofits in 2011, preventing an average of 2.8 tons of carbon per home from entering the environment. Read the full press release.
- Get the latest new and updates on Home Energy's Facebook page.
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Spotlights From Our Calendar
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May 11 - 12
AltBuild Expo
Santa Monica, CA
AltBuild is the largest, most established green building and design event in Southern California, serving consumers and committed design/building professionals, as well as those curious about sustainable living through design. The conference features 40+ prominent speakers and 100+ exhibitors covering green building, design, and energy issues across the board. More info here.
June 5 - 6
2012 ACI California Home Performance Conference
Sacramento, CA
ACI offers the industry's leading educational and networking events in home performance and weatherization in partnership with nationally renowned experts. Register here.
View a full calendar of industry events at homeenergy.org.
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