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Community Power Works is pleased to welcome five new companies to its pool of City of Seattle approved home performance contractors. With a 300% increase in demand for the program since January and over 3,000 participating homes, the new contractors join 20 busy teams already serving program participants. Selected new contractors demonstrated that they met… Continue Reading >

Over two years ago, SustainableWorks began its mission of upgrading homes to be more energy efficient. A pioneering organization in the field of energy efficiency, SustainableWorks is unique among Community Power Works contractors; they’re a non-profit with a triple bottom line mission to create quality jobs, reduce our collective carbon footprint and build strong communities…. Continue Reading >

Before founding Simplicity Home Energy, Bob Greenspun performed over 1,000 shows with The Greatest Show On Earth.® A graduate of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, Greenspun also worked a four-year stint at Seattle Children’s Hospital with Big Apple Circus Clown Care. Although clowning might seem like a far cry from his… Continue Reading >

Community Power Works contractor EcoFAB is co-owned by partners Callie Ridolfi, Ann Brudno, and Kevin Laycock, who found each other at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute sustainable MBA program. The vision was to build EcoFAB as a social venture, rather than just a typical for-profit company. According to Ridolfi, managing director of EcoFAB, “We are building… Continue Reading >

After a successful start in Seattle’s central area and south-end, Community Power Works (CPW) is expanding to serve neighborhoods citywide in 2012!

Speaking of HomeRx, the contractor that we featured in our last post about the Adley House, we wanted to tell you a little bit more about them. “The home felt different immediately and the home owner noticed it as soon as he walked in the front door. The home smelled clean and fresh, the air… Continue Reading >

Welcome to the Community Power Works blog! We are excited to present what’s happening in the CPW program, and within the industry, by sharing the stories and profiles of our customers, energy auditors and contractors. We are privileged to have some of the best in the industry on our team to help homeowners be more… Continue Reading >