We recently came across Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Philosophy, found it very powerful and are trying to embrace it at Ekotrope. Here are our highlights of the philosophy: Focus on results and not process. Jeff explained that as a company grows, it...
Read moreDirect submission for New Jersey’s CEP now available in Ekotrope
We are excited to announce that the long-anticipated direct submission feature to New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (NJCEP) has arrived! Ekotrope RATER users can now submit homes directly to the NJCEP program, saving the hassle of...
Read moreHow Gratitude Can Improve Your Business
Many people view gratitude as an emotion experienced during the Thanksgiving holiday, but few people realize gratitude is an action, not an emotion, that has benefits all year long. When it comes to our businesses, even fewer people understand...
Read moreClimate Action Business Association (CABA) Highlights Ekotrope in an Interview with Nick Sisler
Ekotrope is a member of Massachusetts based Climate Action Business Association (CABA), and our Co-Founder and Lead Engineer Nick Sisler, recently participated in a Member Interview – an opportunity to share our thoughts and experiences...
Read moreEkotrope RATER – 100,000 ratings in the books!
Left to Right: Keith Fettig, Michael Hill, Allison Senninger, Matthew Timmons and Devin Sielschott (on the iPad) of TSI Energy Solutions celebrate registering the 100,000th rating in Ekotrope. The 100,000th confirmed rating using Ekotrope RATER...
Read moreBest Way to Meet Growing Electric Demand from EVs: Energy Efficiency
Great news for green building practitioners! A report published last week by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and Signify suggests ‘that faster deployment of energy efficiency technologies in buildings represents the most cost-effective and...
Read moreReport finds 9.5% premium for high performance homes sold in North Carolina’s metro markets
Annual market report also presents trends in high performance construction across the state RALEIGH, N.C. (March 12, 2018) – North Carolina Building Performance Association (NCBPA), the state’s trade association for building...
Read moreNYSERDA rebate program submission integrated into Ekotrope RATER
Starting January 1st, 2018, HERS raters and providers can submit ratings to the NYSERDA New Construction – Residential and Multifamily rebate program using the Ekotrope RATER app. Integrating the program into Ekotrope RATER was done...
Read moreEkotrope v2.2 now approved by the DOE for 45L Credits
Ekotrope RATER v2.2 has been approved for calculating the 45L Energy Efficient Home Credit by the DOE! Several builders, raters and providers are already re-testing past rated homes using Ekotrope v2.2. The opportunity is to qualify homes that...
Read moreAuto-Filled Georgia Code Compliance Certificate available in Ekotrope RATER
We are excited to announce that the Georgia Code Compliance Certificate is now available in Ekotrope! Most of the data will be automatically populated to reduce duplicate data entry. An example of the certificate is included below. We have...
Read moreEkotrope App Updates
The following is a list of major updates made to Ekotrope RATER. The updates are ordered such that the most recent updates show up first. NYSERDA rebate program submission integrated into Ekotrope RATER Starting January 1st, 2018, HERS raters and...
Read moreRecommended code compliance overview article
Tahir Riaz PE, the Design Lead at PEG LLC wrote a very nice and informative article on the different code compliance paths for both residential and commercial buildings. Please check it out!
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