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On February 22, Jerone Gagliano, Director of Energy Engineering at Performance Systems Development, was a panelist on a webinar designed to provide guidance for programs and home performance contractors interested…
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Forbes recently interviewed PSD CEO Greg Thomas about energy usage data in preparing "How Charlotte Businesses Are Tackling Energy Waste Through Data". The article highlights Envision Charlottee, an innovative behavioral program.…
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Performance Systems Development (PSD) an Ithaca, NY and Pennsylvania-based building performance software and services provider, played a key role in shaping newly proposed federal tax credit legislation. The new legislation…
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The Performance Systems Development team was out in force at the 2010 Affordable Comfort, Inc., (ACI) Home Performance Conference in Austin, Texas. Through educational presentations, special sessions and displays, conference…
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Presented by Greg Thomas at the ACI 2009 Conference in Kansas City, this collection of charts illustrates the impact of electricity generation source on state-by-state carbon dioxide emission intensity. Graphs…
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Ethan MacCormick, one of Performance Systems Development's top trainers, speaks with May Dooley of WBAI (New York City) about RESNET, home energy ratings, audits, and building efficiency. Ethan MacCormick, who…
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In this article, Greg Thomas details how the home performance industry's focus on improving the efficiency of residential homes is just the first step to cut costs and save energy.…
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Slides from a 2007 presentation, outlining the industrialization of the process of producing energy savings. Outlines a pilot program in California using TREAT and implementing low-cost rapid feedback of energy…
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Greg Thomas, president Performance Systems Development, spoke with a small group of colleagues from around the country in a webcast sponsored by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development…
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Performance Systems and Taitem Engineering are pleased to announce that their co-developed software product, TREAT, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2005 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine as…
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Overview of the home performance contractor business, getting started in the home performance industry, and tools of the trade. Published in Home Energy Magazine, 2005. Topics: The Big Picture --…
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At a press conference held today by the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Administrator of the Environmental…
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This article from Home Energy Magazine examines the expansion of Performance Systems Contracting into renewable energy and green building, driven by local competition and consumer demand and the resulting success…
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This peer reviewed paper reports on the survey work and the resulting development of a comprehensive set of protocols for home performance contractors. The paper also looks briefly at how…
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A summary of business practices for whole-house contractors to consider adopting for growth and success. Download the Article Tagline: March 2004, Ithaca, NY Written By: Greg Thomas and Bill…
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This report, sponsored by the California Energy Commission through the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Buildings Program, was co-written by Bevilacqua-Knight, Inc. and Performance Systems Development. Summary: Results of a survey of…
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This paper examines how the process of producing energy savings in energy efficiency programs can be compared to the Total Quality Management approach to process control for an industrial process…
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A package of software tools is designed to make routine measurement of actual energy savings cost-effective for home performance contractors. This article applies Total Quality management thinking to residential energy…
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This paper developed for Pacific Gas&Electric looks at home performance with market transformation perspective. Of particular interest is a section on market barriers. This paper was a follow up on…
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This presentation covers tactics and tips for getting the most out of Home Performance as a business, and results of a survey conducted to better understand the motivators behind the…
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