Weatherization Trends in 2010

With the 2009 U.N. climate conference talks deadlocked it is hard to speculate what 2010 will hold for the weatherization industry. One thing is for sure, it will continue to grow, especially as more stimulus funds are allocated towards weatherization.

At a recent economic speech Mr. Obama traveled to Home Depot to focus on home retrofitting as a way to make them more energy efficient and to create jobs.

Mr. Obama said the current lack of efficiency in most homes and buildings is the equivalent of watching "$20 bills just, sort of, floating though the window up into the atmosphere."

How Do You Manage Your Weatherization (WAP) Jobs?

Did you know that according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Watchdog report, As funds increase, review finds nearly 1 in 8 weatherization jobs are flawed?

According to the Journal Sentinel "As stimulus money doubles Wisconsin's weatherization budget for the next two years, a review of state records since 2007 found weatherization work done on hundreds of low-income homes failed to meet federal standards."

To combat this ongoing trend in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)IDL Solutions has developed WARM.