How is Virginia Benefiting from Federal Climate Investments? Virginia has made major progress on climate action over the last few years with the passage of the Virginia Clean Economy Act, the Clean Car Standards, and robust budgets for mass transit and trails. In 2022, President Biden made historic climate investments through the passage of the …
After almost 20 years and over 40,000 homes certified, Viridiant is thrilled to announce that Andrew Green has joined our non-profit organization as the new Executive Director. Andrew’s first day with Viridiant was June 3rd, and he has already begun diving headfirst into Viridiant’s culture and mission. Andrew Green is an experienced sustainability executive with …
For the last year, Viridiant staff has worked with your support to promote consumer-friendly, building science-based strategies to include in Virginia’s deployment of the home energy rebate programs funded by the IRA. Rebates were first announced in August 2022 and should be available to Virginia consumers in 2025. The rebates are split into two buckets: technology …
At Viridiant, we are building the science of sustainability through environmental, economic, and structural initiatives. We are constantly looking to improve the built environment, making residential homes more energy efficient and changing the construction industry with innovative green technologies. Viridiant is one of the largest green building implementers in the country, and we are focused …
Viridiant is proud to announce that shared funding from the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has been granted to build upon the 2020 Circuit Rider program. With the expansion of the circuit rider program, 10 jurisdictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia will receive complimentary technical assistance, Manual J review, …
Virginia Energy Sense offers tips on saving on your energy bill this winter By John Hood, NBC 12 Published: Jan. 7, 2022 at 6:15 PM EST HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) – For many Virginians, their new year’s resolution is to save more money, but that can be difficult to do during the winter, especially when heating your …
In October 2021, Viridiant conducted the 150th home energy audit since the creation of the Energy Services Division in April 2020! Over the last 18 months, Viridiant has installed 2,922 feet of pipe wrap insulation (that’s a little over half a mile!) and over 3,400 LED lights bulbs collectively reducing annual energy usage by 177 MWh. …
NREL Researchers Point Toward Energy Efficiency Instead of Long-Term Storage By: NREL | Nov. 2, 2021 Link to original news release. Incorporating energy efficiency measures can reduce the amount of storage needed to power the nation’s buildings entirely with renewable energy, according to analysis conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National …
Improvements to Energy Costs, Air Quality, and Comfort for Energy Efficiency Day Author: Andrew Grigsby, Viridiant Energy Services Director It’s national energy efficiency day! And when home energy pros get together, we often swap stories about some of the red flags and problem areas we see out in the field. Ultimately, we’re talking about opportunity. …
On September 29th, leaders in the advancement of sustainable design and high performance construction were honored at Viridiant’s Virtual Building Sustainability Conference & Awards. Prior to the Awards Ceremony, Viridiant hosted special guest speakers for the “Buildings: The Foundation of an Energy Efficient Future” panel discussion. Attendees heard from: Dan Farrell, Virginia Department of Housing …