SolarizeRVA Campaign Gathers to Promote Region’s Clean Energy Momentum and Residential Solar Accessibility (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 22, 2021 Stacy Mitchell, Director of Communications & Outreach SolarizeRVA Campaign Gathers to Promote Region’s Clean Energy Momentum and Residential Solar Accessibility (Richmond, VA) In partnership with Henrico County and the City of Richmond, Viridiant hosted a collaborative SolarizeRVA awareness event in celebration of the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2021. …

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City of Richmond Press Release: Richmond top-rated for solar access, advances clean energy in the region

Media Advisory Monday, June 21, 2021 Contact: Sam Schwartzkopf Phone: 804-418-2056 Sam.Schwartzkopf@richmondgov.com Richmond top-rated for solar access, advances clean energy in the region City is one of four Virginia localities to receive SolSmart Gold designation Richmond, VA — The City of Richmond was recently recognized as a SolSmart GOLD community for its efforts to make it …

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Mitsubishi Electric Project Feature: Dahlgren Home

Dahlgren Home Project Completed: April 2019 Edgewood, Georgia, a neighborhood on the east side of downtown Atlanta, is home to many craftsman-style bungalows. Originally developed for blue-collar workers in the early 1900s, today’s contractors and developers are finding new life for these homes, modernizing them while still keeping their original charm. That’s what local builder …

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DHCD invites Viridiant’s Executive Director to the table for Partners for Better Communities podcast 

In recognition of Building Safety Month in May, Viridiant’s Executive Director KC Bleile joined the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development’s Richard Potts to discuss collaborative innovations in the building industry to drive better energy efficiency on their Partners for Better Communities podcast. “We’re collaboratively working within an industry to make things better,” said …

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Viridiant Launches New Brand for SolarizeRVA Campaign (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – APRIL 26, 2021 Stacy Mitchell, Director of Communications & Outreach Viridiant Launches New Brand for SolarizeRVA Campaign Local non-profit campaign to advance clean energy in the Richmond region (Richmond, VA) In partnership with Henrico County and the City of Richmond, Viridiant has launched a new SolarizeRVA campaign brand to advance clean energy …

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Earth Day: Think Globally, Act Locally

Guest post by Kenin Sharku, University of Richmond Bonner Scholar with Viridiant More than a billion people worldwide recognize and demonstrate support for environmental protection on Earth Day. Climate change has greatly impacted our daily lives and the future of our planet and Earth Day provides an opportunity to call for bold, creative and innovative …

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Celebrating One Year of Viridiant’s Community Energy Services Division

We’re celebrating! It’s been one year since Viridiant launched our Community Energy Services Division to provide home energy audits, solar consultation, and more to the Richmond region. Over the last year, we have installed more than 1,400 LED lightbulbs and more than 1,800 feet of pipe insulation during our energy audits. This  has reduced annual energy use in greater …

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Kicking Off SolarizeRVA 2021

Kicking Off SolarizeRVA 2021 By: Andrew Grigsby, Energy Services Director [trx_button type=”square” style=”default” size=”medium” bg_style=”custom” link=”https://www.viridiant.org/event/solarizerva-2021-kick-off-webinar/” popup=”no”]Register to join us for our kickoff webinar on 3/25 at 7pm![/trx_button] Do you have one of these? I bought this solar-powered calculator in 1996, and it still works just fine. That’s right, 25 years old, and those tiny …

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