Posts Tagged ‘HEET’

Free Energy Audit Program Began Last Week

Audit team members prepare for conducting home energy audits.

Cambridge residents looking to save on utility bills for electricity and heating can request a free audit this summer from the Youth Energy Audit Partners, a collaborative project of HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team) and the Cambridge Community Center.…

Peabody Terrace Competition Results

On March 6th, 84 residents at Peabody Terrace participated in an incandescent light bulb swap for compact fluorescent bulbs. Residents received one free CFL for every incandescent bulb they turned in—over 200 efficient CFLs found homes.…

How to support Green Nonprofits ?

New_Gen_SmileSign by k2lunainthesky New Generation Energy (NGE) is a Boston-based nonprofit that operates in six states of New England, and supports energy efficiency and all types of renewable energy including solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal. Their goal is to make communities greener, healthier, and more economically vital through the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.…

Cambridge Community Center gets an Energy Make-Over

The Cambridge Community Center received a major energy efficiency upgrade on Sunday, June 28th Sunday, when community members and experts gathered to reduce the building’s energy consumption. The community “barn-raising” project was a combined effort of the Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) and the Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA) that aimed to improve the comfort and efficiency of the Cambridge Community Center while teaching volunteers energy efficiency and conservation skills.…

Cambridge Energy Barnraising

Last week, we showed you how a local Cambridge organization (HEET–Home Energy Efficiency Team) ‘weatherizes’ a house for fellow Cambridge residents.  Weatherizing a house involves making some basic non-structural changes to a house to reduce the energy needed for heating and cooling and save money on utilities.…

HEET Barnraisings—a green twist on an old idea

You may remember the scene from the 1985 movie Witness starring Harrison Ford. A group of Amish people converge on a neighbor’s property and assemble a barn in a single montage, a single day.…