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CEP Summer Safety: Essential Tips for Severe Weather Preparedness

June 12, 2024 Education, Energy Efficiency, Home, Weatherization

CEP Summer Safety: Essential Tips for Severe Weather Preparedness Many Oregonians are looking forward to the influx of sunny days this season, but as temperatures climb each year and the heat intensifies, staying cool has become a critical need. With the start of summer only days away, Community Energy Project has assembled ...

Climate Change and Your Home

November 2, 2023 Education, Energy Efficiency, Home

Climate Change and Your Home By: Teresa Siqueira Origional article Homeowners are increasingly concerned about how climate change will impact their homes. As the planet continues to warm, we see more frequent and severe weather events, such as hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and extreme heat waves. These events can cause significant damage to homes ...

Beating the Heatwave: The CEP Guide to Staying Cool and Safe

August 10, 2023 Climate Change, Education

Beating the Heatwave: The CEP Guide to Staying Cool and Safe Most of the year Oregonians are looking forward to sunny days and outdoor adventures, but it’s important to remember that extreme heat can quickly turn from pleasant to perilous. Rising temperatures not only put a strain on our comfort, but ...

Energy grant benefits North Portland residents and utilities

February 14, 2022 Climate Change, Education, Energy Efficiency

How do you transform a neighborhood into a virtual power plant while reducing utility bills and avoiding greenhouse gas emissions? Portland General Electric (PGE) and partner organizations aim to find out thanks to a $6.65 million Connected Communities grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Smart Grid Asset Load Management & Optimized ...

Expert Tips on Using our Free Workshop Materials

November 5, 2021 Education, Energy Efficiency

We spoke with our In-Homes Manager, Roc Aiken, about some expert tips on using our free workshop materials this winter. He has looked at thousands of homes and has created a checklist he recommends for clients. Expert tips on using our free workshop materials this winter? Put pipe foam on your water ...

Cleaner Buildings? We Need To Spend Billions.

October 20, 2021 Education, Energy Efficiency, Home, Weatherization

By Andrew Engelson October 8, 2021 Retrofitting programs across Cascadia make a difference, but results are probably too small and too slow. Pumping insulation into walls and scrapping gas furnaces aren’t the most glamorous ways to attack climate change. Renovating old buildings seems downright mundane compared to fast-charging electric cars or sleek, efficient ...

Report Finds Heavy Metals in Baby Food

February 16, 2021 Education, Lead

Community Energy Project has a Lead Poisoning Prevention workshop, teaching participants about the health effects and common sources of lead exposure, including old household paint, drinking water, and soil. This workshop: Empowers participants with the basic prevention measures to limit exposure Provides regional resources to help eliminate lead poisoning Learn more about this workshop ...

Prepping Your Home For Winter

November 12, 2020 Education, Energy Efficiency, Home, Weatherization

Weather takes its toll, impacting a home’s structure and occupants. Wood deteriorates. Water, wind and sun damage roofs. Moisture seeps into basements. Paint and caulk peel. Heating and cooling systems, water heaters and appliances wear out. And snow and ice are especially hard on houses. As a homeowner, you want ...

Weatherizing Your Home For Winter: Caulking

October 12, 2020 Education, Energy Efficiency, Home, Weatherization

Choosing the right caulking to prevent air and water leakage is crucial for the longevity and comfort of your home, especially with our damp climate and abundance of older homes. Adding permanent caulking is an easy and long-lasting way to seal up any cracks around windows, door frames, tiles, or ...

Importance of Efficient Homes and Their Ties to Our Health

September 16, 2020 Climate Change, Education, Energy Efficiency, Home

Community Energy Project offers Home Energy Scores as a FFS program and for free for income qualified households. We started conducting HES’s at the beginning of the program in 2018. Over time, we noticed the value of knowing a home’s energy efficiency and started partnering with other organizations to provide ...

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