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Saving our cities and our planet

Saving our cities and our planet. Constructing a low-income energy usage reduction program Ben Weisman, Class of 2011 . Where?. Isles, Inc. Trenton, NJ-based nonprofit community development and environmental organization “Fostering Self-Reliance” ENVIRON

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Saving our cities and our planet

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  1. Saving our cities and our planet Constructing a low-income energy usage reduction program Ben Weisman, Class of 2011

  2. Where? • Isles, Inc. • Trenton, NJ-based nonprofit community development and environmental organization • “Fostering Self-Reliance” • ENVIRON • Princeton-based international environmental consulting firm • Foundation supports environmental projects

  3. Low-Income Energy Usage

  4. Low-Income Energy Usage:Space Heating

  5. Low-Income Energy Usage:Cost Savings

  6. Why? • Low-income homes are often not insulated, have leaky windows and doors, and use out of date appliances, among other problems

  7. Existing Programs • NJ Comfort Partners • NJ Weatherization Assistance Program • No coordination between the two • Many conditions make houses unserviceable • Too few homes are comprehensively served, especially in urban areas

  8. HEAT Project: Home Energy Action in Trenton • Isles decided to research its opportunities in this field, choosing to audit 5 homes and determine what could be done to help them • Over the summer, I researched for Isles, helping to find the best possible route for its own program

  9. 168 Brunswick Ave, Trenton

  10. What should Isles do? • There are many areas where Isles could potentially fit in, whether in a not-for-profit or for-profit role • Based on what I have learned, becoming a county/local agency for the Weatherization Assistance Program seems to be the best option

  11. This Semester • I am continuing to work with Isles this semester, both as a student in the EPICS course it is sponsoring and in my intern role • We will be observing and helping the homes already audited apply for both state programs • I will also help them continue to explore opportunities enabling them to serve Trenton • I have begun writing a paper that will document our research in addition to hopefully describing a model Usage Reduction Program

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