Two more carbon-reducing homes! / Kensington continues partnership! / Allen Marine’s carbon-reducing partnership! / JCOF changes? / XS vs XL? (huh?) / FREE MONEY? Yep. No moss growing on our feet! Summer may slow down a bit for some, but it seems that in the heat pump space, summer is not a time for leisure. … Continue reading BREAKING: Carbon Reducing News!
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Less Carbon, More Money!
The Juneau Carbon Offset Fund completes home heat pump installation and carbon reduction project number 38! A Juneau valley home is now ‘pumping heat’ as at least one local heat pump installer is known to say! This small single family home, now warm and dry and saving money thanks to its new 18K Daikin Aurora … Continue reading Less Carbon, More Money!
Allen Marine Partners with the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
Renewable Juneau is thrilled to share its latest Juneau Carbon Offset Fund partnership – Southeast Alaska tourism leader Allen Marine! We are proud to partner with and support the valuable work of Renewable Juneau’s Carbon Offset Fund,” stated Jaimie Palmer, Vice President of Product Development & Guest Experience for Allen Marine Tours. The fund’s commitment … Continue reading Allen Marine Partners with the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
New Buildings Institute Chooses JCOF!
NBI offsets staff airline mileage by reducing carbon emissions from a Juneau valley home! Portland, Oregon’s NBI recently teamed up with the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund as to counter carbon impacts created from work travel by their project staff. NBI’s choice of a JCOF carbon-reducing project helped to make the Crowley family home in the … Continue reading New Buildings Institute Chooses JCOF!
35, 36, 37…JCOF Heat Pumps Eliminating More Oil Use!
Three more Juneau Carbon Offset Fund lower income family home heat pump installations are eliminating oil use! The latest batch of JCOF heat pumps is eliminating oil at a valley home near the airport, a valley home near Rotary Park, and our third trailer home in the Thunder Mountain Park. Roughly 1200 annual gallons of … Continue reading 35, 36, 37…JCOF Heat Pumps Eliminating More Oil Use!
What’s Your ‘Local’ Superpower?
Climate change, global warming, superstorms, rising sea levels, burning forests, human migration…they all add up to a daunting sense of oppression, doom and gloom, and hopelessness. With such massive problems seemingly all around us, many struggle to know how to proceed, how to make a positive change, and how to engage. Following is one individual’s … Continue reading What’s Your ‘Local’ Superpower?
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Yep. It’s on. The word is out. Heat pumps are ‘in’ and everybody wants one! Our efforts are paying off and less and less do we hear, ‘What’s a heat pump?’ More and more we hear, ‘What heat pump does my home need? What programs, incentives, and credits are available to help me get there? … Continue reading 32, 33, 34…
Above and Beyond Alaska – A Juneau Climate Action Leader
Above and Beyond Alaska has taken the lead as Juneau’s tourism climate action champion. This summer, leading Juneau tour company Above and Beyond Alaska, took direct action in support of the Juneau community, reducing greenhouse gases and helping meet the city’s climate and energy goal of reducing emissions by 80% by 2045. Founders Becky and Sean Janes and their company selected Renewable … Continue reading Above and Beyond Alaska – A Juneau Climate Action Leader
Help with Certification of JCOF: Comment Period Open through December 1!
Here’s your opportunity to strengthen the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund! A couple of minutes of your time to submit a short comment may help to bring JCOF international recognition and greater business involvement. One step at a time. That’s been our mantra here at Renewable Juneau as we continue to leap hurdles in pursuit of … Continue reading Help with Certification of JCOF: Comment Period Open through December 1!
It’s All About the Flow!
Air flow, that is. Air flow from the indoor portion, the air handler, of an air source heat pump. The ability of a heat pump to move heat not only into your home, but all around the inside of your home, is truly miraculous. I’m quickly losing track of the number of times that I’ve … Continue reading It’s All About the Flow!