(Photo above: employee testing a water heater | courtesy of GreenSavers)
Local contractor gets national recognition for making homes more energy efficient.
GreenSavers, a home performance contractor in Portland and Bend, was selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a winner of the 2016 ENERGY STAR Contractor of the Year Award. Out of 2,100 contractors across the country, GreenSavers is one of only six to win this prestigious award.
Oregon-based GreenSavers will be honored at the ENERGY STAR Awards Ceremony in Washington DC on April 13.
Over the last two years, GreenSavers improved the safety and efficiency of more than 650 homes in Oregon. Their retrofits reduced greenhouse gas emissions that are equal to the emissions released by burning 660,000 lbs. of coal. The Contractor of the Year Award recognizes GreenSavers’ outstanding efforts to increase the adoption of energy-efficient products in homes.
“We really value our partnership with ENERGY STAR,” said Robert Hamerly, founder and principal at GreenSavers. ”It’s exciting to see how much we’ve accomplished over the last few years. We’ll keep fighting the good fight – Doing what’s right for our customers while reducing emissions and improving the resilience of our communities.”
Since its inception in 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners have helped prevent a total of more than 2.4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2014 alone, ENERGY STAR and its partners provided more than $11 billion in societal benefits due to reducing damages from climate change.
“We’re proud to recognize GreenSavers for their work in assisting American homeowners make performance improvements to their homes,” said Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program Manager Ely Jacobsohn. “Performance contractors like GreenSavers demonstrate that homeowners value the confidence inspired through partnership with ENERGY STAR, and are leaders in raising the bar of the home improvement industry.”
ENERGY STAR has 16,000 partners working to protect the environment through greater energy efficiency, including manufacturers, retailers, public schools, hospitals, real estate companies, and home builders.
For a complete list of 2016 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit www.energystar.gov/awardwinners.
GreenSavers is the largest contractor in Oregon that focuses exclusively on home performance. Since 2007, GreenSavers has completed more than 3,600 home energy audits and 1,200 projects. Specialties include windows, insulation, water heaters, heating / cooling systems, solar, and seismic.
