redefining affordable housing
through energy efficiency
Since 1976, CHP has offered energy services and related health and safety improvements, as well as emergency heating and cooling services, at no cost to qualifying low-income households through funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program and local social services departments.
environmental sustainability
By practicing and training others in sustainable practices, CHP's Energy Services division incorporates energy efficiency into our communities' homes and daily lives, helping households reduce energy consumption, emissions, and costs. As part of their mission to promote sustainable housing, The Energy Services team offers ENERGY STAR® audits and ratings and acts as an energy consultant on CHP's construction activities.
economic sustainability
Many of our communities' low- and moderate-wealth individuals often struggle to make improvements and repairs to energy inefficient homes, leaving them highly vulnerable to even slight increases in energy costs. Through weatherization and emergency home repairs, Energy Services is able to assist elderly, disabled and low- income families across the region to relieve the burden of annual energy costs by an average of 30%.
social sustainability
CHP’s New River Center for Energy Research and Training (NRCERT) offers training to individuals and organizations throughout the U.S. in heating and cooling service and installation, residential home performance diagnostic testing, and residential energy conservation methods.Our staff trains approximately 1,200 participants each year at national, regional and state conferences, while also providing regular training at the NRCERT facility in Christiansburg, Virginia.
green living and energy expo
CHP is proud to have been the 2011 title sponsor
of the Twelfth Annual Green Living and Energy
Expo in Roanoke, Virginia. The Expo, which
is organized and hosted by the Association of
Energy Conservation Professionals (AECP), is the region’s
largest event of its kind, highlighting the social and
economic impact of environmental stewardship.
It is an expansive
showcase of energy conservation, energy efficiency,
renewable energy, green building, and sustainable living where over 1,500 attendees may enjoy exhibits, demonstrations,
and seminars. To view photos and video footage from this event, click here.
