Congratulations West Virginia BPI Building Science Principles Grads

People entering the job market want to feel good about what they do at work. Teaching our younger generation how to be excited about the “mission” of making homes safer, more comfortable, and efficient can be the best catalyst for a cure to the labor shortage. Congratulations to the BPI Building Science Principles classes at …

West Virginia Energy Efficiency Impact Grant

This micro-grant program is a partnership between the Jackson County Development Authority and West Virginia Office of Energy to assist small businesses throughout the state in making energy efficiency upgrades to their business. Learn more and apply here › Program Overview: A one-time grant award of up to $3,000 for eligible businesses with no repayment …

West Virginia BPA Update

West Virginia BPA is an official affiliate of BPA. This powerful group of stakeholders has conducted three working group sessions after their initial roundtable meeting. These group sessions focused on workforce development, home performance, and weatherization assistance support. The State Office of Energy, weatherization assistance agencies, local utilities, community and technical colleges, and several others …

Gov. Justice Announces Omnis Building Technologies to build Facility & Create Jobs in Bluefield, WV

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Omnis Building Technologies will build a $40 million, 150,000-square-foot facility in Bluefield to manufacture housing materials that will revolutionize the future of residential construction, creating 150-300 jobs in the process. “I would like to be the first to thank Omnis and welcome them to our great state with open …

Low-Income Weatherization Program in WV Gets Funding Boost

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Omnis Building Technologies will build a $40 million, 150,000-square-foot facility in Bluefield to manufacture housing materials that will revolutionize the future of residential construction, creating 150-300 jobs in the process. “I would like to be the first to thank Omnis and welcome them to our great state with open …

West Virginia Legislative Code Updates

At an interim committee meeting last night the Fire Marshalls rules bundle containing the provisions for the movement of energy code from 2009 to 2015 was challenged with an amendment from Jeff Foster from Putnam County to move the air exchanges portion back to reference 2009. We do not need to reference 2009 IECC because …