Volunteers and partners with the Arlington Energy Masters program gathered at Key Elementary School on Saturday to celebrate newly certified and re-certified Energy Masters volunteers. The program trains a corps of volunteers who become experts in energy efficiency in apartments in affordable housing buildings.
The 2013-2014 volunteers provided 147 families living in The Berkeley and Colonial Village West apartments managed by AHC, Inc. with information about how to save money on their utility bills and to keep their apartments comfortable. In total, the volunteers installed:
- 822 compact fluorescent light bulbs
- 1,347 outlet gaskets
- 160 faucet aerators and 18 low-flow showerheads
- 104 toilet tummies (flow restrictors)
- 76 power strips
The program is now recruiting a new group of volunteers for the next training program that starts in September 2014. Learn more.
The Arlington Energy Masters Program is funded by Arlington County Department of Environmental Services and the Arlington County Community Development Fund managed by the Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development. Partner organizations and agencies include Arlington County, EcoAction Arlington , Arlington Thrive, and Virginia Cooperative Extension. Training for the program was provided by Conway Energy. The program has worked with residents living in buildings managed by AHC, Inc. and the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH).
More information: dev.ecoactionarlington.org, 703-228-6427 or office@ecoactionarlington.org.
EcoAction Arlington promotes stewardship of our natural resources and practical solutions to a sustainable lifestyle in order to protect water, air, and open spaces in the Arlington community.