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CEDA Weatherization is a year-round program using state-of-the-art technology to make homes more energy-efficient for qualifying low-income clients in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Weatherization provides safety and health equipment, repairs or replaces heating systems, seals air bypasses and other drafty areas, increases attic, wall, basement, and crawl space insulation. These measures will save energy for homeowners and keep homes warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Call (800) 571-CEDA (2332) or visit www.cedaorg.net today for more information on how to apply.

LIHEAP-WX Intake Sites Wanted

CEDA is looking for non-profits and townships to be intake sites for Cook County Energy Services and Weatherization applicants. We have an RFP out until April 28, and a pre-RFP meeting Thursday, April 10, 10 AM. Please go to our Purchasing page at http://www.cedaorg.net/www2/Purchasing.html for further information.

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CEDA Demonstrates Energy Saving Retrofit Technologies at Chicago Residence

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Marsha A. Belcher

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CEDA Demonstrates Energy Saving Retrofit Technologies at Chicago Residence
Weatherization Measures Demonstrated at South Side Residence on National Weatherization Day

CHICAGO - October 30, 2012. To recognize National Weatherization Day, representatives from Illinois’ community action network will join CEDA President/CEO Patricia Doherty-Wildner and Interim CEDA Weatherization Director Ethel Brown in viewing retrofits made to a single family home on the city’s south side. The updates made through the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program, will improve the energy efficiency of the property and increase energy savings. Attendees will include: Larry Dawson, deputy director and John Knox, assistant deputy director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Energy Assistance; Kenneth Gilkes, from the office of Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.  2^nd District; State Rep. Bob Rita, 28^th District; and Diane Turner, representing Carrie Austin, Alderwoman for the 34th Ward.
 

“Home Weatherization works for our communities.  This program provides permanent solutions to reduce the energy burden on families by installing cost-effective, energy-efficient materials and services,” said Pat Doherty-Wildner, CEDA president and CEO.
 

Featured in the demonstration will be a new ventilation standard, ASHRAE 62.2, loose fill, and dense pack cellulose insulation in the attic and walls. The 62.2 standard looks at the home’s capacity to remove contaminants (including moisture) from the bath and kitchen.  Bathrooms and kitchens are recognized as sources of poor indoor air quality.
 

“DCEO is a proud partner in this effort to help Illinois families live safely in their homes,” Dawson said. “Through Illinois’ home weatherization program, we’ve been able to help tens of thousands of homeowners reduce their long-term energy consumption and realize significant savings in their energy bills, while improving their overall quality of life.”
 

Annually, CEDA, other community action agencies and energy conservation groups nationwide observe the month of October as Weatherization Month. Weatherization Month is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements made to help improve the lives of thousands of families.

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CEDA is the nation’s largest Community Action Agency serving more than 240,000 individuals annually and operating over 30 programs throughout Cook County.

CEDA Joins the Nation to Recognize National Weatherization Month

Pat Doherty-Wildner
President/CEO

October is a good time to ready our homes for the winter ahead.  It is important to revisit or develop a home fire escape plan that prepares your family to think fast and get out quickly when the smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector sounds. It’s time to replaces all batteries in the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

October is also National Weatherization Month.  CEDA wants you to begin readying your homes for the winter.  For those Cook County residents eligible for CEDA Home Weatherization, it’s time to visit one of our CEDA centers to apply.

Effective September 2012, the nationwide weatherization focus is primarily on health and safety.  The U.S. Department of Energy has announced adjustments to the Home Weatherization Program to ensure strong health and safety measures for the homes we weatherize.
It’s all about good venting.  CEDA’s Home Weatherization assessors will evaluate the existing ventilation in the home. CEDA’s Home Weatherization assessors will evaluate if:

• naturally drafting combustion equipment like furnaces and hot water heaters are properly vented,
• dryers are properly vented,
• gas appliances and gas lines have leaks, and if
• CO detectors and smoke detectors are properly installed.

Most houses waste energy and different types of houses and apartments have different energy issues. CEDA assessors will still measure energy loss and make sure that your home is tight and safe.

Listen carefully to the results of the energy audit for your home as the assessment measures and priorities are different from past years.

Whether your home is weatherized by CEDA, a professional energy efficiency contractor or by you, a DIY, think health, think safety and think energy savings!

FOR MORE INFORMATION

http://www.cedaorg.net/www2/EnergyEfficiency.html

 800/571-CEDA