ILLUME Advising
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Articles
The Necessity of Common Leadership in Extraordinary Times
Articles
There is no question we are living through an extraordinary moment. Every day, a new institution—built over decades—is being reshaped or…
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ILSFA PY6 Approved Projects and ILSFA EJCs map
ILSFA PY6 Approved Projects and ILSFA EJCs map This interactive map provides a comprehensive overlay of the ILSFA EJCs and the…
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Analyst/Senior Analyst
The Analyst/Senior Analyst conducts thoughtful and rigorous research and analysis using methodologies such as survey research, statistical modeling, ethnography, and other…
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Consultant/Sr. Consultant: Building Science
ILLUME is seeking an individual with experience in the energy industry with demonstrated engineering, analysis, energy auditing, and/or impact evaluation skills.…
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Podcasts
Women Leaders in Energy
Podcasts
In this episode of Current, An Energy Podcast, we talk with inspiring women leaders and business owners in Energy. You’ll hear…
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Podcasts
Powering Partnerships
Podcasts
Listen to our new podcast episode where team members from ILLUME and Encolor discuss our new strategic partnership.
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Webinars
Energy Changemakers
Webinars
Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs) play a pivotal role in enabling energy efficiency initiatives across the United States. In this webinar,…
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White Papers
Measuring Broad Community Impacts In The Clean Energy Transition
White Papers
In this paper, written for ACEEE Summer Study 2024, we share promising practices around how jurisdictions can approach measuring equitable processes…
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White Papers
Engaging with Customers in Their Preferred Language
White Papers
This paper, written for ACEEE Summer Study 2024, will share the results of an expansive study focused on language-focused barriers and…
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White Papers
Code and Communities
White Papers
This paper summarizes the work the authors undertook to identify strategies and best practices to consider as part of an equitable…
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White Papers
Oh, You Thought Electrifying Buildings Would Be Easy?
White Papers
This white paper references research done for leading utilities across the U.S., highlighting the approaches and course corrections pioneering programs incorporated…
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Case Studies
Strategic Planning for a Decarbonized Future
Case Studies
ILLUME assists clients by offering strategic planning support to identify research, program designs, and technologies that align with utility and policy…
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Presentations
NECC: Inclusive Energy Codes
Presentations
In this talk given at the National Energy Codes Conference (NECC) 2024, Bahareh van Boekhold talks about Inclusive Energy Codes: Bridging…
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Presentations
Building Trust and Demonstrating Value
Presentations
In this presentation, ILLUME Executive Vice President Jes Rivas will be speaking about Building Trust and Demonstrating Value.
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Presentations
Building Energy Codes: A Framework for Access and Resilience
Presentations
Bahareh van Boekhold presented this framework for building energy codes at NBI’s Getting to Zero Forum 2024.
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Presentations
NEUAC: ILSFA Small Residential Barriers
Presentations
Mallika Jayaraman, and co-presenters from Elevate and Illinois Power Agency (IPA), presented Removing Barriers to Residential Solar: Illinois Solar for All…
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Presentations
EFX24: Ramping Up Residential
Presentations
In this presentation given at the Efficiency Exchange 2024 (EFX24) Conference, Mallika talks about using human insights to enhance residential program…
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Case Studies
The Intersection of Food Deserts and Energy Efficiency
Case Studies
The ILLUME team led a research study to support the launch of SoCalREN’s new Food Desert Energy Efficiency Equity (FDEEE) program.
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Case Studies
Addressing Challenges in Heat Pump Water Heater Adoption
Case Studies
ILLUME conducted an ethnographic research study to explore the magnitude of installation challenges for heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) in cold-climate…
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Reports
Cold Climate Installation & Water Heater Installers
Reports
NEEA hired ILLUME Advising to pursue two concurrent studies around water heater installers. The first was intended to focus on observational…
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Case Studies
Heat Pump and Integrated Controls Performance Review
Case Studies
Heat pumps are on the rise in the Northeast, with Massachusetts offering incentives for electrifying home heating and reducing reliance on…
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Articles
Understanding Home Decision-Making
Articles
Residential buildings account for approximately 20% of energy consumption in the U.S. To achieve local, state, and federal decarbonization and electrification…
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Articles
Embracing Complexity
Articles
The future of equitable service will require new modes of collaboration between utilities, communities, stakeholders, and government. Coordination around common terminology…
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Articles
Integrating New Technologies Into the Ecosystem of Demand Response
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As new technologies and devices are rapidly introduced to the market, a demand response ecosystem is emerging that provides utilities and…