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  • Breaking Barriers And Empowering Opportunities
    A Moment of Illumination

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    Confession time, I want it all. But, as hard as I try, I still face the same struggles that women all…

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    Science and Empathy

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    What can we learn about customer engagement from science education in the Bronx? Everything. A recent study shows that students of color…

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    Sara Sucks or How To Be Captivating

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    “Sara sucks.” This was the primary message during the opening plenary at the Fall AESP conference in Seattle last week.  Okay,…

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    Ask Not What Your Customer Can Do For You

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    Since launching ILLUME, we were graciously invited to participate in two industry events: the E Source Forum and the ACEEE Energy…

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    The Promise and Reality of Behavior Programs

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    This presentation by Anne Dougherty explores whether behavior program are a reliable resource.

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    Gratitude And A Grand Party

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    This past Friday, Anne and I hosted a launch party for Illume. We hatched the idea a month earlier, thinking it…

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    The Carrot and The Evaluator: How Financial Incentives Affected EM&V Practices

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    Laura Schauer presented on financial incentives and their impact on evaluation practices at the 2013 ACEEE Summer Study.

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    I Love Therefore I Think

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    My life as a researcher began as an act of love and advocacy. I grew up in a mid-sized town in…

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    Confessions Of A Risk Taker

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    Our industry needs risk, and it needs risk takers. The need to meet big short-term goals prevents us from doing thoughtful…

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    Introducing ILLUME

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    We are pleased to announce the launch of Illume, a woman-owned boutique consultancy founded by Sara Van de Grift and Anne…

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    Impacts of Feedback Programs

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    Co-authored by Anne Dougherty, this white paper on feedback program was presented at IEPEC in Chicago in 2013. Click on the…

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    Insights On Matching Methods In Estimating Energy Savings

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    This white paper was co-authored by Anne Dougherty and presented at IEPEC in Chicago in 2013. It examines two statistical models…

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    A Richer Mix of Residential Behavioral Programs

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    This paper, co-authored by Anne Dougherty, identifies behavior change intervention options for California programs and the intervention strategies that can make…

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    Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin

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    Eileen Hannigan co-authored a report comparing Wisconsin weatherization programs for the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Building…

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    Supporting and Facilitating Experimentation in Energy Efficiency

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    This white paper, which details the primary barriers to leveraging experimental design in evaluation, is co-authored by Anne Dougherty and was…

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    Moving Behind Econometrics to Examine the Behavioral Change Behind Impacts

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    This white paper on estimating behavior change impacts, was co-authored by Anne Dougherty and Amanda Dwelley and presented at IEPEC in…

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    A Hand to Hold: Addressing Barriers in the Home Retrofit Market

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    In this white paper, Sara Conzemius and Laura Schauer describe a pilot that overcame barriers to comprehensive residential retrofits using incentives,…

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    Higher Savings Goals and The Rebate/Buy-Down Elephant In The Room

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    This white paper on market lift was co-authored by Eileen Hannigan and Rick Winch and presented at the 2010 ACEEE Summer…

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    The Power of Promotion to Accelerate Adoption and Energy Savings

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    This white paper, co-authored by Eileen Hannigan and presented at the 2010 ACEEE Summer Study proves how promotional tactics encouraged commercial…

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    Ethnographic Inquiry in Energy

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    This white paper on ethnography was co-authored by Anne Dougherty and presented at the 2010 ACEEE Summer Study.

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    Low-Income Programs: Final Results of the Longitudinal Study

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    Laura Schauer co-authored this white paper summarizing the results of a longitudinal study of Wisconsin’s low income programs.

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