Organization: CHERP INC
Mission: CHERP'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS REDUCE THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THEIR HOMES BY MAKING EFFECTIVE WHOLE-HOUSE ENERGY-EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS.
Activities: THE COMMUNITY HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PROJECT (CHERP) IS A VOLUNTEER NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS CREATED TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS OF OUR CRITICAL, NATIONAL, ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS. CHERP IS ENGAGED IN A COMPREHENSIVE, REPLICABLE, COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAM TO HELP ACHIEVE AGGRESSIVE GOALS FOR IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF BUILDINGS ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND THE MANY BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO BUILDING OWNERS AND CITIES FROM RETROFITTING BUILDINGS. THIS PROGRAM HAS NOW DEVELOPED INTO AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMUNITY-BASED, STATE-WIDE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BY PRACTICING THE MOTTO OF "RADICAL INCLUSION AND UNITING AS MANY HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS AS POSSIBLE IN THE LASER-SHARP GOAL OF RETROFITTING BUILDINGS ON A MASSIVE SCALE. OUR PROGRAM UNITES YOUNG AND OLD, PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR, STUDENT AND PROFESSOR, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AROUND OUR DESIRE TO EFFECT SIGNIFICANT, IMMEDIATE, AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. AND WE BELIEVE THAT "ENERGY IS AT THE HEART OF THE MATTER".
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition