A look at green Pittsburgh: the CCI Center
September 19, 12:17 PM1Pittsburgh Photojournalist Examiner1Nick Deel
Click here for Philadelphia’s Examiner.com article profiling the CCI Center.

“Conservation” does NOT mean “sacrifice.” Making smarter choices in how we use energy can make our homes more comfortable and our lives easier. At the same time, getting energy smarter means saving money, breathing cleaner air, fighting global warming, and helping our country become less dependent on foreign energy suppliers.

We’re Conservation Consultants Inc. (CCI), a non-profit group that’s been helping the people of Western Pennsylvania Get Energy Smarter since 1978. Here’s how we do it:

* CCI conducts energy audits, including thousands for low-income residents of Pittsburgh. Our trained experts check and measure energy use, pointing out ways to improve comfort while reducing utility costs.

* CCI helps “Green Up” new construction with practical
energy-saving information and connections to experienced contractors.

* CCI teaches and communicates… with outreach programs to schools and community groups… and with tours of our own energy-saving building, the CCI Center in Pittsburgh.

Not just talk! CCI is all about putting energy-saving ideas into action. So we don’t just give advice, we follow up with homeowners and builders and make sure the job gets done.