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Certification or Label?: How States Can Meet IRA HOMES Program Requirements

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Recertification in the Home Performance Journey

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How Can State Energy Offices Empower Homeowners for Market Transformation?

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Real Estate Pros Can Earn Cash Rewards with Pearl's New Contractor Referral Program

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Announcing IncentivesHub: A First-of-Its-Kind Tool for Contractors

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Building to Last: Market Transformation Through IRA Rebate Programs

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Your Clients Likely Want to Save on Heating and Cooling. Here's How You Can Help.

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Understanding the Gap: America’s Community-Based Disparities in Energy Efficiency

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2023 Trends in Homeowner Spending

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5 Things to Know Before Listing a Home in Chicago

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3 Essential Things to Know Before Listing Your Home in Charlottesville

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5 Factors to Consider Before Listing Your Home in Phoenix

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5 High-Value Home Upgrades to Make in 2024

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2023 Year in Review

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Winter Window Sealing: From DIY Solutions to Expert Upgrades

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What’s the Difference Between LEED^® Home Certification and Pearl Certification?

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Green With Gratitude: Homeowners Reflect on What Their Home Has Done for Them

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ESP Validates Worth with Third-Party Certification

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Which Projects Do Homeowners Plan to Complete in the Next Five Years?

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5 Things to Know Before You Sell Your Home in Chicago

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Maximize Profits by Marketing to the Biggest Spenders

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Charging Up: A chat with Cynthia Adams, CEO of Pearl Certification

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“A Model for What Anyone Can Accomplish”: Jan Green’s Homeowner Story

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5 Horrifying Home Performance Disasters (and How to Avoid Them)

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3 Steps for Assessing Your Home’s EV Readiness

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Heat Pumps in Colder Climates: 3 Myths Debunked

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Guide to Electrical Panel Upgrades and IRA Incentives

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Inside a Platinum-Certified Home: Brett Little’s Homeowner Journey

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The Inflation Reduction Act: How Certifications Can Enhance the Home Energy Rebate Program

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Certifications: Bridging the Gap Between Appraisals and High-Performing Homes

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Guide to Home Battery Storage Upgrades and IRA Tax Credits

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World Alzheimer’s Month: 3 Steps for Aging in Place

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How One Maine Homeowner Turned His 101-Year-Old Home Into a Haven

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First-Time Homeowners Go From Miserable to Merry With Green Door

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Green Door Presents: The Homeowners’ Definitive Guide to Heat Pumps

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Introducing Pearl's New Virtual Certification System for Agents

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How to Start Getting Your Home Ready for Aging in Place

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DOE Releases New Rebate Guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act

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What to Look for in an Indoor Air Quality Monitor

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A Brief Introduction to Community Solar

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Infographic: How to Go Solar Without Breaking the Bank

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Inflation Reduction Act Success Relies on Contractors

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The Green Door Guide to High-Performing Doors

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Are "Smart Homes" Also High-Performing Homes?

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7 Tips to Keep Your Home Cool This Summer

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Home Certification 101: What Is the WaterSense Label?

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Going Beyond the Sale: Improving Lives with High-Performing Homes

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How to Create an All-Electric Home

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Home Certification 101: What Is the HERS Index?

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Home Certification 101: Understanding ENERGY STAR^® Certification

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Home Certification 101: What's a Home Energy Score?

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The Green Door Guide to Dryer Rebates (and Washer Tips, Too)

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Your Clients Will Love Pearl Certification's Green Door App

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The DOE’s Latest Plans to Bring IRA Rebates to Your Customers

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Pearl Launches New Electrified Home Badge

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Green Door Guide to Heat Pump Water Heater Rebates and Tax Credits

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Understanding Consumer Demand for Energy-Efficient Homes: A Game-Changer for Real Estate Agents

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Home Certification 101: How Pearl Certification Works

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The Green Door Guide to Energy-Efficient Window and Door Rebates and Tax Credits

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The Green Door Guide to EV Charging Station Rebates and Tax Credits

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How to Save on an Energy Audit for Your Home

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Home Certification 101: What Is Home Certification and What Can it Do for My Home?

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Stand Out in a Crowded Market: Leveraging High-Performing Home Features in the Spring Sellers Market

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The Climate-Resilient Home: Heat Protection

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The IRA’s Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit Requirements

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Green Door Guide to Electric Range and Cooktop Rebates and Tax Credits

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What are Pearl Solar and Electrified Home Badges?

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Green Door Guide to Insulation, Air Sealing, and Ventilation Rebates and Tax Credits

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Green Door Guide to Heat Pump Rebates and Tax Credits

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How to Prepare Your Customers and Your Business for IRA Success

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U.S. Contractors Make IRA Recommendations to the DOE

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The Green Door Guide to Solar and Energy Storage Rebates and Tax Credits

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The 9 Smartest Home Performance Upgrades You Can Make in 2023

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The Green Door Guide to Home Electrification Rebates and Tax Credits

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How to Take Advantage of Upcoming Home Energy Rebates

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Everything You Need to Know About Home Energy Rebates & Tax Credits

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Are space heaters energy efficient?

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The Climate-Resilient Home: Flood Protection

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Winter Home Energy and Resilience Guide

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Deciphering 25C and 25D of the Inflation Reduction Act

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New Green Door App Features Encourage Demand for Pearl Contractors

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Save Thousands on Your Home Improvement Projects with Rebates Finder in Green Door

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2022 Year in Review

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Pearl’s Guide to Energy-Efficient Roofing

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Let’s Talk About Heat Pumps!

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17 Energy-Efficiency Measurements Every Homeowner Should Know

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How Lighting Impacts Your Home's Energy Efficiency

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What's a Heat Pump Water Heater?

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5 Red Flags and What They Say About a Listing’s Performance

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Earn Repeat Business with Green Door Maintenance Reminders

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How to Take Advantage of 2022 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Tax Credits

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The Climate-Resilient Home: Drought Protection

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4 Steps to Permanently Lower Your Energy Bills

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Pearl’s Guide to Energy-Efficient Windows

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What Is Home Electrification, and Is It for Me?

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What's a Home Energy Audit and When Do I Need One?

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Thinking About Switching to a Heat Pump? Ask Your Contractor These Questions First.

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How to Maintain Healthy Humidity Levels in Your Home This Winter — and Every Season

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Five Questions to Ask Your Contractor Before Upgrading to an Energy-Efficient Furnace or Boiler

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An Introduction to Home Energy Rebates and Tax Credits

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Leveraging Your Success Team

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Pearl Certification Success: The Review Points Feature

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How Your Home's Shell Impacts Health, Safety, and Efficiency

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The Climate-Resilient Home: Storm Protection

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Maximize Your IRA Success by Providing More Services

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How to Improve Home Health and Lower Energy Bills with Smart Home Technology

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Solar Energy: How to Get Started, Confidently

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Holiday Gifting for Real Estate Agents: A Focus on Health, Wellness, and Sustainability

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Your Cold Weather Home Maintenance Checklist

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Take a Look into a Platinum Pearl Certified Home

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Creating a Platinum Pearl Certified Home

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How Jason and Sophia Created Their Energy-Efficient Dream Home

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The Climate-Resilient Home: Fire Protection

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What Is Green Door, and What’s in It for Builders and Your Customers?

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What Is Green Door, and What’s in It for Contractors and Your Customers?

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Colds and Flu and Your IAQ

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Water Heaters: Do You Know Your Options?

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Have an Energy-Efficient Home? This Appraisal Addendum Can Get You More for It.

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Heat Pump Versus Furnace: How do they stack up?

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5 Ways to Upgrade Your Home and Its Appraisal Value

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What Your Clients Should Know About the Inflation Reduction Act

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Prepare Now to Offer Inflation Reduction Act Incentives to Your Customers

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The Homeowner’s Guide to the Inflation Reduction Act

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5 Upgrades That Will Improve Your Bathroom’s Efficiency and Sustainability

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How Efficient is Your Furnace or Boiler?

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10 Ways to Improve Your Kitchen's Efficiency & Sustainability

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Green Door Update: Shop Sustainable, Certifiable Products on Build with Ferguson

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Finding the Right Appraiser: What this looks like in the HPH market

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Is a Heat Pump Right for Your Home?

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Inflation Reduction Act 101: What’s in it and how does it affect me?

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Inflation Reduction Act 101: What’s in it and how does it affect me?

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The Great Solar Debate: Bringing Roofing In-House

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Offer an IAQ Bundle to Every Customer

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Step-by-Step Guide to a High-performing Home: The Ins and Outs of Insulation

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Customers Want You to Care About Sustainability

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What Is a Pearl Home Investment Plan?

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HVAC Contractors’ Call to Embrace Our Industry Disruptor

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Pearl Wins a Real Leaders Eco Innovation Award

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Second Step to a High-Performing Home: Air Sealing

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Boost Your Home Performance with Green Door’s Improved Features

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Don't Settle for an Uncomfortable Home

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Servicing the High-Performing Home of the Future

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Plant the Seeds for Future Sales During Busy Season

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Pitching Solar: The Value Conversation

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Pitching Solar: The Value Conversation

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Home Buyers Thinking of Waiving the Inspection? Think Again.

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Clarifying “Green Home” Confusion

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First Step to a High-Performing Home: The Blower Door Test

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Increase Revenue with EV Charger Installation

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Earning Points Toward Certification Is Easier than Ever

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5 High-Value Upgrades for High-Performing Homes

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Clarifying “Green Home” Confusion

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8 Ways Homeowners Can Celebrate Earth Day Now

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Put Your HVAC at the Top of Your Spring Cleaning List

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Strengthen Your Listings with Green Fields

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The Big Disconnect: What Buyers Want vs. What Agents Think They Want

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Pearl drives demand for high-performing homes through education, documentation, and ROI

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The Solar Forum 2022 — Moving to November!

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Pro Tips to Protect your Home from Natural Disasters

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Caring About Comfort

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The Clean Fight NY Presents Second Cohort of Startups Bringing Clean Building Technologies to Mass Market Real Estate

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A Moment of Gratitude From Our Team

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Pearl Contractors Foster an Attitude of Gratitude

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Certification Made Simple

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The Art of Persuasion: Three Ways to Build Trust

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Top 5 Questions to Avoid a Contractor Nightmare

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Fulfilling Promises: How Rooftop Solar Panels Can Live Up to Expectations

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NCI Spotlight on an Elite Pearl Network Contractor

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How to Achieve the Highest Appraisal Value for Home Solar Projects

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Three Keys to Hiring and Attracting Talent in the HVAC Industry

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How to Communicate Value to Customers with Certification

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How to Communicate Value to Customers with Certification

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The First-Ever Wellness RE Summit

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Is solar enticing when you sell your home?

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The Power of the Appraisal Addendum in a Seller's Market

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Breathe Easy by Improving Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

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The Death of Blue-Collar Work?

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Four Major Disruptions that Will Impact Your HVAC Business

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Choosing a Qualified Realtor for Your High-Performing Home

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Keeping it Elite: 3 Cornerstones of Quality in the Pearl Contractor Network

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Tech Tribune Q&A with Robin LeBaron and Cynthia Adams of Pearl Certification

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30 Best Leaders to Watch - Cynthia Adams, Pearl Certification's CEO and Co-founder

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Cynthia Adams and Your Climate Impact

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The 2021 ENERGY STAR Award Winners & Pearl's ELITE Network

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The Big Three in Marketing a High-Performing Home

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Earth Day: An Opportunity to Grow the Green Real Estate Community

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Selling or Refinancing Your High-Performing Home: Top 5 Tips for Getting the Value You Deserve

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Pearl Contractor Q&A | Kevin Brenner, Healthy Home Energy and Consulting

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5 Disruptive Trends to Watch in the Solar Industry

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[Video] Homeowners: Discover the Value of Pearl Certification & Pearl Contractors

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Contractor Video Testimonial: Greg Wells, Williams Comfort Air

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Why Differentiation is so Important in Real Estate—And How Pearl Can Help

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Q&A with a Pearl Contractor: Rob Basnett, Basnett Plumbing, Heating & AC

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Residential Contracting: Staying Competitive in a Rapidly Changing Environment

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Healthy Home Tips: 4 Keys to Better Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

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How to Hire the Right Contractor

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2020 Year in Review

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Pearl Real Estate Success Stories from the REthink39 Group

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Free Quality Assured Accreditation for ACCA-Member Pearl Contractors

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Top 5 House-Haunting Horrors (and How to Fix Them)

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Pearl Contractors: Welcome to Green Door!

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Residential Solar as an Equity Building Asset

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Welcome to Pearl's New Website

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Casey’s Corner | Navigating the Smart Home Device Landscape

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Top 5 Refinancing Tips Every Contractor and Homeowner Should Know

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Energy Efficiency and Home Value: How to Get it Right

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SunPower and Pearl Partner to Show Solar’s Value

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Marketing a Home in a Virtual Environment

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Solar Certification for Resale Program

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How to Have a Healthy Home in an Unhealthy Time

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We Stand in Solidarity

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Building a Positive Brand Reputation in the Age of COVID-19: Six Strategies for Success

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Pearl Contractor Network Anniversaries | May 2020

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Pearl Improves Energy Efficiency of U.S. Housing Market for Earth Day

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How Quality Contractors Can Rule a Post-COVID-19 World

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If You Like It, Then You Better Put a CERT on It!

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Extra, Extra — up to 9% Extra!!!!

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Fix more homes by getting more from your sales meetings

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The Ides of November & National Pearl Day

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Five Halloween House Horrors and How to Fix Them

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About Making the Home Value Visible

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Solar Solutions

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Ice Cream and Real Estate

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Eight+ Steps to a Healthier Home

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Do Consumers Care About Energy Efficiency?

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3 Facts to Know Before Your Next Listing in Phoenix

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Home Value Hot Potato – Whose Problem is It?

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Demonstrate Home Value with Pearl’s AI Addendum

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How to Get the Most Value for Your Energy Efficient Home at Resale

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The Gift that Keeps on Giving – Happy New Year!

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In Honor of Mike Rogers – the man, the mentor, the legacy

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The Impact of Good Data and HPXML in Unlocking Home Value

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Expert Q&A: New, Innovative HVAC Trends

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Home Energy Efficiency: It’s What you Do AND How You Do It

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What Sustains Us

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A Kitchen Remodel for the High-Performing Home

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How to Select the Right Home Performance Contractor

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The ENERGY STAR Label and You

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