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AEA Retains IREC Accreditation and adds the Multifamily QCI Course
AEA Training Team
08/18/2025
AEA Retains IREC Accreditation and adds the Multifamily QCI Course BLOG Bronx, NY, July 2025 — The Association for Energy…
A note to our Friends, Clients and Partners about COVID-19
David Hepinstall
06/03/2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AEA’s offices have been closed since mid-March in both New York and California. Government…
AEA and GRID Alternatives team up to deliver Energy Efficiency + Solar Energy to Affordable Multifamily Housing
Kay Stewart
03/21/2017
The Association for Energy Affordability and Grid Alternatives Tri-State announced the formation of the Energy Efficiency…
Thanksgiving Thoughts
David Hepinstall
11/23/2016
At Thanksgiving, we take time to recognize the individuals and organizations that make it possible for us to perform our work…
2014 Year-end Training Wrap-Up
Kay Stewart
12/19/2014
As 2014 draws to a close, AEA’s Training Department looks back on a year of growth and change and a plate full of exciting…
AEA, MacDougal Street Apartments Host NYSERDA Building Celebration
Kay Stewart
09/08/2014
A diverse group of multifamily building owners, contractors, architects, energy professionals, State and City officials, neighbors…
IREC accredits AEA Energy Auditor courses
Kay Stewart
05/01/2013
The Association for Energy Affordability’s Residential Energy Auditor Training program was accredited in April by the…
Opportunity for Weatherization Staff to take Free Home Energy Professional Certification Exams at AEA to Expire December 14th
Megan Douglas
12/06/2012
AEA is offering pilot exams for the new Home Energy Professional certifications, offered by the Building Performance Institute…
Passive House Primer Course at AEA
AEA Team
07/25/2012
A half-day Passive House Primer course was conducted by Tomás O’Leary at AEA’s Energy Management Training Center…
Via Verde: The Green Way to Affordable Housing for the Bronx
Megan Douglas
06/23/2012
Via Verde, a new multifamily development in the South Bronx, takes a groundbreaking approach to affordable housing and sustainability…
AEA’s Green Roof and Solar Installations
Megan Douglas
12/15/2011
In October of 2011 the Association for Energy Affordability completed construction on a series of projects on the roof of our Bronx…