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July 11, 2018

Train to Own Your Own Green Business!

We are excited to announce our career training program for an aspiring green entrepreneur located in the East Palo Alto area and surrounding communities, in partnership with  Acterra and Elemental Excelerator. The selected candidate(s) will train with us and Acterra and community partners to learn how to provide free, comprehensive home efficiency services to 100 to 150 low- and moderate-income families in East Palo Alto and neighboring communities from July-December 2018. Upon successful completion of the project at the

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June 23, 2018

Greening Homes for Teachers and Farmers in Hawaii

We launched our Live Pono program and Patreon page in March this year, and thanks to our generous funders, we have greened our first home for a local Hawaii farmer! Teachers, first responders, farmers, certain volunteers and students are keystone members of a thriving and livable society, and yet earn less than many careers that don’t contribute as much to our society. Our company has been fortunate enough to have the support of an energy conservation program in Hawaii

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June 20, 2018

We’re a Certified B Corporation!

We are excited to share with you that Pono Home is now a Certified B Corporation®! Certified B Corps are leaders of the global movement of people using business as a purpose-driven force for good. For the past couple of months, we have undergone a rigorous assessment with more than 250 questions to ensure we are holding ourselves to the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. What is a B Corp? There are over 2,200 Certified B

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June 15, 2018

Accelerating Access to Energy Efficiency in California

In November 2017, Elemental Excelerator announced the Just Innovation Prize, a $100k funding opportunity for three EEx portfolio companies that were looking to accelerate access to clean technology in some of California’s low-to-moderate income neighborhoods.  They requested proposals for projects in CalEnviroScreen 3.0/ disproportionately-polluted and low-income communities in California that increase access to clean technology and provide economic opportunities. We are excited to have been one of three cohort companies selected for the

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February 25, 2016

Case Study: Backpackers Vacation Inn & Hostel

We are happy to share our case study on Backpackers Vacation Inn & Hostel, a four-property vacation hostel complex on the North Shore of Oahu we did energy and water efficiency work for in summer 2015. Six months after the Pono Home service, the hostel’s energy and water use has dropped by an average of 30.3% and 16.8%, respectively, resulting in an average of 490 fewer kWh and 21,000 fewer gallons of water used per month, and an estimated

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July 21, 2015

Savings On a New Scale

We are beginning to tap into the commercial market with Hawaii’s first pono hostel, The Polynesian Hostel Beach Club! Having trouble with their water conservation, the Polynesian decided to utilize our customizable service and take advantage of the water savings opportunity we presented.  An estimated 27,000 gallons of water (much of it heated water) will be saved monthly, yielding nearly $900 in electrical costs in addition to the water efficiency benefits.  If you would like to learn how you can find these

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