The Butterfly Effect: Retrofitting Low-Income Housing

June 9, 2021

Categories: EcoBlock in the News

Archinect: The Oakland EcoBlock project was highlighted as an example of community-led, residential retrofitting in an Archinect feature piece published on May 27, 2021.

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Join EcoBlock at the 2026 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

The Oakland EcoBlock team will lead an informal session at the 2026 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, bringing together practitioners and

“Change Moves at the Speed of Trust”: EcoBlock at DAC Weatherization Conference

EcoBlock’s Dr. Therese Peffer and Rich Brown highlighted strategies for effective community-scale decarbonization, including: sustained resident engagement, bundling home performance and low-power electrification upgrades, and leveraging the economies of scale associated with block-level retrofits.