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Keith E. Aldridge
Founder, Orange Community Housing Corporation
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Keith Aldridge joined Advanced Energy in 1984 to develop energy efficiency programs for affordable housing in North Carolina. He played a key role in developing the state’s Community Energy Campaign, which provided education on energy efficiency to local communities. Aldridge also helped develop the Duct Diagnostics Training and Repair Program, which provided whole-house diagnostic training to more than 200 companies in North and South Carolina. Since 1996, Aldridge has managed business and program development for Advanced Energy’s Applied Building Science Team. Programs developed include the nation’s first high performance energy and comfort guarantee program for Tucson Electric Power. Environments for Living, a nationwide comfort and energy guarantee program operated by the Masco Corporation and SystemVision, the affordable housing program for North Carolina, were also developed under his leadership. His team has developed innovative consulting and training programs in more than 30 states. These programs have improved the health, comfort and energy efficiency for residents nationwide. MY PHILOSOPHY ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY My primary interest in energy has always been the relationship between home performance and the residents. Not only do many people struggle to pay high energy bills, but they routinely sacrifice comfort as well. More important, many homes actually harm residents’ health creating problems such as asthma and carbon monoxide and moisture-related respiratory conditions. Today’s growing need for energy efficiency is a once in a lifetime opportunity to improve our nation’s housing for the primary purpose of saving energy, while simultaneously making homes healthy, safe and comfortable. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Sociology and Social Work, University of Mississippi, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude CONTACT INFORMATION |
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