Rebuilding Together Atlanta and the Georgia Petroleum Council continue
commitment to increase energy efficiency in homes nationwide, help enrich
homeowners' lives
ATLANTA, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Volunteers from Rebuilding
Together Atlanta, the local affiliate of the nation's largest nonprofit
organization working to preserve affordable homeownership, and the Georgia
Petroleum Council, a division of the American Petroleum Institute, gathered
today to help improve a local homeowner's quality of life, as well as
reduce his energy use and save money as part of an energy-efficient rebuild
of his home.
The rebuild is part of the Energy Efficient Homes Initiative, a
national partnership between Rebuilding Together and America's oil and
natural gas industry, which incorporates energy efficiency into home
renovations for low-income homeowners nationwide, many of whom are elderly,
disabled or have young children. The energy-efficient modifications, which
include a low-flush toilet, new roof, hot water tank, and insulation in the
attic, will help reduce the homeowner's heating and cooling bills, and
ultimately help preserve his homeownership.
"Our combined efforts have an ongoing, positive impact on homeowners in
our neighborhood and across the country," said Jan Jordan, executive
director of Rebuilding Together Atlanta. "The Georgia Petroleum Council's
support enables us to help improve the quality of life for many deserving
homeowners who can now live more comfortably, safely and use less energy."
"America's oil and natural gas industry practices energy efficiency
every day within our operations, so we know the significant value of such a
commitment," said Ric Cobb, executive director of the Georgia Petroleum
Council. "We are delighted to partner with Rebuilding Together Atlanta in
this outstanding initiative. Our efforts will help provide the homeowner
with the dual benefit of saving energy and money."
Today, Rebuilding Together Atlanta is renovating 74-year-old Allie
McRae's home with energy-saving renovations. Mr. McRae, who lives alone and
is partially blind, has lived in his home for 45 years.
"Everybody that comes by is like, 'Wow! You have a new home,'" said
McRae.
"They've done quite a bit already and I'm impressed with it," he added.
"This will help me very much."
Since 2005, the Initiative has expanded its reach, doubling the number
of rebuilds conducted nationwide and affording homeowners the ability to
save as much as 30 percent on monthly energy bills, thanks to a variety of
energy-efficient techniques incorporated into their homes. The Initiative
is an additional component of Rebuilding Together, which is celebrating 20
years having revitalized more than 100,000 homes and nonprofit facilities
with the help of millions of volunteers in communities across America.
In addition to making homes more energy efficient, the Initiative also
provides homeowners, volunteers and others with materials and information
with recommendations on how to preserve energy now and in the future.
Rebuilding Together is the nation's largest nonprofit organization
working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods
by providing free home repair and modification services to those in need.
With the help of everyday citizen volunteers, skilled trades people, the
support of local business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together
affiliates in America's largest cities and smallest towns make life
considerably better for thousands of low-income homeowners. In addition to
its core home repair work, Rebuilding Together rehabilitates community
centers and conducts home modification and repair programs that focus on
aging in place, energy efficiency, veteran's housing, and disaster recovery
and reconstruction. Rebuilding Together is currently celebrating 20 years
as a national organization and the completion of over 100,000 homes thanks
to the efforts of more than 200 affiliates nationwide. For more
information, visit http://www.RebuildingTogether.org.
API, the American Petroleum Institute, is the primary trade association
for the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. Representing one
of the most technologically advanced industries in the world, API's
membership includes nearly 400 companies engaged in all aspects of the oil
and natural gas industry, including the exploration, production, refining,
transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and related consumer
products. For more information on API, please visit its website:
http://www.api.org.
SOURCE Rebuilding Together
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Related links:
http://www.api.org/
http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/
CONTACT:
Charlotte Runco +1-352-494-2934, for
Rebuilding Together; or Jan Jordan of Rebuilding Together,
+1-404-351-4949
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