The PH Factor: Recent Episodes
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Project Home's official podcast to help you keep up with our local nonprofit (Madison, WI) and its programs, services and fundraising activities. We'll discuss how to maintain and save energy in your home and important steps to keep a healthy and safe indoor environment. There will be some fun too!
In this episode of The PH Factor, we give an overview of what Project Home is and what it does in our community! #homerepair #energyefficiency #phteamwi
Important pieces of Project Home are the two affordable housing properties we own and operate (Prairie Crossing Apartments & Rodney Scheel House). Property Manager, Caitlin Singleton, shares about Prairie Crossing Apartments and their value in the Madison community. #affordablehousing #community #phteamwi
This month we catch up with Kathy Kuntz, Director of the Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change, to talk energy conservation, energy future and climate action. We also discuss several initiatives of the DCOECC, including their Climate Champions program, which Project Home was recognized through, in 2021. Learn more about the Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change here: https://daneclimateaction.org/
ClimateAction #EnergyEfficiency #PHTeamWI
We have some Big initiatives to tell you about this month on The PH Factor! Brian Bergen, of Milio's Sandwiches, talks about the "Local Matters" program and how you can support Project Home by ordering from Milio's. Then Cheri Dubiel, of Community Shares of Wisconsin, joins us to highlight The BIG Share online giving day on March 1st (The PH Team is involved in that event as well)! #Milios #CSWBigShare #PHTeamWI
We focus on energy in this episode of The PH Factor as Laura Paprocki, of Madison Gas and Electric discusses a number of initiatives and advancements toward the goal of Net Zero Carbon Electricity by 2050. We talk conservation, renewables, shared solar programs, green energy initiatives and EVs! #savingenergy #solar #PHTeamWI
The Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County is a collaboration of housing industry representatives that promote homeownership through education and counseling to low and moderate income families. HBRT believes homeownership will increase family stability and financial security, stabilize and strengthen communities and neighborhoods, generate jobs and stimulate economic growth.
Join us on Veterans Day on 106.3FM or q106.com for the 4th Annual Veterans Day Radiothon for Project Home's Serving Those Who Served Program. In this episode of our podcast, hear from our friends Steph at Q106 & Monica of Titley Insurance Group (an Allstate Agency) about why they support our initiative to assist local veterans! #VeteransDayRadiothon #ServingThoseWhoServed #PHTeamWI
We talk some fun, fundraisers on Oct. 13th and 14th with Brittney of GHC-SCW & Tyler and Elizabeth of Welcome Home Collective! #GHCSCW #WelcomeHomeCollective #PHTeamWI
This month, we feature our good friend, Cheri Dubiel -- Executive Director of Community Shares of Wisconsin. We discuss Community Shares' annual awards event (set for Sept. 23, 2021) in the organization's 50th year & highlight the importance of CSW's workplace giving campaigns, to support its 70 nonprofit members.
We are looking for people to join the PH Team as Crew Members! This episode is a comprehensive look at this position and what it's like working with Project Home. Hear perspective of a Crew Leader, Field Supervisor and our Human Resources Manager. For more info or to apply visit projecthomewi.org
On this episode of The PH Factor, we talk with Claire Oleksiak, Executive Director of Sustain Dane, and Abby Corso, Chief Strategy Officer at Elevate. These to organizations have partnered on an important project relating to the Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing, in our community.
Episode 8 of The PH Factor is a conservation with Amy Deming at City of Madison Water Utility!
We discuss:
- EPA WaterSense “Fix-A-Leak Week”
- Madison Water Utility's longstanding toilet rebate program
- & the Home Water Conservation Program (a partnership between MWU and Project Home, since 2016)
Get info straight from the source and join in the effort to save water in your community!
This month we talk with energy expert, Laura Paprocki of Madison Gas and Electric Company about:
- energy saving and comfort
- building science
- and our homeowner education partnership
Enjoy this episode of The PH Factor!
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In this episode we talk with PH Team members, Phillip Downs and Wyolanda Singleton, about the Weatherization Assistance Program, which helps area residents save energy and money. We also connect with Geoffrey Sandler of Celebrations Entertainment to recap Project Home's 1st ever virtual fundraiser! #Community #WeatherizationWorks #CelebrationsMadison
What type of thermostat do you have -- programmable, dial or is it a smart thermostat? How well do your bathroom fans work? Do you run them during and after you shower? In Episode 5 of The PH Factor, we cover the importance of ventilation and moisture control, to keep a healthy environment in our homes this Winter. We also discuss the popularity and benefits of smart thermostats.