Sustainable Technology News & ICAST Updates and Events

2022 ICAST Annual Report

March 6, 2023

ICAST Experts Weigh In: The Inflation Reduction Act: Potential for Scaling Solar in Underserved Communities

March 6, 2023

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March 2023 Policy Blog

March 3, 2023

ICAST’s AmeriCorps VISTA Program: Meet the VISTA Members

March 3, 2023

Funding for Green Upgrades and Preservation

March 2, 2023

How Colorado’s Multifamily Affordable Housing can Benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

February 15, 2023

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Pursuing Green Projects: How Multifamily Affordable Housing Can Benefit from the IRA and BIL

February 1, 2023

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ICAST Experts Weigh In: What Virtual Power Plants Can Mean for Multifamily

February 1, 2023

Very High Efficiency Heat Pumps at an ICAST worksite

Update on ICAST’s Program to Deploy Heat Pumps in Multifamily Housing

January 31, 2023

February 2023 Policy Blog

January 30, 2023

January 2023 Policy Blog

January 4, 2023

ICAST Experts Weigh In: Don’t-Miss Decarbonization Updates from 2022

January 4, 2023

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Heat Pump Project at 47 Seventy Recognized by Utah Housing Coalition

January 3, 2023

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ICAST Deepens Colorado Partnerships

January 3, 2023

Close-up view of Inflations Reduction Act bill

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act: What ICAST is Watching

December 6, 2022

ICAST Presents at NASCSP Annual Conference

December 6, 2022

December 2022 Policy Blog

December 6, 2022

ICAST Experts Weigh In: The Need to Grow the Clean Energy Workforce

December 6, 2022

How Utility Programs Can Drive Electrification and Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Affordable Housing

December 1, 2022

ICAST Selected to Help Pueblo of Jemez Achieve Energy Independence

November 2, 2022

TBL Fund Receives Award to Facilitate Green Projects in Underserved Communities

November 2, 2022

November 2022 Policy Blog

November 1, 2022

How Do We Move WAP Funding Into Multifamily Affordable Housing?

October 4, 2022

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Rocky Mountain Power Presents Award to Planet-Friendly Multifamily Affordable Housing Development

October 4, 2022

ICAST Receives Funds to Support Workforce Development and Energy Independence

October 3, 2022

October 2022 Policy Blog

October 3, 2022

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ICAST Registers New Carbon Credits

September 7, 2022

President Biden signing Inflation Reduction Act

September 2022 Policy Blog

September 7, 2022

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ICAST Receives Award to Pilot a Multifamily-Focused Redesign of the Weatherization Assistance Program

August 2, 2022

Weatherizing Multifamily Affordable Housing with BIL Funding

August 1, 2022

August 2022 Policy Blog

August 1, 2022

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July 2022 Policy Blog

July 7, 2022

Closing the Clean Technologies Skills Gap: Advancing Energy Efficiency Through Heat Pump Training for HVAC Contractors

June 30, 2022

Decarbonization and Electrification

June 17, 2022

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June 2022 Policy Blog

June 6, 2022

ICAST’s Work with Environmental Justice Communities Advances Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

June 6, 2022

ICAST founder and president Ravi Malhotra discusses decarbonization at multifamily affordable projects in New York and Utah

June 1, 2022

ICAST Signs Contract to Create Energy Efficiency and Healthy Homes in Environmental Justice Communities

May 4, 2022

May 2022 Policy Blog

May 3, 2022

ICAST Releases Resource Guide for Deploying Innovative Green Technologies in Multifamily Housing

April 4, 2022

April 2022 Policy Blog

April 1, 2022

March 2022 Policy Blog

March 7, 2022

ICAST Awarded $2 Million Healthy Homes Production Grant

February 1, 2022

February 2022 Policy Blog

January 31, 2022

260+ Companies Call on Congress to Finalize Legislation to Deliver Clean Energy

January 25, 2022

Energy Efficiency Programs Can Reduce Energy Burden For Low-Income Households

January 24, 2022

ICAST’s AmeriCorps VISTA Program: Meet the VISTA Members

January 4, 2022

January 2022 Policy Blog

January 4, 2022

December 2021 Policy Blog

December 6, 2021

ICAST Receives UCAIR Grant

December 2, 2021

November 2021 Policy Blog

November 4, 2021

October 2021 Policy Blog

October 4, 2021

September 2021 Policy Blog

September 1, 2021

August 2021 Policy Blog

August 3, 2021

Are Builders Getting Bang for the Buck?

May 24, 2021

TBL Fund Annual Report

April 1, 2021

Americorps Vista (Volunteers In Service To America)

ICAST Approved by CNCS to be VISTAs Host Site

March 11, 2021

UCAIR believes ICAST has the potential to help clean Utah’s air

February 11, 2021

2020 Annual Report

February 11, 2021

Project Sunlight - Key Insights on Developing and Financing Low-Income Solar Projects and DER

October 6, 2020

ICAST Performs Income-Qualified Solar Install in Santa Fe County

August 24, 2020

The Metro Condos: Working During the Pandemic

July 24, 2020

ICAST's work in Weld County, CO

April 7, 2020

ICAST Champion: Edwards Mother Earth Foundation

January 10, 2020

Wattsmart Multifamily Biz. Partner of the Year 2019

October 8, 2019

ICAST receives help from handicapped youth for project in New Mexico

July 8, 2019

ICAST Launches Project SunLight: Bringing Solar Energy to Multifamily Affordable Housing

October 30, 2018

Affordable Apartments Lost

March 26, 2018

ICAST Offers Retrofitting as Pathway to Affordable Housing

March 14, 2018

RFP - Green Construction Certification Program for Youth

November 17, 2017

The Increasing Importance of Energy Efficiency in Senior Housing

June 27, 2017

powerstrip in resident educational video on energy efficiency

ICAST & MoveInSuccess Launch Educational Video Series

June 7, 2017

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Why Preserving Affordable Housing Can Be More Important than Building It

May 15, 2017

Financial Incentives You Don't Want to Miss When Retrofitting Multifamily Housing

April 28, 2017

Back yard area of affordable housing complex

HUD's RAD Green Incentive

March 28, 2017

Peer Diffusion - Driving Energy Upgrades in Communities Worldwide

March 16, 2017

Why isn't RAD Working for Everyone?

March 14, 2017

Energy Efficiency Spending in Multifamily Housing Triples in Four Years

February 28, 2017

Clean Energy is not a Priority for Trump, Leaving Market Forces to Drive Progress

February 27, 2017

Home Energy & Water Efficiency Tips

January 30, 2017

Affordable housing historic Denver building retrofitted ICAST

The Need for Energy Equity in Multifamily Housing

January 25, 2017

Part 2: Overcoming Barriers to Achieving Sustainable and Affordable Housing

January 10, 2017

Part 1: Barriers to Achieving Sustainable and Affordable Housing

October 23, 2016

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