Causes: Home Improvement & Repairs, Homeless & Housing
Mission: Home empower's (dba nonprofit home inspections) mission is to broaden access to and improve the quality of information readily available to homeowners by training home inspectors to deliver a higher level and variety of inspection services, making sure quality home inspection services are available to every home owner, regardless of their ability to pay, and disseminating free information. We believe everyone is entitled to a healthy, safe, environmentally sound, and energy efficient place to live.
Programs: Safety and maintenance inspections: professional evaluations of homes on a sliding scale for 923 families. Each client educated on significant structural and safety problems for the home, including environmental issues (such as exposure to asbestos, lead and radon), and critical maintenance needs. Continued a free radon testing program for low and moderate income families in oregon and washington in an effort identify elevated levels of radon in the home (the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers, and a significant contributor to lung-cancer for smokers. ) continued compiling data for research related to environmental hazards in the home.
inspector training: further established an educational training program and state licensed trade school designed to empower others to help identify significant hazards in housing; project included job training and an apprentice program. State licensed home inspector school taught 41 students through intensive instruction and field training. Apprentices conducted 747 home inspections as part of their training (under supervision of a senior inspector) in order to become certified master inspectors.
environmental training: analyzed energy defects and gave recommendations for potential improvements in more than 900 homes. Staff and apprentices were trained on energy efficient components including heat pumps and solar panel installations. Obtained certification as an energy trust trade ally for energy efficiency projects. Began u. S. Department of energy home energy score assessment training.
Mission: Home empower's (dba nonprofit home inspections) mission is to broaden access to and improve the quality of information readily available to homeowners by training home inspectors to deliver a higher level and variety of inspection services, making sure quality home inspection services are available to every home owner, regardless of their ability to pay, and disseminating free information. We believe everyone is entitled to a healthy, safe, environmentally sound, and energy efficient place to live.
Programs: Safety and maintenance inspections: professional evaluations of homes on a sliding scale for 923 families. Each client educated on significant structural and safety problems for the home, including environmental issues (such as exposure to asbestos, lead and radon), and critical maintenance needs. Continued a free radon testing program for low and moderate income families in oregon and washington in an effort identify elevated levels of radon in the home (the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers, and a significant contributor to lung-cancer for smokers. ) continued compiling data for research related to environmental hazards in the home.
inspector training: further established an educational training program and state licensed trade school designed to empower others to help identify significant hazards in housing; project included job training and an apprentice program. State licensed home inspector school taught 41 students through intensive instruction and field training. Apprentices conducted 747 home inspections as part of their training (under supervision of a senior inspector) in order to become certified master inspectors.
environmental training: analyzed energy defects and gave recommendations for potential improvements in more than 900 homes. Staff and apprentices were trained on energy efficient components including heat pumps and solar panel installations. Obtained certification as an energy trust trade ally for energy efficiency projects. Began u. S. Department of energy home energy score assessment training.
8885 SW Canyon Rd Ste 210 Charles Lewis, Portland, OR 97225
503-505-7879
Homeless & Housing
Portland
