We Fund Vital Improvements Without Occupant Debt!
We Manage Home Weatherization Programs as a Maryland Energy Administration Grantee
With grant support from the Maryland Energy Administration, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and other sources, Building Change contracts with EDGE Energy and other participating statewide contractors to deliver home weatherization and where applicable other services such as solar installation to qualified low- and moderate-income Maryland residents. The purpose is to make homes more accessible, comfortable and efficient while saving money for homeowners and occupants by reducing utility bills. Click the link below to learn more about our weatherization services and see if you qualify! Share this page with friends and neighbors who might also benefit to help your community reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
The Wayfinder Initiative
Building Change, Inc. is a 501(c )(3) nonprofit corporation that promotes and implements vital improvements to accessibility, comfort, efficiency, health, and safety in commercial and residential built environments. We focus on low- to moderate-income homeowners and occupants in aging urban and suburban Maryland communities to improve their quality of life, reduce utility grid strain, GHG emissions, resource and health service usage. We work with thought leaders in building, data, and environmental science, macroeconomics, and resource management to develop solutions like the Wayfinder Initiative. Wayfinder connects building owners and occupants to sources of project funding not traditionally associated with commercial or residential building performance. The Wayfinder interface and registry provide market infrastructure for validated Home Performance Attribute Certificates (HPACs) to be swapped by building owners or occupants for vital project funding. Wayfinder has the potential to generate passive income for owners and occupants, can improve the livability and value of the building, as well as the wellbeing and productivity of the occupants. Local government environmental initiatives, academic research teams, healthcare and insurance networks, corporate SDG/ESG/DEI investors and advertisers, and philanthropies all benefit from access to anonymous building performance and owner/occupant data as proof of impact for making a tangible difference. This building and home performance data megamarket, built on the foundation of existing open source HPXML protocol, generates value for citizens and many other stakeholder groups, facilitating data driven decision making that will support meeting climate goals. Our long-term objective is that Wayfinder be implemented globally bringing corporate leveraged rebates to local homeowners/occupants, trades, and organizations around the world.
Collaboration for Change
Changing the impact of human activity upon our planet requires many hands!
Guidestar Recognition
We at Building Change are proud of our Guidestar Gold Seal for Transparency!
Learn more: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/81-1743405
OUR MISSION
Building Change is on a mission to improve the accessibility, comfort, efficiency, health, and safety of the built environment, especially for homeowners and families. Shelter is recognized as a basic human right by the United Nations. Home ownership forms the basis of sustainable prosperity. We convene thought leaders from many disciplines in order to develop practical solutions that uphold human dignity, respect species diversity, and protect ecosystem integrity. Any society’s level of civilization is determined by the standard of living available to its most vulnerable members. Together, we are Building Change.