Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC), with funding from the State of Vermont Agency of Human Services, and in partnership with the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN) and Efficiency Vermont, implemented an intensive public education program, "Button Up Vermont," to mobilize Vermonters to save energy in their homes in 2008 and 2009.

Button Up Vermont worked with town energy committees, educational centers, civic groups, businesses, and non-profit organizations throughout the state to organize free home energy saving workshops. Residents learned about the fundamentals of how homes lose energy, simple do-it-yourself measures for incremental energy savings, significant saving opportunities associated with extensive energy retrofits, and available technical and financial resources. Workshop participants received educational materials on measures they can undertake themselves, contact information for energy audit services, lending institutions that offer low-interest loans for energy retrofits, and other information. 

Button Up Vermont arranged for a trained energy auditor to come to your community, business, or non-profit organization at no-cost to deliver a prepared slide presentation and provide you with educational and publicity materials. Participating communities, businesses, and non-profits had primary responsibility for publicizing the workshop and distributing educational materials.