Hopper
Outside a 1986 home in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood, Victor Duenas, one of 10 full-time employees at Abacus Energy Solutions, loads insulation into a blower. At the other end (pictured below), Rochelle Sadler holds the hose in a crawlspace. The homeowners — Oregon AFSCME lobbyist Eva Rippetaeau and her husband, AFSCME international field coordinator Andy Chavira — chose Abacus because it’s union. Chavira said $4,500 of blown fiberglass attic insulation, air sealing, and HVAC improvements will cut their energy bill — AND make a couple of chilly rooms more comfortable.
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