The goal of E3T Connect is to bring together the collective knowledge of emerging energy efficiency technology (E3T) professionals by offering a space for sharing ideas, data, information, and resources.

This community is focused on peer-to-peer interaction among E3T professionals, and is not to be used for promotional purposes. Content should be geared towards energy professionals, rather than consumers.

Visitors can read all content, but only Members can post. Anyone with an interest in emerging technologies in the energy efficiency arena can become a Member. All Members can post and comment in forum discussions, blogs, groups, videos, events, and pictures. Each Member has his or her own page where the Member’s discussions, blogs, and activities are consolidated.

Here are guidelines for engaging with the community in the spirit of openness, transparency, and collaboration.

PLEASE DO: 

• Fill out your profile and post a picture so that others can get to know you, and can recognize your expertise and perspective.
• Join the conversation. Create your own blog. Share your ideas with the community!
• Post, read, and add comments to other blogs, forums, discussions, and member pages.
• Join groups and start new ones related to your specialty.
• Invite your colleagues to join E3T Connect.
• Be generous and give back - comment on others' content as well as your own!
• Check out profiles of other members. Get to know them.
• Treat others with respect.
• Quote something you find interesting: You may quote copyrighted work but quotes should involve an excerpt, not whole articles. Make sure always to give attribution and a link to the source.
• Review the Terms of Service.
• Have fun!

PLEASE:

• Don’t Try to sell on the site 
• Don’t spam people (i.e. posting the same message to multiple people or groups). 
• Don’t excessively criticize an idea/person. Constructive debate is good.
• Don’t be afraid. We are a friendly bunch. Ask questions. Connect.
• Don’t outright promote your company. Be part of the conversation and add value and people will notice.
• Don't post inappropriate photos or links.
• Don’t feel like you must respond to every comment.
• Don’t feel personally slighted if not everyone responds to your friend requests.
• Don’t feel personally rejected if not everyone responds to your contributions.

Below are additional principles that guide our approach to community management:

• We encourage and support content that fits with the mission of E3T Connect.
• We will remove content that does not follow guidelines.
• We will move content that does not fit in where it is originally posted.
• We will remain open to feedback and tell members when we have adjusted content they post.
• We may delete an inactive group after consulting with its creator.
• No one can pay to be featured on E3T Connect.
• E3T Connect will not sell our member list.

Thank you for being a member of E3T Connect!