Cynthia Adams

Co-Founder of Pearl National Home Certification. Pearl is a software services company establishing a national standard for verifying and certifying the energy and performance assets of homes to increase property value and improve outcomes for real estate agents and their clients. Pearl is a National Association of REALTORS 2017 REach Technology Accelerator company. Leveraging the power of the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR brand with a robust contractor licensing model, Property Energy Asset Registry and Licensing (PEARL) supplies the missing infrastructure to this disaggregated market. Pearl's suite of services include special tools for real estate agents and home sellers to get full market value for their energy efficient home, and Pearl provides its network contractors with new ways to engage customers and increase revenue. In 2017 Ms. Adams accepted her invitation to serve on the National Association of Realtors Sustainability Advisory Group. She is also Past-Chair and founder of the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council, and currently serves on its Governance Board. In 2014 she was elected to the Efficiency First National Board and served two years in that capacity. Ms. Adams was appointed to the Governor's Virginia Energy Council in May 2014, and in May 2015, she was appointed to the Governor's Executive Committee on Energy Efficiency. Representing entrepreneur members, Ms. Adams has also served on the Governance Board for Potential Energy DC, a technology accelerator for energy industry startups located in the metro D.C. area.

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Parker Principle 12: Standing up to climate change

During our session, we spoke at length about disaster preparedness, stranded assets, rising home insurance rates, and the promise of new home technology — to each other. Out of the 150+ industry leaders who attended Disconnect, ours were the only two voices.

Apr 20