Kristina Zbinden

Energy Circle was founded in 2008 with a mission to use our deep experience in business strategy, strategic marketing, brand creation, design, and optimized content creation to support organizations working to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment. We specialize exclusively in marketing support for the high-performance retrofits and new construction sectors. Our client base includes hundreds of the most successful whole house contractors across the United States. We also serve programs, utilities, institutions, and manufacturers of the better buildings sector. Current and past clients include Building Science Corporation, Efficiency First California, The Building Decarbonization Coalition, SMUD, PG&E, The Energy Conservatory, Duke Energy, Efficiency Vermont, and the Passive House Institute of the US. Energy Circle is headquartered in Portland, Maine, with a growing staff of 26 full-time employees. Energy Circle’s core service offerings center around digital marketing and marketing strategy, content creation (technical writing) and content amplification, web and digital development, and lead generation. Founder & CEO Peter Troast is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in marketing for efficiency and renewables and, in 2015, received the Tony Woods Award for excellence in advancing the home performance industry.