High Performance Remodeling & Retrofits: It’s Not As Hard As You May Think

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Las Vegas Convention Center, South 232

Format: Building Knowledge Session
Level of Content: Intermediate
Track: High Performance & Energy Efficient Building
Continuing Education: NAHB - 1.00 CE hour(s), NKBA - 0.1 CEU(s), AIA - 1.00 LU hour(s)
Appropriate for: Multifamily Builders & Developers, Remodelers, Single Family - General Contracting

Speaker(s): 
Mark LaLiberte, Construction Instruction, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO
Matt Risinger, Risinger Homes, Austin, TX
Michael Strong, CGP, LEED GA, Pankow Blue, San Francisco, CA

What It’s About:
A single family remodel or multi-family retrofit project is the perfect opportunity to make improvements to the home that go beyond the surface aesthetics and dive deeper into problem areas that may be lurking. A home that is being remodeled should be evaluated thoroughly to determine cost-effectiveness and feasibility for improving the home's energy consumption, indoor air quality, resource efficiencies and overall living comfort for its residents; however, remodelers often feel these types of projects are just too difficult. In this session, you'll explore resources and strategies available that make it easy to turn your typical remodel into a high performance project.

What You'll Learn:
Explore the range of energy-related repairs, such as air sealing and infiltration reduction, that should be considered at the start of any remodeling project.
Demonstrate useful tools and resources available to assist you in your next high performance remodeling or retrofit project.
Apply specific strategies for high performance within the 2012 National Green Building Standard to different types of remodeling projects.
Gain the understanding you need to address water conservation through appliance and fixture selection as well as other alternative saving measures.