Zero Energy Ready Homes Made Easy

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Las Vegas Convention Center, South 232

Format: Building Knowledge Session
Level of Content: Novice
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: Designers, Architects, Engineers & Planners, Systems Built Home Manufacturers & Builders , Single Family - All

Speaker(s): 
Chrissi Antonopoulos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Portland, OR
Michael Baechler, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Portland, OR
Sam Rashkin, US Department of Energy, Washington, DC

What It’s About:
The U.S. Department of Energy's "Zero Energy Ready Home" is a program that offers leading builders a label to identify homes that are extremely efficient. This session will provide the latest in building science and market positioning, help differentiate your product and give you access to information to market and sell to consumers eager for these homes. It will also include a tour of the Building America Solution Center - an online resource that provides full access to the wealth of building science and energy efficiency research. Discover how constructing Zero Energy Ready Homes can be relatively easy and can help you expand your market.

What You'll Learn:
Assess the "Zero Energy Ready Home" label so you can differentiate your product from existing and minimum code homes.
Explore the features of Zero Energy Ready Homes so you can incorporate them into your design and construction practices.
Analyze the value propositions of Zero Energy Ready Homes and discover the tools available to help sell these features and create custom sales materials and strategies.
Evaluate the latest building science research to immediately apply it to your specifications, training and field installations.