Getting to Net Zero
As climate, energy and decarbonization goals accelerate, the design and construction of homes and communities will require new levels of innovation and problem-solving. This one-day program will explore the latest advances in high-performing, healthy, resilient, decarbonized housing. You’ll hear from builders, developers, architects, researchers and other visionaries who are pushing the industry forward—and making it work at production housing scale.
Getting to Net Zero - Sessions & Agenda
Thursday, June 20, 2024
10:00am – 1:00pm
Housing 2.0
Sam Rashkin is a building industry luminary, formerly Chief Architect at the DOE and considered to be the father of the EnergyStar program. In this in-depth presentation, he will lay out a roadmap for the design and construction of higher performance, healthier, more sustainable homes—while lowering costs and increasing productivity. Through innovation in design, methods and materials, he’ll teach you how to achieve 30-70% cost savings for every new home built, as well as navigate the challenges of labor shortages, material shortages, and skyrocketing material costs.
Sam Rashkin, Architect, Author, Pioneer of high-performance housing
Boxed lunch included in your registration.
1:00 – 3:00pm
The Energy Transition in Homebuilding
New advances in renewable energy solutions are helping to lower the total cost of homeownership for buyers, while creating a competitive advantage in the marketplace for builders. Hear how these industry leaders are powering energy independence by adopting solar and battery storage technology at scale across their developments—providing net zero and resilient offerings to today’s homebuyers.
Joel Abney, VP of Operations, Sekisui House
Bill Rectanus, Chief Operating Officer, Thrive Home Builders
Moderator: Dirk Korte, VP of National Homebuilder Sales, Sunnova
Leveraging HERS Scores for Higher Appraisals and Lower Prices
As housing affordability continues to worsen, some builders are taking a unique path to lowering home prices through energy efficiency. Discover how new Fannie Mae guidelines are rewarding energy efficiency with higher appraised values, allowing you to provide interest rate concessions to buyers without eating into your profit margins. With lenders giving you credit for building energy efficient homes, doing the right thing for the planet is also doing the right thing for your bottom line.
Steve McKanna, Co-Founder, The Home Building Energy Efficiency Academy
Additional speakers to be announced