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Zero Energy Courses

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Below is a sample of Zero Energy courses available on the EEBA Academy:
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Smart Plumbing and Controls Enable Zero Energy Homes- Saving the World One House at a Time™

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Smart Plumbing and Controls Enable Zero Energy Homes- Saving the World One House at a Time™

This session will provide different examples of hot water distribution including Home Automation technologies and applications that can help support zero energy home objectives. We will be showing examples of designs and tests that have been completed over the last 15 years proving the savings of water/energy in residential and commercial buildings. We will be interviewing two Sustainable builders who have installed D’MAND KONTROLS for several years and get their view point on this and other factors to consider in building Zero Energy Homes.

Instructor: Jay Epstein, Darrel McMaster, Larry Acker
Sales & Marketing of the Ultimate Z.E.N Home

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Sales & Marketing of the Ultimate Z.E.N Home

The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home is designed to meet the challenges of healthy living, working and learning from home, carbon free living, net zero energy and battery energy storage. This session covers how the home responds to the COVID home buyer’s desire for safety and security while living in a state-of-the-art home.

Instructor: Rich Binsacca & Panelists
Heat Pump Water Heaters in the All-Electric Home - Builders share their experience

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Heat Pump Water Heaters in the All-Electric Home - Builders share their experience

  • Installing HPWHs in new, all-electric homes.
  • Why builders are installing and love HPWH.
  • What are the benefits and challenges of installing HPWH in new homes? 
  • Are builders modifying their home designs to fit and take advantage of HPWH?
  • What are homeowners saying when they buy homes with HPWHs? 
  • Any lessons that can be applied to installing HPWHs in existing homes?
Instructor: Juan Fernandez, Leigha Dickens, Geoff Wickes
Lessons from Zero Energy Ready Home Builders

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Lessons from Zero Energy Ready Home Builders

This presentation lays out a path to net zero energy home construction offered by the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program.

Instructor: Theresa Gilbride, Terrence Mosley, Joe Nebbia
CEUs: 1 AIA, 1 BPI, 1 NAHB, 1 NARI, 1 RESNET, and 1 GENERAL
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