Webinar Series

Webinar Options for Advanced Walls

Thursday, June 10 | 2:00 PM Central
Dan Wildenhaus

What comes to mind when we say Advanced Walls? Is it 3D printed assemblies? Is this just another term for advanced framing? In this session, Dan Wildenhaus – Technical Advisor and Industry Liaison for BetterBuiltNW will go over some of the critical components of an advanced wall assembly, walls that reduce thermal bridging, improve building tightness, and have an overall UA reduction of at least 5% over the 2018 IECC. After introducing several strategies and wall designs, the webinar will focus on three potential big “next steps” for builders looking to exceed the energy code: Thermal Break Shear Wall/Extended Plate Beam, Exterior Air Barrier critical details, and interactive tools for UA calculations and tradeoffs.

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Webinar Options for Balanced Ventilation & Tighter Envelopes

Tuesday, May 11 | 2:00 PM Central
Dan Wildenhaus

We’ve all heard that we need to “Build Tight and Ventilate Right,” but do we have the approaches that we need that are cost competitive, bring sales opportunities, and are beneficial to resiliency, comfort, and IEQ? In this webinar, we’ll briefly cover why it’s important to use balanced ventilation in tighter homes, but we will then move on to the most common strategies for getting each component right. This includes strategies for achieving tighter buildings and then a review of the seven most common balanced ventilation strategies with some tips and tricks along the way to make it work. Join Dan Wildenhaus, Technical Advisor and Industry Liaison for BetterBuiltNW on this journey to getting homes dialed in for our codes, certification programs, and most importantly our homebuyers’ future experience.

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Webinar Earth Day: Launch of the new Healthier Homes Awareness for Building Professionals Course

Thursday, April 22
Gord Cooke and Dr. John McKeon

Happy Earth Day! Join us at 8am CST to launch the new cutting-edge Healthier Homes Awareness for Building Professionals educational program! This course developed by experts from Allergy Standards Ltd., Construction Instruction, and EEBA | Energy & Environmental Building Alliance bridges the gaps in medical and building science knowledge around the growing issue of health in the home.

A special thanks to our underwriting sponsors Trane, Mitsubishi Electric, Broan, DuPont, and Tarkett!

Register for the course here.

Watch the course testimonial by Gene Myers here.

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Webinar Smart Home Energy Management

Tuesday, March 16 | 2:00 PM Central
Steve Herbert

Learn how Samsung can help Net Zero homebuilders achieve their sustainability goals with energy efficient products, home automation, and new energy management features all controlled by one simple app, SmartThings.

Learning Objectives:
1. Learn how Samsung Appliances comply with the EPA’s Energy Star specification.
2. Understand how Samsung’s Connected Living products can impact the health and wellness of homebuyers.
3. Learn how whole home energy management is possible with SmartThings.
4. Discover how utilities will utilize SmartThings to create new programs.

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Webinar The Real Bang for the Buck in Home Retrofits – Huge Adders from Non-Energy Impacts

Thursday, March 4 | 2:00 PM Central
Dr. Lisa Skumatz

Households value comfort and other non-energy impacts very highly – the data proves it and we can use it! In fact, more than 20 years of increasingly in-depth research shows that the dollar value that households attribute to the non-energy impacts (NEIs) from Home Retrofits has higher value to them than the energy savings. Not only is this OK, it is a great opportunity for home retrofitters and programs. Many of the NEIs are a lot easier to market and are more attractive than energy savings. Varying which of the NEIs that are put out front during marketing can attract the next and next and next participants. And the mounds of data can help make the case for much stronger ROI and payback than using only energy savings to influence decisions.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the basics of measurement methods for these “hard to measure” effects.
• Learn the important information on NEI values by category and measure for key NEIs.
• Discover examples of the NEIs from programs, and
• Provide real-world examples of the application of NEIs for home retrofit programs.

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Webinar "Walk the Wok” in the Year of the Ox: An "Electric" Chinese New Year Cooking and Ventilation Celebration

Tuesday, February 16 | 2:00 PM Central
Rachelle Boucher, Brady Seals, & Alex Siow

Chef Rachelle Boucher of Kitchens to Life cooks her favorite Chinese New Year dishes as two of the top experts in Indoor Air Quality bring a fresh perspective to traditional cooking and the vital role of ventilation in today's homes.

Brady Seals, Senior Associate in Rocky Mountain Institute's Building Electrification program, will share her insights on the health effects from gas stoves and how and why the topic of indoor air quality is so urgent right now. She will be joined by Alex Siow, director of Monark Premium Appliance in San Francisco and founder of Zephyr Ventilation, who will deep-dive into today's ventilation technology and options. Both Brady and Alex have worked in countries all over the world, and this global insight is a perfect pairing for the induction cooking and ventilation demonstration that Rachelle will be doing in the Electric Kitchen Workshop featuring the Elica NikkolaTesla Switch induction and ventilation cooktop and the Elica Haiku hood.

Webinar Dive into the Smart Decathlon for Innovative Professionals

Tuesday, February 2 | 2:00 PM Central
Richard King & Melissa King

Join this webinar to learn more about a new competition that aims to spark innovation in the green building industry. Presenters will describe a virtual competition that leads to on-site sales events across the country. They will explain the ten SDiPro contests and share unique design ideas showcased in award-winning competitions, in order to jump-start your own creative thinking. The purpose of SDiPro is to generate pubic enthusiasm and increase sales of healthy sustainable homes that meet the needs of today’s homebuyers.
Join Melissa and Richard King to learn about:

• How to enter and participate in SDiPro
• Ways to get involved
• Benefits for participating teams

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Webinar COVID-Safe Ventilation and Airflow Strategies for Homes and Other Buildings

Tuesday, January 19 | 2:00 PM Central
Bill Warren

In October, the CDC acknowledged that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be spread by airborne transmission of lightweight aerosol particles that can remain suspended in the air over long distances (usually greater than 6 feet) and time (typically hours). In this online meeting, Bill Warren will discuss how we can use building science principles (including ventilation, airflow, air circulation, pressure balances and filtration) to reduce our exposure risk to COVID aerosols inside homes and other building types.

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