Partner Event: Energy Efficient Home Site Visit Training - Cle Elum, WA
Gain a first-hand, behind-the-walls look at the features and benefits of energy efficiency.
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Gain a first-hand, behind-the-walls look at the features and benefits of energy efficiency.
Join BetterBuiltNW for this free guided tour of a high performance home to find out how they’re built and what it takes to achieve a third-party verified energy efficiency rating.
Hear directly from the home builder, energy rater, and instructor about the typical features that go into these homes and the homeowner benefits that they provide: A more comfortable, durable home with healthier indoor air quality and cost-saving energy efficiency.
Refreshments: Snacks and beverages provided
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Learning Objectives
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- See envelope designs and mechanical systems often included in energy efficient homes
- Hear tried and true strategies and benefits of high performance building
- Understand the differences between a code-built and a third-party rated home
- Learn about utility programs and incentives to support above-code building
- Translate energy efficiency into benefits that will resonate with different homebuyers
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cle Elum, WA
611 Sun Ridge Drive, Cle Elum, WA
Coming through town, turn north onto N Columbia Ave (at the Shell Station ). Go until the paved road turns to gravel. There are two gravel roads at that point, stay left. Go approx. 1/10 mile and the road splits again. Stay left and go through the black gate. Continue up to the top through another black gate the road will curve to the left and just after that is our circular driveway.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cle Elum, WA
611 Sun Ridge Drive, Cle Elum, WA
Coming through town, turn north onto N Columbia Ave (at the Shell Station ). Go until the paved road turns to gravel. There are two gravel roads at that point, stay left. Go approx. 1/10 mile and the road splits again. Stay left and go through the black gate. Continue up to the top through another black gate the road will curve to the left and just after that is our circular driveway.
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Continuing Education
BPI: 1 unit
AIA: 2 CEs
Course Fee
Free
This training brought to you thanks in part to:
and Supported in part by Central Washington Built Green Association
Questions? Contact Training@BetterBuiltNW.com or 503-968-7160 x20.
BPI: 1 unit
AIA: 2 CEs
Course Fee
Free
This training brought to you thanks in part to:
and Supported in part by Central Washington Built Green Association
Questions? Contact Training@BetterBuiltNW.com or 503-968-7160 x20.
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Architects, Builders/Contractors, Code Officials, Home Inspectors, Program Representatives, Raters/Verifiers, Subcontractors, Third-Party Verification Program Staff
Instructor(s)
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Bruce Sullivan: Bruce operates Base Zero LLC to promote greater sustainability in residential construction through training, consulting and contractor services. He has been involved in energy efficient construction since 1983 and has been a primary training developer/instructor for Earth Advantage, Energy Trust of Oregon, BetterBuiltNW and EEBA. Bruce first taught the SHP program in 2008, and has since delivered it over a dozen times across Oregon. In 2006, Bruce built his personal home that earned the NAHB EnergyValue Housing and Green Building Awards. In 2015, Bruce completed construction on a new zero energy home.
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