Cost Effective Pathway to Zero Energy Homes

The State of California's building code requires that all new buildings in CA be built to zero energy standards by 2020, and the Governor of Oregon issued an executive order in 2017 that requires all new homes to achieve a zero energy ready standard by 2023. A rapidly increasing number of architects and builders in Oregon are stepping up to the challenge by creating zero energy homes and have been doing so for many years. The question is, how can this be achieved cost effectively? 

Advanced heat pump technology, lighting, and solar PV options are challenging the old zero energy paradigm of investments in air sealing, insulation, and expensive window upgrades. Earth Advantage has also recently switched from a "site" to "source" definition for Zero Energy home certification, which now allows gas-heated homes to be eligible. 

Attend this webinar and learn the different interpretations of what "zero energy" means and how builders are cost-effectively achieving it in the Pacific Northwest. 
 

• 9:00AM -10:00AM | The Cost Effective Pathway to Zero Energy Homes webinar in-person broadcast:
  • Bend, OR | Central Oregon Assoc. of Realtors
  • Talent, OR | City of Talent Community Center
• 10:00AM -10:30AM | Zero Energy Homes & Your Local Market discussion and Q&A
• 11:00AM-12:30PM |  Partner Event: Energy Efficient Home Site Visits in Bend and Medford (provided by Energy Trust)

• Learn how to achieve zero energy construction using the most cost-effective approaches available. 
• Understand how utilizing integrated design process, passive house-inspired construction techniques, and energy modeling software can help project teams realize client's goals within a given budget.
• Gain insights into how gas-heated homes can now qualify for Earth Advantage Zero Energy certification.
• Educate your clients on what will really help them save energy versus what might drive the cost of construction out of reach.

• Bend, OR | Central Oregon Assoc. of Realtors
• Talent, OR | City of Talent Community Center