Construction technologies are developing rapidly to keep pace with energy codes and consumer expectations. This lecture will help you understand how to “Build Tight, Heat, Cool, and Ventilate Right”. Whether you’re a builder, remodeler, architect, HERS Rater or HVAC contractor, you’ll learn about some of the latest innovations to help you build better, healthier, high-performance homes. This ...

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This session will cover energy efficient programs and tools for homeowners and builders alike. Dominion Virginia Power will discuss details and successes of its EnergyShare® energy assistance program, a system that offers bill pay assistance, free weatherization and energy-saving upgrades for veterans and anyone who faces financial hardships from unemployment or family crisis. Viridiant will ...

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Join us as our speaker discusses preliminary findings from a multi-year study undertaken by the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech and Housing Virginia. Over the last three years, researchers have measured and evaluated energy use, construction cost and occupant behavior data in EarthCraft Multifamily (ECMF) certified developments. The analysis builds on ...

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  We hope you'll join us at our Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards on April 20th, 2017 at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond as we celebrate the region’s premiere building professionals for their work in 2016. We'll also enjoy a housing policy and research panel with Art Bowen of VHDA, Andrew McCoy of VCHR at Virginia Tech, and Angela Navarro of the Office of Governor McAuliffe, ...

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This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll learn cost-effective ways to ...

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Join us on August 17th as we discuss findings from a multi-year study of Community Housing Partners’ Grissom Lane Apartments that aims to 1) evaluate the efficacy of a widely used residential energy modeling tool (REM/Rate) to predict energy use in a zero-energy housing development 2) evaluate the cost effectiveness of zero energy housing compared to standard ...

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This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll learn cost-effective ways to ...

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Join us for our October lecture to highlight the greater Richmond community’s work on healthy homes and healthy communities that support socioeconomic and physical health necessary to build strong communities. The lecture will cover recent research on Market Value Analysis by Richmond Memorial Health Foundation to help communities understand real estate market conditions and plan ...

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