Zak Shadid of EPA’s national ENERGY STAR New Homes Program will give you everything you need to know about the ENERGY STAR program, including the roadmap for joining and using the program successfully. Learn about how ENERGY STAR differentiates you from your competition.

Understanding Building Science: Framing, Drainage Plane, HVAC, Windows, Thermal Envelope, and HERS Ratings

Speaker: Todd Gamboa, ENERGY STAR Homes Program Manager, Residential Science Resources LLC

Building science is at the heart of the ENERGY STAR for New Homes program. Learn about the construction components that are the key to meeting ENERGY STAR requirements.

Improving Your Bottom Line: Capture Money Through Colorado Utility Rebates, GEO Programs and Federal Tax Incentives

Panel:

Todd Gamboa,.ENERGY STAR Homes Program Manager, Residential Science Resources LLC

Jamil Dillon, Residential Program Associate, Governor's Energy Office

The financial incentives available from government, utilities and manufacturers for building ENERGY STAR homes are at unprecedented levels. Experts from Xcel and the Governor’s Energy Office will highlight existing incentives and flag the new incentives and programs you need to take advantage of in 2010. And a Colorado building leader will give you insights into how to maximize incentives to have a positive impact on your bottom line.

Selling and Marketing New Homes Using ENERGY STAR!

Moderator: Jack Zelkin, Colorado Association of Realtors Ambassador

Panel: Sean Smith, President, Sean Smith & Company, LLC

Kristen White, Director of Sales, Oakwood Homes

Jammie Sabin, President, Aspen Homes of Colorado

ENERGY STAR is a powerful brand designed to sell energy-efficient products. Come learn from a panel of successful sales and marketing professionals using the ENERGY STAR brand to sell homes. The panel represents homebuilding sales professionals from across Colorado that will share and compare their winning sales and marketing strategies for the range of home building types from custom to production.

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

The Energy Audit Opens the Door, QA Seals the Deal, and Incentives Grease the Wheels

Speakers: Chandler von Schrader, Operations Manager, Home Performance with Energy Star

Paul Kriescher, Principal, Lightly Treading

Home Performance with ENERGY Star is about improving the energy efficiency of existing homes through auditing, installed measures, and quality assurance. The course will cover Xcel Energy and statewide incentives to promote the program. Come learn to apply the Home Performance ENERGY STAR process to sell more jobs.

Upgrading Existing Homes with “House-As-a-System” Strategies

Speaker: Rich Moore, Founder, Invisible Energy

A house is an integrated system. This session will describe the importance of improving existing housing stock using House-as-a-System strategies. These strategies recognize whole house energy-efficiency improvements while ensuring the home will be safe, healthy, and durable.

Contractor Success Stories

Speakers: Chandler von Schrader, National Operations Manager, U. S. EPA Home Performance

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Bill Lucas, Co-Founder, GB3 Energy Solutions

Come hear success stories about using the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. The presentation will walk you through their approach from intake to converting the contact into a high quality job that guarantees referrals.

Financing HPwES Makeovers—Moving Homeowners to Action

Moderator: Paul Kriescher, Principal, Lightly Treading

Panel: Stu Galvis, EcoBroker, GRI, Chief Visionary, Boulder Green Properties

Jo Ann Apostol, Certified Residential Appraiser, Deer Creek Appraisals

Elizabeth Million, AVP Home Loan Manager, Bank of America Home Loans

The credit crunch has hurt the ability of even motivated homeowners to upgrade their homes. Learn about local and national financing models that are opening the door for consumers to make energy-efficiency improvements.

Lessons from the Field --

Advanced Building Science for ENERGY STAR

Efficient Heating and Cooling Will Only Get You So Far: Best Practices Installing HVAC-as-a-System

Speakers: Robby Schwarz, Principal, EnergyLogic

Steve Byers, Principal, EnergyLogic

You’ve seen it before. Oversized high-efficiency furnaces. Ductwork poorly designed and installed. Designing and installing HVAC-as-a-System is a critical component of a truly energy-efficient home. Learn the tricks of the trade needed to be a building industry leader.

Air Sealing, Air Barrier, and Insulation Details that Work

Speaker: Sam Rashkin, National Director, ENERGY STAR for Homes at U.S. EPA

Builders, raters, and other experienced professionals know that the devil is in the details when it comes to building and upgrading efficient homes. Sam Rashkin, EPA National Director for ENERGY STAR Homes Program, will share the best practices and approaches to truly achieving the energy savings promise of an integrated thermal shell.

Everyone Loves Fresh Air: Ventilation that Works

Speaker: Joe Nagan, Owner, Home Building Technology Services

How can you take advantage of the cutting-edge energy efficiency products and building practices while not compromising efficiency or the health and safety of building occupants. Our experts will walk you through advanced building practices to incorporate fresh-air ventilation for both new homes and remodeling that every builder, contractor and rater needs to know.

X-Ray Vision for Quality Construction: Infrared Diagnostics for Colorado

Speaker: Edward L. Fronapfel, M.S.C.E., P.E., CFCC, CBIE, EDI, Principal, Professional Investigative Engineers

The cost of infrared tools is getting lower as the range of uses increases—from helping consumers “see” energy savings to determining whether an ENERGY STAR new home actually achieved the energy savings promised. This session will share the findings of the EPA-funded RESNET study using infrared technology for quality assurance, as well as demonstrate the latest infrared technologies available to you.

Multi-Family Housing

Multi-Family Housing 2010 and Beyond: Challenges & Opportunities

Speakers: Pat Coyle, Director, and Ryan McMaken, Community Relations Director, Colorado Division of Housing

What is the economic outlook for building multi-family housing in our region? What financial incentives and opportunities support increased multi-family housing? Our economic and housing expert will answer those questions and more.

Lessons Learned: Case Studies from the EPA ENERGY STAR Multi-Family Pilot

Speaker: Ted Leopkey, Program Analyst, United State Environmental Protection Agency

Homer Robinson, Senior Project Manager, Romero Rose LLC

The EPA has begun expanding the benefits of the ENERGY STAR brand to mid- and high-rise multi-family housing through its pilot program in Nevada, New York, Wisconsin, and Oregon. They are ready to share valuable lessons already identified as well as well as how the program will roll out to states like Colorado.

Technical Issues in Multi-Family Construction

Speaker: Susan Reilly, President, Enermodal Engineering

Constructing mid-rise, multi-family buildings have a number of unique technical issues and challenges. Knowledgeable consultants will address the challenges and solutions regarding energy efficiency and related ventilation, infiltration and internal gains issues.

Post-Occupancy: Building Energy Management for New and Existing Multi-Family Buildings

Speaker: Alyssa Quarforth, Program Manager, ENERGY STAR Commercial Properties,

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Mid-rise, multi-family construction and improvements are often excluded from both government and utility incentive programs because we have not had the data to document energy savings. Let our expert lay out a practical plan regarding post-occupancy management to both achieve and document energy savings.

Closing Plenary

Building Your Business Around ENERGY STAR

Moderator: Robert August BA, MIM, NAHB Life Director, IRM Fellow, MIRM CMP, CSP, MCSP, CAASH,

President, S Robert August & Co

Speaker: Dan dePontbriand, President, Mountain Air Comfort Systems

Mark Samuelson, Founder, Samuelson & Associates

Albert Wallace, President, Energy Environmental Corporation

Do not miss this panel of energizing building industry experts who will motivate you to engage and educate your entire team for success using ENERGY STAR! The panel will be moderated by national real estate marketing guru Robert August.

The ENERGY STAR® Summit 2009