Join us for an informative webinar where we’ll explore Carrier® Crossover Solutions—an innovative approach that combines the strengths of traditional ducted heating and cooling with the versatility of ductless technology. This session will delve into how our systems are designed for compatibility with residential fan coils and furnaces, ensuring effortless integration with your current HVAC setup. Learning Objectives: Discover consumer trends in sustainable and high efficiency products in the ho...
Aug 20, 2025•34 min
Learn how to elevate your designs and streamline construction with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)—sustainable, high-performance building systems. When you take this course, you'll learn how SIPs used in residential and commercial projects integrate six critical structural and thermal components into a single precision-engineered panel. You'll also learn how to easily adapt SIPs into your designs and construction processes to deliver the following project benefits: Enhance Efficiency: Cut hea...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 15 min
This session will discuss the highly efficient, but practical methods for building with energy production (Solar), storage (Battery) and inverter heat pump systems. Learning Objectives: Applying the concept (go beyond NZE ready) and be prepared to offer levels of resilience. Sizing goals to allow for future expansion based on budget. Expressing the best environmental conditions for homeowners. Showing the On and Off grid advantages of the system....
Jul 10, 2025•51 min
This webinar covers the Smart Thermostat’s value and features it brings to the homeowner, such as its intuitive display and programmable scheduling. In addition, the Smart Thermostat’s technical capability is shown by stepping through the installation process and connecting it to the Home App. Connection to the Service Tech App and the Connected Portal is also discussed. Learning Objectives: Understand what Smart Thermostats offer for the Dealer Understand the benefits that Smart Thermostats off...
Jul 01, 2025•51 min
An introduction to the Daikin Altherma air-to-water heat pump, a 3-in-1 system providing 1) space heating, 2) space cooling, and 3) domestic hot water as a solution to electrify and decarbonize traditional hydronic applications. Learning Objectives: 1) Why Daikin is bringing Altherma to the market; 2) What the system is and how it works, including some case histories; 3) Understand potential applications and discuss how this can be applied in new construction; 4) Familiarization with the (initia...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Last minute changes to the Reconciliation Bill stand to wipe out Investment Tax Credits for new home buyers and threaten over 300,000 jobs across the country. Learn how homebuyers and the building sector will be impacted and what you can do to help protect American energy. What you’ll learn: Which states will face the greatest job losses How this will impact our utility bills Increases to the total cost of home ownership Environmental impacts What actions you can take to stop Congress from passi...
Jun 05, 2025•32 min
As the demand for healthy, high-performance homes continues to rise, indoor air quality is becoming a central focus for builders and homeowners alike. But what’s really in the air we breathe and how can filtration strategies create healthier, more efficient homes? In this session, we’ll explore the hidden challenges of airborne contaminants in residential environments, from particulates and gases to microorganisms and the growing body of evidence around their health implications. Attendees will ...
May 14, 2025•57 min
Water scarcity is a headline that we see daily, however water conservation continues to be left out of the discussion for home builders describing themselves as Net Zero. As we wait for mandates of water conservation in the housing sector to be implemented throughout North America, there are a few states that are going a step further and offering incentives to builders when they implement water-saving technologies. Decentralized greywater recycling offers a 25-45% reduction in potable water use ...
Apr 23, 2025•43 min
In the push for sustainable construction, optimizing water and energy usage within buildings is becoming increasingly crucial. This webinar will delve into the innovative solutions offered by RainStick's recirculating shower systems, exploring their integration into both single-family and multifamily residential projects. With a focus on drastically reducing water and energy consumption inside the home without sacrificing performance, our experts will share their experiences with installation, r...
Oct 23, 2024•40 min
A home today must not only be high performing, resilient and built using sustainable methods, the home must provide the individuals living within it a healthy environment. There are many factors that contribute to the overall healthy environment we provide our homeowners, but one of the most critical is the quality of the air they breathe. This webinar will briefly cover some ventilation basics before delving into the pros and cons of the various system types. Particular focus will be placed on ...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Retrofit electrification of existing buildings is critical for reaching energy and climate goals, yet there are many substantial challenges with replacement of heating, cooling, ventilation, and water heating systems. In particular, the extensive rework required to switch to heat pumps is complex, laborious, disruptive, bespoke, and expensive. In this webinar, researchers and practitioners will share about innovations and experience with emerging system design strategies that advance efficient e...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Three RESNET standards combined: 1 - operations (HERS Index), 2 - the grid (CO2 Index) and 3 - embodied carbon (currently being written) provide capacity to analyze Carbon Usage Intensity. We'll explore time-of-use, load reduction and carbon sequestration in buildings at both the single-family and multi-family scale (500 units) to show cumulative impact. And discuss policy benefits of energy labeling and decarbonization for advancing energy equity, so that vulnerable populations can make informe...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 11 min
In the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the primary residential provisions of the code (Chapter 4) consisted of four pages. That same chapter in the 2021 IECC is 21 pages long! Mandatory, prescriptive, performance, energy rating index, additional efficiency packages and UA trade-offs all combine to make IECC compliance complicated. Prescriptive compliance is increasingly more expensive and complicated to use, and the performance compliance option doesn’t allow consideration fo...
Aug 14, 2024•55 min
In this session, we will build on our 2023 EEBA Summit session “Are You Leaving Money on the Table?...” and dive deeper to guide builders of single family and multifamily homes in your pursuit of the 45L Tax Credits via ENERGY STAR or Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH) certification, as well as 179D Tax Credits and HUD 221(d)(4) Loans for builders of multifamily homes. We will highlight the requirements that need to be met for your homes to earn ENERGY STAR v3.1 and v3.2, as well as ZERH. We will ex...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr
Hempitecture CEO, Matthew Mead, provides an overview of the natural fiber insulation market that is rapidly developing to support low embodied carbon construction. Reviewing different products and strategies, this session will discuss how to achieve the lowest total carbon footprint for a project after accounting for both embodied carbon and operational carbon in the building. Learning Objectives: Discover low embodied carbon insulations. Learn about natural fiber insulation product forms (batt,...
Jul 10, 2024•55 min
More energy efficient homes represent a huge, and growing, opportunity for builders and remodelers to address homeowner demands. Driven by a growing social consciousness, new rebate programs and rising energy costs, homeowners want to explore options and will be more likely to commit. Plus, new technologies are making the process more efficient and effective. In this session, building performance experts share best practices to capitalize on the growing business opportunity, and help you feel go...
Jun 18, 2024•59 min
The carbon emissions and embodied carbon in single and multifamily homes are a growing area of interest and concern in the housing industry and can be used as an advantage in marketing and sales. Air leaks in the building envelope account for the most significant portion of wasted energy in the heating and cooling of homes, thereby creating a major source of carbon emissions throughout the life of the home. This session will explore the reductions in carbon emissions that can be achieved through...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Are your ventilation practices keeping up? With the envelope of the home becoming tighter through new code standards, improved building materials, and increased awareness of Indoor Air Quality, a balanced ventilation strategy is critical for the health of the home and its occupants. Join us to discuss the evolution of building ventilation codes, how to incorporate ventilation into voluntary programs like NetZero, which solution is the right choice for your home, and how to build a Healthy Air Ho...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Closing keynote speaker, Eric Amyot, at the 2023 High Performance Home Builder Summit!
Mar 12, 2024•40 min
KB Home, in partnership with SunPower, the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Schneider Electric, Kia America and Southern California Edison (SCE), built two blackout-resistant communities, Durango and Oak Shade, comprised of more than 200 all-electric, solar- and battery-powered homes designed to use 40% less energy than similar homes and backed by a microgrid “community battery” in Menifee, California. This first-of-its-kind project models what the future of homes and connected communitie...
Jan 24, 2024•56 min
In this webinar, you will learn about heat pump inverter technology from Daikin Comfort Technologies North America. We will explore the many benefits of inverter technology and what this means to your new homes and homebuyers. We will also explore Daikin and Goodman’s NEW heat pump inverter offerings along with smart controls and IAQ options. Learning Objectives: Understand Heat Pump technology and why is it important. Identify what Side-Discharge Inverter Systems are. Discover the configuration...
Dec 15, 2023•46 min
As jurisdictions across the country consider electrification policy, industry understanding of their electric options for heating and cooling is increasingly important. Attendees of this course will learn the benefits of innovative electric heating and cooling technologies, for examples: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions from the building sector as a result of displacing natural gas, propane combustion and oil heating. Increases in electrical efficiency as a result of replacing using inno...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Attendees of this course will learn the benefits of water heating technologies, for examples: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions from the building sector as a result of displacing natural gas and propane combustion water heating. Increases in electrical efficiency as a result of replacing electric resistance water heaters. Utility bill savings for ratepayers as a result of technology efficiencies and the ability to shift electric consumption to parts of the day when renewable energy resour...
Nov 15, 2023•55 min
Most folks in the EEBA community know there’s a connection between water and energy (and as a result, carbon). On the one hand, we use huge amounts of water to generate electricity, and managing reservoir levels in a way that supports hydroelectric generation has become an increasing issue in the West. On the other hand, we use huge amounts of energy to extract, move, treat, and deliver water and wastewater to our homes. So how much energy does it take? How much energy and carbon can you save by...
Nov 13, 2023•51 min
Consumer awareness and demand for homes that perform at zero energy or near zero levels is on the rise. As builders across the country attempt to deliver zero energy performance to their customers, there are a variety of strategies to reach this target – some more expensive than others. In addition, as builders attempt to find the most cost-effective solutions, it is important to think about cost implications for both the builder and the buyer. Attendees of this class will be able to: Define the...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Most Home Builders are struggling to design ventilation systems that meet the new IECC state building codes and ENERGY STAR for Homes version 3.1’s mandatory, delivered ventilation air flow rates to qualify for the 45L Federal Tax Credit. By the end of this training, Home Builders will have the knowledge and skills necessary to design and implement cost-effective ventilation systems that meet state and federal regulations while achieving maximum efficiency. Four Learning Objectives: What are the...
Oct 23, 2023•42 min
The Inflation Reduction Act will soon be rolling out financial incentives for more efficient HVAC systems like heat pumps to save energy and improve home comfort for American households. But what happens if these systems are improperly installed? According to a recent analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 70% to 90% of residential HVAC systems have at least one problem with their installation that is wasting energy, whether it’s improper re...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr
Climate change has caused unprecedented power outages and soaring energy costs, and homeowners are paying the price. As new codes and standards continue to push for efficiency and connectivity, homeowner expectations are evolving too — and Schneider Electric is positioned to play a major role in the transition. In this webinar, we'll introduce Schneider Home, an all-in-one, grid-to-plug home electrification system that makes it easy to monitor, manage, and maximize energy use in residential home...
Sep 08, 2023•59 min
Aaron Smith, CEO of EEBA, is joined by Adam Robertson, co-founder and principal of Sustainatree Consulting from Calgary, AB Canada. With a background of over 10 years in civil engineering within the construction industry, particularly in wood building products, Adam brings a wealth of expertise. Embodied carbon, a topic gaining traction among builders and developers, encapsulates the totality of greenhouse gas emissions and removals throughout a product's lifecycle. This includes inputs, outputs...
Aug 30, 2023•46 min
With water scarcity concerns rising, we must look at what can be done at saving potable water use. By treating and reusing lightly contaminated greywater at both the residential and commercial level, there is the potential to save millions of gallons of potable water use each year. Decentralized greywater treatment can be implemented into new builds across the United States to start this mission of saving water up to 35% per home. One home alone can save more than 12,000 gallons of potable water...
Aug 25, 2023•59 min
