2/1/10 How to Build an Efficient & High Performance House

Monday, February 1, 2010 – 6:00 to 8:00 pm
REI First Monday Speaker Series:

How to Build an Efficient & High-Performance House

Greetings!This session will focus on what it takes to build a LEED Certified home. Whether you are interested in building a LEED Certified of Energy Star rated home, or just want to understand how to build an ultra efficient home, this session is for you.Our speakers will talk about different degrees of building “green”, how to get subcontractors on board, how much more it really costs, what kind of time commitment is involved, and whether it is any more difficult to build than the standard home we’ve all become accustomed to building.

Speakers are LEED Gold homebuilder Sean Smith of Sean Smith & Company, and David Neigler of Populus Sustainable Design Consulting.

Panel Members:

Sean Smith
A Denver builder since 2000, Sean Smith made his start in the renovations and additions market. After moving to new construction, Sean discovered a lack of attention to energy efficiency in the marketplace and decided to make it his forte. He specializes in custom homes and spec projects that are high performing. Having built two LEED for Homes Gold Certified projects in Denver, Sean has another project pending final certification. Sean’s projects have also been certified under the Department of Energy’s Builder’s Challenge, and the EPA’s ENERGY STAR programs.

David Neiger
David Neiger is the Principal at Populus Sustainable Design Consulting, and energy performance and green building consulting firm based in Boulder, Colorado. David holds an architecture degree from Pennsylvania State University, as well as certification as a RESNET Certified Home Energy Rater, RESNET Green Rater, BPI Certified Building Analyst, LEED AP and a LEED for Homes AP. David has consulted on well over a hundred single and multi-family projects along the Colorado Front Range and has extensive experience managing LEED projects and working with architects and builders to achieve net-zero and above-code home performance. As a recognized expert regarding home energy performance, David has presented to a variety of audiences and has trained municipalities, architects and builders nationally regarding green building and above-code energy performance. David has served as a Subject Matter Expert to the USGBC in connection with its LEED for Homes program and currently acts as a Technical Advisor on the City of Boulder’s Climate Action Plan Strategy Residential Technical Team.

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