Better Homes, Better Future Energy and Environmental Building Alliance

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 a more airtight building envelope. Analysis will be presented that reveals carbon emissions reductions for different levels of air tightness across the different climate zones in North America. The embodied carbon impact of air sealing materials will also be presented and discussed.

Learning Objectives:1. Understand the impact of heat loss and gain due to air leaks in homes.2. Understand the impact that air sealing a home’s exterior envelope can have on reducing the operational carbon emissions throughout the life of a home and in different climate zones.3. Understand the embodied carbon impact of air sealing materials.4. Understand how an air tight envelope can contribute to a net zero carbon home.



Speakers: Bill Shadid & Gord Cooke

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 Home with additional Indoor Air Quality products. 

Topics/Key Learnings


Welcome and Intro
How changing climate and codes will affect ventilation requirements
Benefits to voluntary programs including Energy Star and NetZero
ERV or Power Ventilators, which is the right choice?
V22 – The perfect solution for comfort, code compliance and healthy air
Properly commissioning ventilation units
Combining ventilation with other IAQ equipment to create Healthy Air/Creating Healthy Air with Ventilation and Other IAQ Components

Closing keynote speaker, Eric Amyot, at the 2023 High Performance Home Builder Summit!

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 communities could look like: creating minimal disruption to homeowners’ daily lives while significantly improving energy resilience for the community and energy efficiency for the broader region.

Learning objectives:


Team – KB Home will share about the different partnerships and collaborations that made this microgrid project possible.
Technology – Attendees will learn about the features selected for these homes and how the technology work together to drive resiliency for the community. 
Innovation – KB Home will share about two unique homeowner participation programs available at these communities: a virtual power plant (VPP) service and a vehicle-to-home (V2H) study.
Impact – Attendees will learn about the projected impact of this microgrid project for residents, the greater community, and the environment.

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 configurations and applications of inverter systems.
Learn about the consumer benefits of Inverter Technology.

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 innovative systems such as ductless minisplits and ground source heat pumps
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 resources are abundant and electricity prices are lowest.
Concepts such as dual-fuel heating and cold climate heat pumps.
Attendees will be familiarized with the various types of heating and cooling systems.