Zero Energy Homes in Utah Workshop

April 30, 2008
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Salt Lake City, Utah

Workshop Agenda

8:00 AM

Continental breakfast, registration

9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Introduction to high performance homes: designs, features, costs, case studies

  • Rob Hammon, DOE Building America Team / Consol
  • Q & A

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 – 11:00 AM

High performance home initiatives in Utah: Daybreak

  • Piper Rhodes, Kennecott Land
  • Q & A

11:00 – 12:30 PM

Technical assistance resources for homebuilders

  • Utility programs and incentives
    - Blake Howell, Ecos Consulting / Rocky Mountain Power ENERGY STAR New Homes Program
    - Blake Smith, Questar Gas Thermwise Program
  • DOE Solar America Cities Program
    - Warren Cox, Sandia National Lab
  • Solar Salt Lake Initiative
    - Kelly Knutsen, Utah Clean Energy
  • Q&A

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Lunch (provided)

1:30 – 3:30 PM

Strategies for marketing and selling high performance homes

  • Kristin Shewfelt, Architectural Energy Corporation

3:30 PM

LEED for Homes: Overview

  • Kristin Shewfelt, Architectural Energy Corporation

4:00 – 4:30PM

Summary and next steps