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Decarbonization & Electrification
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility
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Affordable Housing & Multifamily

Zero Net Energy: From Custom to Customary

Monday, April 8, 2024
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM  
Location: Room L100 F (Lower Level)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility
CEU Type(s): BPI, InterNACHI, NARI
Can we make high-performance, sustainable housing customary – in other words, commonplace and available to all? Recent incentives and investments suggest that now is the time to try. In this session three practitioners with diverse experience dive into the context of housing and systems thinking to chart courses toward all-electric, affordable, zero-energy-capable housing - necessary for the next generation. Solutions for both new and existing housing are shared and explored. We also apply the paradigms of context and systems thinking to consider the paths to build and support the next generation of our housing workforce. Be inspired and energized by stories and examples.

Learning Objectives:

By attending this session, attendees will:
  • Relate and understand housing's role and impact within the larger contexts of human rights, basic needs, community resiliency and climate change; and within that paradigm define sustainable housing as adhering to four principles: healthy, durable, energy conserving, and accessible
  • Identify integrated design as an intentional process and tool to consider, plan and deliver practices and products to advance, incorporate and accelerate sustainable housing solutions
  • Consider the needs of the next generation, and discuss paths to assist the use of systems thinking to address housing equity, scalable housing retrofits, and workforce development