&rvw (iihfwlyh 6roxwlrqv

Zero Net Energy: Cost Effective Solutions

Steve Easley

Steve Easley & Associates Danville, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) 925.698.4726 – www. Steveeasley.com – [email protected] Steve Easley is an internationally recognized construction consultant specializing in solving building science related problems and educating building industry professionals and their trade partners. His work focuses on increasing quality of construction, sustainability and reducing costly mistakes that lead to construction defects and call backs. Services provided include job site quality analysis, design review, educational seminars, mediation and product consulting. Steve is nationally known for his cost effective, practical approaches to building high performance structures and quality assurance. Steve's mission is helping industry professionals build structures that are durable, energy efficient, healthy and comfortable to live and work in. He has more than 30 years of industry experience. He has performed thousands of jobsite quality surveys and presented numerous building science seminars to construction professionals around the world with an annual audience of 8-10,000 industry professionals. He is a frequently requested speaker because of his practical approach to building science, his dynamic speaking style and his unique ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms that can be integrated into practice. Steve speaks regularly for these and other professional organizations and conferences: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) American Institute of Architects (AIA) Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) 21st Century Building Show Energy & Environmental Building Association(EEBA) West Coast Green Residential Building Conference Steve has hosted hundreds of best practice building science videos that that can be seen at www.codecollegenetwork.com. These practical videos are viewed by thousands every year. He has also co-hosted hundreds of television and radio programs, including over 100 shows on the Discovery Channel's Your New House. His work has been featured in numerous periodicals some of which include: Builder Magazine Professional Builder Fine Home Building Journal of Light Construction Custom Builder Coastal Builder Popular Science Smart Home Owner Lumbermans Journal Credentials: Steve is a spokesperson for the Green Building Initiative, a member of the United States Green Building Council and an advisor to the National Association of Home Builders Quality in Housing Council. Steve was a Professor of Building Construction and Contracting with tenure at Purdue University for 10 years. Professor Easley was presented the Robert C. Morris award by the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana for energy efficiency. He also received several teaching awards while at Purdue University and was inducted into the International Construction Honor Society - Sigma Lambda Chi.

Jon Webb KEPHART community :: planning :: architecture 2555 Walnut Street – Denver, CO 80205 303.832.4474 – www.kephart.com – [email protected] Jon is a Project Manager at KEPHART community :: planning :: architecture, a nationally recognized residential architecture and planning firm based in Denver, Colorado. With almost 10 years of experience in residential architecture, Jon brings a fresh perspective to every home he designs. Coming from a background in hospitality, he understands the importance of a home being a comfortable sanctuary. Jon is passionate about sustainability. He enjoys the challenge of designing single and multifamily infill homes to fit within the context of the surrounding neighborhood to create a true sense of place. Jon's innovative work has been featured in numerous trade publications and magazines including Colorado Home Builder and Professional Builder.

Gene Myers

Thrive Home Builders 185 Lawrence #900, Denver, CO 80202 303.707.4417 – www.thrivehomebuilders.com – [email protected] Gene is owner and CEO of Thrive Home Builders (formerly New Town Builders),

Denver’s leader in building green, energy efficient production homes and three time

winner of the Department Energy’s Grand Award for Housing Innovation.

Gene has served on numerous state and local housing groups. He has served on the

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel for Housing, the Boards of Denver Civic Ventures,

Housing Colorado and the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver and co-chaired

Denver’s Housing Task Force. His company is Denver’s largest builder of for-sale

affordable housing.

As a production builder in Stapleton, Thrive has logged a number of firsts in Colorado

and the Denver Area including:

First to offer standard solar panels.

First to construct all of its homes with Colorado beetle-kill lumber.

First to offer a Zero Energy option on all of its single family homes.

First production homes with Zero Energy as a standard feature.

Nationally, Thrive Home Builders has been recognized as EPA’s Millennium Energy

Star Builder, EPA’s Leadership Award for Indoor Air Quality, Green Building

Magazine’s Green Home of the Year and the Department of Energy’s Grand Winner

for Innovation in Housing for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Ann Edminster Design AVEnues LLC Pacifica, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) 650.355.9150 – http://annedminster.com/media-resources/ Ann Edminster is an international expert on green and energy-efficient homes, assisting professionals in developing high-performance projects. A principal developer of LEED for Homes, Ann also authored Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet, a comprehensive guide for designers and builders seeking to create zero energy homes. She is a 2015 Solar Decathlon juror and a consultant on numerous zero-energy residential projects. She serves on the Board of the Net Zero Energy Coalition, chaired the Coalition's Net Zero Leadership Summits in 2013 and 2015, and is the technical lead on the Coalition's Path to Zero residential project inventory and database.

1/12/2016

1

Zero Net Energy: Cost Effective Solutions

JANUARY 20, 2016 || 10:00AM – 11:00 AM

Presenters:

Jon Webb || KEPHART, Denver, CO

Steve Easley || Steve Easley & Associates, Danville, CA

Ann Edminster || Design AVEnues LLC, Pacifica, CA

Gene Myers || Thrive Home Builders, Denver, CO

Session Description

Many residential codes and ratings today are based on the goal of

minimizing energy use. Some codes are going beyond simply

minimizing though, so it’s important to be prepared. In this advanced

session, our highly-informed and passionate panel will describe the

cost-effective approaches they’ve developed to help single family

builders achieve zero net energy (NZE) homes as painlessly as

possible, and how you can, too, regardless of where in the country

you are building.

Learning Outcomes

Analyze key elements of successful ZNE design and construction that can be incorporated today to differentiate your homes from the competition.

Discuss ZNE standards currently being adopted, providing advance insight into codes likely to spread throughout the U.S. in years to come.

Review illustrated examples of recommendations developed for production builders to cost-effectively adapt their existing designs to meet ZNE requirements.

Explore why organizational capacity-building, and not adoption of risky new technologies, is the key to an effective transition to achieving ZNE.

1/12/2016

2

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Professional Education

Credit(s) earned on completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA

members upon completion of the AIA/CES Session Participation Forms found in

the back of this session room and online at www.BuildersShow.com. Certificates of

Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon

request.

This course is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As

such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an

approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method

or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at

the conclusion of this presentation.

Part 1 – Steve Easley:Smart Planning & Easy Tips to Create Cost Efficient Zero Energy Homes

Image

Smart Planning & Easy Tips to Create Cost Efficient Zero Energy Homes

1/12/2016

3

Not only are these 60 panels near vertical…..

They Face North...

North

1/12/2016

4

33% Homes Sold in 2014 Were HERS Rated

Copyright Steve Easley, 2015

Integrated Design


Design, installation and measurement of performance is critical!

1/12/2016

5



1/12/2016

6

Top 8 reasons Homes Don’t Perform as Expected

High window to wall area ratio

Non-code compliant glazing choices

High framing factor, thermal bridging

Ineffective air barrier system

Poorly installed insulation

Focus is primarily on cavities

Poorly designed/installed HVAC

DHWH & Lighting is an afterthought

Knee wall Demonstration


R‐11 perfect R-19 poor R-13 perfect No InsulationR 1.78


1/12/2016

7

1/12/2016

8


Is this wall really R-20.5?


Impact of Windows

Courtesy fp innovationsCopyright Steve Easley, 2014

1/12/2016

9

Heat LossHeat Gain

Daylight Infiltration

Thermal Bridging Exterior


SCE ‐ ZNE Homes Series ‐ Part 3

1/12/2016

10


Air Leakage


1/12/2016

11



Can-Less Down Lights


1/12/2016

12

Focus On

Envelope/enclosure

Installation of insulation, air sealing & testing

Glass ratios

Advanced framing

HVAC

Design and ducts in conditioned space

measured performance

Lighting

Plug loads

Aren't you hot in that suit?

Part 2 – Ann Edminster:What’s the story with Zero Energy Homes?

1/12/2016

13

407 projects3,331 buildings6,074 units … and counting!

ZE

RO

EN

ER

GY

is

GR

OW

ING

and

in

man

y C

LIM

AT

E Z

ON

ES

http://netzeroenergycoalition.com/ zero‐energy‐case‐studies/

WH

ER

E Z

ER

O E

NE

RG

Y i

s h

app

enin

g F

AS

TE

ST

ZERO ENERGY is GLOBAL

EUROPE (Norway)

ASIA (Japan)

AFRICA (Nigeria)SOUTH AMERICA (Brazil)

1/12/2016

14

FortZED, Ft. Collins, CO

Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town, Japan

ZERO ENERGY is happening at COMMUNITY SCALE

Pecan Street, Austin, TX

Lancaster, CA

Zero Energy Ready42%

Thousand Home

Challenge 17%

Zero Energy26%

Net Producer

15%

FLAVORS of ZERO Residential CategoriesNet Zero Energy Coalition developed working with:

• DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes Program

• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

• International Living Future Institute

• Earth Advantage Institute• Passive House

• PHIUS• PHCA• NAPHN

• Thousand Home Challenge

MULTI- and SINGLE-FAMILY

Image

Image

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

Multifamily Units Single Family Units

3,103 2,971

Arkin‐Tilt Architects

Redwood Energy

1/12/2016

15

CUSTOM

HKS/Hill‐Glazier Studios – Courtesy Blake Marvin

Daniel Smith & Associates Architects Steve Baczek Architect reKU Design

One Sky Homes

The Paul Davis Partnership

Greenhill Contracting

SPEC & PRODUCTION

Brightleaf Homes

AFFORDABLE

John Schlesinger, AIA

K. Boodjeh Architects

Sunroc Builders

1/12/2016

16

ZERO ENERGY Trait #1: Proper Orientation

ZERO ENERGY Trait #2: Simpler Form(especially roofs!)

John Schlesinger, AIA

WEST: before after SOUTH: before after

• More room for photovoltaics• Easier (& less expensive) to detail• Easier to air seal & insulate

ZERO ENERGY Trait #3: Quality Enclosures

WALLS:1” rigid (R-4)spray-filled cavity (R-15)

WINDOWS:Increased overhangsU-factor 0.27SHGC 0.22

ROOFS:R-49 attic insulationRaised-heel trusses

1/12/2016

17

ZERO ENERGY Trait #4: Small HVAC, in conditioned space

before

after

HVAC in closet

HVAC in attic

Part 3 – Gene Myers:The Zero Energy Experience of Thrive Home Builders, Denver, CO

Image

Thrive Home Builders, Denver, CO

•We build exclusively in the Denver metro Area.

•We closed about 110 homes in 2015.

•We are a niche builder:

Efficient, Healthy, Local

Image

Image Image

1/12/2016

18

Recent Recognition

•2015 IBS Best in Green, Production Builder

•2015 Best Green Design, The Nationals 2015

•Green Home of the Year, Green Builder

Thrive is a US Department of EnergyZero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) builder

ZERH Program:

•Energy Star

•EPA Indoor AirPlus

•Water Conservation

Three time winner DOE Grand Award for Innovation in Housing

2013, 2014, 2015

Image

Thrive Builds About 30 Production Zero Energy Homes per Year

ZEN Series

•ZEN stands for Zero Energy Now

•Introduced in 2013

•HERS 40 without Solar; HERS <10 with 7-8kW PV

•3 two-story single family plans with basements, 1878-2115 sf

•Base prices $472,900 to $491,900

1/12/2016

19

Selling Zero Energy—The “Last Mile”

•Third-party verification—DOE ZERH Program.

•In order for consumers to believe, a credible third-party endorsement is essential.

•Program marketing resources provide well-researched, professional, credible and FREE marketing material.


•Who is the audience for your messaging?

•35 year old woman who drives a Prius, shops and Whole Foods and has “Boulder-like” tendencies.

Third-party verification

In order for consumers to believe, a credible third-party endorsement is essential.

Use the program’s marketing resources.

1/12/2016

20


•Industry partner resources.

•Our partnership with Owens Corning was essential in bringing “Big Company” resources to meet our marketing challenge.

ZEN Building Science Center—The Power of Zero

•Located in first model home’s garage.

•Shoppers must go through in order to get to the second model.

•Targeted messaging to 35 year old woman who drives a Prius, shops at Whole Foods and has “Boulder-like tendencies.”


1/12/2016

21


If I told you that if you gave me $100 I would give you $300 back, would you take it?

Every month?

For 30 years?

That is a lot of money…maybe your child’s college education.


Or buy more home with the savings.


http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/ba_case_study_newtown_powerofzero_center.pdf

Building America Case Study on our Building Science Center

1/12/2016

22

DOE Case Study

Questions?

Jon WebbKEPHART

303.832.44742555 Walnut StreetDenver, CO 80205

Steve EasleySteve Easley & Assoc.925.698.4726

Danville, CA(San Francisco Bay Area)

[email protected]

Ann EdminsterDesign AVEnues LLC

650.355.9150Pacifica, CA(San Francisco Bay Area)

Gene MyersThrive Home Builders

303.707.4400185 Lawrence, #900Denver, CO 80202

&rvw (iihfwlyh 6roxwlrqv

Documents