Want to demystify Home Energy Rating?  This Energy Design Workshop gives architects and builders real world experience working with an energy rater to design buildings that achieve above-code home energy performance within a budget.  The workshop includes an introduction to the Home Energy Rating System (“HERS”), the performance pathway for Boulder County’s BuildSmart code, including a behind-the-scenes look at how home energy modeling works to create a “miles per gallon” rating for a home.

Following the presentation, workshop participants break into smaller groups and work with a home energy rater to upgrade a code-level home to achieve varying levels of above-code home performance. The workshop gives participants the opportunity to analyze the costs and benefits of energy efficiency improvements and demonstrates how home energy modeling can be used as a design tool to design and build more energy efficient homes.

Workshop will be led by David Neiger.  With a degree in architecture and a background in construction, David has provided energy analysis and consulting to architects, builders and developers throughout the West on hundreds of residential projects, including many high-performance, net-zero energy and LEED certified homes.  David is a RESNET Home Energy Rater and Quality Assurance Designee, a LEED for Homes AP and Green Rater and a BPI Building Analyst.

When:              Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Where:             Boulder County Courthouse Annex, Caribou Room, 2045 13^th Street, Boulder, CO

RSVP:              Contact Populus at laura@popboulder.com or 303-325-7650

Cost:                $25

Pay with credit card by phone at 303-325-7650 or mail checks by June 10^th to:

Populus, LLC

1727 15^th Street, Suite 200

Boulder, CO 80302

Continuing Education for Architects: Under the State of Colorado’s rules for continuing education for state licensure renewal, this program meets the requirements for 3.0 HSW professional development units (HSW) – self reporting required.

Watch the full presentation on the Environmental Resource Center’s website: Creating a Green Building Program.

Populus is a full service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus guides architects and builders through the requirements of mandatory green building codes and optional green home certification programs, providing HERS rating, LEED for Homes Green Rater services and municipal energy code consulting.  In addition, Populus offers an Energy Code Workshop for architects and municipalities, as well as LEED for Homes training.  Visit Populus at www.popboulder.com.