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Populus Sustainable Design Consulting has worked with municipalities
nationally to aid in the implementation of performance-based energy efficiency
codes, particularly those that target above-code levels of energy performance.
Not sure where to start?
Populus offers an Energy Code Workshop targeted to municipal staff, code officials, county commissioners, city council and/or local building trade organizations. The Energy Code Workshop includes a basic overview of available green building programs and standards (including LEED for Homes, ENERGY STAR, Builders Challenge and key municipal programs), an easy to follow overview of the Home Energy Rating System (or "HERS"), best green building practices that increase energy efficiency with little cost, case studies illustrating the energy features required to achieve various levels of above-code energy performance (from ENERGY STAR to Zero Energy Homes) and lessons learned from implementing one of the nation's most progressive green building codes as a home energy rater in Boulder, Colorado.
Looking for an educational program for architects or builders?
In addition to its Energy Code Workshop, Populus offers an Energy Design Workshop. Populus’ Energy Design Workshop gives architects and builders hands-on, real world experience working with an energy rater to design buildings that achieve above-code home energy performance within a budget. Want to learn more? Contact Populus at 303-325-7650 or laura@popboulder.com.
We’ll help you down the path.
Not sure where to set the targets for your performance-based energy code? Want to make sure the thresholds you set are realistic? Populus offers consulting and residential case studies to assist municipalities in setting above-code residential energy performance standards that meet their goals. Whether you’re seeking to reduce energy consumption associated with the residential sector or to meet regional climate action goals by limiting residential sector greenhouse gas emissions, Populus has the experience and expertise to assist. We can perform residential case studies that are relevant to your goals, explaining the specific energy features required to build homes to varying levels of efficiency and analyzing associated energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions. Populus offers its consulting services on an hourly basis. Contact us at 303-325-7650 to learn more.