EEBA Academy

Residential energy is changing quickly with new mandates, greater demand for electricity and an aging infrastructure. Home builders today are meeting these challenges in new ways to build homes of the future today. With new strategies and solutions, home builders are building not just smart homes, but homes with smart, sustainable, resilient energy.

In this presentation, we’ll show how affordable home builders like United Way of Long Island, along with production, custom, and multifamily builders across the country, are building healthy, durable, energy-efficient homes that are achieving remarkably high performance and low Home Energy Rating System scores – with a program average of HERS 43 without PV and HERS 6 with PV.

The demand for more sustainable homes and buildings has never been higher. Millions of homeowners are implementing energy efficiency upgrades to save money, lower their carbon footprint, and make their homes more comfortable and healthy places to live. Residential building professionals that can talk to the next generation of health-conscious and planet-conscious consumers will be the ones to outlast their competitors.

In this course, residential building professionals will learn how to talk to clients about how your product or service aligns with their values. Gain practical digital marketing tips for turning informed homeowners into paying customers.

Energy, climate, materials, and health: What is the connection? And why is it important? Insulation and air sealing are two cost-effective ways to increase the energy efficiency of a home. However, the chemicals that are found in some of these products or used during their production can negatively impact the health of the people who manufacture and install products, as well as those who ultimately live in these buildings. We need a better system of policies and regulations that are protective of human health, but for now, we need professionals equipped with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about the materials they use. Building professionals who specify and install materials have the opportunity to make significant impacts on health and the environment by choosing healthier materials.