Webinar Series

Webinar Rapid Recovery: Western North Carolina Industrialized Construction Tech Hub’s Response to Hurricane Helene

Tuesday, October 7 | 2:00 PM Central
Rob Howard, Ankur Dobriyal

Hurricane Helene caused significant damage to Western North Carolina. NC Office of State Management and Budget estimates that between 121,000 and 132,000 homes have been damaged due to Helene and roughly 12,000 people were estimated to still be displaced from the storm in early January 2025. This amplified the already existing shortage of good quality housing in the region. We now face the dual challenge of quickly developing affordable high-performance housing that also includes resilience against extreme weather events. To address this, ADL Ventures and Howard Building Science convened a consortium of regional Council of Governments, Developers, Builders, Prefabricators and Academia called ‘Western NC Industrialized Construction Tech Hub’. Through collaboration and recent industrialized construction (IC) projects in the region (Duke Street Cottages and Hickory Grove), the group secured a donated parcel of land to highlight IC deployment speed, aesthetic diversity, and act as a “how-to” guide for other regional developers. Our presentation will go into depth on the setup, execution, and learnings from these IC projects.  We will also discuss how high-performance construction can also be disaster resilient (FORTIFIED™) housing for vulnerable populations. These projects used a variety of industrialized construction methods; Modular, panelized, and hybrid. This presentation will showcase the importance of collaborative partnerships in creating sustainable, affordable, and resilient housing solutions in rural America.

Learning Objectives:

1. Need of the hour: Nexus of industrialized construction, disaster resilient and high performance homes
2. Getting community buy in through consortium building, data collection and shared responsibilities
3. Documentation of planning and execution process for replicability and scaling using ‘how-to’ playbooks
4. Case studies: High performance, IC-based neighborhoods

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Webinar Achieving High Performance with a Code-Designed Project

Thursday, October 23 | 2:00 PM Central
Sean Conta

We all know that the right way to build a high performance, low carbon home starts in the design phase, right? Early and careful planning, research, estimating and coordinating with trades during design is the way to achieve the project goals. But wait, what if we land a project that has already been designed and permitted? And what if, for example, the plans are missing any sort of HVAC or water heating information and essentially just meet code? Can we still do high performance? This session will dive into a specific project in Seattle where the 2 person Targa Homes team was presented with just this scenario. Hear how we achieved a high performance, ZERH certified home and ADU through air tightness, robust assemblies, great windows, careful HVAC design and installation, and lower embodied carbon material choices.

Learning Objectives:
1. Choosing and executing high performance wall, roof, and floor assemblies that aren't on the plans

2. Designing and fitting an HVAC system in an existing structural layout

3. Convincing your client to care about upgraded windows

4. Finding what your "non-negotiables" are as you budget and build a project

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Webinar Housing’s Future is Affordable, Healthy and Sustainable

Thursday, November 13 | 2:00 PM Central
Jennifer Castenson, Vikas Enti, Amit Haller, & Frank Paulus

This panel brings together housing developers who are rethinking and reimaging housing from the construction process to design, from materials to operations, so that more people can afford comfortable, safe, healthy housing options. From ex-Amazon pros who are using automation and robotics to create micro factories, to an all-new set of materials for a better performing design, to human centric design practices that cut the cost of ownership in half. The discussion will cover current housing demand and the keys to hitting affordable price points. By sharing experience, success and failures, these experts share the answers to housing’s future.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand new technology and innovative processes that can deliver higher performance homes, along with their performance metrics.

2. Discover innovative approaches to the design, construction and operation that will help deliver more product faster and at a lower cost.

3. Learn about how these innovative solutions are not only lower cost but healthier, more sustainable and comfortable for occupants.

4. Discuss how products and process can be applied to housing at any scale.

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Webinar Transform Your Projects with Panelized Construction

Tuesday, July 15 | 2:00 PM Central
Todd Bell, Loren Groesch

Learn how to elevate your designs and streamline construction with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)—sustainable, high-performance building systems. When you take this course, you'll learn how SIPs used in residential and commercial projects integrate six critical structural and thermal components into a single precision-engineered panel. You'll also learn how to easily adapt SIPs into your designs and construction processes to deliver the following project benefits: 

• Enhance Efficiency: Cut heating and cooling costs dramatically with superior insulation. 
• Expand Design Potential: Utilize longer spans, maximize conditioned space, and push creative boundaries 
• Build Faster: Complete projects in half the time compared to stick framing, and combat skilled labor challenges 
• Increase ROI: Achieve quicker occupancy and faster project turnovers. 
• Create Stronger, More Resilient Structures: Fire resistant, seismic and hurricane zone approved and clean air certified, delivering superior environments with your projects. 
• Focus on High Performance Energy Efficient Building Design: Naturally 60% more energy efficient than traditional code approved assemblies, SIPs enable extreme energy savings and reduced operational costs for years to come. Learn how SIPs are an incredible path to sustainability.  

Learning Objectives  

• Discover different types of offsite construction and the benefits of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) in today's design and building environments. 
• Learn how SIPs can solve labor shortages and improve construction efficiency. 
• Understand how SIPs offer exceptional energy efficiency and durability. 
• Explore the basics of designing and building with Structural Insulated Panels, to understand how to get started working with SIPs. 

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