The What: Passive House California’s (PHCA) annual conference, Building Carbon Zero California, will focus on how we can move California towards the carbon reduction goals mandated by the State of California while increasing the health and comfort of our built environment. There will be in-depth presentations given by experts and a specially curated selection of product vendors and manufacturers who will showcase the materials and equipment essential to building healthy, comfortable, and high performance buildings. A tour of local high performance projects will also be offered to attendees.
The organizers of this event have worked closely with the City of Santa Cruz as well as other regional businesses and organizations. Alex Wilson of BuildingGreen.com will join the conference as keynote speaker and Nick Grant of the UK Passivhaus Trust will join as the international guest presenter. Presentation topics include lessons learned from actual projects, deep energy retrofit strategies, foam-free high performance solutions, and many more.
The When: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
The Where: The event will take place at Cocoanut Grove Ballroom, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, California.
The Who:
- Community members
- Architects, engineers, designers, and consultants
- Builders and developers
- Owners of buildings and businesses
- Educators
- Representatives of government agencies
- Anyone who is concerned about how we can reach a low carbon future.
The How: Please register at Eventbrite.
The Details:
- Welcome by PHCA and the Mayor of Santa Cruz
- Keynote Presentation by Alex Wilson of BuildingGreen.com
- International Presentation by Nick Grant, Technical Director of UK Passivhaus Trust
- David Posada of GBD Architects on Scaling Up in Portland, Oregon’s First Passive House Mixed-Use, Multi-Family Development
- Dave Springer of Davis Energy Group on Performance Matters and Real Numbers
- Floris Keverling Buisman of 475 High Performance Building Supply on Foam-Free High Performance Solutions
- Builders’ Panel on Lessons Learned
- Graham Irwin, Certified Passive House Consultant on Passive House Solutions for All 16 California Climates
- Devon Hartman of Hartman Energy Strategies on CHERP (Community Home Energy Retrofit Project)
- Ann Edminster of Design Avenues on the Synergies of Certification Programs (Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Net Zero, LEED, and GreenPoint Rated)
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