This webinar will outline how buildings now support a smooth transition to an All-Renewable Energy future via the Classic, Plus and Premium Passive House building standards. Learn how this newly revised calculus of Primary Energy Renewables allows for an equitable accounting of renewable energy credits for all building types, without penalizing urban density or less-than-optimum site orientation. Primary Energy Renewable factors will be explained, with examples of how these are both climate and region-specific. Find out how this system allows for utilities to regain their place in the energy eco-system as large-scale, long-term renewable energy storage providers and suppliers.
This course is aimed at anyone working on carbon reduction strategies for buildings at both local and regional levels. We’ll take this concept from a single building and expand our view to explore how implementing this protocol could drastically reduce the carbon impact of buildings across the United States while incentivizing fuel-switching technology to realize our All Renewable Energy Future Now!
Lessons Learned
Learn about Primary (or Source) Energy and why it matters when calculating the carbon footprint of your project.
Learn why ‘Net Zero’ site energy is not the same as ‘Net Zero’ Source energy and why this matters.
Learn about regional Source Energy generation factors and how electricity generated in one region may have a higher carbon footprint than the same amount of electricity generated in another region of the U.S.
Learn about Primary Energy Renewable factors (PER factors) and how they support an All Renewable Energy grid.
Continuing Education Units (CEUS)
1 hour in
- GBCI
- AIA(HSW)
- Certified Green Professional (NARI & CGP)
- AIBD
- PHIUS (Pending)
- Certified GreenHome Professional (CGHP)
- State Architect / Builder License may be applicable
Instructor: Bronwyn Barry
Ms. Barry was educated in South Africa, the UK and the USA and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Natal-KwaZulu. She completed post-graduate studies in Architecture at UC Berkeley and currently works as the Design Director at One Sky Homes, a Silicon Valley Passive House and Net Zero Energy Design|Build firm. She is a Certified Passive House Designer and founding member of both Passive House California and the North American Passive House Network. She served as the chair of the Passipedia Committee for the International Passive House Association (iPHA) and currently serves as President of the North American Passive House Network and Co-President of Passive House California. Ms. Barry is widely recognized for her Passive House advocacy work and her dynamic presentations focused on Passive House-related topics. She is regularly invited to present at local, national and international Passive House and ‘green’ building-related gatherings. Highlights include keynote addresses at the 2015 ISIAQ Conference in Boulder, CO; the US Forestry Department’s 2015 North American Wood Window and Door Symposium and the 2015 and 2016 South Pacific Passive House Conferences.
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Course Certificate Cost: $30.00
GHI Members: Free
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