Do you live in the north east part of the United States? Want to learn more about zero net energy home? Well then you should check out these sweet workshops. Toward Zero Net Energy Homes Workshops Organized by NESEA — Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
50 Miles Street, Greenfield, MA 01301-3212
413-774-6051
Fax 413-774-6053

Professional Workshop–AIA Accredited. Join us for an in-depth workshop on the design and construction of Zero Net Energy Homes led by nationally recognized engineer Marc Rosenbaum. The workshop is for architects, building engineers and builders.

Workshop Locations:

April 23, Mon. Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Hwy, Liberty Room

April 24, Tues. Lawrenceville, NJ
Rider University, Student Recreation Center, Seminar Room

April 25, Wed. New York City, NY
Riverhouse Sales & Discovery Center, 4 World Financial Center 250 Vesey
Street at North End Avenue

April 26, Thur. Berlin, CT
Connecticut Light and Power, 107 Selden St., Berlin Auditorium

Workshop Description:
The objective of this AIA-accredited workshop—Toward Zero Net Energy Homes—is to give attendees a thorough understanding of the methods for achieving homes that require little or no non-renewable energy to power
them. It is for architects, building engineers and builders. The workshop begins with a presentation of the typical residential energy loads by end use, for both typical homes and micro-load homes. Methods for reducing the loads are presented in some detail – air sealing, insulation upgrades, glass and fenestration considerations, orientation and passive techniques, as well as information on reducing loads from domestic hot water, ventilation, lighting and appliances.

The focus then shifts to energy supply and the available sources are presented and evaluated. The magnitude and distribution of the solar resource and the wind resource are presented and compared. Technologies including fossil fueled appliances (as a baseline), biomass fuel-burning appliances, solar thermal, ground source heat pumps, solar electric, and wind turbines are presented. Sizing guidelines are given in order to assess feasibility early in the design process. The workshop concludes with several case studies designed to be zero net energy homes.

Presenter: Marc Rosenbaum, P.E.
Marc Rosenbaum, P.E. uses an integrated systems design approach to help people create buildings and communities which connect us to the natural world, and support both personal and planetary health. He brings this vision, experience and commitment to a collaborative design process, with the goal of profoundly understanding the interconnections between people, place, and systems that generate the best solution for each unique project.

Marc’s work has been recognized nationally by ASHRAE, AIA, EEBA, and NESEA. energysmiths, marc@energysmiths.com.

Registration:

Register By Fax Now! Fax form available at http://www.nesea.org/workshops/.
Go to our registration page.

Registration Fees:

Early Rates Until April 10:

NESEA Members – $225
Co-Sponsor Member – $225
Other – $250
Groups of 5+ – $200

Regular Rates After April 10:

NESEA Members – $250
Co-Sponsor Member – $250
Other – $275
Groups of 5+ – $250

Co-Sponsors:

Maryland
Maryland Green Building Network
Potomac Region Solar Energy Association (PRSEA)
The Sustainable Design Group

New Jersey
NJ Board of Public Utilities
NJ Dept of Community Affairs

New York
GreenHome NYC (NESEA Chapter)
The Bluestone Organization
Solar One
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Connecticut
Connecticut Innovations
Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund
Connecticut Light & Power
The United Illuminating Company
CT Society of Professional Engineers

Free Bonus Materials
The first 10 registrations at each site receive a free copy of Your Green Home by Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen, Inc.

All participants receive the following articles:
“Zero Net Energy Homes” by Marc Rosenbaum
“Zero Energy Buildings” by Nadav Malin
“A Stealth Green Building” by Marc Rosenbaum

“Marc Rosenbaum has a really firm grasp of the obvious – a quality that is surprisingly limited in distribution. He is abundantly qualified as a designer, as a practitioner, and as a visionary. He speaks well, he listens well, he is always thinking – always thoroughly prepared. There is no one better.” Bruce Coldham, President, Coldham & Hartman Architects