Expo 2016: Policy Forum Panel 3 - Sustainable & Net-Zero Energy Buildings
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Date: 2016-07-15

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The 19th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO + Policy Forum brought together 50 businesses, trade associations, and government agencies to showcase renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. In every state across the country, these technologies are having a significant impact in business development and job creation in the manufacturing, transmission, power, transportation, and building sectors.

Panel 3:

Sam Rashkin, Chief Architect, Building Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
Sam Rashkin will discuss the Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Homes (ZERH).

Kiere DeGrandchamp, Director of Construction Operations, High Performance Homes
High performance homes are homes built to exceptional quality standards for better living. It’s a whole-house approach to designing a home that provides superior performance through zero-energy-ready design and achieves extraordinary levels of energy-efficiency savings, improved comfort, health and durability.

Stephen Washington, Vice President Business Development and Govt. Affairs, Basic Power
Power Quality: The Energy Efficiency Paradox. Energy-efficient technologies that manipulate the AC wave to reduced device power consumption are lowering the potential for real energy savings by creating electrical noise on the line, resulting in less efficient power. The majority of U.S buildings have poor electrical grounding which negatively impact energy conservation measures.

John Pouland, Vice President of Government Affairs and Solutions, Philips Lighting
John Pouland will focus on energy efficiency in general and LED lighting with controls in particular. Adoption of this technology will produce significant savings to federal agencies and reduce energy consumption in the United States.


Kurt Riesenberg, Executive Director, Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA)
Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) insulation and roofing are among the best energy efficiency and durability solutions available today to customers seeking efficiency and net zero-building performance. Kurt Riesenberg will cover basic performance benefits of SPF relating to Net-Zero Buildings, types of installations, applicability toward tax programs, relevance to the anticipated comprehensive energy bill, and a brief explanation of the industry’s new certification program – which highlights the need for experienced and properly trained installers as part of U.S. energy workforce development. 

John Spears, President, Sustainable Design Group
John Spears will be speaking about 100 percent solar homes with batteries and solar electric car charging—for a solar home that also fuels owners' cars. He will talk about examples of such homes in the DC region.