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Agenda Now Available! Building America Summer 2012 Technical Update Meeting

Apr 27, 2012

Register now for the third annual Building America Summer 2012 Technical Update Meeting, scheduled for July 24–26, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible!

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The draft agenda for the upcoming Summer 2012 Building America Technical Update Meeting is now available! Click here to view the agenda.

This meeting, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program, will showcase the latest in cutting-edge, energy-efficient residential building technologies and practices. On July 24th, join our Building America Standing Technical Committee (STC) meetings to weigh in on current and future research priorities. On July 25th and 26th, the meeting will follow a dynamic new format, bringing together researchers from Building America teams and national laboratories in a panel discussion. These sessions will focus on addressing issues that must be resolved to deliver solutions that reduce whole-house energy use in new and existing homes by 30%-50%.

This meeting is targeted to researchers, architects, contractors, manufacturers, builders, utilities, legislators, lenders, realtors, auditors, raters, installation technicians, HOA representatives, and anyone else interested in improving energy efficiency in both new and existing residential buildings. Together, we can make a difference in residential energy efficiency!

Join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program as we showcase Building America’s world-class building science expertise for high performance homes, presented in a dynamic new format. This Technical Update Meeting presents a diverse array of expert perspectives on key issues followed by facilitated discussion to narrow down the best Building America guidance that can be provided at this time. The intent of the panel format of the Technical Update Meeting is to evaluate the status of solutions to key questions currently limiting implementation of high performance homes.  Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible!