EVHA Educational Sessions

2012 EnergyValue Housing Award educational Session at the International Builders Show

Secrets for Success from the EVHA Winners

Friday, February 10, 2012 1:30 – 3:00PM
Orange County Convention Center – West Room 304E
International Drive, Orlando, FL

Now in its 17th year, the EnergyValue Housing Award continues to recognize new home builders willing to go the extra mile to provide a comprehensive energy package that sells. Hear from some of the 2010 award winners about their innovative approaches to energy-efficient design. These building professionals will discuss not only HOW to build energy efficiency into housing, but also WHY it's important to you, your business and your customers.

Speakers:

• Heather Ferrier, Ferrier Builders, Inc., Fort Worth, TX

  Ferrier Builders/Ferrier Custom Homes is a multiple EVHA winner and in 2012 both their New Homes Division entry and their Existing Homes Division entry won EnergyValue Housing Awards. Heather will speak about transitioning from new high-performance construction into remodeling existing homes using similar approaches to design, material selection, construction management, and testing. She will also describe the challenges of remodeling versus new construction and the surprises and challenges they experienced in completing their award winning project.

• Michael Murphy, Nexus EnergyHomes, Inc., Stevensville, MD

  Nexus EnergyHomes is a new Production Builder in the greater Washington, DC area that began with a vision to build exceptionally energy efficient homes with repeatable practices in a variety of models. Mike will discuss the steps Nexus took to analyze options in design, product selection, and materials prior to starting their Frederick, MD project; construction management necessary to ensure that the homes were built to specifications, and what post-construction reviews they conducted to improve their next project.p>

• Lauren Kuenzel, GreenPinkies, LLC, Fayetteville, AR

  Lauren, an engineering graduate of the University of Arkansas and her mother Kim made the decision to purchase a 1970’s brick ranch near the U of A campus and make it available for university visitors. The project began with extensive research to determine how best to transform the house from its inefficient state of disrepair into a model of energy efficiency while preserving the original look of the home and correcting moisture issues, air leakage, and everything that goes with them.

  Lauren will tell the story of their experiences in looking for “correct” advice, weighing decisions and selections, learning on the job, finding and convincing trade contractors to participate, and the satisfaction of the accomplishment.