RESTalk

By Bill Spohn

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RESTalk, produced by RESNET.us is the best way to stay up-to-date on everything going on in the world of Home Energy Ratings (HERS), including initiatives, standards, marketing, and more. Hosted by building performance veteran Bill Spohn, the show features interviews with the RESNET team and prominent guests from throughout the rating and home building industries, discussing a wide range of topics, current events and new technologies.

Episode Date
EP127 Energizing Change: Advocates Power Up Policy at the RESNET Policy Forum With Robert Pegues and Carl Chidlow
Apr 01, 2024
EP126 From Audits to Advocacy: Trailblazing Women in Energy Efficiency with Sharla Riead and Emelie Cuppernell-Glitch
Mar 25, 2024
EP125 QA in Your Pocket How a Mobile App is Empowering RESNET HERS Ratings with Cassandra Wright, Leo Jansen and Billy Giblin
Feb 12, 2024
EP124 RESNET’s audacious goal for 2028 and supporting initiatives with Steve Baden and Mark Johnson
Jan 15, 2024
EP123 The Best of RESTalk 2023 with Bill Spohn
Dec 11, 2023
EP122 Best Practices in Construction Technology Education with Michael Lee, Texarkana College
Nov 13, 2023
EP121 Back Together and Stronger, the RESNET 2023 Conference with Clara Hedrick & Emma Bennett
Oct 09, 2023
EP120 Energy Efficient Homebuilding at Scale with Robert Broad of AMH Development
Sep 18, 2023
EP119 RESNET appoints a new ESG Advisory Group with Matthew Cooper, PEG
Aug 14, 2023
EP118 Santa Fe's Habitat for Humanity Homes achieve HERS-ZERO scores with Rob Lochner and David Best
Jul 10, 2023
EP117 Learning more about the HERS Index and Texas House Bill 3215 with James Rodriguez and Ned Munoz
Jun 12, 2023
EP116 RESNET Data Sheds Light on Energy Efficient Home Trends with Ryan Meres
May 08, 2023
EP115 The New RESNET Embodied Carbon Advisory Committee with Chris Magwood from RMI
Apr 17, 2023
EP114 Meet the new RESNET Board leaders, Mark Johnson & Cy Kilbourn
Mar 13, 2023
EP113 Update on RESNET Carbon Index with Philip Fairey and David Goldstein
Feb 13, 2023
EP112 RESNET's 2023 Goals and Priorities with Steve Baden and John Hensley
Jan 09, 2023
EP111 The Best of RESTalk 2022 with Bill Spohn
Dec 19, 2022
EP110 The State of RESNET Quality Assurance 2022 with Laurel Elam, Billy Giblin, and Scott Doyle
Dec 05, 2022
EP109 The Pretty Good House with Emily Mottram
Nov 21, 2022
EP108 Unpacking the ANSI-RESNET-ACCA-ICC 310 HVAC Rating Standard series: Tasks 4&5 Blower Watt Draw and Refrigerant Charge with Jim Bergmann, MeasureQuick
Nov 07, 2022
EP107 Learn more about the RESNET CO2e Index with David Goldstein and John Taylor
Oct 24, 2022
EP106 The Kinda Tiny Habitat House in Athens GA with Jeremy Field and Spencer Frye
Oct 10, 2022
EP105 Unpacking the ANSI-RESNET-ACCA-ICC 310 HVAC Rating Standard series Tasks 2&3, Duct Leakage and Blower Airflow With Steve Rogers
Sep 26, 2022
EP104 Mandalay Homes Leading the Path to High Energy Performance Homes Recognized Through 2022 RESNET Cross Border Builder Challenge with Paul Erhardt and Stefan Orenda
Sep 12, 2022
EP103 KB Home Creating More Water Efficient Homes with RESNET’s HERSH2O and EPA WaterSense with Jacob Atalla
Aug 29, 2022
EP102 RESNET HERS Index Ratings Soon to be Recognized in California with David Choo and Laurel Elam
Aug 08, 2022
EP101 Freddie Mac’s Green Mortgage Program with Simone Beaty
Jul 25, 2022
EP100 HERS Modelers Ensure Consistency of Input in HERS Ratings with Joshua Anderson and Scott Doyle
Jul 11, 2022
EP99 Unpacking the ANSI-RESNET-ACCA-ICC 310 HVAC Rating Standard series Task 1, Design with Alex Meaney
Jun 27, 2022
EP98 Letting the data speak on HERS rated homes with Ryan Meres
Jun 13, 2022
EP97 Meet the 2022 Emerging Leadership Council Fellows - Part 1 with Noah Lawrence, Matt Jansing and Jared Kain-Woods
May 30, 2022
EP96 The State of Sustainable Building 2022 with Sara Gutterman
May 09, 2022
EP95 CRESNET and The RESNET Cross Border Challenge With John Godden
Apr 25, 2022
EP94 Learn more about embodied carbon in housing with Andy Buccino, Sara DeVico, and Mike Browne
Apr 11, 2022
EP93 Meet the New Leaders of the ELC with Dylan Tindall and Jacob Kamen
Mar 28, 2022
EP92 Women in HERS with Elizabeth Sanfelippo and Beth Ainsworth
Mar 14, 2022
EP91 Who are the buyers of HERS Rated Homes and what is driving their decisions? with Ryan Meres
Feb 28, 2022
EP90 ICC and RESNET Collaboration toward Net Zero Energy Homes with Dominic Sims and Mark Johnson from ICC
Feb 07, 2022
EP89 An Overview of the RESNET 2022 Priorities with Steve Baden & John Hensley
Jan 24, 2022
EP88 Learn about the RESNET 2022 Building Performance Conferences with Emma Bennett
Jan 10, 2022
EP87 RESTalk 2021 Highlight Reel with Bill Spohn
Dec 27, 2021
EP86 State of RESNET QA with Laurel Elam, Scott Doyle and Billy Giblin
Dec 20, 2021
EP85 The House That SHE Built with Natalie Miles (Wardley Homes) and Katy Higgins (BlueBest Heating & Air)
Dec 06, 2021
EP84 Update on the 45L Federal Builders' Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Homes with Steve Baden
Nov 22, 2021
EP83 Why Raters Should be Certified for HERSH20 with Ryan Meres
Nov 08, 2021
EP82 Grading the Installation of HVAC Systems- ACCA/RESNET/ICC Standard 310 with Wes Davis and Scott Doyle
Oct 25, 2021
EP81 Stanley Martin Homes & PEG- A Successful Builder and Rating Company Partnership with DJ Lawson and Matthew Cooper
Oct 11, 2021
EP80 Maintaining HERS Software Consistency with Neal Kruis
Sep 27, 2021
EP 79 California Dreamin’ Collaboration Between RESNET and California Rating Providers on HERS-H2O with Ryan Meres and Russ King
Sep 13, 2021
EP 78 RESNET 2022 Conference- Into The Future with Emma Bennett & Steve Baden (RESNET)
Aug 23, 2021
EP 77 Taking Water Efficiency Efforts to New Heights with Jonah Schein (US EPA) & Ryan Meres (RESNET)
Aug 09, 2021
EP76 Meet the 2021 RESNET Emerging Leadership Fellows with Stewart Soleman and Drew Lynch
Jul 26, 2021
EP75: RESNET Proposal on Factoring in Energy to Mortgage Loans with Steve Baden
Jul 12, 2021
EP74: HERS ratings and the PEG Fannie Mae Green MBS Program with Matthew Cooper
Jun 21, 2021
EP73: Bill Spohn’s High Performance Home Journey hosted by Laurel Elam
Jun 07, 2021
EP72: The future of the building industry resides in low carbon buildings with Dan Welch- Bundle Design
May 24, 2021
EP71: Joint RESNET ICC HERS Rating Company Membership with Laurel Elam and Laurence Genest
May 10, 2021
EP70: ONE TREE PLEDGE and RESNET Collaboration with Michael Ziman
Apr 26, 2021
EP69: Behind the scenes at the 3 millionth HERS rated home with CR Herro (Meritage) and Tim Smith (15 Light Years Foundation)
Apr 12, 2021
EP68 How low can you go? Achieving 2020's lowest average HERS score with Gene Myers - Thrive Home Builders
Mar 29, 2021
EP67 RESNET Priorities 2021 with Steve Baden
Mar 15, 2021
EP66 A Conversation with 2021 RESNET Board President, John Hensley
Mar 01, 2021
EP65 What is in store for Home Performance: 2020 Election Review with Carl Chidlow & Steve Baden
Jan 25, 2021
EP64 Learn about the RESNET 2021 Conference. A New Path To the Future with Steve Baden & Emma Bennett
Jan 11, 2021
EP63 State of RESNET QA with Laurel Elam, Scott Doyle and Billy Giblin
Dec 14, 2020
EP62: Using HERS H2O to achieve the WaterSense Label for homes with Jonah Schein & Ryan Meres
Nov 30, 2020
EP61: Why big builders will request more HERS ratings with Ryan Meres
Nov 09, 2020
EP60: Resilience, sustainability and high-performance homes with Ryan Colker of ICC
Oct 26, 2020
EP59: Essential Market Trends to Grow your Business with Sara Gutterman, Green Builder Media
Oct 12, 2020
EP-BONUS COVID -19 Update with Steve Baden and Cardice Gray-Howard
Oct 05, 2020
EP58: The U.S. Housing Market Through the Looking Glass with Clayton Traylor, LBA
Sep 28, 2020
EP57: 45L - The Federal Tax Credit for Builders: An Update with Carl Chidlow & Steve Baden
Sep 14, 2020
EP56: RESNET 2021: A Virtual Conference
Aug 24, 2020
EP55 A Roadmap to Creating New Business Opportunities for HERS® Raters with John Gillett
Aug 10, 2020
EP54 Meet the Chairs of the RESNET Standards Development Committees
Jul 27, 2020
EP53 The HERS Rater’s role in Energy Code Compliance with Chris McTaggart (The BER) and Ryan Meres (RESNET)
Jul 13, 2020
EP52 Data Trends in HERS Rated Homes- RESNET’s 2019 report With Ryan Meres (RESNET)
Jun 29, 2020
EP51 Emergency Virtual Inspection and Alternative Testing Protocols With Scott Doyle (RESNET)
Jun 15, 2020
EP50 Introducing the RESNET Water Efficiency Rating System HERSH2O with Mark Johnson (ICC) and Jacob Atalla (KB Home)
Jun 01, 2020
EP49 New applications for HERS skills- Isolation Room Monitoring with Matthew Cooper of PEG
May 11, 2020
EP48 The Impact of Recent Energy Code Changes on HERS® Raters and Builders with Ryan Meres
Apr 27, 2020
EP47 Meet the 2020 RESNET Emerging Leadership Council Fellows
Apr 13, 2020
EP46 Special Episode RESNET COVID-19 Update with Steve Baden and Cardice Gray-Howard
Mar 30, 2020
EP45 Learn about the RESNET Emerging Leadership Council with Leo Jansen
Mar 16, 2020
EP44 City of Phoenix Sustainable Home Design Competition
Mar 02, 2020
EP43 What it Takes to be America’s Best Insulation Installer with David Beam
Feb 17, 2020
EP42 RESNET 2020 Priorities with Steve Baden
Feb 03, 2020
EP41 Freddie Mac Study Finds Big Benefits in HERS® Rated Homes with Steve Baden
Jan 20, 2020
EP40 A preview of the RESNET 2020 Conference with Emma Bennett and Steve Baden
Jan 06, 2020
EP 39 RESNET QA Team update with Laurel Elam, Scott Doyle & Billy Giblin
Dec 16, 2019
EP38 Learn About Panelized Construction with Anthony Grisolia of IBACOS
Dec 02, 2019
EP37 Jeff Bentley Shares his 5 Rules for High Performance Homes
Nov 18, 2019
EP36 Can BIM Grease the Path to Zero with Jay Epstein
Nov 04, 2019
EP35 ICC & RESNET Collaboration with Mark Johnson and Steve Baden
Oct 21, 2019
EP34 New Hampshire's Drive to Net Zero with Mike Loughlin (Eversource) and Joe Rando (GDS Associates)
Oct 07, 2019
EP33 What is the RESNET Supplier Advisory Board with Ryan Meres of RESNET
Sep 23, 2019
EP32 What is the Index Adjustment Factor with Philip Fairey of the Florida Solar Energy Center
Sep 09, 2019
EP31 Affordable Energy Efficient Housing with Abe Kruger
Aug 19, 2019
EP30 Moving towards the Integrated Home with the Southern Co.
Aug 05, 2019
EP29 CA Title 24 and HERS Discussion with Matt Christie and Ryan Meres
Jul 22, 2019
EP28 A National Retrofit Challenge to Meet the Paris Goal with David Goldstein of the NRDC
Jul 08, 2019
EP27 Hiring the Next Generation of Workers with Clint Shireman
Jun 17, 2019
EP 26 RESNET’s Role in the 2021 IECC Committee Action Hearings with Ryan Meres
Jun 03, 2019
EP25 18,000 homes on the GreenPath- with Tom Gavaras (BATC) and Ross Anderson (The Energy Network)
May 20, 2019
EPB-1 Water standards, efficiency and conservation- A Joint Episode with the ICC
May 13, 2019
EP24 Proper AirSealing makes all the difference with Charlie Haack from NAIMA
May 06, 2019
EP23 A Crystal Ball-RESNET Emerging Leadership Council Fellows Share their views
Apr 22, 2019
EP22 Three Decades of Ratings- Perspectives from the first rater Terry Duszynski
Apr 08, 2019
EP21 RESNET & Pearl Certifications team up for the Phoenix Pilot
Mar 18, 2019
EP20 Earning HERS Points for Quality HVAC Design & Installation
Mar 04, 2019
EP19 KB Home ProjecKt Home- Where tomorrow lives with Jacob Atalla
Feb 18, 2019
EP18 ICC Residential Energy Inspector-Plans Examiner Certification with Chris McTaggart and Tony Lisanti
Feb 04, 2019
EP17 RESNET Goals and Priorities for 2019
Jan 21, 2019
EP16 Don't miss the 2019 RESNET Conference
Jan 07, 2019
EP15 State of the Industry 2018
Dec 17, 2018
EP14 Evolving Standards For Multifamily Ratings with Gayathri Vijayakumar (SWA)
Dec 03, 2018
EP13 - Installed Performance of Bathroom Ventilation Fans- how to ensure passing results with Russell Pope from Panasonic
Nov 19, 2018
EP12 Auto-population of HERS Index Scores with David Heslam (Earth Advantage) and Ryan Meres (RESNET)
Nov 02, 2018
EP11 How HERS raters influence the development of the IECC with Eric Makela of NBI
Oct 22, 2018
EP10- How do building experts find the best home in the area they want to live? with CR Herro
Oct 08, 2018
EP9- Energy efficiency has value when you can measure it, market it, and sell it for! with Sandra Adomatis
Sep 24, 2018
EP8- Build it tight, ventilate right -Satisfying building codes & consumer expectations for health and comfort with AprilAire
Sep 10, 2018
EP7- Recruiting the Next Generation of HERS Raters with Matt Gingrich and Val Briggs
Aug 20, 2018
EP6- Get involved! The 2019 RESNET Conference is already gearing up!
Aug 06, 2018
EP5- Investment in Growing the Demand for HERS Ratings with Val Briggs
Jul 30, 2018
EP4- Enhancing Consistency of HERS Rating Software with Steve Baden
Jul 16, 2018
EP3- RESNET's New Water Efficiency Rating with Ryan Meres
Jul 02, 2018
EP2- Enhancing the Quality of HERS ratings a conversation with Laurel Elam and Scott Doyle
Jun 25, 2018
EP1- RESNET 2020- Goals and Action Plan with Steve Baden
Jun 02, 2018