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.
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EP151 Emerging Leaders, Real Talk: The Future of HERS® Starts Here (March 2026)
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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EP150 Women Building the Future: Voices from the RESNET® Community (March 2026)
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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EP149 Inside the 2026 RESNET® Conference: The Next Era of HERS® (January 2026)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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EP148 A New Chapter for RESNET: A Conversation with Executive Director Shelby Gatlin (January 2026)
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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EP147 Best of 2025: The Year RESNET® Hit Another Gear (December 2025)
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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EP146 Beyond the Score: Market Signals, QA, and the Future of RESNET® with Steve Baden (October 2025)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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EP145 Turning Efficiency into Equity: Inside the C-PACE Model with PACE Equity with Tricia Baker and Karl Peer (October 2025)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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EP144 From Checklists to Real-Time Data: The QA Evolution at RESNET🄬 With Laurel Elam and Scott Doyle (September 2025)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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EP143 Sweat Equity Meets Smart Energy: Inside a Habitat Zero Energy Ready Build with Kevin L. Smith (July 2025)
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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EP142 Home Efficiency by the Numbers: Highlights from the 2025 RESNET® Report with Ryan Meres (June 2025)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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EP141 Ventilation, Codes & Comfort: What Builders Need to Know Now with Patrick Nielsen
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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EP140 The Future of QA at RESNET®: Automation, Oversight, and ENERGY STAR Updates with Scott Doyle
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May 12, 2025 |
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EP139 Concrete Innovations: The Story of Arizona's First 3D-Printed Home with Jason Barlow
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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EP138 From Learning to Leading: How the ELC Fellows Are Transforming the Industry with Jennifer Goldberg, Dorian Gothard and Alex Haworth
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Inside RESNET®: Quality Assurance, Collaboration , and Impact with Ryan Moore, Jordi Kimbrough, and Michael Matthews
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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EP136 Your Guide to RESNET® 2025: Tracks, Events, and Exciting Updates with Clara Hedrick
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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EP135 RESTalk Rewind 2024: Milestones, Innovations, and the Road Ahead with Bill Spohn
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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EP134 Boosting Efficiency: How RESNET®'s QA App Is Transforming the Industry with Kiro Bondarev, Kelvin Abong and Billy Giblin
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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EP133 Bridging the Gap: The Future of Energy Code Compliance with RESNET® HERS® Raters with Mark Johnson and Steve Baden
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Ep 132 From 360K to 1 Million: RESNET®'s Vision for the Future with Scott Doyle and Ryan Meres
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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EP131 HERS Ratings Unveiled: Insights into America's Energy-Efficient Homes with Ryan Meres
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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EP130 RESNET 2025 Preview: Celebrating 30 Years and 4 Million Homes With Clara Hedrick
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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EP129 Empowering Builders: RESNET's Push for Water and Energy Efficiency With Paulette McGhie and Ryan Meres
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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EP128 Building the Future: The Rise of Build-to-Rent Housing With Thomas Cochran and Laurel Elam
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May 13, 2024 |
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EP127 Energizing Change: Advocates Power Up Policy at the RESNET Policy Forum With Robert Pegues and Carl Chidlow
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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EP126 From Audits to Advocacy: Trailblazing Women in Energy Efficiency with Sharla Riead and Emelie Cuppernell-Glitch
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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EP125 QA in Your Pocket How a Mobile App is Empowering RESNET HERS Ratings with Cassandra Wright, Leo Jansen and Billy Giblin
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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EP124 RESNET's audacious goal for 2028 and supporting initiatives with Steve Baden and Mark Johnson
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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EP123 The Best of RESTalk 2023 with Bill Spohn
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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EP122 Best Practices in Construction Technology Education with Michael Lee, Texarkana College
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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EP121 Back Together and Stronger, the RESNET 2023 Conference with Clara Hedrick & Emma Bennett
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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EP120 Energy Efficient Homebuilding at Scale with Robert Broad of AMH Development
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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EP119 RESNET appoints a new ESG Advisory Group with Matthew Cooper, PEG
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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EP118 Santa Fe's Habitat for Humanity Homes achieve HERS-ZERO scores with Rob Lochner and David Best
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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EP117 Learning more about the HERS Index and Texas House Bill 3215 with James Rodriguez and Ned Munoz
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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EP116 RESNET Data Sheds Light on Energy Efficient Home Trends with Ryan Meres
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May 08, 2023 |
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EP115 The New RESNET Embodied Carbon Advisory Committee with Chris Magwood from RMI
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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EP114 Meet the new RESNET Board leaders, Mark Johnson & Cy Kilbourn
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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EP113 Update on RESNET Carbon Index with Philip Fairey and David Goldstein
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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EP112 RESNET's 2023 Goals and Priorities with Steve Baden and John Hensley
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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EP111 The Best of RESTalk 2022 with Bill Spohn
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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EP110 The State of RESNET Quality Assurance 2022 with Laurel Elam, Billy Giblin, and Scott Doyle
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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EP109 The Pretty Good House with Emily Mottram
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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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
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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EP107 Learn more about the RESNET CO2e Index with David Goldstein and John Taylor
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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EP106 The Kinda Tiny Habitat House in Athens GA with Jeremy Field and Spencer Frye
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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EP105 Unpacking the ANSI-RESNET-ACCA-ICC 310 HVAC Rating Standard series Tasks 2&3, Duct Leakage and Blower Airflow With Steve Rogers
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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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
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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EP103 KB Home Creating More Water Efficient Homes with RESNET's HERSH2O and EPA WaterSense with Jacob Atalla
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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EP102 RESNET HERS Index Ratings Soon to be Recognized in California with David Choo and Laurel Elam
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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EP101 Freddie Mac's Green Mortgage Program with Simone Beaty
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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EP100 HERS Modelers Ensure Consistency of Input in HERS Ratings with Joshua Anderson and Scott Doyle
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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EP99 Unpacking the ANSI-RESNET-ACCA-ICC 310 HVAC Rating Standard series Task 1, Design with Alex Meaney
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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EP98 Letting the data speak on HERS rated homes with Ryan Meres
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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EP97 Meet the 2022 Emerging Leadership Council Fellows - Part 1 with Noah Lawrence, Matt Jansing and Jared Kain-Woods
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May 30, 2022 |
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EP96 The State of Sustainable Building 2022 with Sara Gutterman
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May 09, 2022 |
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EP95 CRESNET and The RESNET Cross Border Challenge With John Godden
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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EP94 Learn more about embodied carbon in housing with Andy Buccino, Sara DeVico, and Mike Browne
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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EP93 Meet the New Leaders of the ELC with Dylan Tindall and Jacob Kamen
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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EP92 Women in HERS with Elizabeth Sanfelippo and Beth Ainsworth
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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EP91 Who are the buyers of HERS Rated Homes and what is driving their decisions? with Ryan Meres
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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EP90 ICC and RESNET Collaboration toward Net Zero Energy Homes with Dominic Sims and Mark Johnson from ICC
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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EP89 An Overview of the RESNET 2022 Priorities with Steve Baden & John Hensley
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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EP88 Learn about the RESNET 2022 Building Performance Conferences with Emma Bennett
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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EP87 RESTalk 2021 Highlight Reel with Bill Spohn
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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EP86 State of RESNET QA with Laurel Elam, Scott Doyle and Billy Giblin
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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EP85 The House That SHE Built with Natalie Miles (Wardley Homes) and Katy Higgins (BlueBest Heating & Air)
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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EP84 Update on the 45L Federal Builders' Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Homes with Steve Baden
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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EP83 Why Raters Should be Certified for HERSH20 with Ryan Meres
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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EP82 Grading the Installation of HVAC Systems- ACCA/RESNET/ICC Standard 310 with Wes Davis and Scott Doyle
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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EP81 Stanley Martin Homes & PEG- A Successful Builder and Rating Company Partnership with DJ Lawson and Matthew Cooper
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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EP80 Maintaining HERS Software Consistency with Neal Kruis
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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EP 79 California Dreamin' Collaboration Between RESNET and California Rating Providers on HERS-H2O with Ryan Meres and Russ King
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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EP 78 RESNET 2022 Conference- Into The Future with Emma Bennett & Steve Baden (RESNET)
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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EP 77 Taking Water Efficiency Efforts to New Heights with Jonah Schein (US EPA) & Ryan Meres (RESNET)
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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EP76 Meet the 2021 RESNET Emerging Leadership Fellows with Stewart Soleman and Drew Lynch
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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EP75: RESNET Proposal on Factoring in Energy to Mortgage Loans with Steve Baden
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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EP74: HERS ratings and the PEG Fannie Mae Green MBS Program with Matthew Cooper
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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EP73: Bill Spohn's High Performance Home Journey hosted by Laurel Elam
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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EP72: The future of the building industry resides in low carbon buildings with Dan Welch- Bundle Design
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May 24, 2021 |
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EP71: Joint RESNET ICC HERS Rating Company Membership with Laurel Elam and Laurence Genest
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May 10, 2021 |
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EP70: ONE TREE PLEDGE and RESNET Collaboration with Michael Ziman
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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EP69: Behind the scenes at the 3 millionth HERS rated home with CR Herro (Meritage) and Tim Smith (15 Light Years Foundation)
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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EP68 How low can you go? Achieving 2020's lowest average HERS score with Gene Myers - Thrive Home Builders
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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EP67 RESNET Priorities 2021 with Steve Baden
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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EP66 A Conversation with 2021 RESNET Board President, John Hensley
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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EP65 What is in store for Home Performance: 2020 Election Review with Carl Chidlow & Steve Baden
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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EP64 Learn about the RESNET 2021 Conference. A New Path To the Future with Steve Baden & Emma Bennett
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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EP63 State of RESNET QA with Laurel Elam, Scott Doyle and Billy Giblin
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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EP62: Using HERS H2O to achieve the WaterSense Label for homes with Jonah Schein & Ryan Meres
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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EP61: Why big builders will request more HERS ratings with Ryan Meres
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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EP60: Resilience, sustainability and high-performance homes with Ryan Colker of ICC
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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EP59: Essential Market Trends to Grow your Business with Sara Gutterman, Green Builder Media
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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EP-BONUS COVID -19 Update with Steve Baden and Cardice Gray-Howard
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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EP58: The U.S. Housing Market Through the Looking Glass with Clayton Traylor, LBA
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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EP57: 45L - The Federal Tax Credit for Builders: An Update with Carl Chidlow & Steve Baden
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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EP56: RESNET 2021: A Virtual Conference
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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EP55 A Roadmap to Creating New Business Opportunities for HERS® Raters with John Gillett
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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EP54 Meet the Chairs of the RESNET Standards Development Committees
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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EP53 The HERS Rater's role in Energy Code Compliance with Chris McTaggart (The BER) and Ryan Meres (RESNET)
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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EP52 Data Trends in HERS Rated Homes- RESNET's 2019 report With Ryan Meres (RESNET)
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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EP51 Emergency Virtual Inspection and Alternative Testing Protocols With Scott Doyle (RESNET)
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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EP50 Introducing the RESNET Water Efficiency Rating System HERSH2O with Mark Johnson (ICC) and Jacob Atalla (KB Home)
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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EP49 New applications for HERS skills- Isolation Room Monitoring with Matthew Cooper of PEG
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May 11, 2020 |
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EP48 The Impact of Recent Energy Code Changes on HERS® Raters and Builders with Ryan Meres
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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EP47 Meet the 2020 RESNET Emerging Leadership Council Fellows
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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EP46 Special Episode RESNET COVID-19 Update with Steve Baden and Cardice Gray-Howard
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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EP45 Learn about the RESNET Emerging Leadership Council with Leo Jansen
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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EP44 City of Phoenix Sustainable Home Design Competition
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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EP43 What it Takes to be America's Best Insulation Installer with David Beam
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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EP42 RESNET 2020 Priorities with Steve Baden
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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EP41 Freddie Mac Study Finds Big Benefits in HERS® Rated Homes with Steve Baden
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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EP40 A preview of the RESNET 2020 Conference with Emma Bennett and Steve Baden
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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EP 39 RESNET QA Team update with Laurel Elam, Scott Doyle & Billy Giblin
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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EP38 Learn About Panelized Construction with Anthony Grisolia of IBACOS
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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EP37 Jeff Bentley Shares his 5 Rules for High Performance Homes
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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EP36 Can BIM Grease the Path to Zero with Jay Epstein
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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EP35 ICC & RESNET Collaboration with Mark Johnson and Steve Baden
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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EP34 New Hampshire's Drive to Net Zero with Mike Loughlin (Eversource) and Joe Rando (GDS Associates)
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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EP33 What is the RESNET Supplier Advisory Board with Ryan Meres of RESNET
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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EP32 What is the Index Adjustment Factor with Philip Fairey of the Florida Solar Energy Center
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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EP31 Affordable Energy Efficient Housing with Abe Kruger
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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EP30 Moving towards the Integrated Home with the Southern Co.
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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EP29 CA Title 24 and HERS Discussion with Matt Christie and Ryan Meres
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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EP28 A National Retrofit Challenge to Meet the Paris Goal with David Goldstein of the NRDC
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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EP27 Hiring the Next Generation of Workers with Clint Shireman
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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EP 26 RESNET's Role in the 2021 IECC Committee Action Hearings with Ryan Meres
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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EP25 18,000 homes on the GreenPath- with Tom Gavaras (BATC) and Ross Anderson (The Energy Network)
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May 20, 2019 |
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EPB-1 Water standards, efficiency and conservation- A Joint Episode with the ICC
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May 13, 2019 |
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EP24 Proper AirSealing makes all the difference with Charlie Haack from NAIMA
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May 06, 2019 |
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EP23 A Crystal Ball-RESNET Emerging Leadership Council Fellows Share their views
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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EP22 Three Decades of Ratings- Perspectives from the first rater Terry Duszynski
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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EP21 RESNET & Pearl Certifications team up for the Phoenix Pilot
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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EP20 Earning HERS Points for Quality HVAC Design & Installation
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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EP19 KB Home ProjecKt Home- Where tomorrow lives with Jacob Atalla
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Feb 18, 2019 |
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EP18 ICC Residential Energy Inspector-Plans Examiner Certification with Chris McTaggart and Tony Lisanti
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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EP17 RESNET Goals and Priorities for 2019
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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EP16 Don't miss the 2019 RESNET Conference
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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EP15 State of the Industry 2018
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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EP14 Evolving Standards For Multifamily Ratings with Gayathri Vijayakumar (SWA)
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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EP13 - Installed Performance of Bathroom Ventilation Fans- how to ensure passing results with Russell Pope from Panasonic
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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EP12 Auto-population of HERS Index Scores with David Heslam (Earth Advantage) and Ryan Meres (RESNET)
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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EP11 How HERS raters influence the development of the IECC with Eric Makela of NBI
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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EP10- How do building experts find the best home in the area they want to live? with CR Herro
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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EP9- Energy efficiency has value when you can measure it, market it, and sell it for! with Sandra Adomatis
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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EP8- Build it tight, ventilate right -Satisfying building codes & consumer expectations for health and comfort with AprilAire
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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EP7- Recruiting the Next Generation of HERS Raters with Matt Gingrich and Val Briggs
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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EP6- Get involved! The 2019 RESNET Conference is already gearing up!
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Aug 06, 2018 |
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EP5- Investment in Growing the Demand for HERS Ratings with Val Briggs
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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EP4- Enhancing Consistency of HERS Rating Software with Steve Baden
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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EP3- RESNET's New Water Efficiency Rating with Ryan Meres
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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EP2- Enhancing the Quality of HERS ratings a conversation with Laurel Elam and Scott Doyle
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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EP1- RESNET 2020- Goals and Action Plan with Steve Baden
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Jun 02, 2018 |