Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Learn more about BuildingEnergy 15: http://nesea.org/be15
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Do any of these arguments strike a chord? Thinking of sitting this conference out? ...Think again.
No, this conference won't make you an expert in three days. It won't answer every question you have ever had about energy and building high performance projects. However, if you come to the conference with good questions, you will probably get them answered. Even better, you may start some discussions among people like you and hopefully, people very different than you, who have a different viewpoint and different experiences because they are looking at that issue from a totally different angle because the attendees are not all architects or engineers or builders. They are all those and a host of other professionals and organizations who care about doing the right thing and doing it well. You will get up to speed on topics that you really should know more about, especially when you are trying to convince your clients that you know more about these issues than your competition.
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That's what is beautiful about the BE conference. People will talk about mistakes, what was hard and what they would do differently next time. There are a lot of people who are speaking at this conference who have a LOT of experience working toward Zero Net Energy buildings, Passive House buildings, Living Building Challenge buildings and installing PV systems. They have learned a lot, they have a lot of data to back up their claims and they are willing to share their successes and their failures.
This is what makes the Building Energy Conference different. Each year, a large group of (unpaid) professionals invests a lot of their personal time and energy into making this conference worth going to. Each speaker and topic is vetted to ensure that we are getting the best information about the most pertinent topics each year. I am one of those people who has invested untold hours over the last 15 years into making this the best possible conference that I would want to attend. In that time, I have been able to take what was only a personal passion and make it one of my firm's top priorities. We are now doing cutting edge work with Zero Net Energy affordable housing. This conference and the connections I have made here and the resources that have become available have helped make that happen.
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I hope to see you there.
Learn more about BuildingEnergy 15: http://nesea.org/be15
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