Pretty Good Reno: The Greenest House Is an Existing House

Video by Reelife Documentary Productions

  • Pretty Good Reno: The Greenest House Is an Existing House

    An existing house represents an enormous amount of “up front” carbon that has already been committed. The more we can re-use it, the less carbon we are releasing per unit of housing. But when is enough enough? This session is about finding the sweet spot between existing and desired, and how to balance expense vs savings.

    Session Chairs

    Session Speakers

    Room / Location
    Harbor 2
    Learning Objectives
    Prioritize a renovation project’s energy goals.
    Avoid creating problems after renovation (moisture, IAQ, etc).
    Balance upfront carbon vs. operational carbon in a renovation project.
    Lower the costs of renovation while still achieving significant energy savings.
    CEU Information

    AIA: 1 LU
    BOC: 1 credit hour
    BPI: 1 credit hour
    GBCI: 1 credit hour (BD+C, ID+C, WELL)
    MA CSL: 1 credit hour (Energy)
    NAHB: 1 credit hour
    NARI: 1 credit hour
    PHI: Credit offered for full conference attendance
    Phius: Credit offered for each full conference day
    RESNET: Credit offered for each full conference day

    Session ID
    BOS24-134
    Session Documents
    bos24-134_pretty_good_reno.pdf (6.12 MB)
    Event Date
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