Houston’s Energy Efficient Building Codes: Past, Present and Future

Title: Houston’s Energy Efficient Building Codes: Past, Present and Future
Location: Houston Museum of Fine Arts, 6003 Memorial Dr. Houston, Texas 77007
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Description: o Introduction: Why do we want energy efficient codes? Tessa McClellan, Environment Texas o Sheila Blake/Laura Spanjian (Invited), City of Houston, Houston’s Building Codes – What’s on the table?

o How Much Does the 5% Proposed Solution Actually Save?

o Bill Fay, Alliance for Energy Savings and Tessa McClellan, Environment Texas o The Benefits, Costs and Opportunities of Energy Efficient Building Codes: Lessons from Texas

o Cyrus Reed, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club

o Energy Systems Laboratory: the 2009 IECC, Local Amendments, and Future Energy Codes

o Cynthia Lewis, Energy Systems Laboratory

o Johnny Umphress, Austin Energy o Austin’s 2009 IECC Energy Codes, Net-zero Homes Goal and the Green Building Program – Is it working?

Question and Answers and Discussion

Coffee, Sandwiches and Drinks provided
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2011-10-07
End Time: 14:00