Please RSVP: If you are planning to attend, please RSVP by following this link:

http://nwebgseattle.wufoo.com/forms/winter-celebration-rsvp/

Join us for a fun evening celebrating the hard work we’ve all been doing to make this world a stronger and healthier place. We’ll provide some light refreshments and wine/beer. You provide the stories, warmth and comraderie! We will also be sharing the celebration with members of Passive House Northwest and Home Performance Washington.
Join us for our annual winter celebration party!

Hope you can make it!

Thanks to Greenhome Solutions for letting us gather at their space!

Home Performance Washington, October General Meeting
Repower Bainbridge, Asbestos and Energy Policy

Our next HPW meeting is coming up Tuesday, November 8^th, at 3pm at the Broadview Branch of the Seattle Public Library, two miles north of the Greenwood Branch, at the corner of 130^th and Greenwood.  Our meetings are open to all and not sponsored by the library. Join other members afterward at Seattle Greendrinks, downtown. [info below]

Current HPW Members may earn BPI Continuing Education Credits by attending this meeting and staying for Mario Pedroza’s one our session on Asbestos issues.

November 8th, 3-5pm
Broadview Branch, Seattle Public Library
12755 Greenwood Ave. N in Seattle

Confirmed Presentations:

 Yvonne Krause – RePower Bainbridge
RePower Bainbridge is a community-wide program dedicated to helping Bainbridge Islanders save energy, reduce costs, make their homes more comfortable and create a more sustainable Island. The program has already completed 1500 Home Energy Checkups toward their goal of 4000. View www.positiveenergybi.org/repowerbainbridge ahead of time to gain perspective and formulate some discussion questions!

Mario Pedroza – Puget Sound Clean Air Agency– 1 hour – BPI Continuing Education Credits for Attendance.
Mario will introduce us briefly to the work of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, then jump into the issues of how to handle asbestos in homes.  What is it?  How can we identify it? How should our professional members talk about it? How do we remove it and dispose of it?  And, what training or certifications are required?

Rashad Morris – Washington Environmental Council
The Washington Environmental Council is working to put an “Energy Awareness Act” before the 2012 legislature. Come hear an update on their latest thinking, and provide feedback.

Specialty Contractor Spotlight
Jake Rayle – At Foam
At Foam is HPW’s only member that specializes exclusively in applying spray foam insulation.  Be sure to meet Jake and discuss how his business might benefit yours!  www.at-foam.com/ 

Afterward – All Are Invited to Seattle Greendrinks:
After the November 8th HPW meeting, let’s socialize with the Seattle Greendrinks crowd and PSE at the historic Moore Theatre downtown at 1932 2nd Avenue The November Greendrinks will begin at 5:30pm. Please bring your own glass/cup/plate. 

More information: http://www.seattlegreendrinks.org/events/2011/nov/november-greendrinks-sponsored-puget-sound-energy-and-featuring-earthcorps

Date: November 17, 2011

Time: 8:30 to 4:30

Location: tm4group Training Center at Green Depot (EcoHaus),
at 4121 1st Avenue S. in Seattle

Taught by the Master, Michael Stuart, this class is the primer on understanding this exciting new energy efficiency technology. Network with others in the industry while you gain in-depth knowledge of the science of thermography in this full day’s training.

• From basics to advanced in 8 hours you’ll the gain the in-depth science complete with examples of thermography.
• Test up to 10 IR cameras in this hands-on interactive class. Plus, learn the features and benefits to each.
• Learn the business of the “business of thermography.” How it can increase your company’s bottomline.

Cost: $129.00 (8-hours of instruction, hands-on training, all materials and a light lunch provided)

Early Bird Discount (through 11/7) $89.00

HPW Members: $69.00

Call Gretchen at 206-930 5355 today to register.  Last class filled quickly so call to reserve a seat today.

23rd Annual SOLAR HOME DESIGN CLASS 

Presented by Winter Sun Design & The University of Washington, ASUW Experimental College

SATURDAY, October 15th, 2011

10AM – 4PM

on Seattle campus 

Course covers:     Basic home energy systems, characteristics &  conservation (quickly).

                             The solar resource, solar gain, site assessment &  feasibility.

The emphasis is on practical passive design issues including; system types, characteristics, sizing, heat storage, construction details, efficiencies & costs.

PV (solar electric), solar hot water and incentives

are also covered.

                             Green building materials and systems are discussed throughout.

Instructor:  Chris Herman, CPBD, owner of Winter Sun Design, (www.wintersundesign.com) established 1987 & Co-Founder of the Northwest Eco-Building Guild (www.ecobuilding.org) & the Solar Washington Association (www.solarwashington.org) .

Cost:           ($65  or  $50 UW Student)  +  $10  Exp. Col. Regis. fee

                    Includes a reference notebook

Information:       http://experimental.asuw.org

or call Chris @ 206-525-3969 from 2-8 PM

Registration:        Call  68Learn (206-685-3276) or  http://exco.org  

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

NOTE: Depending on class size there may be time to discuss individual projects. Questions requiring elaboration may not be addressed if class size is large. But questions regarding clarification will always be answered.

HPW members are invited to join the EcoBuilding Guild Potluck next Wednesday!

(Not to be confused with our own BBQ on Lake Sammamish this Sunday)

Wednesday, August 24, 6-9pm

Join us for a relaxing evening in the park!  All are welcome, and we will be joined by folks from Passive House Northwest, Sustainable Ballard, Permaculture Guild, Home Performance Washington, City Repair, and NW Biodiesel Network.

This is a leave-no-trace, pack-in/pack-out event – there are no refuse receptacles in the park.  Please bring your own plate, cup, utensils and a dish to share as we relax and catch up.

We will also have Guild t-shirts for sale – see post below.

Location: Linden Orchard Park, N 67th Street & Linden Ave N, Seattle 98103

Northwest EcoBuilding Guild 10x10x10
What Washington
When September 10, 2011
from 04:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Where Bastyr University. 14500 Juanita Drive North, Kenmore WA, 98028
Contact Name Northwest EcoBuilding Guild
Contact Email 10x10x10@cps.ecobuilding.org

Contact Phone (206) 575-2222

What: The 9th annual celebration showcasing the best sustainable residential and commercial building projects in the Puget Sound area.
Who: 10x10x10 is an event organized by the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild.
When: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011
Where: Bastyr University. 14500 Juanita Drive North, Kenmore WA, 98028
About: 10 projects, 10 slides, 10 minutes. A fast paced design slam of innovation, passion, knowledge
and practicality.

Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Tours of Bastyr University’s LEED Platinum student housing (the first of
its kind in the nation!) begin.
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM Check in to Welcome Reception, purchase of $1 raffle tickets, $2 drinks,
and connecting as we enjoy local wines and deliciously healthy
appetizers from the Bastyr kitchen.
6:00 PM 10x10x10 presentations begin in the Bastyr Auditorium.
7:30 PM to 8:00 PM Intermission
9:30 PM Event ends, but the inspiration is just beginning!

Tickets: $20 in advance until Sept 8th; $30 door.

For further information and tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/165906
http://www.ecobuilding.org/guild-chapters/seattle/10-x-10-x-10

The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild is a 501(c)(3) community of builders, designers, suppliers, homeowners, and partners concerned with ecological building in the Pacific Northwest.

http://www.ecobuilding.org/about

Local information here: http://www.ecobuilding.org/guild-chapters/seattle
Contact information: 10x10x10@cps.ecobuilding.org

Home Performance Washington, General Meeting

July 12th, 3 to 5pm at Greenwood Library
8016 Greenwood Ave. N. in Seattle.

Dear Members & Supporters,

Home Performance is a whole house approach!  We can’t do it alone!  At our January meeting, members identified “Involving Specialty Contractors” as one of our industry’s three top priorities.  Hence, the theme of our July meeting.

Save the Date – HPW Summer Bash August 21st.

HPW’s Summer Bash has been set for Sunday August 21st, at the house of David Bangs on Lake Sammamish.   Enjoy food drinks, swimming and boating, and great company.   Kayaks and ski boat rides will be available.

This will be a potluck with some food and drinks provided.  Families welcome!  Stay tuned for more details.

Renewals

Members: If you received a renewal reminder but has not renewed, please do so now.
Visit www.homeperformancewashington.org/renew.htm .

Presentations:

Four specialty contractors will speak for 20 minutes each, answering the questions:

How can home performance contractors work with my company to serve customers better? Why should they choose us?

Suraj Lobo – Progressive Building Solutions – www.progressivenw.com

At Progressive Building Solutions, we self-perform HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. The idea is to offer an integrated specialty energy efficiency contracting solution to building owners and general contractors in the Puget Sound. Utilizing the combined knowledge and experience of all three trades, we are best able to consult and perform on matters of utilizing fuel and natural resources to their max, ensuring peak performance of equipment for optimum comfort and efficiency, and coordinate effectively all design and installation procedures.

Jay Wagner – COACH NW – www.coachnw.com

At Co-Op Air Conditioning and Heating, LLC our commitment to Members and Non-Members is to provide superior service and installation. We will work with our Members as business partners in talking care of their HVAC needs. As business partners, we will keep the member fully informed, allowing the member to choose when and how they spend their resources, thereby earning the respect and trust of our Members. We will appreciate and respect our co-workers and other craftsmen. In order to be successful, we will hire the best trained tradesman we can find and are committed to ongoing training. COACH and our employees’ success depends on following our mission statement as a service company.

Jeremy Smithson – Puget Sound Solar – www.pugetsoundsolar.com

Jeremy Smithson, CEO, started Puget Sound Solar in 2001 with 30 years of construction contracting experience, and a desire to turn Seattle on to solar energy. What began as a vague notion gelled into a firm commitment to establish solar energy as a viable and permanent consumer choice. Combine this with a program to reduce home energy consumption and electrify transportation and you have a very powerful antidote to our problems. Puget Sound Solar now has separate divisions to focus on solar, home performance, and home electric car charging solutions

Bruce Schoonmaker: A-FFIX, Earthquake Prepared – www.earthquakeprepared.com

A-FFIX LLC is a Seattle-based general contracting company that specializes in home retrofit and earthquake preparation. It was founded by Bruce Schoonmaker in 1999 to meet the region’s need for a quality contractor specializing in retrofit and other forms of earthquake preparation.   A-FFIX’s mission is to provide earthquake preparation and education to and assist in securing the homes of Puget Sound’s residents, with a strong commitment to honesty, integrity and excellence. The safety of you and your family, and of the community as a whole, is of the utmost importance to us.

Social Time

Social afterward at the Yanni’s Restaurant. (419 Greenwood Ave.)

Upcoming Meetings

• July 12, 3-5pm – Involving Specialty Contractors in Home Performance
• September 13th, October 11th, November 8th – Program TBA.
• August 21st, 3 – 7 pm, Summer Bash on Lake Sammamish.  Stay tuned for more info.
• Upcoming Board Meetings: Tuesdays August 2, Sept 27, Oct 25, Nov 22: 3 – 5pm at the Eastlake Bar and Grill.
• Email to confirm and request agenda

David Bangs

President, Home Performance Washington
www.homeperformancewashington.org

Are you an entrepreneur focused on improving the environmental performance of homes? Do you own a home performance contracting business? Do you run a community or utility energy efficiency program? Are you interested in learning more about Washington’s energy efficiency industry? Want to learn best practices in converting a lead to a sale?

Attend the Business Academy in Seattle focused on the home performance industry!

This FREE event will convene national efficiency experts who will share their insights on growing the home performance industry. You will have the opportunity to apply these lessons, and identify the programs, partners, and skills necessary to grow greater Seattle’s efficiency landscape.

Apply online at www.greenforall.org/bizacademy

Participants must receive confirmation in order to attend.

Home Performance Business Academy – July 22nd

Home Performance Business Academy

Hosted by Green for All and the University of Phoenix, in partnership with Home Performance Washington

Date:               Friday, July 22, 2011 11AM-4:00PM

Where:           Tukwila, WA (Greater Seattle)

Location:        University of Phoenix – Western Washington Campus

7100 Fort Dent Way, Tukwila, WA 98188-8553

Green For All and University of Phoenix will host a free, half-day Business Academy focused on supporting entrepreneurs and contractors in the state of Washington who specialize in improving the environmental performance of homes. The Academy will provide the tools, resources and networking opportunities you need to scale your operations and create jobs.

National efficiency experts will share their insights on growing the home performance industry. Participants will have the opportunity to apply these lessons, and identify the programs, partners and skills necessary to grow greater Seattle’s efficiency landscape.

Speakers and Topics include:

“Innovative Home Performance Business Models”

-Jonathan Cohen, Imagine Energy, Portland, OR

“The Community Energy Challenge: Converting a Lead to a Sale, and other Lessons”

-Shawn Collins, Opportunity Council, Bellingham, WA

“Community-Based Demand Generation: National Models”

-Virginia Leavell, Laborers’ International Union of North America

-Successful Seattle Contractors, including Callie Ridolfi, Managing Director, EcoFAB

-Networking opportunities

Home Performance Washington members David Bangs, Callie Ridolfi and Dan Wildenhaus will be presenting at the Seattle Renewable Energy Meetup Group this Thursday.

What: Optimizing Home Performance
When: Thursday June 23rd, 7pm to 9pm
Where: First Presbyterian Church – 1013 8th Ave in Seattle
How to find us: Corner of  Madison and 8th. One block SOUTH of Town Hall, downtown Seattle, WA.

Join three presenters on home energy efficiency and green job creation: David Bangs, Callie Ridolfi and Dan Wildenhaus.  David, Callie and Dan know that energy efficiency and renewable energy are both essential parts of a complete home energy solution, and will strive to make their presentations as interesting as possible to Renewal Energy experts and advocates.

David Bangs, president of  the Home Performance Collaborative, will give an overview of the home performance process and current opportunities in the industry. He will share how Seattle Community Power Works initiative is at work in central and southeast Seattle.  This program combines new City Light Rebates,  Carbon Reduction Incentive Funds and an On-Bill financing program to incent home performance assessments and upgrades.  He will also discuss other industry opportunities, including home performance lending products and a new initiative to encourage remodelers to include energy upgrades with every project.

Callie Ridolfi, Managing Director of EcoFab (www.ecofab.net) will speak on green job creation /workforce development. Ecofab provides development and energy conservation services for sustainable homes and neighborhoods. It is a social enterprise providing technical assistance, project management and consultation for buildings designed to be durable and energy efficient homes. Ecofab supports skills training and workforce development in home performance and construction.

Dan Wildenhaus, Senior Building Scientist at Fluid Strategies, will  demonstrate some equipment and techniques, such as “Blower Door” diagnostics and Infrared Thermography.

Dan will also participate with David and Callie in a Q  & A session to ensure that all your questions about home performance and industry opportunities are answered.

Home Performance Washington, General Meeting

June 14th, 3 to 5pm at Greenwood Library

Dear Members & Supporters,

What do we need?  Customers!

So, the theme of our June General Meeting is “Strategies To Scale-Up Energy Upgrades.”

Since the agenda is packed, please try to be a few minutes early.

Presentations:

Where are we now?

Independent Auditor Conversion Rates (15 min)
Charlie Rogers – Habitat Home Energy Audits

Charlie queried 100 of his most recent customers about their actions post-audit. Did they do the recommended work? Did they hire a contractor? What work did they do? Charlie will present an analysis of their responses.

Working with the Remodel Industry

Promoting Energy Upgrades with Every Remodel (15 minutes)

Task Force: Aaron Adelstein, David Bangs, Fiona Douglass-Hamilton, Jason Lear, Kevin Ward

When is a the best time to increase the energy efficiency of an existing home?  When other work is being done!  HPW is joining forces with Built Green of King and Snohomish Counties and the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild to promote an energy upgrade with every remodel project, and to encourage energy retrofitters to include additional sustainable improvements. Come, learn more, and let us know what you think.

Getting Practical: When is a Retrofit an Energy Remodel? (15 minutes)

Kevin Ward, Revolution Green Power (20 minutes)

Built Green remodelers improve the energy performance of each home, guided by a checklist.  Home Performance Contractors improve the energy performance of each house guided by energy use scores.  Let’s do a mind meld:  How much energy does a Built Green remodel typically save?  How much energy does a Home Performance Project typically save?   What additional work is required to convert an Home Performance job into a Built Green remodel, and vice versa?

Providing Financing Options

Umpqua Bank – Green Street Lending (15 min)
Brian Alfano – VP Marketing

Through Umpqua Bank’s GreenStreet Lending program homeowners and small business owners get preferred rates on financing for energy efficiency improvements or renewable energy systems.  Learn more at www.greenstreetloan.com.

Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union – Energy Efficiency Loans (15 min)

Shannon Ellis-Brock, VP Marketing & Business Development

Giving homeowners the opportunity to fund projects that reduce overall energy usage and improve the comfort of their home is a worthwhile venture and speaks directly to the Credit Union’s philosophy of people helping people.   Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union looks forward to the opportunity to work with HPW members and further expand what has already proven to be a very successful program.   www.psccu.org/efficiency.php

New Connections:

Jason Lear – Efficiency First Liaison (10 min)

Jason Lear has stepped up as our new liaison with Efficiency First.  Jason will give a brief update on our relationship and what resources Efficiency First offers that can help us ramp up energy upgrade sales.

Lori Howard – Community Power Works Contractor and Workforce Liaison (10 min)

Lori will introduce herself and engage us on the topic of contractor and workforce issues within Seattle’s CPW program.

Working Together:

Want to distribute Home Performance Washington tri-folds to your prospective customers?  Want to table with us at Solar Fest or other events?

Opportunities will be provided to get involved in these and other activities to promote home performance.

Social Time

Social afterward at the Yanni’s Restaurant. (419 Greenwood Ave.)

Upcoming Meetings

• July 12, 3-5pm – Involving Specialty Contractors in Home Performance
• September 13th, October 11th, November 8th – Program TBA.
• August and December – Summer and Winter Social Events
• Board Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at the Eastlake Bar and Grill in Seattle.
  Email to confirm and request agenda

David Bangs

President, Home Performance Washington
www.homeperformancewashington.org