Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

SWEEP Workshops on High Performance / Zero Energy Homes

Salt Lake City, UT -- April 30, 2008
Phoenix, AZ -- May 7, 2008
Las Vegas, NV -- June 10, 2008
Albuquerque, NM -- June 20, 2008

Overview

The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) conducted a series of workshops on constructing and selling high performance homes, including 'zero energy' homes that combine high levels of energy efficiency with solar or renewable energy systems. The workshops were conducted with support from the US DOE Building America program.

Objective

The objective of each workshop was to provide an overview of the design characteristics and features of high performance homes, technical assistance resources for the home building industry, and information on strategies for marketing and selling high performance homes. There were opportunities to learn about:

The design characteristics and features of high performance and 'zero-energy' homes
Financial and technical assistance resources for the home building industry
Strategies for marketing and selling high performance homes

Intended Audience

The workshops were intended for the residential homebuilding industry and other organizations that are interested in achieving significant improvements the energy efficiency of new homes, including:

Homebuilders, developers, architects and engineers
Residential energy efficiency specialists
Local government officials

Workshop

Salt Lake City, Utah
April 30, 2008
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Phoenix, Arizona
May 7, 2008
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Las Vegas, Nevada
June 10, 2008
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 20, 2008
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Last Updated: 06/26/2008