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Dec 3, 2018

What’s the most effective way to conduct an energy rating on a multifamily building?  

 

Join us as Gayathri Vijayakumar (Steven Winter Associates, Inc.) discusses the efforts of a dedicated group of individuals that has moved multifamily building energy ratings from guidelines to become a part of the existing HERS standards 301 and 380.

 

We also learn of Gayathri’s passion for her work, her love of solar, and what has driven her career to this point at Steven Winter Associates.

 

You will gain a clearer picture of how standards are made and most importantly, updated regularly through research and public comment.

 

Learn about what constitutes a multifamily building and how some of the assessments and tests are performed.

 

You can learn more about the standards at RESNET’s website: http://www.resnet.us/professional/standards

 

And keep up to date with pending standards amendments here: http://www.resnet.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RESNET-Pending-Standard-Amendments-3-28-18-Completed.pdf

 

Gayathri offers her email address for you to get in touch, gvijayakumar@swinter.com, and you may also run into her at the RESNET conferences.

 

Some of the people that devote many hours helping to develop and improve these standards are:

 

RESNET Multifamily MFWG (2013-2014):

Ted Leopkey (Group Chair), EPA

Ben Adams, MaGrann Associates

James Brauer, U.S. Eco Logic/TexEnergy Solutions,

Brian Christensen, NORESCO,

Krista Egger, Enterprise Community Partners,

Dave Epley, DC DCRA,

Patrick Fitzgerald, NYSERDA,

Asa Foss, U.S. Green Building Council,

Bruce Harley, 

Abe Kruger, SK Collaborative,

Scott Lee, Southface, 

Ted Leopkey, formerly with U.S. EPA,

Ken Owens, Jr. Franklin Energy, 

Matt Root,

Rob Salcido,

Brian Stanfill, MaGrann Associates,

Gayathri Vijayakumar, Steven Winter Associates, 

Meghan Walsh, USDA,

Li Ling Young, VEIC

 

RESNET MFSC – June 2016 to August 2017

RESNET Multifamily Sub-Committee & Task Group members:

Thiel Butner, Pando Alliance,

Brian Christensen, NORESCO,

Rebecca Hudson (committee ViceChair), EPA,

Asa Foss (USGBC),

Paul Gay (US Eco-Logic),

Bruce Harley,

Matthew Root

Brian Stanfill (MaGrann)

Bob Grindrod (TRC),

Joel Williams,

Troy Maharg (TexEnergy),

Chris Mc Taggart (BER),

Gary Nelson (Energy Conservatory),

Sean Denniston (NBI)

Gayathri Vijayakumar (committee Chair), Steven Winter Associates, 

 

Pros (and especially Realtors and Appraisers) in the building industry should consider attending the annual conference which will be held in New Orleans, LA Feb 25-27, 2019 more info at: www.conference.resnet.us/

 

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