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December 2010

  • 12/30/2010: TEN Green, Better, Best things you can do to save energy right now with Guest Paul Scheckel Listen Now
  • 12/23/2010: “Indoor Air Quality: A Spotlight on the Intangible” Listen Now
  • 12/16/2010: EFAB: An architectural and building philosophy for the era of sustainability Listen Now
  • 12/9/2010: Aggressive Growth of the Passive House with Guest Prudence Ferreira Listen Now
  • 12/2/2010: Non-tech solutions for net-zero NOW! with Guest Ann Edminster Listen Now

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Ann Edminster

Ann Edminster is a recognized national expert on green home design and construction. Her new book, Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet, offers guidance on net-zero energy home design. She is a principal author of the LEED for Homes Rating System and consults to builders, owners, developers, supply chain clients, design firms, investors, entrepreneurs, non-profits, and public agencies. She sits on advisory boards of a number of green building companies, is a contributing editor to GreenBuildingAdvisor.com, and has consulted on numerous LEED Platinum Home projects that are targeting multiple high-performance ratings and certifications, including net-zero energy. View Guest page

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Prudence Ferreira

Prudence Ferreira is a high-performance building, energy and building science consultant with an expertise on the Passive House energy standard. She consults with architects, builders, developers, corporations, non-profits and government agencies on LEED, energy code and using Passive House methodology to achieve low, zero and positive energy buildings. She also lectures and presents regularly at conferences and universities on the west coast and nationally. Ms Ferreira serves on the Board of Directors of of Passive House California and the USGBC Redwood Empire Chapter and is a Living Building Challenge Ambassador. Her firm Integral Impact Inc is consulting on multiple Passive House, LEED Platinum, zero energy and Living Building Challenge projects. Credentials include Certified Passive House Consultant, LEED AP, Certified Energy Plans Examiner, HERS I, II and PV Rater, LEED for Homes Rater, BPI-trained Building Analyst and Certified Permaculture Designer. View Guest page

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Danny Kelly

Danny Kelly is the owner of Kelly McArdle Construction: a full service general contractor with an unlimited building license. He has won dozens of awards in remodeling, new construction and commercial building up fits. He has a division (KMC Green Team) that specializes in green building and existing home energy audits. His company built one of only three houses in the state to be certified LEED-H Platinum and the first house in the state to be certified Gold to the National Green Building Standard. Aside from his work as a craftsman, he has found several outlets for his talents in the community and is actively involved in Habitat for Humanity , St Vincent DePaul Society and local church. View Guest page

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Sam Klein

Sam Klein has been working in the field of residential energy efficiency for 12 years. He began his career at Real Goods living in a teepee and facilitating workshops on natural building systems. Sam received an MBA from Penn State with his thesis on renewable energy in residential markets. He became Midwest Regional Account Manager for the EPA’s Energy Star Homes program and is currently LEED Faculty and Senior Technical Consultant at MaGrann Associates in support of the LEED for Homes Program. MaGrann Associates is a leading energy consulting and design firm servicing industry leaders in residential and multi-use construction. For over 25 years, MaGrann has assisted residential, commercial, and light industrial builders as well as architects, utility companies and governmental agencies with innovative and cost-effective engineering services that maximize both energy and cost savings. View Guest page

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Joe Koizen

Joe Koizen, LEED AP is a co-founder and principal of the Green Building Research Institute (GBRI). Prior to retiring from the USAF in 2008, Joe was the Director of Contracting at the AF Center For Engineering and the Environment. While there, he oversaw the award and execution of over $4 billion in environmental, construction and energy projects for the federal government. Upon retiring, Joe developed and sold two LEED Platinum townhomes in San Antonio, Texas. His project won local acclaim and he was selected as San Antonio's Green Builder of the Year. In 2008, Joe accepted a position helping develop renewable energy projects for a US environmental/engineering firm. These projects include biomass, geothermal, Photo-Voltaic and wind energy. He co-founded GBRI attempting to fill the gaps and make living in sustainable homes more easily attained by the average home owner. View Guest page

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Zack LeRoy

Zack LeRoy is the VP of Business Development at Panel Pros, Inc. in Keene, NH. Mr. LeRoy was recognized as one of the Forty under 40 by the NAHB’s Building System Council in 2009 for being one the country’s emerging leaders. Over the course of his career at Panel Pros, Zack has been involved in many organizations and has taken a leadership role within the industry to broaden the acceptance of SIPs as well as better building practices through building science and then advancement of new technologies. Panel Pros, Inc. has been the leader in the adoption of SIPs (Structural Insulated Panel Systems) as a framing component since Panel Pros’ inception in 1982. Panel Pros has been recognized within the trade industry as experts in the design, fabrication and construction of both commercial and residential buildings utilizing SIP technology with several thousand buildings over the past three decades. Contact Zack via email zack@panelpros.com View Guest page

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Mark MaGrann

Mark MaGrann is president and founder of MaGrann Associates, a New Jersey based energy/green building consulting & engineering firm. As a key player within the residential building industry, he has been involved in the development of Green Building initiatives and numerous technical standards. With 34 years of experience in the residential construction industry, Mark is a frequent advisor, speaker and instructor for trade groups, professional associations, and government agencies. He currently serves as a member of the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) Construction, Codes, and Standards Committee, as well as the Green and Energy Subcommittees. He is a member of the New Jersey Builders Association Hall of Fame and a trainer for the NAHB University of Housing. Mr. MaGrann is also a NAHB Certified Green Professional. His firm has certified over 45,000 ENERGY STAR Homes and over 900 certified green housing units as a USGBC LEED for Homes Provider and NAHB Green Verifier. View Guest page

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Paul Scheckel

Paul is the author of The Home Energy Diet and is an Efficiency Consultant for the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. He has twenty years of hands-on experience delivering energy efficiency and renewable energy services and information to residential customers and utility program managers. Paul and his family live an extremely efficient lifestyle in their off-grid home powered by sun, wind, and biodiesel, without sacrificing comfort or convenience. Professionally, Paul is recognized for his forward looking ideas and innovative approach to problem solving. Additional contributions include writing for periodicals, developing and delivering professional trainings, workshops and conference presentations. Read Paul’s energy related blogs at www.nrgrev.com Learn more about the comprehensive energy saving analysis tools available as a web application at www.shelteranalytics.com View Guest page

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James Tortorelli

James Tortorelli is a licensed real estate broker and Branch Vice President with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Before he began his career in real estate, Jim attended Villanova University and studied business administration. He spent many years in sales in the printing and graphic arts business, but always had a passion for real estate sales. Jim pursued his dream as a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the mid 2000’s. He later became certified in commercial sales with Coldwell Banker Commercial. His in-depth knowledge of the real estate market led him a management role in the company. Jim has managed two offices for Coldwell Banker and is presently based in Jersey City, the second largest city in the state of NJ. His knowledge about “Green Building” and how it pertains to real estate was furthered with his work as a broker on a recent project in 2009. It was a one of two LEED Certified Platinum Level homes currently in New Jersey. View Guest page

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Rick Williams

Rick Williams is an Energy Efficiency Financing Specialist with EcoEnergyLoans. International sales and mortgage experience has morphed into evangelizing the different financing options available for energy upgrades and renewables. He is a CBPCA Instructor, Efficiency First Finance Committee member and USGBC Monterey Team Leader and leading the contractor financing rollout for Energy Upgrade California. View Guest page

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TEN Green, Better, Best things you can do to save energy right now with Guest Paul Scheckel

December 30, 2010
Hosted by Rick Goyette LEED AP and Bill Martin AIA, LEED AP-H

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Have you ever wanted to save energy? Are you tired of paying the electric, gas and oil companies bills at the end of every month? There is an incredible amount of information available on how to save money but how do you prioritize it? On this episode of Green, Better, Best we will discuss the top ten things you can do to save energy in your home right now with guest Paul Scheckel. Paul is the author of The Home Energy Diet and a leading blogger on energy related topics (www.nrgrev.com) . He will provide insight on how to match your New Year's diet with the top ten ways to put your energy budget on a diet for 2011. Join us for this episode and while you are dialing back your bites at the table you can also take a bite out of your energy bill.

Green, Better, Best

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Green, Better, Best: A one hour look at residential construction where hosts Bill Martin (architect) and Rick Goyette (builder) will engage you on some of the practices and trends in the home building and remodeling industry. The hosts along with prominent guests from in and around the business will dig in and analyze facts, dispel myths, and provide their own opinions on which building practices are Green, Better or Best.

“Green, Better, Best,
never should you rest,
till your Green is Better,
and your Better, Best”

Rick Goyette LEED AP and Bill Martin AIA, LEED AP-H

Rick Goyette, LEED AP, CGP, CAPS, is a licensed construction supervisor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is the principal of Emerald Dream Builders LLC, a custom design/build residential construction and green consulting firm serving the Northeastern US. Emerald Dream Builders is committed to Energy Star as a minimum standard and continues to serve specific niche markets requiring extreme green, complete handicap accessibility, and advanced certifications.

Rick started his career in the US Army where he served during peacetime as an enlisted soldier as a Field Artillery Forward Observer. After earning a Regular Army nomination to the United States Military Academy at West Point and earning a Bachelor of Science, he served again in the Field Artillery as an officer.

Before finding a passion for green building, he worked in varied industries and owned and operated a Landscaping and Construction business. In 2007, he took a position with Homes for Our Troops; a 501 c3 non-profit organization that provides specially adapted housing to severely disabled veterans returning from the War on Terror. Despite motives to give something back to those who served our country with HFOT, Rick found himself on a new path…a green path.

“We find ourselves at a historical precipice. Only time will tell if we ascended or plummeted. Don’t just buy stock in rope…get climbing!” –Rick Goyette

William J. Martin, R.A., AIA, P.P., LEED AP-H attended Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. and Pratt Institute in New York City, receiving his architecture degree with honors from Pratt in 1988. While at CMU he studied architecture and managerial economics. At Pratt Institute he studied architecture and the economics of real estate development, attending Pratt while working in the architectural field.

Bill is a certified LEED AP-Homes design professional certified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). Bill designed the first certified LEED platinum home in Bergen County, NJ and the first in a NJ suburb statewide. It is also among the first homes in the country to be built to the stringent standards of energy efficiency, renewable energy, indoor air quality, water management, framing quality, and HVAC quality outlined in New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program™. Bill is a licensed architect in five states, MA, NY, CT, NJ, PA, and is also a licensed professional planner. He also holds a NJ High-rise High-hazard building inspector license and other licenses. In private practice since 1991, he has designed or consulted on buildings from hospitals and department stores to single family homes with award-winning projects.

Bill’s architectural firm, WJM Architect, is a Member Organization of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and consults to a wide variety of clients regarding design, energy, historic preservation, and code compliance.

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