BUILDING BETTER HOMES with ENERGY STAR® new homes

You're Invited! Attend any of the upcoming ENERGY STAR New Home training sessions and receive $75 off of a two-day registration to the ENERGY STAR Summit!

The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) is working with several Colorado cities, including Denver and Parker to support the statewide construction and testing of new energy efficient single family homes built to ENERGY STAR standards. The program will also increase consumer awareness of energy efficiency options in residential new construction, and support all participating Colorado ENERGY STAR homebuilders. All certified new homes will receive the ENERGY STAR label to allow for simple identification by Colorado home buyers.

Click on a session below to register or scroll down to learn more.

September 22, HVAC -- The Heart and Lungs of the Home
September 23, ENERGY STAR Requirements, Building Science, and the Thermal Bypass Checklist training
September 29, Selling ENERGY STAR NEW HOMES

HVAC -- The Heart and Lungs of the Home
Sept 22, 7am - noon
Comfort Air Distributing, 15501 E. Fremont Drive, Centennial, CO 80110

Join us as we discuss the importance of HVAC systems in ENEGY STAR Homes. This presentation
will cover the importance of sizing and designing HVAC systems to keep homes comfortable,
healthy and safe.

Trainer: Dick Rome, Comfort Air Distributing

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ENERGY STAR Requirements, Building Science, and the Thermal Bypass Checklist training
Sept 23, 8 am--4 pm
Comfort Air Distributing, 15501 E. Fremont Drive, Centennial, CO 80110

This training session will consist of two parts-a classroom session and a field study. Bring a hard hat! It will cover description of the ENERGY STAR program; Energy Ratings and the HERS Index
score; the components: HVAC, Insulation, Air Barriers, Windows, etc.; Thermal Bypass Checklist;
verification and inspections; and a completed house tour

Trainer: Rich Moore, EnergyLogic

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Selling ENERGY STAR NEW HOMES
September 29, 8 am -noon
Parker Town Hall, Pikes Peak conference room

Learn about the ENERGY STAR New home program including what makes an ENERGY STAR home different,
tools and resources available to help you sell ENEREGY STAR new homes and how to use this to stand out from your peers.

Trainer: Todd Gamboa

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Please contact Matt Thornberry at 303-216-2026 ext 103, mthornberry@SELAlliance.org if you have any questions.

ENERGY STAR qualified homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International
Residential Code (IRC) and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20-30% more efficient than standard homes. Your home designs, layouts, and option packages need not change to incorporate energy efficiency. Builders can choose from a variety of “tried and true” energy efficiency features to meet ENERGY STAR performance guidelines.

ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, save money, and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 9,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners, committed to improving energy efficiency in homes, products, and businesses.