This session will cover energy efficient programs and tools for homeowners and builders alike. Dominion Virginia Power will discuss details and successes of its EnergyShare® energy assistance program, a system that offers bill pay assistance, free weatherization and energy-saving upgrades for veterans and anyone who faces financial hardships from unemployment or family crisis. Viridiant will ...
Join us as our speaker discusses preliminary findings from a multi-year study undertaken by the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech and Housing Virginia. Over the last three years, researchers have measured and evaluated energy use, construction cost and occupant behavior data in EarthCraft Multifamily (ECMF) certified developments. The analysis builds on ...
We hope you'll join us at our Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards on April 20th, 2017 at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond as we celebrate the region’s premiere building professionals for their work in 2016. We'll also enjoy a housing policy and research panel with Art Bowen of VHDA, Andrew McCoy of VCHR at Virginia Tech, and Angela Navarro of the Office of Governor McAuliffe, ...
Join us for the 5th Annual Richmond Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace, presented by Sigora Solar, showing off the best the city has to offer. Run, walk or stroll down the newly completed Virginia Capital Trail and see the beauty of the James River and its downtown surroundings. Learn easy ways to help the ...
The Blueprint for the Future features a two-part design competition with the goal to design an affordable, sustainable and accessible home. The completion is open to both students and professionals, and features cash prizes and statewide exposure. The winning design is scheduled to be built in Norfolk, VA. Partners include: Department of Housing and Community ...
This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll learn cost-effective ways to ...
Join Viridiant and the Home Builders Association of Richmond's EarthCraft Builders Council on June 15th as we take a closer look at 11500 Grey Oaks Estates Run, a newly-constructed, EarthCraft-certified home by Bain-Waring with an impressive HERS index of 52. A number of efficiency improvements contributed to this low HERS index, including a conditioned crawl, R-5 structurally ...
Join us on August 17th as we discuss findings from a multi-year study of Community Housing Partners’ Grissom Lane Apartments that aims to 1) evaluate the efficacy of a widely used residential energy modeling tool (REM/Rate) to predict energy use in a zero-energy housing development 2) evaluate the cost effectiveness of zero energy housing compared to standard ...
The Blueprint for the Future features a two-part design competition with the goal to design an affordable, sustainable and accessible home. The completion is open to both students and professionals, and features cash prizes and statewide exposure. The winning design is scheduled to be built in Norfolk, VA. Partners include: Department of Housing and Community ...
This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll learn cost-effective ways to ...
Join us for our October lecture to highlight the greater Richmond community’s work on healthy homes and healthy communities that support socioeconomic and physical health necessary to build strong communities. The lecture will cover recent research on Market Value Analysis by Richmond Memorial Health Foundation to help communities understand real estate market conditions and plan ...
The Home Builders Association of Richmond’s EarthCraft Builders Council would like to invite you to a “Behind the Walls” tour of Hollyport Ventures, LLC’s current EarthCraft and LEED for Homes project in Historic Union Hill. Located at 1906 Princess Anne Ave across from Jefferson Park, we call the project Jefferson Green. See it and it’s systems ...