Net Zero, Net Zero Ready & R-2000® Builder Training 

Canada’s Newest National Certification Program for Residential Construction is Here!

Don’t miss this highly-rated builder workshop packed with everything you need to know about the CHBA Net Zero Labelling Program and Net Zero Energy/Net Zero Ready home building.

Benefit from your position as one of the first Net Zero trained, ultra-energy efficient homebuilders. Train with one of the country’s leading building scientists. Your registration even includes a complimentary home enrollment with EnerQuality, Canada’s #1 certifier of energy efficient homes.

Date/Location

Wednesday, November 23-Thursday, November 24, 2016

Best Western Kanata, Ottawa

Course Content

• Building Science Principles
• Air Barrier Systems
• Renewables
• Windows
• Foundations
• Advanced Construction
• Air-Sealing Techniques
• Mechanical Systems
• Marketing
• R-2000 Quality Assurance Process Overview
• CHBA NZE Labelling Program Requirements & Process Review
• New and Better Building Techniques
• Best Practices
• Lessons Learned
• Consumer Benefits

This workshop satisfies OAA Continuing Education Credits and R-2000* Builder Training

Course Instructor

Ross Elliott, LEED AP, RASDT, CPHC

Ross Elliott, President and CEO of Homesol Building Solutions Inc., inspires owners, builders, designers and policymakers to create some of North America’s most energy efficient homes. He is a Certified Passive House Consultant (both iPHI and PHIUS) with over 30 years expertise in sustainable building & design. Ross and his team have completed almost 20,000 building energy evaluations, from ENERGY STAR for New Homes, R-2000, and Home Energy Check-up Reports, to LEED, Passive House and Zero Energy+ homes. Named, for the second time in 2011, Ontario’s Energy Evaluator of the Year, and awarded EnerQuality Hall of Fame in 2014, Ross is also a LEED-Accredited Professional (Building Design & Construction), a Certified Energy Evaluator for ENERGY STAR & R-2000 and is a qualified Air Systems & Radiant Hydronic Design Technician. He holds a BCIN Designer designation with the Ontario Ministry of Housing, and is experienced with natural building materials such as strawbale.

Active in his industry, Ross is a Director and Founding Member of Passive Buildings Canada and the Global Passive Buildings Council, a Faculty Member of the Canada Green Building Council and is a past Director of EnerQuality Corporation. He is also a Director of the Ontario Natural Building Coalition. He has provided research and training for major organizations including CMHC, Ontario First Nations Technical Services and Natural Resources Canada. Ross is completing his Masters in Ecological Design, and is currently working with dozens of sustainable building projects including a Zero Energy Passive House, a soap bubble insulated & shaded greenhouse, and his own rural home near Ottawa, recently certified as LEED Gold, R-2000, ENERGY STAR, EnerGuide 90 and GreenHouse. He first trained as an energy auditor in 1979, worked as a Licensed Journeyman Carpenter for 10 years and operated his own construction business, specializing in Earth Friendly Homes, for seven years before starting Homesol in 1999.

With Thanks to our Partners:   

  Renewable Energy          Heating Manufacturer    Windows and Doors    Building Materials     

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