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The Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) Standards Management Board has appointed Gayathri Vijayakumar of Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) to serve as Chairwoman of the RESNET Standards Development Committee 300 (SDC 300). The SDC 300’s primary function is to oversee and amend RESNET's Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System Standard, as well as provide oversight of the ANSI/RESNET/ICC Standard 301 and the ANSI/RESNET/ICC Standard 380, both of which are cited in the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

SWA Sustainability Director, Karla Butterfield, has been named a Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence for the second consecutive year. Since becoming a Verifier in 2008, she has helped 1,818 units to achieve certification, with another 1,221 units currently in the process of construction and/or NGBS registration. Karla is one of only eight professionals worldwide to hold the designation of NGBS Green Master Verifier.

At IAQ & ENERGY Conference 2018, you’ll join hundreds—not thousands—of professionals who, like you, are looking for cutting-edge information for healthy, energy-efficient indoor environments where people live, work, play and learn. Read more to see SWA's lineup of presentations at this year's IAQ & Energy Conference.

Come learn from some of the top minds in Building Science with expertise in building enclosures, moisture management, air barriers, sustainability and enclosure commissioning. Scott Pusey and Mike O'Donnell from SWA will be speaking about air tightness requirements of the Passive House standard.

Steam pressure gets a disproportionate amount of attention. That’s partially due to the common, but not necessarily true idea that higher pressure equals more fuel use. Remember, it’s not the steam’s pressure that heats the building; it’s the steam’s heat energy.

The number of multifamily residential projects targeting Passive House certification has been rising steadily over the past several years, bringing along many exciting challenges. This has been especially prevalent in New York City, where increasingly stringent energy standards and a desire for innovation have made designing to Passive House standards an attractive goal.