Steven Winter, FAIA, is an architect and founder of Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA), a leading research/design firm specializing in energy efficient and sustainable buildings. The firm has developed and implemented energy-efficient and green building practices, specifications and designs for major builders, developers and owners throughout the US. Winter is a past chairman of the US Green Building Council, and the current chair of the LEED for Homes Committee. In the 12/02 issue of Builder magazine Steven Winter was named a Hero of the Planet for his work in housing sustainability.

Panel Discussion – Greening Up: How Individuals, Builders, and Communities Can Go Green

This panel will share their real-world experiences with cutting-edge green thinking and green design, and will offer practical advice on how to reduce the energy consumption habits of individuals, businesses, and communities.

Speakers for the panel include Denise Blaha & Julia Dundorf, Co-Directors of the New Hampshire Carbon Challenge, University of New Hampshire; Nathan Szanton – The Szanton Company; and David Howard – Village Company of New England.

Housing Development Issues: Measuring Green – Theory and Practice

This session will examine three existing methods for quantifying green building values: Energy Star, LEED, and High Performance Construction. Panelists experienced with each method will discuss the pros and cons of their respective approaches, and will explain the relevance of these initiatives to current and future housing development.

Speakers for Measuring Green will be Gregg Gossens, AIA - Gossens Bachman Architects; Bruce Bennett – Residential Energy Efficiency Specialist, GDS Associates; Paul Leveille, Manager, High Performance Building Program, The Jordan Institute

Home Ownership Issues: Energy Efficient Mortgages

What is an Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM)? Come learn how you can help your clients finance energy efficient improvement, above and beyond the appraised value, into their new home. Learn about the energy audit process and hear from experienced EEM lenders.

Speakers include Cathy Parker of Mortgage Training Solutions to speak about FHA and EEM products, Russ Donahue from National City Mortgage, and Randy Bright, a Home Energy Rating Systems professional from Efficiency Vermont.

Special Issues: Housing and Conservation – Working Together

Housing can be developed without sacrificing important conservation goals. Conservation of important natural resources can be achieved without making the cost of housing unaffordable. Learn how the housing and conservation communities have worked together to create a new program to help New Hampshire municipalities develop and implement a "housing and conservation strategy.

Speakers for this session are Kevin Peterson, Senior Program Officer, NH Charitable Foundation; Amy Ignatius, Director, New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning; and Ben Frost, Housing Awareness Coordinator, New Hampshire Housing

Training for Resident Service Coordinators: Federal and State Entitlement Program Updates for Housing Professionals

It can be difficult to keep updated on all the latest changes in programs and services. Learn some of the latest resources and eligibility requirements of programs designed to assist low-income families and older adults. Presenters from a number of state and federal programs will provide you with the most current information. Learn how you can collaborate and become community partners to help your clients — New Hampshire Housing’s Food Stamp Outreach Program; Money Follows the Person: A Demonstration Project; Medicare D Changes for 2008; and TANF Reauthorization. Whether you’ve worked in the profession for a while or are new to the field, this workshop will have something for you.

Speakers for the RSC Training are Ron Izzo, Program Developer, Housing Services, New Hampshire Housing; Laura K. Collins, Esq., Community Based Care Program Manager, NH DHHS/DCBCS; Karol Dermon, Medicare Coordinator, NH DHHS/BEAS; and Lynn Wilder, Program Specialist, NH DHHS/DFA.

Training on Multi-Family Physical Assets: Earning and Maintaining a High Performance REAC Score
(by understanding invaluable information to implement immediately in both daily and long term functions)

This session will cover the use and implementation of the UPCS inspection protocols. Participants will learn the short history of REAC and UPCS; property areas covered by UPCS; UPCS scoring system; short and long term preparation for inspection; what to do on inspection day; the appeal process; HUD’s new inspection procurement program; recent REAC/industry communications, followed by questions and answers.

Your Trainer for the afternoon is David Whiston, President, On-Site Insight

Housing Development Issues: Understanding the Costs and Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Housing

The panel will present introductory information on how to understand the opportunities available for energy efficiency options when planning for new and reconditioned housing facilities. Further discussion will provide exposure to methods for assessing the costs and benefits of these options. The key items to be discussed are: understanding building systems, gathering energy data, new technologies and implementations, control systems, and economic analysis such as life of building cost analysis, return on investments, and other funding opportunities that are developing.

Speakers for Understanding the Costs and Benefits are Clay Mitchell, Esq., Partner, MG Planning, LLC; Dominique Lempereur, Steven Winter Associates; and Matthew Fairy, President, Pan-American Power Solutions.

Home Ownership Issues: The Housing Market and Sub-Prime Lending in New Hampshire

Increased foreclosures and a sub-prime lending bust, where is New Hampshire’s housing market headed? What do we need to do to get back on track? What do lenders need to do to meet the needs of New Hampshire’s home owners caught in the sub-prime fall out? The panel discussion will cover current housing market trends and look at possible solutions to meet the needs of home owners and future home buyers in New Hampshire.

Speakers for this session include Peter Hildreth, Bank Commissioner, NH Banking Department; Sarah Mattson, Staff Attorney, New Hampshire Legal Assistance; Brian Gottlob, President, PolEcon Research; and Peg Walther, Prudential Verani Realty.

Special Issues: Green Building in the Real World Today – NAHB’s Green Home Building Program

In a continuing effort to advance the use of environmentally responsible technologies in residential construction, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the International Code Council (ICC) and the NAHB Research Center have initiated a process for the development of an ANSI standard for green home building construction practices. The process is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. The result will be a voluntary green home building standard that can be adopted by local green home building programs or local building departments as a conformance guide.

Speakers will include Emily English, Green Program Manager for the National Association of Home Builders and Kendall Buck, CAE, Executive Vice President, Home Builders & Remodelers Association of NH and a panel discussion with moderator Liz Lord, Associate, New World Panels.  Panelists include George Brooks of Brooks Real Estate Services, Mark Weissflog, a builder with KW Management, Inc., Donald Fudge, Advanced Buildings Team Leader with Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, and Edith Fifield, EcoBroker with ERA The Masiello Group.

Training for Resident Service Coordinators: Federal and State Entitlement Program Updates for Housing Professionals

This will be a continuation of the earlier session that began at 1:15pm.

Speakers remain the same for this second half of the RSC training.

Training on Multi-Family Physical Assets: Cover Your Assets with a Capital Needs Assessment

This session will cover what a capital needs assessment is; a cautionary note about conventional wisdom regarding physical needs and reserve funding; a short history of capital planning in affordable housing; components of a well designed CNA; formats for capital plans; how to hire/manage CNA consultants; accessibility & sustainability.

Trainer David Whiston, President, On-Site Insight continues with this second topic.