This Designation will cover the compelling trends of codes, standards and voluntary programs that will drive interest and requirements for an accounting of both the operational and embodied carbon of the materials and processes used in building new homes.

Participants will then learn the essentials of the latest carbon accounting tools and how they can be used to design homes and select materials and methods that optimize the carbon implications over the next 20 to 30 years for individual homes. 

An introduction to the Daikin Altherma air-to-water heat pump, a 3-in-1 system providing 1) space heating, 2) space cooling, and 3) domestic hot water as a solution to electrify and decarbonize traditional hydronic applications. Learning Objectives: 1) Why Daikin is bringing Altherma to the market; 2) What the system is and how it works, including some case histories; 3) Understand potential applications and discuss how this can be applied in new construction; 4) Familiarization with the (initial) Altherma lineup for North America.