June 4, 2025
Best Practices in New Home Construction & Energy Efficient Home Site Visit
Overview
Join BetterBuiltNW for no-cost trainings that will help Montana building industry professionals evaluate and incorporate good/better/best practices being used today to build energy efficient homes:
- Missoula
Best Practices in New Home Construction: Wednesday, June 4 @ 8AM–12PM
Lunch @ 12 - 1PM
Energy Efficient Home Site Visit: Wednesday, June 4 @ 1PM–3PM
Registration
Space is limited - register today!
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We invite all residential construction professionals – builders, contractors, architects, HVAC, code officials, and beyond – to attend any or all of these valuable in-person training opportunities:
Best Practices in New Home Construction
Wednesday, June 4 @ 8AM–12PM
Lunch included @ 12 - 1PM
This 4-hour classroom training will cover essential design principles and best practices that can be integrated into your home building process. Participants will have an opportunity to explore and evaluate different building practices/technologies while learning about locally-available programs and financial incentives that support energy efficient residential new construction.
Attendees will learn about:
- Energy efficiency programs, incentives and tax credits (city, utility and 45L)
- Industry trends, resiliency measures, and energy code trajectory
- Applied building science fundamentals
- Importance of air barriers & approaches
- Upgrades to envelope design & performance
- Ventilation & healthy indoor air
- Applications for advanced mechanical systems (heat pumps & heat pump water heaters)
These trainings will provide valuable info that every builder must know to keep pace with the building code, stay ahead of homebuyer expectations, and increase the energy efficiency, comfort and durability of the homes they’re building.
Energy Efficient Home Site Visit
Join our instructor and local building partners for a guided tour of an active residential project. This behind-the-wall experience offers a close-up look at key construction details and the real-world application of high-performance materials, systems, and equipment.
Throughout the tour, you'll hear directly from local professionals as they share insights into the design choices, building practices, and installation techniques that shape each home. Learn how to identify and communicate the bene
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Continuing Education (CE) Credits
Energy Efficient Home Site Visit (per event)
- AIA: 2 LU/HSW
- BPI: 1 CE
- ICC: 0.2 CEs
- NATE: 2 CEs
Best Practices in New Home Construction
- AIA: 4 LU/HSW
- BPI: 2 CEs
- ICC: 0.4 CEs
- NATE: 4 CEs
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Course Fee
No cost
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Audience
Building industry professionals (builders, general contractors, developers, HVAC contractors, building code officials, architects, energy raters, insulation contractors, utility program representatives)
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Instructor
Dan Wildenhaus
As a Technical Advisor and Industry Liaison for residential, multifamily, and small business programs Dan has completely immersed in the discussion of what is required to create High Performance Buildings and the technologies that operate within them. Dan has over 26 years of experience, 15 of them working directly for a contractor; performing energy audits and Ratings, weatherization and HVAC repairs, consulting, and analysis for private clients in both New Construction and the existing buildings market. Over 10 years ago, Dan transitioned to the consulting side of the business, working with program implementation companies. Dan currently provides Building Science consultation, technical management, market channel development, and training and presentation services for a variety of programs across the country.
