Dan Kolbert
Username
Dan Kolbert
Proposer First Name
Dan
Proposer Email
dan@kolbertbuilding.com
Proposer Last Name
Kolbert
Proposer Company/Organization
Kolbert Building
Proposer Phone
(207) 799-8799

Boston 2022 Areas of Focus

Proposed Session Description
This spring, Taunton will be releasing The Pretty Good House Book. It is a distillation of discussions from the decade-long Building Science Discussion Group in Portland, ME, as well as articles and comments on Green Building Advisor. The co-authors will go through the essential elements of the Pretty Good House and share how it can help make low-carbon energy efficiency more accessible to contractors, designers and clients.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
All are white, cishet, college educated, and from Maine. Three are male, one is female.
Learning Objectives
How does the PGH model differ from prescriptive models?
How can PGH help sell better building to clients?
How can PGH help make better building more approachable for contractors and designers?
How can you get a Pretty Good Plaque?
Has this session been presented before?
No
Additional Comments
Book will be released sometime shortly after the conference,. Hopefully we'll have some PR available at the conference.
Session Format
Interview or structured conversation among panelists
Session Format Details
Presentations by authors followed by extended discussion/Q&A
Recommended Length
60-minute session
90-minute session

Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2022

Comments about your speaker roster
Two of the presenters have been hosting the weekly on-line BS & Beer for over a year. Two have hosted podcasts. All have presented at conferences multiple times, including previous BE’s. Three have moderated an in-person building science discussion group many times.
Reviewer 1
Nedzinski, Megan
Proposal #
104
Committee Decision
Rejected
Full Description
The type of construction we, as NESEA members, know needs to be done is still seen as a niche market. How do we make it something more people see as achievable and less threatening or expensive