November 21, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:30
Webinar
Tickets: Free
CEUs: AIA pending, GBCI, self-report
Electrification is transforming residential construction as building codes, market demand, and climate policies drive the shift away from fossil fuels. This session equips homebuilders with the knowledge to plan and build all-electric homes—from HVAC and hot water to cooking and vehicle charging. Learn about equipment options, grid readiness, energy efficiency synergies, and available incentives. Explore design strategies that reduce construction complexity while increasing performance, marketability, and future readiness in a rapidly changing energy landscape.
Presenter
Gord Cooke
Construction Instruction
Partner
Gord is a professional engineer with over 25 years of experience in the low and high-rise residential building industry. As an educator, industry consultant and much sought after presenter, Gord has a unique talent for taking the building science issues that he sees in the field, and presenting them in an easily understood and practical real-world manner.
Gord has particular expertise in applied building science, energy efficient housing initiatives, innovative HVAC systems, ventilation and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). He has developed and delivered a multitude of workshops in these fields, as well as sales and marketing courses for builders and real estate agents to help them best promote the features and benefits of high performance houses.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the key drivers of residential electrification, including evolving energy codes, climate policies, and consumer demand, and how they are reshaping building practices.
- Identify all-electric system options for HVAC, domestic hot water, cooking, and vehicle charging, and evaluate how these systems interact for optimal energy efficiency and occupant comfort.
- Understand the challenges of all-electric houses in terms of grid readiness, cost, utility infrastructure, and peak load management.
- Apply integrated design strategies that simplify construction, improve building performance, and enhance the long-term marketability and resilience of all-electric homes.
Continuing Education Credits
1.5 AIA pending
Learners must attend the entire session to be awarded credit for completing the program.
You can self-report general CEUs for:
- AIA LU (HSW credits only available by attending the live event)
- USGBC/LEED
- WELL Building Standard
- LFA Living Future Accreditation
- state licensure
- etc.
BuildGreenCT is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education.
An Energize CT Passive House & All-Electric Initiative program
The Sponsors of Energize Connecticut, in partnership with BuildGreenCT and Connecticut Passive House,
are pleased to offer these webinars at no cost.
Event Logistics:
A link to the webinar will be emailed to attendees in the registration confirmation email.