Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry LLC Fairfax Station, Virginia

Sam Rashkin has earned an international reputation for his work engaging thousands of homebuilders as national director for ENERGY STAR Certified Home and Chief Architect with the U.S. DOE Building Technologies Office directing Zero Energy Ready Home. Over three million high-performance homes have now been certified under these programs. Based on this experience, Sam has been recognized for his contributions to sustainable housing including the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) Legend Award in 2019, Hanley Award in 2012, and Professional Builder Achievement Award in 2002. Sam’s latest work based on his new book, “Housing 2.0 – A Disruption Survival Guide,” provides guidance for high-performance builders to become industry leaders with a comprehensive framework for optimizing the housing user experience. Sam also works as a senior researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he is responsible for preparing a roadmap for scaling deep energy retrofits.