2025 Presentation Slides

See below for the presentation slides from the 2025 BuildRight Conference & Expo! We are still receiving presentation slides from our 2025 speakers. Please check back for updates!

Tuesday, April 29 Pre-Conference Session with Gord Cooke & EEBA

How to Build a Zero Energy Ready Home

Wednesday, April 30 Sessions

Gord Cooke, EEBA: Wednesday Opening Keynote – presentation coming soon

Josh Salinger, Birdsmouth Design Build: Is Resilience The New Energy Efficiency? – presentation coming soon

Laurel Oberst, Laurel Design Collective & Caroline Fisher, Best Loved Neighborhoods, Inc: Building What Everybody Wants: How the Psychology of Design Creates Sought After Homes – presentation coming soon

Christopher Dymond, NEEA: Beyond On and Off: The Hidden Efficiency of Variable Speed Heat Pumps

Jonathan Jones, WSU: WA Permitting Process Unraveled

Panel, NW AeroBarrier: Case Study: Air Leakage Performance-What the Study Tells Us

Rebecca Heilig, Earth Advantage: Sustainable Home Sales: Mastering Communication for Selling Certified and Rated Homes

Dan Wildenhaus, NEEA: Breathe Easy, Northwest: Ventilation Strategies Explained – presentation coming soon

Oliver Alexander, Prophetic: AI’s Impact on Real Estate

Ben Buslach & Kaylen Handly, Benjamin Obdyke: Moisture Management Mastery: Unlock Cutting-Edge Drainage & Drying Secrets for Sustainable Homes! – presentation coming soon

Bruce Manclark, Earth Advantage: An unfiltered presentation on HVAC Filters Demo and Testing – presentation coming soon

Mathew Brown, APA: High Performance Wood Walls in the IECC, WA, and OR Code

Christy Lawrence, Mighty Growth: Double Your Construction Revenue: A Systematic Approach to Profitable Growth

Robert Benjamin, ARIS: Hydronic HVAC 102-Clean Comfort For High-Performance Homes – presentation coming soon

Jackson Miner Ehlers, Energy Trust of Oregon: The Future of Homebuilding has Solar and Storage

Bryan Uhler, Pioneer Builders: Closing Keynote – The Journey of Continuous Improvement from a Builders Perspective – presentation coming soon

Thursday, May 1 Sessions

Glenn Mathewson, BuildingCodeCollege.com: Opening Keynote – Energy Code History and Evolution – presentation coming soon

Glenn Mathewson, BuildingCodeCollege.com: Vapor Control: Cracking the Code for Floors – presentation coming soon

Greg Lasher & Kira Taylor, Energy Trust of Oregon: The Common Problem with Common Walls

Waylon White & Marc Cregeur, Earth Advantage: Unlocking ERI Savings: Why HVAC Grading May Be Your Best Bet

Kris Grube & Wendy Serrano, PCEF: Getting to know the Portland Clean Energy Fund

Glenn Mathewson, BuildingCodeCollege.com: Walls & Water: Mastering Vapor Control with the IRC – presentation coming soon

Edward Louie, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Attic Exterior Perimeter Top Plate Air Sealing & Insulation – A Challenging Detail to Get Right

Shaun Hassel, Alex Boetzel, Bruce Manclark, & Dan Wildenhaus: Venting About Ventilation: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why Town Hall

William Joseph, Dunn Carney: Get Paid: How to Successfully Navigate Lien Rights

Glenn Mathewson, BuildingCodeCollege.com: Building Science’s impact on the IRC: Smarter Vapor Control for Roofs – presentation coming soon

Greg Davenport, Arcxis: Resilient by Design: The Future of High-Performance Homes – presentation coming soon

William Castrillon & Jonathan Wrobel: Seal or No Seal The Building Envelope Challenge

Dylan Tindall, Building Efficiency Resources (BER): How to Prepare Your Project for Third Party Verifiers – presentation coming soon

Scott Lenard, Energy Trust of Oregon: Closing Keynote – BuildRight Wrap up Overview – presentation coming soon