Jeff Tiller and Chuck Perry
Implementing Energy Conservation Policy via the North Carolina State Building Code
Monday, October 31 | 4:00 - 5:00
Belk Library Lecture Hall Room 114
FREE and open to the public
This talk will focus on the ongoing efforts to shape energy conservation guidelines for residential and commercial buildings that are part of the North Carolina Building Code. The NC Building Code undergoes review and revision on a six-year cycle, and provisions addressing “green” strategies to reduce energy use in buildings are negotiated by multiple stakeholders before they are adopted. Learn about the complex process to advance energy codes and the latest proposals for the 2018 North Carolina Energy Code from Jeff Tiller and Chuck Perry who serve on the Energy Conservation Code Ad-Hoc Committee of the North Carolina Building Code Council.
*Attendance will be kept for faculty offering extra credit for students.*
 Jeff Tiller is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, in which he has been a faculty member since 1995. Tiller served as chairperson of the department from 2010 through 2015. Prior to moving to North Carolina, Jeff was co-founder and served as President of Southface Energy Institute, a non-profit corporation in Atlanta, Georgia. Jeff has conducted hundreds of seminars, courses, workshops and presentations on energy conservation and solar energy applications in residential and commercial buildings. He has also written numerous Builders’ Guides on high performance construction for various southeastern states, as well as several other well-known publications. Jeff is a licensed Mechanical Engineer, a LEED-accredited professional, and a RESNET-certified HERS Rater. |  Chuck Perry is the Program Director for the North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance. He has 25 years of experience in residential new home industry and is well known across the state for his work promoting high performance construction and sharing better building practices with homebuilders. Chuck has worked in a variety of construction settings from “hands-on” in the field, to volume operations, to running his own small business. As production manager of a Raleigh-based construction company, Chuck led efforts to incorporate high performance construction strategies such as ENERGY STAR Qualified and NAHB Green Certified homes into the business model. As NCEEA Program Director, he enjoys collaborating with industry stakeholders and other homebuilders to raise awareness and consumer demand for certified high performance homes. Chuck is a graduate of East Carolina University and a licensed contractor in the state of North Carolina. He has served as vice-chair of the Green Home Builders of the Triangle and appointee to the North Carolina Association of Home Builders Green Building Council. He is a certified NAHB Green Builder, Building Performance Institute Building Analyst and President of the High Country Home Builders Association |
Find out more about the North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance and the NC Energy Code here.
The Sustainable Energy Speaker Series is sponsored by Appalachian Energy Center and the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment. Look for more speakers to be announced here!
Chuck Perry
