RESTalk, produced by RESNET.us is the best way to stay up-to-date on everything going on in the world of Home Energy Ratings (HERS), including initiatives, standards, marketing, and more. Hosted by building performance veteran Bill Spohn, the show features interviews with the RESNET team and prominent guests from throughout the rating and home building industries, discussing a wide range of topics, current events and new technologies.
Latest episodes
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33 min
EP157 See Something, Say Something: Why HERS Raters Belong in the Code Conversation With Phil Crone (LBA) and…
QUOTES from the episode: "A well-run permitting system treats time as a part of affordability." — Phil Crone "If we hadn't had our ears to the ground, we might not have even known…
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32 min
EP156 RESNET®'s Next Chapter: Listening, Learning and Growing With Shelby Gatlin and John Hensley (August 2026…
QUOTES from the episode: "The HERS Index isn't just a score. It's somebody out there in that home throughout the build, making sure that the promises are proven. — Shelby "The bett…
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28 min
EP155 5 Million HERS Ratings: What This Milestone Really Means (July 2026)
QUOTES from the episode: "We're not just checking boxes. We're helping builders build better homes." – Matthew Cooper "The conversation needs to shift from price per square foot to…
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25 min
EP154 Every Drop Counts: The Evolution of HERSH2O® (June 2026)
"Water efficiency is moving from a nice feature to a development necessity." "HERSH2O® helps turn water conservation into something builders can measure, verify, and communicate."…
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31 min
EP153 How Energy Codes Really Get Made, and Why Raters Should Have a Seat at the Table (May 2026)
QUOTES from the episode: "The people closest to the work often have the clearest view of what needs to change." "Codes do not become practical until field experience finds its way…
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37 min
EP152 Powering ENERGY STAR Multifamily in the Southwest: SRP & Copa Health's Blueprint for High-Performance Ho…
QUOTES from the episode: "Utilities are no longer just incentive providers. They are becoming design partners." "High performance is not a luxury in affordable housing. It is a nec…
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23 min
EP151 Emerging Leaders, Real Talk: The Future of HERS® Starts Here (March 2026)
QUOTES from the episode: "You can't fix what you didn't catch early. Thoroughness upfront saves everything downstream." "It's a young industry. That's what makes it exciting, we're…
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29 min
EP150 Women Building the Future: Voices from the RESNET® Community (March 2026)
QUOTES from the episode: "You absolutely belong here. There are many paths into this industry, and there's room for everyone to thrive." - Cindy Zeis "Patience, facts, and science…
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25 min
EP149 Inside the 2026 RESNET® Conference: The Next Era of HERS® (January 2026)
QUOTES from the episode: "The RESNET® Conference is where experience meets fresh perspective, and that's where the real progress happens." "This isn't just another conference. It's…
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18 min
EP148 A New Chapter for RESNET: A Conversation with Executive Director Shelby Gatlin (January 2026)
QUOTES from the episode: "What raters do makes the difference. Supporting them protects the credibility of the entire ecosystem." "Energy and water performance are not abstract. Th…
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21 min
EP147 Best of 2025: The Year RESNET® Hit Another Gear (December 2025)
In this special "Best of RESTALK 2025" episode, host Bill Spohn looks back at the ideas and conversations that defined the year across the RESNET® ecosystem. Rather than a simple h…
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33 min
EP146 Beyond the Score: Market Signals, QA, and the Future of RESNET® with Steve Baden (October 2025)
QUOTES FROM STEVE: "The challenge isn't how far we can push efficiency—but how affordable we can make it." "Give builders a clear target and the market will respond." "It's been a…
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24 min
EP145 Turning Efficiency into Equity: Inside the C-PACE Model with PACE Equity with Tricia Baker and Karl Peer…
QUOTES: "We created the CIRRUS Low Carbon program to speak to developers' pocketbooks — build a better building, and you get a better rate." — Tricia Baker "Early design is peace o…
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20 min
EP144 From Checklists to Real-Time Data: The QA Evolution at RESNET🄬 With Laurel Elam and Scott Doyle (Septemb…
EP144 From Checklists to Real-Time Data: The QA Evolution at RESNET🄬 With Scott Doyle and Laurel Elam (September 2025) "If you're a professional and the rules of your profession ch…
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26 min
EP143 Sweat Equity Meets Smart Energy: Inside a Habitat Zero Energy Ready Build with Kevin L. Smith (July 2025…
"When you're in construction, you're just building sticks and bricks—until you understand how a house actually performs." – Kevin Smith In this episode of RESTalk, Bill sits down w…
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25 min
EP142 Home Efficiency by the Numbers: Highlights from the 2025 RESNET® Report with Ryan Meres (June 2025)
"RESNET members are now touching about a third of all new single-family homes. That's a big number — and it's only growing." -Ryan Meres In this episode of RESTalk, host Bill Spohn…
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23 min
EP141 Ventilation, Codes & Comfort: What Builders Need to Know Now with Patrick Nielsen
"As homes get tighter, ventilation isn't optional—it's essential." — Patrick Nielsen In this episode of RESTalk, host Bill Spohn sits down with Patrick Nielsen, Global Technical Pr…
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26 min
EP140 The Future of QA at RESNET®: Automation, Oversight, and ENERGY STAR Updates with Scott Doyle
"You can't manage what you can't measure." — Peter Drucker In this insightful episode of RESTalk, host Bill Spohn welcomes Scott Doyle, RESNET's Managing Director of Quality Assura…
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30 min
EP139 Concrete Innovations: The Story of Arizona's First 3D-Printed Home with Jason Barlow
"Innovation is taking two things that exist and putting them together in a new way." — Tom Freston In this episode of the RESTalk podcast, Bill Spohn sits down with Jason Barlow, f…
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32 min
EP138 From Learning to Leading: How the ELC Fellows Are Transforming the Industry with Jennifer Goldberg, Dori…
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." – John F. Kennedy In this episode of RESTalk, host Bill Spohn welcomes the 2025 Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) fellows…