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Design Climate-Responsive Homes: Building Better for Every Climate: Webinar: NAHB: November 11, 2:00 PM (ET)
Includes a Live Web Event on 11/11/2026 at 2:00 PM (EST)
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Climate change is creating more extreme conditions, making climate-responsive home design more important than ever. In this practical webinar, nationally recognized building professionals John Barrows and Peter L. Pfeiffer, FAIA, share proven design and building science strategies for creating high-performance, resilient and comfortable homes in Northern and Southern climates.
Learn how to start with climate-specific, passive design strategies that improve building performance, energy efficiency and resilience before adding renewable energy systems. Discover how thoughtful site planning, orientation, programming and construction choices can deliver better results without excessive construction costs.
Exclusively for NAHB Members & Credential Holders: Free registration for members after login. If you have not set up your NAHB account, please visit: www.nahb.org/register or call 202.266.8313.
Who Should Attend This Climate-Responsive Home Design Webinar
This webinar is ideal for:
Architects and residential designers.
Home builders and developers.
Design professionals working on high performance or sustainable homes.
Home builders looking to improve building performance and resilience.
Residential construction professionals interested in climate-specific design and building science.
What Will You Learn in Design Climate-Responsive Homes: Building Better for Every Climate?
Use passive, climate-specific design strategies to create smarter, more comfortable homes.
Apply site planning, orientation and other design strategies to respond to local climate conditions.
Understand how building science can be integrated into the design process to improve performance.
Explore demand-side strategies that reduce energy and resource use with little or no added construction cost.
Design for resilience, livability and performance before layering on mechanical systems and renewable energy.
Discover how climate-responsive design can make high-performance housing more accessible across different budgets.
Gain practical insights from John Barrows and Peter L. Pfeiffer, FAIA, based on decades of residential building and design experience.
John Barrows, CGB, GMB, CGP
President, J.Barrows Inc.
J. Barrows Inc.
John Barrows is President of P3 Builder Group, Inc., a company that has provided construction services, general contracting, construction management, and consultation services for over 35 years. John is also a founding partner of Performance Path Solutions, LLC, a company that brings innovative building practices that will prepare individuals and companies for the rapidly changing building industry. John is a nationally recognized author and speaker on topics including Green Building, construction and production management, and business management. John holds the designations of Graduate Master Builder, and Master Green Professional.
Peter L. Pfeiffer
Founding Principal Architect
Barley | Pfeiffer Architecture
Peter is an Architect, Author, Building Scientist and Realtor who is among the earliest American architects to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for his life-long achievements in developing climate-responsive design & building strategies. He was instrumental in the creation of Energy Star, and the nation’s first Green Building program. Peter is the founder of Barley | Pfeiffer Architecture, whose work has been published in such diverse venues as the Washington Post, Fine Homebuilding and featured on The Discovery Channel and This Old House. Residential Architect magazine cited him as one of the ten most influential residential architects of the decade - back at the turn of the century… He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on architecture, building development, and climate change. Peter has been nominated for the prestigious Hanley Award for his meaningful efforts to advance green building in North America. He has been honored as the "National Green Advocate of the Year” by the National Association of Home Builders and named the ”Green Superhero of the Year” recently at the International Building Show. More recently he has been selected to speak at the prestigious SXSW conference addressing how architectural design decisions interact with climate & social action.
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