About this episode

This episode reflects on the key themes and conversations that shaped the RESNET® ecosystem in 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 highlight reel, this episode weaves four major themes that kept surfacing—from sweeping QA modernization efforts to the market forces accelerating HERS adoption to the emerging leaders reshaping the industry to the on-the-ground projects proving that high performance and affordability can coexist. Across conversations with QA directors, software leaders, conference fellows, builders, lenders, and RESNET® founder Steve Baden, 2025 revealed an industry that's both maturing and reinventing itself. The year's strongest clips capture this mix of evolution and momentum: real-time QA replacing annual reports, financing that rewards low-carbon construction, programs nurturing new talent, and innovative housing models—from 3D-printed concrete to all-electric Habitat townhomes—delivering measurable results for families. Whether you're a rater, builder, program manager, lender, policymaker, or simply someone who cares about the future of housing, this episode connects the dots on where RESNET® is headed—and why the…

People in this episode

Host: Bill Spohn

Topics covered

• QA modernization
• HERS adoption
• emerging leaders
• high performance housing
• affordability
• low-carbon construction
• innovative housing models

Keywords

• RESNET
• QA modernization
• HERS
• low-carbon construction
• housing models
• Bill Spohn
• Steve Baden
• affordability
• real-time data

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RESNET, HERS

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