Using local permit data to make informed electrification & HVAC contractor selections @GreenHomeInstitute
Using local permit data to make informed electrification & HVAC contractor selections  @GreenHomeInstitute
Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Imagine combining building permit data with building inspections, census, topography, weather, and real estate transactions to form the most comprehensive understanding of the building contractor market.

Can we take a new approach to determine who is best at delivering electrification project work to make the best choice for contractor selections and help move the marketing forward on electrification?

Join us to learn more.

Continuing Education Units (CEUS) submitted 1 hour in*

• Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
• Building Performance Institute (BPI) NonWholeHouse
• Submitted for American Institute of Architects - AIA (HSW)
• Certified Green Professional (NARI & CGP)
• Certified GreenHome Professional (CGHP) Pillar(s): Energy, Health, Materials, Water, Place
• American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD)
• State Architect / Builder License may be applicable
• Building Science Institute (BSI) Verifier
• Passive House Consultant US (CPHC)


Lessons Learned

1. Review how to use and read building permit data to improve occupant welfare.
2. Articulated "the data dictionary" for safer contractor selection.
3. Understand what the data shows as far as healthier building improvements done by contractors.
4. Determine what would make the data even more useful and how permit data fits into a larger picture of sustainable design and improvements.


Need CEUS?
Take the Quiz here:
greenhomeinstitute.thinkific.com/courses/using-local-permit-data


Speaker: Ryan Buckley

Ryan is the CEO of Shovels and was most recently CEO of MightySignal, a B2B mobile SDK intelligence company. He also co-founded Scripted, which was backed by Redpoint, Storm, and Crosslink. Ryan holds Bachelor degrees from UC Berkeley and a MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
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