<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">Sierra</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> Cape Cod</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">’s</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> 3rd Tuesday Talk </span></b></i></div><div class=""><div class="gmail_default"><div class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font class="" face="Arial" size="4"><b class="">“Net-Zero Homes & Building Codes: Habitat Cape Cod’s Experience with Decarbonization”</b></font></span></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font class="" face="Arial" size="4"><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></span></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Tuesday, June 20, 7 to 8 pm </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><font class=""><span class="">Virtual, via Zoom: </span></font><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87450293445%3Fpwd%3Db1NHOTZveHU4Mkg1dit0Szg4amN6QT09&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C86e3dc71b6da41d2b94f08db7189fe54%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638228609729136313%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q3WcLiCA4OOKV6uYuvRFU4m2sLnkbnjpytdgsvYaTT0%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87450293445?pwd=b1NHOTZveHU4Mkg1dit0Szg4amN6QT09" shash="sb+HiN7CAOyrPBVjc7V77fQcBUJAoaHxsmczK/9auFuIj/ECYIoA0QYGbpLfjrsV41vv1pqQRD5/bMCnqLzJhEdrJC91gUKA6gI5XdRcp5uBvFreJFo/rdyvMbfaCpxwZzF6ThVeTrycbGJOIkrK/3TlieHXHbepRcKni4LJyek=" class="">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87450293445?pwd=b1NHOTZveHU4Mkg1dit0Szg4amN6QT09</a></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sierra Cape Cod’s virtual speaker series continues Tuesday, June 20 at 7 pm with a talk by <b class="">Bob Ryley of Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod </b>focused on the critical role of building codes in creating affordable homes and meeting net-zero goals. This event is free and open to all; time will be reserved for audience Q&A.</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="">As Habitat Cape Cod's </span>director of construction for the past 12 years, Bob has supervised the <span class="" style="line-height: 16.049999237060547px;">permitting, budgeting, scheduling, design, and building </span>of well over 100 new homes across the region. </font><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;">“N</span><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;">et zero</span><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;">”</span><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"> has joined "</span><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;">affordable, </span><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;">comfortable, and healthy" as</span></font><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"> a</span><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;"> construction standard under his direction based on use of energy-efficient practices and technologies, green materials, and solar energy systems—and exclusion of fossil fuel systems. </span></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;">On June 20, Bob will discuss the continuing evolution of the Massachusetts building code</span></font><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">and explain differences between the “base code,” which sets minimum but high standards, the “Stretch Code” adopted by all Cape Cod towns (except Barnstable), and the new opt-in “Specialized Code” approved by voters in Truro and Wellfleet earlier this year. </span><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;">He will describe practical experiences in meeting advanced code requirements—including benefits realized by owners of Habitat homes—and address misconceptions and concerns raised by some builders and town officials. </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px;">This talk, which is intended for local climate advocates, committee members, town officials, and builders, is designed to support Cape-wide adoption of the Specialized Code, which features all-electric and zero-energy pathways consistent with the state's emission reduction requirements. </span></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;">As part of Sierra Club's Massachusetts Chapter, <b class="">Sierra Cape Cod</b> represents members and supporters in Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. For information, visit </span><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierraclub.org%2Fmassachusetts%2Fcape-cod-islands-group&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C86e3dc71b6da41d2b94f08db7189fe54%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638228609729136313%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WNtVlzG7mnJhjTY3t0Umu%2BmqmwuR5Wbx%2BZzBK7zrzIo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-islands-group" shash="etgBGJTQ90lVFlLlw/fWDX3EunBXRxqjx+2nVM/i3snHCOIJYryFcCXESA8gDQp23m4huhks+Zm1ztdivzdkkRd/8SRjKquOTXE8OyD9fWwLK1WTkKPLQYEsX0gxZQqdBw3ad7Zf5aJI9Ap0XbLm5LJez0v3DjRpYrnnLUcnvvk=" originalsrc="https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-islands-group" shash="QC6g8BVuPPOf8j+v2aYGnBL6BSTxQrUXmvl40Rf333UBrbptgzFbIAgIJhOujXuuIuaxR4/pGDFX9oOnEtu3WZUzArGFrscHFJXXlER78YwNZr583lhZnwCPFS3O3EXCT4xYtEIDPONl4y3pxW6gz2L81DW1Bj1WjlyicQz/bQw=" target="_blank" class="">https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-islands-group</a>.</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><b class="">Sierra Club</b> is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.8 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. </font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></font></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>