{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP156 RESNET\u00ae\u2019s Next Chapter: Listening, Learning and Growing With Shelby Gatlin and John Hensley (August 2026)","description":"QUOTES from the episode: \u201cThe HERS Index isn\u2019t just a score. It\u2019s somebody out there in that home throughout the build, making sure that the promises are proven. \u2014 Shelby    \u201cThe better our rating industry does, the better our boots-on-the-ground rating companies and RFIs and modelers are doing their job, RESNET\u00aewins. We all win.\u201d \u2014 John    \u201cRESNET\u00ae needs to look at themselves and say, \u2018How can we do this better?\u2019 And do that often.  \u2014 John  RESNET\u00aeis entering a new chapter. With Shelby Gatlin stepping into the executive director role and John Hensley serving as board president, the organization is navigating a softer housing market, major policy changes, and the transition from longtime executive director Steve Baden, while seeking new ways to strengthen the HERS community. In this episode of RESTalk, Bill talks with Shelby and John about what is changing and, perhaps more importantly, what RESNET\u00ae intends to preserve. A major theme is communication: providing raters, providers, builders, and other stakeholders with more education and guidance while continuing to rely on the regional expertise of the RESNET\u00ae provider network. Shelby discusses the HERS-IQ campaign, RESNET\u00ae\u2019S newly released manufactured homes program, and the continued growth of HERS H2O as water availability becomes an increasingly important consideration for builders and communities. They also discuss the expiration of the 45L tax credit and why the HERS Index remains valuable even when a particular financial incentive disappears. Another significant change is RESNET\u00ae\u2019S 2027 Professional Development Program. Rather than concentrating education primarily around one annual conference, RESNET plans to provide live and recorded learning opportunities throughout the year, including technical education as well as business, leadership, workforce, and growth topics. The conversation also explores something broader than individual RESNET\u00aeprograms: the infrastructure behind them. Trained field professionals, consensus-based standards, quality assurance, registries, and verified data together create a system capable of supporting programs involving energy, water, codes, utilities, and existing homes. John also reflects on the carefully planned two-year leadership transition from Steve Baden and the growing interest in serving on RESNET\u00ae\u2019s volunteer board. The takeaway is a RESNET\u00aelooking forward while asking a useful question of itself and its community: How can we do this better? Shelby\u2019s LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shelby-gatlin-59100926\/ John\u2019s LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-hensley-a56a84a1\/   To the RESNET\u00ae community, we hear you and want to engage. Learn more at www.RESNET.us. For more info on this topic, contact RESNET at INFO@RESNET.US   ","author_name":"RESTalk","author_url":"http:\/\/www.resnet.us\/","html":"