“When you’re in construction, you’re just building sticks and bricks—until you understand how a house actually performs.”
– Kevin Smith
In this episode of RESTalk, Bill sits down with Kevin L. Smith, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County (August 2025 RESNET® HERS® Builder of the Month), to explore a groundbreaking project: the Bennett Point Phase 1 homes, which earned both ENERGY STAR and DOE Zero Energy Ready Home certifications. Kevin shares how his team collaborated with Energize Delaware and HERS Rating company New Ecology to build high-performance, all-electric townhomes aimed at long-term affordability and health for first-time homebuyers.