Icon Legend

This session is not in your schedule.

This session is in your schedule. Click again to remove it.

Presentation Icons

Decarbonization & Electrification

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility

Pre-registration

Full Schedule

Home
Full Schedule

All Days
Sun, Apr 7
Mon, Apr 8
Tue, Apr 9
Wed, Apr 10
Thu, Apr 11

Full Schedule

Type here to filter the list

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Lower Level)

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Trade Show Open

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Trade Show Open

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Lower Level)

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration Open

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Registration Open

Location: Mezzanine Foyer

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome & General Session: Humanity & Home Performance

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Welcome & General Session: Humanity & Home Performance

Location: Auditorium (Level 1)

Matthew Ammon – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jonathan Ballew (he/him/his) – National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)

John Pady – CEDA, Inc

Darnell Johnson – Urban Efficiency Group, LLC

Dr. Janell Hills – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Carla Walker-Miller – Walker-Miller Energy Services

Nate Natale – Building Performance Association

Steve Skodak – Building Performance Association

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Lower Level)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout 1

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Affordable Home Electrification: Avoiding Electric Panel and Service Costs

Location: Room L100 CD (Lower Level)

Iain S. Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Brennan D. Less (he/him/his) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Omkar Ghatpande – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Best Practices for Energy Auditors: Providing Informed Solutions

Location: Room 101 AB (Level 1)

Benjamin Tucker – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Angel Ortiz – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Operating & Delivering Weatherization ProgramsDiagnostics & Audits

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Building Science Principles

Location: Room L100 IJ (Lower Level)

Greg Nahn (he/him/his) – Slipstream

Fundamentals

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Duct, Duct, Goosed: Don't Let Undersized Duct Systems Ruin Your Heat Pump Installs

Location: Room 101 CD (Level 1)

Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage

Bob Davis (he/him/his) – Ecotope

HVAC & Mechanical Strategies

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Estimating and Mapping Energy Burdens Across the U.S

Location: Room 101 IJ (Level 1)

Erin Rose – Three3, Inc.

Michaela Marincic (they/them/theirs) – Three3, Inc.

William D. Bryan (he/him/his) – Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA)

IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

HUD's New Radon Policy

Location: Room 101 F (Level 1)

Glenn Schroeder – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

IRA Session Part 1: Overview on New Groundbreaking Federal Laws & Why They Matter to the Home Performance Industry

Location: Room L100 AB (Lower Level)

Steve Skodak – Building Performance Association

Michael Forrester – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers) – Building Performance Association

Home Performance Policy

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

New Determination of Pathways and Sources of Lead Exposure

Location: Room 101 E (Level 1)

Jonathan Wilson – National Center for Healthy Housing

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Not Just Window Shopping: Multifamily Window Retrofit Solutions

Location: Room M100 G (Mezzanine Level)

Theresa L. Gilbride – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Isaac V. Smith (he/him/his) – Center for Energy and Environment

Allegra Steenson (she/her/hers) – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Building Envelope

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

OAHMP Grantee Session: Program Implementation

Location: Room L100 GH (Lower Level)

Taneka Blue – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Kristen James – South Carolina Department on Aging

Thomas Williams – South Carolina Department on Aging

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OAHMP Grant Program & Grantee Sessions

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

StartUp

Location: Room 101 GH (Level 1)

Jonnette Simmons – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Yolanda Brown – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OLHCHH Grant Program & Grantee Wellness Clinic

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Strategies for Using Home Energy Score with Other Audit Software

Location: Room L100 E (Lower Level)

Torsten Glidden – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Adam Stenftenagel (he/him/his) – Snugg Home, LLC

MacKenzie Winchel (she/her/hers) – Earth Advantage

Diagnostics & Audits

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tackling the Toughest Technical Challenges to Residential Retrofits: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach

Location: Room M100 H (Mezzanine Level)

Kyle Biega (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Lena Burkett – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Eric Werling – Home Innovation Strategies, LLC

Program Operations & Updates

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The Retrofit Challenge Game Show: Diverse Contractor Training Edition

Location: Room M100 I (Mezzanine Level)

Madeline Salzman (she/her/hers) – Earth Advantage

Ryan LaPoma (he/him/his) – Earth Advantage

Monica Guevara (she/her/hers) – Emerald Cities Collaborative

Sarah Northrup (she/her/hers) – Center for Energy and Environment

James Metoyer (he/him/his) – EnerCity Collaborative

Workforce Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Why Building Science Isn’t Enough to Close a Deal: What Makes a Good Sale

Location: Room M100 F (Mezzanine Level)

Elena Chrimat – Ideal Air Conditioning & Insulation

Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders,Inc.

Running Your Home Performance Business

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The Insulation and Air Sealing Hands on Rodeo

Location: Room L100 F (Lower Level)

Ken Allison – IDI Distributors

Vendor Showcase

Sponsored By

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch & Exhibits

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch & Exhibits

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Lower Level)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Breakout 2

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

ASHRAE 62.2 Compliance in Weatherization

Location: Room 101 AB (Level 1)

Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC

Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his) – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

BPI Standards and Certifications Update

Location: Room 101 IJ (Level 1)

Kevin Powell (he/him/his) – Building Performance Institute

Darlene Welch – Building Performance Institute

Workforce Development

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Did You Install That HVAC System Right? Prove It!

Location: Room 101 CD (Level 1)

Christian Valoria – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Wes Davis – Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)

Ben Chouinard – Simpson Salute Heating & Air

HVAC & Mechanical Strategies

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Duct Testing Basics

Location: Room L100 IJ (Lower Level)

Bill Graber – The Energy Conservatory (TEC)

Jake S. McAlpine – The Energy Conservatory (TEC)

FundamentalsDiagnostics & Audits

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Healthy Homes for All: Weatherization and Home Repair with Public Health in Mind

Location: Room L100 GH (Lower Level)

Lindsay Fraser (she/her/hers) – Women for a Healthy Environment

Amanda Jimcosky (she/her/hers) – Women for a Healthy Environment

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

How to Negotiate and Deal with Multifamily Building Owners and Investors

Location: Room M100 G (Mezzanine Level)

Andrew Padian – PadianNYC Consulting

Brody W. Vance – BlocPower

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Introduction to the ANSI/AARST Radon Resistant New Construction Standards for Both Single-Family and Large Buildings

Location: Room 101 F (Level 1)

Brian Hanson – Kansas State University

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

IRA Session Part 2: Home Energy Rebates & the Question of Stacking Incentives

Location: Room L100 AB (Lower Level)

Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers) – Building Performance Association

Kristofor Anderson – Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

Sandy Fazeli (she/her/hers) – National Association of State Energy Officials

Michelle Gransee – MN Department of Commerce

Home Performance Policy

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Growing Importance of Differentiation: Ways Contractors are Positioning to Standout from the Crowd

Location: Room M100 F (Mezzanine Level)

Peter Troast – Energy Circle

Kevin Brenner – Healthy Home Energy & Consulting

Michelle Griffith – DeVere Insulation Home Performance LLC

Matt Hargrove – Total Home Performance

Running Your Home Performance Business

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Moisture Performance in Wood Frame Wall Systems: Complete Climate Performance

Location: Room L100 CD (Lower Level)

Achilles N. Karagiozis – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Neil Freiberg – LP

Building Envelope

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

OAHMP Grantee Session: Evaluation of HUD's Older Adult Home Modification Program

Location: Room 101 E (Level 1)

Noreen Beatley – Healthy Housing Solutions

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OAHMP Grant Program & Grantee Sessions

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

OAHMP Grantee Session: OAHM Maintenance vs Repair Activities

Location: Room 101 GH (Level 1)

Taneka Blue – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

David Robbins – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

David Nuccio – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OAHMP Grant Program & Grantee Sessions

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Quality Installation Documentation Tool – Contractor Experiences

Location: Room L100 E (Lower Level)

Edward Louie (he/him/his) – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Sudha Cheranma Devi Eswaran (she/her/hers) – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Diagnostics & Audits

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Successful Gut Rehabs with EPA's Indoor airPLUS

Location: Room M100 I (Mezzanine Level)

Paul H. Raymer – ICF

Nick Hurst (he/him/his) – EPA

IAQ & Healthy Homes

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

U.S. DOE Residential Team Update

Location: Room M100 H (Mezzanine Level)

Kyle Biega (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Jonathan Cohen – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Blake Lajiness (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Megan "Gilly" Plog (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Amy Royden-Bloom (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Jenny Wiedower (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Program Operations & Updates

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Empowering Our Future Workforce: Tools for Successful Workforce Development

Location: Room L100 F (Lower Level)

Diana McCarthy-Bercury – Earth Forward Group

Sonia Cruz (she/her/hers) – Earth Forward Group

Kiana Solomon

Vendor Showcase

Sponsored By

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Breakout 3

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Bathroom Modifications: Best Practices for Simple and Complex Solutions

Location: Room L100 GH (Lower Level)

Taneka Blue – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Sue Doyle (she/her/hers) – The Home Accessibility Therapist LLC

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OAHMP Grant Program & Grantee Sessions

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Become a Duct Testing Pro

Location: Room L100 AB (Lower Level)

Sam Myers – Retrotec

Diagnostics & Audits

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Blueprint for Growth: More Lessons Learned Scaling a Home Performance Contractor

Location: Room M100 F (Mezzanine Level)

Martijn Fleuren (he/him/his) – HomeWorks Energy

Running Your Home Performance Business

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Developing an Environmental Hazards Assessment Module for Home and Community Based Services

Location: Room 101 E (Level 1)

Meredith Hughes (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Joey Engelmeier (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Don't Just Replace, Upgrade! Variable Speed Heat Pumps for Air Conditioner Replacements

Location: Room 101 CD (Level 1)

Samantha Hill (she/her/hers) – Center for Energy and Environment

HVAC & Mechanical Strategies

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Empowering Underserved Communities Through Energy Efficiency Workforce Development: A Collaborative Approach

Location: Room M100 I (Mezzanine Level)

Derrick Meeking – Walker - Miller Energy Services

Jonathan Clark (he/him/his) – Walker - Miller Energy Services

Crystal I. Davis (she/her/hers) – Walker - Miller Energy Services

Workforce Development

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Healthy Home Basics

Location: Room L100 IJ (Lower Level)

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

FundamentalsIAQ & Healthy Homes

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Home Energy Score: Providing Transparency and Empowering Homeowners, Renters, and Buyers with Actionable Energy Information

Location: Room M100 H (Mezzanine Level)

Patty Kappaz (she/her/hers) – Lindahl Reed

Emily Alvarez (she/her/hers) – StopWaste and Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)

Michael Garner – South Carolina State Energy Office

Jerrell Wylie (he/him/his) – City of Ann Arbor

Program Operations & Updates

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Installing Continuously Venting Range Hoods to Improve IAQ: Lessons from the Field

Location: Room 101 IJ (Level 1)

Jonathan Wilson – National Center for Healthy Housing

Kiel Gilleade – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

IAQ & Healthy Homes

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Lead in Water

Location: Room 101 F (Level 1)

David Cwiertny – University of Iowa

Fnu Vishakha – University of Illinois

Anamika Yadav – University of Illinois

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Manufactured Housing: Shell Improvements

Location: Room L100 CD (Lower Level)

Anthony B. Cox – Community Housing Partners - Energy Solutions

Building Envelope

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Multifamily Electrification: Lessons from the Field

Location: Room M100 G (Mezzanine Level)

Adam Romano (he/him/his) – Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Project Timelines and Flow Chart

Location: Room 101 GH (Level 1)

James Brooks – City of Worcester

Yolanda Brown – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OLHCHH Grant Program & Grantee Wellness Clinic

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

State Policy Design: A View of State Decision Making and Getting Implementation Right

Location: Room L100 E (Lower Level)

Rick Counihan (he/him/his) – AnnDyl Policy Group

Elena Chrimat – Ideal Air Conditioning & Insulation

Seth Little – CLEAResult

Home Performance Policy

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Strategies and Insights for Effective Recruitment in the Weatherization Assistance Program

Location: Room 101 AB (Level 1)

Pagan Poggione – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Pam B. Dincher – The Clean Energy Center at Penn College

Suzanne Harmelink – Slipstream

Dr. Janell Hills – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Amanda Marcott-Thottunkal – Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Operating & Delivering Weatherization ProgramsWorkforce Development

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee Break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Lower Level)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout 4

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Basements & Crawlspaces: Problems & Solutions

Location: Room L100 CD (Lower Level)

Doug Horgan – BOWA Design Build Experts

Patrick H. Huelman – University of Minnesota

Building Envelope

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Blower Door Testing: Past, Present... and FUTURE

Location: Room L100 AB (Lower Level)

Bill Graber – The Energy Conservatory (TEC)

Gary Nelson – The Energy Conservatory (TEC)

Diagnostics & Audits

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Building a Diverse Workforce: IRA Policy Implementation

Location: Room L100 E (Lower Level)

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon – AnnDyl Policy Group

Mary MacPherson (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Darnell Johnson – Urban Efficiency Group, LLC

Home Performance PolicyWorkforce Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Retrofits – Saving Money Today and Tomorrow

Location: Room 101 IJ (Level 1)

Theresa L. Gilbride – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Rick Wertheim – United Way of Long Island

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Expanding IRA with Attribution: How Allocating Savings Can Increase IRA’s Impact

Location: Room M100 H (Mezzanine Level)

Erin Cosgrove (she/her/hers) – Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)

Rob Buchanan (he/him/his) – Xcel Energy

Erin Kempster – Opinion Dynamics

Anthony Fryer – MN Department of Commerce

Program Operations & Updates

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Half the Voltage, Half the Hot Water? Not! 120 Volt Heat Pump Water Heaters

Location: Room 101 CD (Level 1)

Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage

Noah R. Gabriel (he/him/his) – New Buildings Institute

HVAC & Mechanical Strategies

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Heat Pump Implementation in Weatherization

Location: Room 101 AB (Level 1)

Jake Robertson (he/him/his) – Couleecap, Inc.

Briana Parr-Baker (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Valley Action Council

Jason Foy – Tri County Community Action Partnership

Carl Forgo – Action Inc.

Brian Beote – Action Inc. Energy Services

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

HHGMS Reporting

Location: Room 101 GH (Level 1)

Damian L. Slaughter – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OLHCHH Grant Program & Grantee Wellness Clinic

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

IAQ Management in Dwellings

Location: Room L100 IJ (Lower Level)

Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC

FundamentalsIAQ & Healthy Homes

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Learn How to Save Recruitment Dollars by Improving Retention Strategies

Location: Room M100 I (Mezzanine Level)

Dr. Janell Hills – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Dr. Cynthia Finley – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Workforce Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Leveraging the Link: Lead Data Mapping for Whole-of-Government Prevention Efforts

Location: Room 101 F (Level 1)

Veronica E. Garrison (she/her/hers) – HUD, Office of Policy Development & Research

Peter Han (he/him/his) – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Novel Methods for Detection of Allergens in the Home Environment: Point-of-care Systems Utilizing Smartphone Technology

Location: Room 101 E (Level 1)

Jenny Panescu (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

OAHMP Grantee Session: Part 1: Collaborative Case Review and Strategizing

Location: Room L100 GH (Lower Level)

Taneka Blue – HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

The Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Home: OAHMP Grant Program & Grantee Sessions

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Particle Filtration with Central Air Handlers: Folly or Opportunity?

Location: Room M100 G (Mezzanine Level)

Linda M. Wigington (she/her/hers) – Linda Wigington & Associates

Rhett A. Major – The Energy Doctor

IAQ & Healthy Homes

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Running a Home Performance Business by the Numbers

Location: Room M100 F (Mezzanine Level)

Hal Smith – Halco

Running Your Home Performance Business

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Reception at the Trade Show

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Reception at the Trade Show

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Lower Level)