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Humanity & Home Performance
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Energy Resilience
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  • Monday, Apr 7th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Air Source Heat Pumps: Best Practices, Proper Sizing, and New Refrigerants
    Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
    Charlie E. McCracken – CLEAResult
    HVAC Strategies
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    1:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
    2025 Ventilation Extravaganza
    Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
    Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC
    Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his) – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
    HVAC Strategies
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    1:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Heat Pump Water Heaters: A 360 Perspective
    Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
    Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage
    Ben Larson (he/him/his) – Larson Energy Research
    Peter Troast – Energy Circle
    HVAC Strategies
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    1:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Optimizing Cold Climate Heat Pump Performance: Design, Sizing and Equipment Selection
    Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
    Christopher Haringa (he/him/his) – Abode Energy Management
    Eric Fitz – Amply Energy
    Tara M. McElhinney (she/her/hers) – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership)
    HVAC Strategies
  • Tuesday, Apr 8th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Optimizing Residential Furnaces and Heat Pumps for 24/7 Filtration
    Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
    Rhett A. Major – The Energy Doctor
    HVAC Strategies
  • Tuesday, Apr 8th
    10:30 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Heat Pumps: What's Ducts Got to Do with It?
    Location: Empire A (Level 2)
    Abby Francisco – Elevate
    Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory
    Joe Medosch – measureQuick
    Dan Wildenhaus – Center for Energy & Environment
    HVAC Strategies
  • Tuesday, Apr 8th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Demystifying Dehumidification
    Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
    Paul J. LaGrange – LaGrange Consulting
    HVAC Strategies
  • Tuesday, Apr 8th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM  
    Don’t Go Berserk with Your Recirc
    Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
    Alex Boetzel (he/him/his) – Earth Advantage
    Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage
    HVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Commissioning/Evaluating a Heat Pump or AC System: Automatic as Performing a Blower Door Test
    Location: Empire D (Level 2)
    Joe Medosch – measureQuick
    Bill Graber – The Energy Conservatory
    Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory
    HVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    10:30 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Control Freaks & Winter Peaks
    Location: Empire D (Level 2)
    Eric Kaiser – TruTech Tools, Ltd
    HVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    10:30 AM – 12:00 PM  
    What is a Heating and Cooling Load Calculation and Why Is It So Important?
    Location: Empire B (Level 2)
    Judy Rachel (she/her/hers) – Judy Rachel Home Performance Pro
    FundamentalsHVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Heat Pump 101: Navigating the Heat Pump Jungle
    Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
    Jake Yurek – Pearl Edison
    Evan P. Anderson – Pearl Edison
    FundamentalsHVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Multifamily Electrification: Show Me the Data
    Location: Bolden 6 (Level 2)
    Adam Romano (he/him/his) – Association for Energy Affordability
    HVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM  
    HVACR System Design Part 1 - Demystifying the Dreaded Load Calculation
    Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
    HVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    HVACR System Design Part 2 - You Did the Load Calculation. Now What?
    Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
    HVAC Strategies
  • Wednesday, Apr 9th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM  
    Overcoming Heat Pump Objections
    Location: Empire C (Level 2)
    Dan Wildenhaus – Center for Energy & Environment
    HVAC Strategies
  • Thursday, Apr 10th
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM  
    Smart Heat Pump Retrofits with Duct Performance Forecasting
    Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
    Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory
    Steve Rogers – The Energy Conservatory
    Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage
    HVAC Strategies
  • Thursday, Apr 10th
    9:45 AM – 10:45 AM  
    Equitable Electrification: Making Sure Heat Pumps Work for All
    Location: Empire C (Level 2)
    Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his) – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
    HVAC Strategies
  • Thursday, Apr 10th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    MAD-AIR... Mechanical Air Distribution and Interactions Relationships
    Location: Empire C (Level 2)
    John J. Tooley, Jr. – John Tooley, LLC
    HVAC Strategies
  • Thursday, Apr 10th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Planned Ventilation: How to Provide Fresh Air
    Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
    Doug Horgan – BOWA Design-Build Experts
    FundamentalsHVAC Strategies