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Sunday, April 6, 2025
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration Open

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Badge Pick Up & On-site Registration

Monday, April 7, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast & Exhibits

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Trade Show Open

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Trade Show Open

7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Badge Pick Up & On-site Registration

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Morning Workshops

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Air Source Heat Pumps: Best Practices, Proper Sizing, and New Refrigerants

Charlie E. McCracken – CLEAResult

HVAC Strategies

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Valuable Employees

John J. Tooley, Jr. – John Tooley, LLC

Workforce Development

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Building America Retrofit Teams: De-risking Scalable Solutions

Alex Boetzel (he/him/his) – Earth Advantage

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

Lena Burkett – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Bob Hayes – Steven Winter Associates

Haleh Moghaddasi – exp US Services Inc (EXP)

Rebecca Olson (she/her/hers) – Center for Energy & Environment

Sydney G. Roberts (she/her/hers) – Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA)

Whole Home Solutions

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Building Science 101

Chandler von Schrader – CvS Consulting, LLC

Fundamentals

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Energy Education Basics

Suzanne Harmelink – Slipstream

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

From Program to Practice: Decarbonizing Affordable Multifamily Housing

Leslie Zarker – National Housing Trust

Danielle Donnelly – Community Preservation Corporation

Maria Cecilia Quiñones Peña – Elevate

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Insights and Impacts of Credentials: EA, QCI, and Certification Updates

Jal Desai – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Cory Chovanec – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Practical Problem-Solving Tools for Businesses and Organizations

Dick Kornbluth – Dick Kornbluth, LLC

Running Your Home Performance Business

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Summer Moisture: Problems and Solutions

Doug Horgan – BOWA Design-Build Experts

Michael Anschel – OA Design Build Architecture

IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Opening Session

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

NHPC25 Opening Session

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Strolling Lunch at the Trade Show

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Afternoon Workshops

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

2025 Ventilation Extravaganza

Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC

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

HVAC Strategies

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Bigger Buildings Want You Too

Torrance Kramer – Accurate-Airtight Exteriors

Ken Allison – IDI Distributors

Building Envelope

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Building Equity: An Interactive Workshop for the Home Performance Workforce

Maggie Kelley Riggins (she/her/hers)

Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas – IREC

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

Workforce Development

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Contractor Workshop: Making Incentives Work at Time of Sale

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

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon – AnnDyl Policy Group

Doug Presley – AnnDyl Policy Group

Home Performance Policy

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Crawl Spaces, Basements, and Floors Water, Moisture, and Insulation Workshop

Michael Anschel – OA Design Build Architecture

Doug Horgan – BOWA Design-Build Experts

Nikki Krueger – Santa Fe Dehumidifiers

Dane Malmberg – ISI - Viper Liner

Building Envelope

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Heat Pump Water Heaters: A 360 Perspective

Paul M. Campbell (he/him/his) – ICF

Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage

Ben Larson – Larson Energy Research

Peter Troast – Energy Circle

HVAC Strategies

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

How to Audit a Multifamily Building If You Have Never Done One

Brody W. Vance – ICF

Andy Padian – Association for Energy Affordability

Diagnostics & Audits

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Level up Your Workforce: Boosting Contractor Capacity in Building Performance

Kye Garvin – NASCSP

Akisha D. Everett – Minneapolis Climate Action

Nancy Kaplan – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

Kiersten Kelley – NREL

Diana McCarthy-Bercury – Earth Forward Group

Mike McMonigal – Clean Energy Center at Penn College

Pagan Poggione – IREC

Workforce Development

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Optimizing Cold Climate Heat Pump Performance: Design, Sizing and Equipment Selection

Christopher Haringa (he/him/his) – Abode Energy Management

Eric Fitz – Amply Energy

Alex Meaney – Mean HVAC

Tara M. McElhinney – Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)

HVAC Strategies

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

The Methods of Moisture Movement

Kevin Scott – Piedmont Triad Regional Council

Building Envelope

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Multifamily Building Measure Selection with MulTEA (WAweb)

Bill Eckman – ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Claire Cressman – ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Mini Malhotra – ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Jason Schmidt – ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

1:45 PM – 5:00 PM
HUD OLHCHH Grantee Opening Session

1:45 PM – 5:00 PM

HUD OLHCHH Grantee Opening Session

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Coffee Break

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Opening Reception at the Trade Show

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Opening Reception at the Trade Show

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast & Exhibits

7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Trade Show Open

7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Trade Show Open

7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Badge Pick Up & On-site Registration

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakout 1

8:30 AM – 12:00 AM

Navigating HUD Environmental Requirements

Michelle DeGarmo – Flatley Read, Inc.

Jeromy McFarren – Flatley Read, Inc.

OLHCHH Track 4

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

$8.8B Home Energy Rebates – Where Do We Stand?

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

Home Performance Policy

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Building Great Contractor Relationships Through a CAP Agency Perspective

Thomas Mcivor – Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Jarob Gallant – Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Amanda Porter – Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Kerrielynn Beard – R6 Regional Council

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Crawlspaces: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

John J. Tooley, Jr. – John Tooley, LLC

Gary Nelson – The Energy Conservatory

Building Envelope

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

From Training to Transformation: Empowering Marginalized Communities Through Workforce Development

Derrick Meeking – Walker-Miller Energy Services

Erika Dominick – Walker-Miller Energy Services

Amber Anderson – Walker-Miller Energy Services

Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his) – HVAC U LLC

Workforce Development

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Healthy Homes & Health Disparities: Equity in Healthy Housing

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

Darnell Johnson – Urban Efficiency Group

IAQ & Healthy Homes

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Driving Business Growth and Expanding Offerings While Delivering Complete In-House Electrification Solutions

Hal Smith – Halco

Damian Hodkinson – Halco

Running Your Home Performance Business

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Insights from Successful Multifamily Programs

Brian Beote – Action Inc.

David Hannah – ICF

Heather Hendrickson – Entergy Arkansas

Greg Pierce – ICF

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Multi-Family Blower Door Testing: Strategies For Complex Buildings

Jake S. McAlpine – The Energy Conservatory

Collin Olson (he/him/his) – The Energy Conservatory

Diagnostics & Audits

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations for Healthy Homes

Kim Nesbitt – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Johanna Miller (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Michelle Del Rio (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Bloomington

OLHCHH Track 2

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Optimizing Residential Furnaces and Heat Pumps for 24/7 Filtration

Rhett A. Major – The Energy Doctor

HVAC Strategies

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Understanding the Relationships Between EE & Social Determinants of Health

Rebeca R. Barrios-Hurst (she/her/hers/ella) – CLEAResult

Todd Miles (he/him/his) – CLEAResult

Adam Hammond (he/him/his) – AES Indiana

Cole Heller – CLEAResult

Program Operations & UpdatesOLHCHH Track 3

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Zone Pressure Diagnostics

Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC

Fundamentals

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout 2

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Best Practices for Co-promoting Weatherization and Heat Pumps

Courtney Moriarta – NYSERDA

Jeff Luoma (he/him/his) – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership)

Program Operations & Updates

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Blueprint for Growth: Lessons Learned Scaling a Home Performance Contractor

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

Running Your Home Performance Business

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Building Science as a Murder Mystery: The BPI Detective Unraveling the Deadly Puzzle of IAQ

Paul H. Raymer – ICF

IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Building the Home Performance Workforce – What's Next?

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon – AnnDyl Policy Group

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

Home Performance Policy

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Electrifying Marginalized Communities: Innovative Solutions for Energy Efficiency and Electrification in Affordable Housing

Lucyna de Barbaro – Energy Efficiency Empowerment

Jim Plantico – Community Energy Project

Abasi Umoh – Community Energy Project

Becky Schaaf (she/her/hers) – VEIC

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Heat Pumps: What's Ducts Got to Do with It?

Abby Francisco – Elevate

Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory

Joe Medosch – measureQuick

Dan Wildenhaus – Center for Energy & Environment

HVAC Strategies

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

How to Perform an Electrification Audit

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

Diagnostics & Audits

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Multifamily Weatherization Peer Exchange

Jonathan Ballew (he/him/his) – NASCSP

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: OLHCHH Speed Dating - Marketing and Outreach, Workforce Development, Healthy Homes, and Lead

OLHCHH Track 2

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: OLHCHH Speed Dating - Marketing and Outreach, Workforce Development, Healthy Homes, and Lead

OLHCHH Track 1

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Radon: A Primer

Dick Kornbluth – Dick Kornbluth, LLC

FundamentalsOLHCHH Track 3

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Window Retrofits for Efficiency, Affordability, and Disaster Resistance

Sidney Hartz – Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)

Christian E. Kaltreider (he/him/his) – Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)

Steve Sylvestre (he/him/his) – Center for Energy & Environment

Building Envelope

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

The Retrofit Challenge Game Show: Workforce Training Edition

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

Caitlin Peerson – Earth Advantage

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

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

Sage Berglund (she/her/hers) – Center for Energy & Environment

Workforce Development

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch & Exhibits

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Home Performance Contractor Peer Groups

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Energizing Your Business with a Peer Group

Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders

Running Your Home Performance Business

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Breakout 3

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Air Tight All Right - Examining How Air Barriers Hold Up

Alex Boetzel (he/him/his) – Earth Advantage

Building Envelope

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Clean Energy Contractor Continuum of Care: Supporting the Person and Professional

Darnell Johnson – Urban Efficiency Group

Workforce Development

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Communicating Climatizacion: Discussing & Overcoming Language Barriers

Rogelio Cortes – MWVCAA

Jose Flores (he/him/his) – Multnomah County

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Demystifying Dehumidification

Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his) – Energy Vanguard

HVAC Strategies

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Disaster Recovery

Jonathan Wilson – National Center for Healthy Housing

IAQ & Healthy Homes

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Healthy Homes Policy

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

Amanda Hatherly – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

Home Performance PolicyOLHCHH Track 4

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Lead Bioaccessibility in Urban Homes: Covariation-mining Based System Dynamic Simulation

Danlin Yu – Montclair State University

OLHCHH Track 3

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Least-Cost Home Electrification: Getting It Right & Getting It Done

Núria Casquero-Modrego – Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL)

Jeremy Good – Montgomery County, MD, Government

Sunita Pathik – Elysian Energy

Iain S. Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Residential Soils for Minimizing Childhood Lead Poisoning

Ganga M. Hettiarachchi (she/her/hers) – Kansas State University

OLHCHH Track 1

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Seal The Deal! A Comprehensive Discussion To Duct Leakage testing

Jake S. McAlpine – The Energy Conservatory

Diagnostics & Audits

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

The Sweet Spot: Where Building Science and HVAC Intersect

Rob Minnick – National Comfort Institute - NCI

Fundamentals

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

U.S. DOE Residential Team Update

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

Holly Carr – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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

Alex Rees – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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

Jay Wrobel – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Program Operations & Updates

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Unified Teams, Happy Customers: How Customer Relationship Management Systems Connect Teams for Enhanced Customer Experiences

Tami Kerr – Eco Performance Builders

Elena Chrimat – Ideal Energy

Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders

Running Your Home Performance Business

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

OLHCHH Older Adult Home Mod Grantee Session: Maintenance vs Repair for Home Modification Programs

Taneka Blue – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

David Nuccio – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

David Robbins – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 2

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Breakout 4

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Cockroach Eradication through Community Engagement: Empowering Residents to Improve their Health

OLHCHH Track 1

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Don’t Go Berserk with Your Recirc

Alex Boetzel (he/him/his) – Earth Advantage

Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage

HVAC Strategies

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Efficiency Is Decarbonization

Andy Padian – Association for Energy Affordability

John J. Tooley, Jr. – John Tooley, LLC

Whole Home Solutions

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Evaluating the Impacts of the Weatherization Assistance Program: Methods for Retroactive Assessment

Bill Eckman – ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Archana Ghodeswar (she/her/hers) – ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

IAQ Management in Dwellings

Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC

FundamentalsOLHCHH Track 3

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Meeting Consumers Where They Are: Staging Upgrades to Drive Uptake

Jennifer Amann – ACEEE

Robin LeBaron – Pearl Certification

Program Operations & Updates

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Powering Progress: Intersectionality in Action – How Diverse Organizations Propel Clean Energy

Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas – IREC

Darnell Johnson – Urban Efficiency Group

Maggie Kelley Riggins (she/her/hers)

Workforce Development

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Pressure Diagnostics: Mastering the Manometer

Noah Lawrence – Retrotec

Diagnostics & Audits

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Smart Homes: Utilizing Smart Connected Systems for Climate Control and Assistive Technology

Lieko Earle (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Home Performance Policy

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

The Heat Pump and Electrification Trend: How Contractors Can Seize the Opportunity

Peter Troast – Energy Circle

Running Your Home Performance Business

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Volatile Organic Compounds: Insights from Field Measurements

Will Clagett – Colorado State University

IAQ & Healthy Homes

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Zero-Energy Ready Manufactured Homes for Resilient Rural Communities

Emily R. Kemper (she/her/hers) – CLEAResult

Thomas Anreise – CLEAResult

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Reception at the Trade Show

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Reception at the Trade Show

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
7:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open

7:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Trade Show Open

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Badge Pick Up & On-site Registration

7:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Breakfast & Exhibits

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast & Exhibits

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakout 5

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Augmenting Existing Multifamily Program Offerings with Operations & Maintenance Training

Melanie Danuser – Building Potential and Smart Buildings Center

Elly Bunzendahl – AESC

Kathryn Eggers (she/her/hers) – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Commissioning/Evaluating a Heat Pump or AC System: Automatic as Performing a Blower Door Test

Joe Medosch – measureQuick

Bill Graber – The Energy Conservatory

Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory

HVAC Strategies

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Creating a Successful Crew Leader Through a Mentorship Approach

Thomas B. Allen – PSD

Christoper Frace – PSD

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Energy Education from the Classroom to the Community

Angie Bivens (she/her/hers) – Pepco Holdings Inc/Exelon

Program Operations & Updates

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

High Performance Enclosures with Continuous Exterior Insulation

Patrick H. Huelman – University of Minnesota

Building Envelope

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

IAQ Science and Science Fiction

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

IAQ & Healthy Homes

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Integrating Pediatric Injury Prevention into Housing Programs: Lessons Learned from the CHASE Project

Wendy C. Shields – Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research

Brendan Brown – Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

OLHCHH Track 3

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Learnings from the Ground on HEAR & IRA Rebates

Ryan Bevans – Sealed

Seth Little – CLEAResult

Alyssa Latuchie – Franklin Energy

Christopher Hurwitz – NYSERDA

Home Performance Policy

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Marketing & New Customer Acquisition for Home Performance Contractors in a Changing Landscape

Peter Troast – Energy Circle

Bill Graham – HomeWorks Energy

Running Your Home Performance Business

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Natural Consequences of Installations That Make You Say What The!?!?!

Shane M. Bulick – PSD

Katie Consales (she/her/hers) – CMC Energy Services

Jeff Flaherty (he/him/his) – Wise Home Energy

Jake Nuckolls (he/him/his) – Building Performance Center

Andrew Rodriguez – Performance Systems Development

Whole Home Solutions

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

OLHCHH Environmental Review Part 50

David Robbins – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 4

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: OLHCHH Overview of Grant Administration and Terms/Conditions Requirements

Yolanda Brown – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Jonnette Simmons – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 2

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Quality Assessment Program within Home and Community Based Service Models for Older Adults

OLHCHH Track 1

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Recruitment Strategies to Reach a Diverse Workforce That Leads to Retention

CYNTHIA FINLEY – IREC

Barry Reaves – NECEC

Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas – IREC

Workforce Development

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Welcome to the MAD House

Sam Myers – Retrotec

Noah Lawrence – Retrotec

Diagnostics & Audits

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout 6

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Air Sealing Attics: Case Studies in Making Retrofit Attic Air Sealing Faster, Easier, and Safer

Adam Broderick – DuPont Building Solutions

Dave Bohac – Center for Energy & Environment

Building Envelope

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Control Freaks & Winter Peaks

Eric Kaiser – TruTech Tools, Ltd

Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his) – HVAC U LLC

HVAC Strategies

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Crossing the Intersection of Health and Energy Efficiency

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Kevin Kennedy (he/him/his) – Healthy Indoors Training and Consulting

Keith Higgins

IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Dealing with Humidity in Programs

Program Operations & Updates

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Sales is More than a Signed Contract

Elena Chrimat – Ideal Energy

Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders

Running Your Home Performance Business

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Expanding the Concept of Home Modifications: Defining Smart Home Safety Technology for Aging in Place

OLHCHH Track 1

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

From Ridge to Radon: A Home Performance Upgrade

John J. Tooley, Jr. – John Tooley, LLC

Gary Nelson – The Energy Conservatory

Jake S. McAlpine – The Energy Conservatory

Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory

Whole Home Solutions

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

What is a Heating and Cooling Load Calculation and Why Is It So Important?

Judy Rachel – Dry Climate Forum

Fundamentals

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Moving from Property to Portfolio: Strategic Decarbonization Pathways for Multifamily Housing

Kimberly Vermeer (she/her/hers) – Urban Habitat Initiatives Inc.

Michael J. Miranda – National Housing Trust

Walker Wells – Raimi + Associates

Lauren Westmoreland (she/her/hers) – Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

Tom White – Eden Housing Inc.

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

OLHCHH Environmental Review Part 58

David Nuccio – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 4

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: Overview and Lesson Learned from PSD Grant Program and Take Aways for the Lead, HH and OAHM grantees

Michelle Medeiros – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 2

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Partnering with Purpose: Addressing Lead and Asbestos with the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids Program

Jennifer Hoponick Redmon – Research Triangle Institute International

Ed Norman – North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Erica Wood – RTI International

OLHCHH Track 3

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Building a Diverse and Resilient Workforce: Redefining Success in Workforce Development

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

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

Jamie L. Ricks – Walker-Miller Energy Services

Jamie Skaar – The Clear Clean

Rohini Srivastava – ACEEE

Workforce Development

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

The Importance of Valuing Efficiency & The Role of Home Energy Score

Heather Elias – Pearl Certification

Roger Kainu – Oregon Department of Energy

Casey Murphy – Pearl Certification

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

Madeline Salzman – Earth Advantage

Home Performance Policy

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Breakout 7

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

A Crash Course in Public Health for the People Who Build America

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

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

IAQ & Healthy Homes

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

ASHRAE 62.2-2016 Compliance in Weatherization

Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC

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

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Balanced Ventilation for Auditors

Mike D. Wilson – Dakota Supply Group

Diagnostics & Audits

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Career and Technical Education: A Key Partner in Preparing Tomorrow’s Weatherization Workforce

Michael M. Austin – Community Action Lehigh Valley

Mike McMonigal – Clean Energy Center at Penn College

Kiana Solomon – Earth Forward Group

Workforce Development

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Defending the Toxic Materials in a Home: Someone Has to Do It!

Joe Medosch – measureQuick

Dan Wildenhaus – Center for Energy & Environment

OLHCHH Track 4

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Do the New Historic Preservation Requirements Apply to Me?

David Nuccio – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

David Robbins – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 2

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Gentrification or Community Stabilization: The Potential Impact of Rebate Programs on Disadvantaged Communities

Pamela Brookstein – National Association of REALTORS

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Heat Pump 101: Navigating the Heat Pump Jungle

Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his) – HVAC U LLC

Jake Yurek – Pearl Edison

Evan P. Anderson – Pearl Edison

Fundamentals

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Hiring & Pipeline Development

Kevin Brenner – Healthy Home Energy & Consulting

Michelle Griffith – DeVere Insulation Home Performance LLC

Running Your Home Performance Business

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Household Air Pollution Study

OLHCHH Track 1

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Insights from Measured Savings Programs

Carmen L. Best – Recurve

David Kolata – Sealed

Tamara Lowe (she/her/hers) – ICF

Program Operations & Updates

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Manufactured Housing: Shell Improvements

Building Envelope

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Multifamily Electrification: Show Me the Data

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

HVAC Strategies

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Protecting Our Wins: BPA Home Performance Advocacy in the 119th Congress

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon – AnnDyl Policy Group

Home Performance Policy

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Targeting Homes with High Lead Exposure Risks by Leveraging Big Data and Advanced Machine-Learning Algorithms

Hana C. Long – North Carolina State University

Michelle Del Rio (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Bloomington

Alyson Alde – Indiana University Bloomington

Jennifer Hoponick Redmon – Research Triangle Institute International

OLHCHH Track 3

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout 8

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

BPI Standards and Certifications Update

Daniela Freeman – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

Casey Jonathan – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

Fundamentals

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Combating Burnout and Compassion Fatigue - A Field Staff View

Jake Nuckolls (he/him/his) – Building Performance Center

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Combustion Safety Testing Protocols

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

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Diagnostics & Audits

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Funding in the Southeast

Program Operations & Updates

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

How to Design and Implement an Apprenticeship Program

Lesley Baulding – Everblue

Tamson Six

Brook Vernon (she/her/hers) – Building Performance Association

Workforce Development

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

HVACR System Design Part 1 - Demystifying the Dreaded Load Calculation

Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his) – HVAC U LLC

HVAC Strategies

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: Best Practices for Utilizing your Healthy Homes Grant Funds

Yolanda Brown – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 2

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Person-centered Trauma-informed Home Repair Programming and Approaches

Katya Bogomoletc – Habitat for Humanity International

Patricia Bunyasi – Habitat for Humanity International

Lily Hoffman (she/her/hers) – Habitat for Humanity International

Korinne Chiu (she/her/hers) – Habitat for Humanity International

Affordable Housing & MultifamilyOLHCHH Track 4

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Radon Measurement Strategies for Public Housing Authorities

Brian R. Hanson – Kansas State University

OLHCHH Track 3

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sticky Stuff and Flashing Stuff

Michael Anschel – OA Design Build Architecture

Paul T. Grahovac – PROSOCO, Inc.

Doug Horgan – BOWA Design-Build Experts

Building Envelope

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

The Non-Energy Impacts of Home Retrofits

Núria Casquero-Modrego – Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL)

Chrissi Antonopoulos – Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)

Iain S. Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

IAQ & Healthy Homes

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

The OASIS Tool: Improving Safety for Older Adults Through Home Modification

Wendy C. Shields – Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research

OLHCHH Track 1

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Wisconsin & Michigan HOMES Programs – the Rubber Meets the Road

Todd Miles (he/him/his) – CLEAResult

Rebeca R. Barrios-Hurst (she/her/hers/ella) – CLEAResult

Dan Guse – Home Energy Solutions of Wisconsin

Scott Pelch – Pelch Services

Andy Gostisha – CLEAResult

Home Performance Policy

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Work Smarter, Not Harder: AI and Automation Tools for the Home Performance Industry

Tersh Blissett – Service Business Mastery

Running Your Home Performance Business

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Breakout 9

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Assessing Impacts on Residential Air Quality Among Low Income Families Transitioning from Gas to Induction Cooking

OLHCHH Track 1

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Deep Energy Retrofits: Lessons Learned in Multifamily

Lauren Westmoreland (she/her/hers) – Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Halco’s All-in-One Insulation Rig: Combining Spray Foam and Cellulose for Unmatched Retrofit Weatherization Success

Hal Smith – Halco

Damian Hodkinson – Halco

Running Your Home Performance Business

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Home Retrofit Programs Need to Be Designed for Contractors

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

Pete Wilson – Sealed

Program Operations & Updates

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

HVACR System Design Part 2 - You Did the Load Calculation. Now What?

Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his) – HVAC U LLC

HVAC Strategies

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Leveraging Technology for Outreach & Training

Ben R. Cichowski (he/him/his) – SMS

Andy Cordova – Colorado Energy Office

Amanda Hatherly – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

David De Miranda – D+R International

Turner Shrout – D+R International

Workforce Development

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: Documenting and Scopes of High Cost Units

Yolanda Brown – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Jonnette Simmons – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 4

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

*OLHCHH Lead and HH Tech Studies Grantee Required Session:* Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program Outcomes

Emma Kaiser – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Michelle Roberts – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 2

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Overcoming Heat Pump Objections

HVAC Strategies

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

State Building Decarbonization Policy

Doug Presley – AnnDyl Policy Group

Emily Levin

Home Performance Policy

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Tales from the House

Torrance Kramer – Accurate-Airtight Exteriors

Diagnostics & Audits

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

The Solution to Pollution Is Dilution Distribution

Paul H. Raymer – ICF

Nicholas Hurst (he/him/his) – EPA

IAQ & Healthy Homes

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Transforming Homes: Weatherization Updates from the NREL

Cory Chovanec – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Jal Desai – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Juliana Williams (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

WAP by the Numbers

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

Heather Nolen – Association for Energy Affordability

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Healthy Homes Basics

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

FundamentalsOLHCHH Track 3

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Evening Session

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Evening Session

Dick Kornbluth – Dick Kornbluth, LLC

Andy Padian – Association for Energy Affordability

Chandler von Schrader – CvS Consulting, LLC

Thursday, April 10, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Badge Pick Up & On-site Registration

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakout 10

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

* OLHCHH Lead Grantee Required Session * ** Lead Hazard Reduction Grantee Session **

OLHCHH Track 2

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Blower Door 101: Basics of Airtightness Testing

Jake S. McAlpine – The Energy Conservatory

Bill Graber – The Energy Conservatory

Fundamentals

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Effective Communication Strategies for Weatherization Professionals

Paul Laubner – Baltimore City DHCD

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Indoor Environmental Quality Conditions in Weatherized and Unweatherized Homes

Bruce E. Tonn – Three3, Inc.

Laura Humphrey (she/her/hers) – Three3, Inc.

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

Erin Rose – Three3, Inc.

Shannon Stendel (she/her/hers) – Slipstream

IAQ & Healthy Homes

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Infrared Diagnostics

Nate Price – Indoor Climate Research & Training

Mike Hunter – Indoor Climate Research & Training

Diagnostics & Audits

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

NASCSP Weatherization Resources and Updates

Andrea Schroer – National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

*OLHCHH HH Grantee Required Session*: **Healthy Homes Production Grantee Session**

OLHCHH Track 3

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

*OLHCHH Lead and HH Tech Studies Grantee Required Session:* Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program Outcomes

Larry Byrd – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Kim Nesbitt – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 1

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

*OLHCHH Older Adult Grantee Required Session*: **Older Adult Home Modification Grantee Session **

OLHCHH Track 4

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Pre-apprenticeship Programs to Drive Clean Energy Career Pathways

Lesley Baulding – Everblue

Robin Yochum (she/her/hers) – Building Performance Association

Workforce Development

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Smart Heat Pump Retrofits with Duct Performance Forecasting

Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory

Steve Rogers – The Energy Conservatory

Bruce W. Manclark – Earth Advantage

HVAC Strategies

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

The Fear Factor: How to Anticipate a Client's Fears, Anxieties and Obstacles in Advance

Dennis Duchene (he/him/his) – Snug Home

Running Your Home Performance Business

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Breakout 11

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Equitable Electrification: Making Sure Heat Pumps Work for All

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

HVAC Strategies

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Everybody Wants Some! Heat Pumps, That Is. How Tools Help you Sell the Right System

Dan Wildenhaus – Center for Energy & Environment

Running Your Home Performance Business

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Learning the Lingo: How to Better Understand an HVAC System

Jake Nuckolls (he/him/his) – Building Performance Center

Walter Fogg – BUILDING PERFORMANCE CENTER

Fundamentals

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Moisture Management in Retrofits

Building Envelope

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

The Sound of Sausage - Secrets of IAQ and Ventilation Standards Making

Eric Werling – Home Innovation Strategies, LLC

Nicholas Hurst (he/him/his) – EPA

IAQ & Healthy Homes

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Weatherization Workforce: Best Practices for Building a Strong Team

Kye Garvin – NASCSP

Pagan Poggione – IREC

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

9:45 AM – 12:00 PM

*OLHCHH Grantee Required Session*: Current Hot Topics Related to Healthy Homes and Policy Updates

Michelle Medeiros – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Yolanda Brown – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Brenda Reyes – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Jonnette Simmons – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

OLHCHH Track 1

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout 12

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Giving Residents a Carbon Monoxide-Free Home

Charon McNabb – National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOAA)

IAQ & Healthy Homes

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

High Performance Contractor Marketing in 2025–The Latest Trends, Tactics and Data on What’s Working

Peter Troast – Energy Circle

Running Your Home Performance Business

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MAD-AIR... Mechanical Air Distribution and Interactions Relationships

John J. Tooley, Jr. – John Tooley, LLC

HVAC Strategies

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Managing Expectations & Tracking Customer Care: Tools for Success

Carolyn J. Hill (she/her/hers) – Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County

Jessica Hughes (she/her/hers) – Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Planned Ventilation: How to Provide Fresh Air

Doug Horgan – BOWA Design-Build Experts

Fundamentals

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Reducing Anxiety and Building Confidence in Training and Testing Scenarios

Pam Lewandowski – LaHouse Research and Education Center

Workforce Development