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Sunday, April 6, 2025
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
Monday, April 7, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Trade Show Open
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Trade Show Open
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
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
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Charlie E. McCracken
– CLEAResult
HVAC Strategies
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Valuable Employees
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
John J. Tooley, Jr.
– John Tooley, LLC
Workforce Development
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Building America Retrofit Teams: De-risking Scalable Solutions
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Alex Boetzel (he/him/his)
– Earth Advantage
Dave Bohac (he/him/his)
– Center for Energy & Environment
Lena Burkett
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Bob Hayes (he/him/his)
– Steven Winter Associates
Haleh Moghaddasi (she/her/hers)
– exp US Services Inc (EXP)
Whole Home Solutions
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Building Science 101
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Chandler von Schrader
– CvS Consulting, LLC
Fundamentals
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Energy Education Basics
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Suzanne Harmelink
– Slipstream
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Sales is More than a Signed Contract
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
Elena Chrimat
– Ideal Air Conditioning and Insulation
Keith O'Hara
– Eco Performance Builders
Matt Hargrove
– Total Home Performance
Running Your Home Performance Business
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
From Program to Practice: Decarbonizing Affordable Multifamily Housing
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Leslie Zarker
– National Housing Trust
Danielle Donnelly
– Community Preservation Corporation
Julie Klump
– Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Insights and Impacts of Credentials: EA, QCI, and Certification Updates
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Jal Desai
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Cory Chovanec
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Amanda Hatherly
– Building Performance Institute (BPI)
Bill Kent
– Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Practical Problem-Solving Tools for Businesses and Organizations
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Dick Kornbluth
– Dick Kornbluth, LLC
Running Your Home Performance Business
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Summer Moisture: Problems and Solutions
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
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
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
NHPC25 Opening Session
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
NHPC25 Opening Session: Navigating Uncertainty: Where the Industry Stands in Three Critical Areas
Location: Empire Ballroom (Level 2)
Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas
– IREC
Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers)
– Building Performance Association
Peter Troast
– Energy Circle
Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his)
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Nate Natale
– Building Performance Association
Steve Skodak
– Building Performance Association
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Strolling Lunch at the Trade Show
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Strolling Lunch at the Trade Show
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Afternoon Workshops
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Contractor Workshop: Industry Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers)
– Building Performance Association
Skip Wiltshire-Gordon
– AnnDyl Policy Group
Home Performance Policy
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
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Bigger Buildings Want You Too
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
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
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Maggie Kelley Riggins (she/her/hers)
– American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas
– IREC
James Metoyer, III (he/him/his)
– EnerCity Collaborative
Workforce Development
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Crawl Spaces, Basements, and Floors Water, Moisture, and Insulation Workshop
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Michael Anschel
– OA Design Build Architecture
Doug Horgan
– BOWA Design-Build Experts
Building Envelope
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Fundamentals of Insulation
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Pam Lewandowski (she/her/hers)
– LaHouse Research and Education Center
Clint Shireman
– Knauf Insulation
Building Envelope
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
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
How to Audit a Multifamily Building If You Have Never Done One
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Brody W. Vance
– ICF
Andy Padian
– Association for Energy Affordability
Diagnostics & Audits
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Level up Your Workforce: Boosting Capacity in Building Performance
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Kye Garvin
– National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)
Akisha D. Everett (she/her/hers)
– Minneapolis Climate Action
Nancy Kaplan
– Building Performance Institute (BPI)
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
Navigating HUD Environmental Requirements
Location: Empire A&B (Level 2)
Michelle DeGarmo (she/her/hers)
– Flatley Read, Inc.
Jeromy McFarren
– Flatley Read, Inc.
OLHCHH Track 4
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
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
The Methods of Moisture Movement
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Kevin Scott
– Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Building Envelope
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Train-the-Trainer - Multifamily Building Measure Selection with MulTEA (WAweb)
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Bill Eckman
– ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Claire Cressman
– ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Archana Ghodeswar (she/her/hers)
– ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jason Schmidt
– ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Opening Reception at the Trade Show
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Opening Reception at the Trade Show
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Trade Show Open
7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Trade Show Open
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakout 1
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
$8.8B Home Energy Rebates – Where Do We Stand?
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers)
– Building Performance Association
Kristofor Anderson
– Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
Maddie Koewler
– NASEO
Home Performance Policy
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Building Great Contractor Relationships Through a CAP Agency Perspective
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Thomas Mcivor
– Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Jarob J. Gallant
– Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Amanda Porter
– Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Kerrielynn S. Beard
– R6 Regional Council
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Crawlspaces: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
John J. Tooley, Jr.
– John Tooley, LLC
Building Envelope
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Driving Business Growth and Expanding Offerings While Delivering Complete In-House Electrification Solutions
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Hal Smith
– Halco Home Solutions
Running Your Home Performance Business
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
From Training to Transformation: Empowering Marginalized Communities Through Workforce Development
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Derrick Meeking
– Walker-Miller Energy Services
Erika Dominick (she/her/hers)
– Walker-Miller Energy Services
Amber Anderson-Johnson (she/her/hers)
– 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
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his)
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas
– IREC
IAQ & Healthy Homes
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Insights from Successful Multifamily Programs
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
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
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
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
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Katie Deaton (she/her/hers)
– Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon
– RTI International
Samantha Spergel
– Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
OLHCHH Track 2
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
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Understanding the Relationships Between EE & Social Determinants of Health
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
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 & Updates
OLHCHH Track 3
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Zone Pressure Diagnostics
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Rick Karg
– Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC
Fundamentals
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
A Single Source Supplier for Weatherization
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
Cameron Mickey
– The Home Depot
Vendor Showcase
Sponsored By
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout 2
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Best Practice In Home Modifications using the Home for Life Design Home Assessment to Optimize Outcomes for OAHMP
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Carolyn Sithong
– Home for Life Design
OLHCHH Track 4
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Blueprint for Growth: Lessons Learned Scaling a Home Performance Contractor
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Martijn Fleuren
– HomeWorks Energy
Running Your Home Performance Business
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Building the Home Performance Workforce – What's Next?
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Skip Wiltshire-Gordon
– AnnDyl Policy Group
Matt Hargrove
– Total Home Performance
Edward L. O'Brien, III
– Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources
John Pady
– CEDA, Inc
Hal Smith
– Halco Home Solutions
Home Performance Policy
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Electrifying Marginalized Communities: Innovative Solutions for Energy Efficiency and Electrification in Affordable Housing
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Lucyna de Barbaro
– Energy Efficiency Empowerment
Jim Plantico (he/him/his)
– Community Energy Project
Becky Schaaf (she/her/hers)
– VEIC
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Heat Pump Double Feature: Best Practices for Co-promoting HPs and Weatherization and “The Struggle is Real – Why are HPs So Complicated?”
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Courtney Moriarta
– NYSERDA
Jeff Luoma (he/him/his)
– NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership)
Program Operations & Updates
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
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
How to Perform an Electrification Audit
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Adam Romano (he/him/his)
– Association for Energy Affordability
Diagnostics & Audits
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Multifamily Weatherization Peer Exchange
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Jonathan Ballew (he/him/his)
– National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Grant Start Up
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
James Brooks
– City of Worcester
OLHCHH Track 2
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Radon: A Primer
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Dick Kornbluth
– Dick Kornbluth, LLC
Fundamentals
OLHCHH Track 3
IAQ & Healthy Homes
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
The Retrofit Challenge Game Show: Workforce Training Edition
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Ryan LaPoma (he/him/his)
– Earth Advantage
Caitlin Peerson (she/her/hers)
– Earth Advantage
James Metoyer, III (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
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Window Retrofits for Efficiency, Affordability, and Disaster Resistance
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Sidney Hartz (she/her/hers)
– 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
Cutting Edge of Diagnostic Testing Equipment
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Jack Duffy (he/him/his)
– Retrotec
Sam Myers
– Retrotec
Kirsten Richnavsky
– Retrotec
Vendor Showcase
Sponsored By
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
Location: Elite Hall (Level 1)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Energizing Your Business with a Peer Group
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Energizing Your Business with a Peer Group
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
Keith O'Hara
– Eco Performance Builders
Kevin Brenner
– Healthy Home Energy & Consulting
Jeff Flaherty (he/him/his)
– Wise Home Energy
Robert Hamerly (he/him/his)
– GreenSavers
Matt Hargrove
– Total Home Performance
Running Your Home Performance Business
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Breakout 3
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
A Flooding Event has Hit My Community: What Do I Tell My Clients?
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Jonathan Wilson
– National Center for Healthy Housing
IAQ & Healthy Homes
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Air Tight All Right - Examining How Air Barriers Hold Up
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Alex Boetzel (he/him/his)
– Earth Advantage
Building Envelope
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Communicating Climatizacion: Discussing & Overcoming Language Barriers
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Rogelio Cortes
– MWVCAA
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Demystifying Dehumidification
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his)
– Energy Vanguard
Paul J. LaGrange
– LaGrange Consulting
HVAC Strategies
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Energy Education from the Classroom to the Community
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Angie Bivens (she/her/hers)
– Exelon
Program Operations & Updates
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Healthy Homes Policy
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his)
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Amanda Hatherly
– Building Performance Institute (BPI)
Home Performance Policy
OLHCHH Track 1
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Lead Bioaccessibility in Urban Homes: Covariation-mining Based System Dynamic Simulation
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Danlin Yu
– Montclair State University
OLHCHH Track 3
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Optimizing Heating and Electric Loads in Retrofits
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Jeremy Good (he/him/his)
– Montgomery County, MD, Government
Sunita Pathik (she/her/hers)
– Elysian Energy
Iain S. Walker
– Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL)
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Reducing Residential Soil Lead Bioaccessibility for Minimizing Childhood Lead Poisoning
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
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
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Jake S. McAlpine
– The Energy Conservatory
Diagnostics & Audits
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Sweet Spot: Where Building Science and HVAC Intersect
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Rob Minnick
– National Comfort Institute - NCI
Fundamentals
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Unified Teams, Happy Customers: How Customer Relationship Management Systems Connect Teams for Enhanced Customer Experiences
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Tami Kerr
– Eco Performance Builders
Elena Chrimat
– Ideal Air Conditioning and Insulation
Keith O'Hara
– Eco Performance Builders
Jonathan Davey
– Healthy Home Energy and Consulting
Running Your Home Performance Business
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
BPI-2400 Calibration Made Simple: Practical Insights for Better Audits
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Ryan Moore (he/him/his)
– OptiMiser LLC
Gamaliel Lodge
– OptiMiser LLC
Sarah Prince
– OptiMiser LLC
Vendor Showcase
Sponsored By
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
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Jerrod Penn
– Louisiana State University
OLHCHH Track 1
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
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Efficiency Is Decarbonization
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Andy Padian
– Association for Energy Affordability
Whole Home Solutions
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
IAQ Management in Dwellings
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Rick Karg
– Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC
Fundamentals
OLHCHH Track 3
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Meeting Consumers Where They Are: Staging Upgrades to Drive Uptake
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Reuven Sussman
– American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Jennifer Amann (she/her/hers)
– American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Robin LeBaron (he/him/his)
– Pearl Certification
Bill Parlapiano
– Knauf Insulation
Program Operations & Updates
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Contractor Outreach and Procurement
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
James Brooks
– City of Worcester
OLHCHH Track 2
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Pressure Diagnostics: Mastering the Manometer
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Noah Lawrence (he/him/his)
– Retrotec
Diagnostics & Audits
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Smart Homes: Utilizing Smart Connected Systems for Climate Control and Assistive Technology
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Lieko Earle (she/her/hers)
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Beth Karlin (she/her/hers)
– See Change Institute
Home Performance Policy
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
The Heat Pump and Electrification Trend: How Contractors Can Seize the Opportunity
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Peter Troast
– Energy Circle
Kevin Brenner
– Healthy Home Energy & Consulting
Jeff Flaherty (he/him/his)
– Wise Home Energy
Running Your Home Performance Business
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Volatile Organic Compounds: Insights from Field Measurements
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Will Clagett (he/him/his)
– Colorado State University
IAQ & Healthy Homes
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Women in Weatherization
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Kerrielynn S. Beard
– R6 Regional Council
Carolyn J. Hill (she/her/hers)
– Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County
Suzanne Harmelink
– Slipstream
Michelle Hughes
– DeSoto Parish Police Jury/Office of Community Services
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Zero-Energy Ready Manufactured Homes for Resilient Communities
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Emily R. Kemper (she/her/hers)
– CLEAResult
Thomas Anreise
– CLEAResult
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Empowering Our Future Workforce: Providing Tools for Successful Workforce Development
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Shane M. Bulick
– Earth Forward Group
Celeste Frazier Barthel (she/her/hers)
– Earth Forward Group
Michelle Long
– Energy Management Authority
Diana McCarthy-Bercury
– Earth Forward Group
Kiana Solomon (she/her/hers)
– Earth Forward Group
Ruby Ranoa
– Earth Forward Group
Melissa Towle
– Earth Forward Group
Vendor Showcase
Sponsored By
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Reception at the Trade Show
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Reception at the Trade Show
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Women in Building Performance Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Women in Building Performance Breakfast
Location: Elite Hall (Level 1)
Sponsored By
7:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open
7:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakout 5
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Augmenting Existing Multifamily Program Offerings with Operations & Maintenance Training
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Melanie Danuser
– Building Potential and Smart Buildings Center
Elly Bunzendahl
– AESC
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
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
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Creating a Successful Crew Leader Through a Mentorship Approach
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Christoper Frace
– PSD Consulting (PSD)
Cindy Zeis (she/her/hers)
– PSD Consulting (PSD)
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
High Performance Enclosures with Continuous Exterior Insulation
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Patrick H. Huelman
– University of Minnesota
Building Envelope
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
IAQ Science and Science Fiction
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
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
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Brendan Brown
– Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Wendy C. Shields
– Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research
OLHCHH Track 3
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Learnings from the Ground on the IRA Rebates
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers)
– Building Performance Association
Ryan Bevans
– Sealed
Seth Little
– CLEAResult
Alyssa Latuchie (she/her/hers)
– 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
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Peter Troast
– Energy Circle
Bill Graham
– HomeWorks Energy
Robert Hamerly (he/him/his)
– GreenSavers
Hal Smith
– Halco Home Solutions
Running Your Home Performance Business
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Natural Consequences of Installations That Make You Say What The!?!?!
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Shane M. Bulick
– Earth Forward Group
Katie Consales (she/her/hers)
– CMC Energy Services
Sonia Cruz (she/her/hers)
– Earth Forward Group
Jeff Flaherty (he/him/his)
– Wise Home Energy
Andrew Rodriguez
– Performance Systems Development
Whole Home Solutions
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Marketing and Outreach
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
James Brooks
– City of Worcester
OLHCHH Track 2
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Recruitment Strategies to Reach a Diverse Workforce That Leads to Retention
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Cynthia Finley
– IREC
Barry Reaves
– The Alliance for Climate Transition (ACT)
Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas
– IREC
Workforce Development
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Tackling the Invisible Environment: Implementing an Air Quality Assessment Program within Home and Community Based Service Models
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Steven M. Albert
– University of Pittsburgh
Pamela E. Toto (she/her/hers)
– University of Pittsburgh
OLHCHH Track 1
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Welcome to the MAD House
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Sam Myers
– Retrotec
Noah Lawrence (he/him/his)
– Retrotec
Diagnostics & Audits
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)
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
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Adam Broderick
– DuPont Building Solutions
Dave Bohac (he/him/his)
– Center for Energy & Environment
Building Envelope
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Building a Diverse and Resilient Workforce: Redefining Success in Workforce Development
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Jonathan Clark (he/him/his)
– Walker-Miller Energy Services
Dr. Crystal I. Davis (she/her/hers)
– Walker-Miller Energy Services
Jamie L. Ricks (she/her/hers)
– Walker-Miller Energy Services
Rohini Srivastava (she/her/hers)
– American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Workforce Development
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Control Freaks & Winter Peaks
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
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
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
VaShawn Johnson
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Keith Huggins
– Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies
IAQ & Healthy Homes
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Dealing with Humidity in Programs
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Laura Humphrey (she/her/hers)
– Three3, Inc.
Bruce E. Tonn (he/him/his)
– Three3, Inc.
Laura Whitfield
– GA Environmental Finance Authority
Program Operations & Updates
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Expanding the Concept of Home Modifications: Defining Smart Home Safety Technology for Aging in Place
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Yong K. Choi (he/him/his)
– University of Pittsburgh / Healthy Home Laboratory
Steven M. Handler
– Healthy Home Lab
OLHCHH Track 1
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
From Ridge to Radon: A Home Performance Upgrade
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
John J. Tooley, Jr.
– John Tooley, LLC
Chris Hughes
– The Energy Conservatory
Ben Knopp (he/him/his)
– Innova Building Advisors
Gary Nelson
– The Energy Conservatory
Jake S. McAlpine
– The Energy Conservatory
Whole Home Solutions
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Moving from Property to Portfolio: Strategic Decarbonization Pathways for Multifamily Housing
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Kimberly Vermeer (she/her/hers)
– Urban Habitat Initiatives Inc.
Michael J. Miranda (he/him/his)
– National Housing Trust
Lauren Westmoreland (she/her/hers)
– Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Tom White (he/him/his)
– Eden Housing Inc.
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Project Flow Chart, Removing Barriers
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
James Brooks
– City of Worcester
OLHCHH Track 2
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Partnering with Purpose: Addressing Lead and Asbestos with the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids Program
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon
– RTI International
Ed Norman (he/him/his)
– North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Kelly Hoffman
– RTI International
OLHCHH Track 3
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Valuing Efficiency to Grow the Home Energy Upgrade Market with Home Energy Score
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Roger Kainu
– Oregon Department of Energy
Casey Murphy
– Pearl Certification
Madeline Salzman (she/her/hers)
– Earth Advantage
Home Performance Policy
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
Fundamentals
HVAC Strategies
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Foundational Energy Efficiency: Resilient Pathways to Serving Homeowners in Shifting Moments
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
Keith M. Canfield (he/him/his)
– CLEAResult
Emily R. Kemper (she/her/hers)
– CLEAResult
Seth Little
– CLEAResult
Todd Miles (he/him/his)
– CLEAResult
Vendor Showcase
Sponsored By
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
Location: Elite Hall (Level 1)
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
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
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
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
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
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Mike D. Wilson
– Dakota Supply Group
Diagnostics & Audits
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
CANCELLED: Household Air Pollution Study
OLHCHH Track 1
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Career and Technical Education: A Key Partner in Preparing Tomorrow’s Weatherization Workforce
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Michael M. Austin
– Community Action Lehigh Valley
Mike McMonigal
– Clean Energy Center at Penn College
Kiana Solomon (she/her/hers)
– Earth Forward Group
Randy Reed
– Beaver County CTC
Workforce Development
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Gentrification or Community Stabilization: The Potential Impact of Rebate Programs on Disadvantaged Communities
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Jackie Dadakis
– Green Coast Enterprises
Sydney Shivers
– Finance New Orleans
Alex Miller
– Alexandra Miller Consulting
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Heat Pump 101: Navigating the Heat Pump Jungle
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his)
– HVAC U LLC
Jake Yurek
– Pearl Edison
Evan P. Anderson
– Pearl Edison
Fundamentals
HVAC Strategies
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Hiring & Employee Development
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Xavier Walter
– Building Performance Association
Kevin Brenner
– Healthy Home Energy & Consulting
Michelle Griffith
– DeVere Insulation Home Performance LLC
Matt Hargrove
– Total Home Performance
Derek Dombrowski
– Total Home Performance, LLC
Running Your Home Performance Business
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
IAQ on Trial - Defending the Toxic Materials in a Home: Someone Has to Do It!
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Joe Medosch
– measureQuick
Dan Wildenhaus
– Center for Energy & Environment
Chrissi Antonopoulos
– Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)
OLHCHH Track 2
IAQ & Healthy Homes
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Insights from Measured Savings Programs
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
David Kolata
– Sealed
Tamara Lowe
– ICF
Andrew Terenzio
– Recurve
Program Operations & Updates
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Manufactured Housing: Shell Improvements
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Kevin Scott
– Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Drew Corbett
– Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Building Envelope
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Multifamily Electrification: Show Me the Data
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
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
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Skip Wiltshire-Gordon
– AnnDyl Policy Group
Ken Allison
– IDI Distributors
Mark M. Tajima (he/him/his)
– B. Alpha Insulation & Construction
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
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Alyson Alde
– Indiana University Bloomington
Michelle Del Rio (she/her/hers)
– Indiana University Bloomington
Kelly Hoffman
– RTI International
Hana C. Long
– North Carolina State University
OLHCHH Track 3
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
The Energy Conservatory Vendor Showcase
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Bill Graber
– The Energy Conservatory
Chris Hughes
– The Energy Conservatory
Jake S. McAlpine
– The Energy Conservatory
Gary Nelson
– The Energy Conservatory
Collin Olson (he/him/his)
– The Energy Conservatory
Steve Rogers
– The Energy Conservatory
Vendor Showcase
Sponsored By
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
Location: Celestin Foyer (Level 3)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout 8
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
BPI Standards and Certifications Update
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Daniela Freeman (she/her/hers)
– Building Performance Institute (BPI)
Jonathan Smith
– Building Performance Institute (BPI)
Fundamentals
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Combustion Safety Testing Protocols
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
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
Effective Communication Strategies for Weatherization Professionals
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Paul Laubner
– Baltimore City DHCD
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Funding Partnerships & Collaborations
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Kristofor Anderson
– Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
Kris Grube (she/her/hers)
– Portland Clean Energy Fund
Malika Holmes (she/her/hers)
– Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development
Lauren Westmoreland (she/her/hers)
– Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Program Operations & Updates
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
How to Design and Implement an Apprenticeship Program
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Lesley Baulding
– Everblue
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
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his)
– HVAC U LLC
HVAC Strategies
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Person-centered Trauma-informed Home Repair Programming and Approaches
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Patricia Bunyasi (she/her/hers)
– Habitat for Humanity International
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
OLHCHH Track 1
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Radon Measurement Strategies for Public Housing Authorities
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Brian R. Hanson
– Kansas State University
OLHCHH Track 3
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sticky Stuff and Flashing Stuff
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
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
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Núria Casquero-Modrego
– Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL)
Chrissi Antonopoulos
– Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)
Iain S. Walker
– Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL)
IAQ & Healthy Homes
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The OASIS Tool: Improving Safety for Older Adults Through Home Modification
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Wendy C. Shields
– Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research
Mia Aassar
– Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
OLHCHH Track 1
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Wisconsin & Michigan HOMES Programs – the Rubber Meets the Road
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
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
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Tersh Blissett, III
– Service Business Mastery/Trade Automation Pros
Running Your Home Performance Business
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Knauf's CERTIFIED Asthma & Allergy Friendly® Fiberglass Insulation and its Impact on the Built Environment
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
Mark Jumper
– Knauf Insulation
Clint Shireman
– Knauf Insulation
Vendor Showcase
Sponsored By
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
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Katie Kearns (she/her/hers)
– Berkeley Air Monitoring Group
OLHCHH Track 1
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Deep Energy Retrofits: Lessons Learned in Multifamily
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Lauren Westmoreland (she/her/hers)
– Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Nathan Bessette
– Southface Institute
Robert Dean (he/him/his)
– Elevate
Marty Josten
– New Ecology Inc.
Stephanie Mezynski
– Green Coast Enterprises
Rebecca Olson (she/her/hers)
– Center for Energy & Environment
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
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Hal Smith
– Halco Home Solutions
Running Your Home Performance Business
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Healthy Homes Basics
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
VaShawn Johnson
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Fundamentals
OLHCHH Track 3
IAQ & Healthy Homes
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Home Retrofit Programs Need to Be Designed for Contractors
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Xavier Walter
– Building Performance Association
Tim Donovan
– MIG Building Systems
Martijn Fleuren
– 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?
Location: Strand 11 (Level 2)
Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his)
– HVAC U LLC
HVAC Strategies
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Leveraging Technology for Outreach & Training
Location: Imperial 5 (Level 4)
Amanda Hatherly
– Building Performance Institute (BPI)
Turner Shrout (she/her/hers)
– D+R International
Workforce Development
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Documentation Requirements
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
James Brooks
– City of Worcester
OLHCHH Track 2
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Overcoming Heat Pump Objections
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Dan Wildenhaus
– Center for Energy & Environment
HVAC Strategies
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Pests! Introduction to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Healthy Homes
Location: Strand 10 (Level 2)
Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his)
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
IAQ & Healthy Homes
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
State Leadership on Building Decarbonization Policy
Location: Strand 13 (Level 2)
Alice Bell
– AnnDyl Policy Group
Emily Levin (she/her/hers)
– NESCAUM
Home Performance Policy
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Tales from the House
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Torrance Kramer
– Accurate-Airtight Exteriors
Diagnostics & Audits
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
WAP by the Numbers
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Adam Romano (he/him/his)
– Association for Energy Affordability
Heather Nolen
– Association for Energy Affordability
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Evening Session
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Mentoring Reduces Failures, Callbacks, and Costs; Increases Savings & Comfort
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Dick Kornbluth
– Dick Kornbluth, LLC
Andy Padian
– Association for Energy Affordability
John J. Tooley, Jr.
– John Tooley, LLC
Chandler von Schrader
– CvS Consulting, LLC
Evening Session
7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Building Science Boogie Band
7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Building Science Boogie Band
Location: Elite Hall (Level 1)
Thursday, April 10, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
Location: Elite Hall (Level 1)
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakout 10
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Blower Door 101: Basics of Airtightness Testing
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
Jake S. McAlpine
– The Energy Conservatory
Bill Graber
– The Energy Conservatory
Fundamentals
Diagnostics & Audits
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Indoor Environmental Quality Conditions in Weatherized and Unweatherized Homes
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Bruce E. Tonn (he/him/his)
– Three3, Inc.
Laura Humphrey (she/her/hers)
– Three3, Inc.
Michaela Marincic (they/them/theirs)
– Three3, Inc.
Erin Rose
– Three3, Inc.
Justin Sharer (he/him/his)
– Slipstream
IAQ & Healthy Homes
OLHCHH Track 1
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Infrared Diagnostics
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Mike Hunter
– Indoor Climate Research & Training
VaShawn Johnson
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Diagnostics & Audits
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
CANCELLED: NASCSP Weatherization Resources and Updates
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Pre-apprenticeship Programs to Drive Clean Energy Career Pathways
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Lesley Baulding
– Everblue
Chuck Morse (he/him/his)
– Thrive New Orleans
Hal Smith
– Halco Home Solutions
Robin Yochum (she/her/hers)
– Building Performance Association
Workforce Development
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
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
The Fear Factor: How to Anticipate a Client's Fears, Anxieties and Obstacles in Advance
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Denny 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
Location: Empire C (Level 2)
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
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Dan Wildenhaus
– Center for Energy & Environment
Running Your Home Performance Business
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Moisture Management in Retrofits
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Glenn Ray
– RTC of Louisiana, LLC,/LSU Ag Center - LaHouse Research
Building Envelope
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Tips and Suggestions from Experienced Grantees
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
James Brooks
– City of Worcester
OLHCHH Track 2
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
The Sound of Sausage - Secrets of IAQ and Ventilation Standards Making
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
Eric Werling
– Home Innovation Strategies, LLC
Nicholas Hurst
– Independent and Ready for Showtime
IAQ & Healthy Homes
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Weatherization for All: How NCAP Can Partner & Support Non-CAP WAP Programs
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Mia Harnos
– National Community Action Partnership
Chase Counts
– Greenbound Consulting
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Weatherization Workforce: Best Practices for Building a Strong Team
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Kye Garvin
– National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)
Pagan Poggione
– IREC
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
Workforce Development
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout 12
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Giving Residents a Carbon Monoxide-Free Home
Location: Celestin FG&H (Level 3)
Charon McNabb
– National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOAA)
Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his)
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
VaShawn Johnson
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
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
Location: Celestin B&C (Level 3)
Peter Troast
– Energy Circle
Running Your Home Performance Business
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
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Managing Expectations & Tracking Customer Care: Tools for Success
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
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
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Doug Horgan
– BOWA Design-Build Experts
Fundamentals
HVAC Strategies
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Reducing Anxiety and Building Confidence in Training and Testing Scenarios
Location: Empire D (Level 2)
Pam Lewandowski (she/her/hers)
– LaHouse Research and Education Center
Workforce Development