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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 – 6:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakout 1

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

A Single Source Supplier for Weatherization

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

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

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

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

Martijn Fleuren – HomeWorks Energy

Running Your Home Performance Business

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Building the Home Performance Workforce – What's Next?

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

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

IAQ & Healthy Homes

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 (he/him/his) – Community Energy Project

Abasi Umoh (they/them/theirs) – 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?”

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?

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

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

CANCELLED: New Science, and Research to Remember, Behind the Healthy Housing Principles - What You Need to Know

IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Grant Start Up

James Brooks – City of Worcester

OLHCHH Track 2

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Radon: A Primer

Dick Kornbluth – Dick Kornbluth, LLC

FundamentalsOLHCHH Track 3IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

The Retrofit Challenge Game Show: Workforce Training Edition

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Building Envelope

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

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

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

Paul J. LaGrange – LaGrange Consulting

HVAC Strategies

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Energy Education from the Classroom to the Community

Angie Bivens (she/her/hers) – Exelon

Program Operations & Updates

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 1

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

Optimizing Heating and Electric Loads in Retrofits

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jerrod Penn – Louisiana State University

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

Whole Home Solutions

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

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

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

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

James Brooks – City of Worcester

OLHCHH Track 2

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

CANCELLED: Powering Progress: Fostering Trust and Engagement to Propel Clean Energy

Workforce Development

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Pressure Diagnostics: Mastering the Manometer

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

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

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

Will Clagett (he/him/his) – Colorado State University

IAQ & Healthy Homes

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Women in Weatherization

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

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

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