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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Exhibits
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Women in Building Performance Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Women in Building Performance Breakfast
Sponsored By
7:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open
7:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
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
Affordable Housing & Multifamily
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
CANCELLED: U.S. DOE Residential Team Update (Non-WAP Focused)
Program Operations & Updates
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
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
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
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
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
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!?!?!
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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
Keith Higgins
– Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies
IAQ & Healthy Homes
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Dealing with Humidity in Programs
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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 (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
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
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
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
Household Air Pollution Study
Felicia Rabito
– Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
OLHCHH Track 1
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
IAQ on Trial - Defending the Toxic Materials in a Home: Someone Has to Do It!
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
David Kolata
– Sealed
Tamara Lowe
– ICF
Andrew Terenzio
– Recurve
Danielle Walker
– BrightLine Group
Program Operations & Updates
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Manufactured Housing: Shell Improvements
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
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
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
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
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
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout 8
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
BPI Standards and Certifications Update
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
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
Paul Laubner
– Baltimore City DHCD
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Funding Partnerships & Collaborations
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
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
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
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
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 Lab (LBNL)
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
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
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, 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
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
Katie Kearns (she/her/hers)
– Berkeley Air Monitoring Group
OLHCHH Track 1
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
CANCELLED: The Solution to Pollution Is Dilution Distribution
IAQ & Healthy Homes
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
CANCELLED: Transforming Homes: Weatherization Updates from the NREL
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
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
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
Hal Smith
– Halco Home Solutions
Running Your Home Performance Business
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Healthy Homes Basics
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
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?
Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his)
– HVAC U LLC
HVAC Strategies
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Leveraging Technology for Outreach & Training
Andy Cordova
– Colorado Energy Office
Amanda Hatherly
– Building Performance Institute (BPI)
Turner Shrout (she/her/hers)
– D+R International
David Steiner
– D+R International
Workforce Development
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
OLHCHH New Grantee and Lead Capacity Building Grantee Bootcamp - Documentation Requirements
James Brooks
– City of Worcester
OLHCHH Track 2
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Overcoming Heat Pump Objections
Dan Wildenhaus
– Center for Energy & Environment
HVAC Strategies
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Pests! Introduction to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Healthy Homes
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
Alice Bell
– AnnDyl Policy Group
Emily Levin (she/her/hers)
– NESCAUM
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
WAP by the Numbers
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
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
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