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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 & UpdatesOperating & 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

FundamentalsHVAC 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

FundamentalsHVAC 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 2IAQ & 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 & MultifamilyOLHCHH 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

FundamentalsOLHCHH Track 3IAQ & 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)