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

7:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Trade Show Open

Location: Storyville Hall (3rd floor)

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Badge Pick Up & On-site Registration

Location: Empire Foyer (2nd floor)

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

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast & Exhibits

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakout 5

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Augmenting Existing Multifamily Program Offerings with Operations & Maintenance Training

Melanie Danuser – Building Potential and Smart Buildings Center

Elly Bunzendahl – AESC

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

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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

Joe Medosch – measureQuick

Bill Graber – The Energy Conservatory

Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory

HVAC Strategies

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Creating a Successful Crew Leader Through a Mentorship Approach

Thomas B. Allen – PSD

Christoper Frace – PSD

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Energy Education from the Classroom to the Community

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

Program Operations & Updates

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

High Performance Enclosures with Continuous Exterior Insulation

Patrick H. Huelman – University of Minnesota

Building Envelope

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

IAQ Science and Science Fiction

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

IAQ & Healthy Homes

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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

Wendy C. Shields – Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research

Brendan Brown – Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

OLHCHH Track 3

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Learnings from the Ground on HEAR & IRA Rebates

Ryan Bevans – Sealed

Seth Little – CLEAResult

Alyssa Latuchie – Franklin Energy

Christopher Hurwitz – NYSERDA

Home Performance Policy

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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

Peter Troast – Energy Circle

Bill Graham – HomeWorks Energy

Running Your Home Performance Business

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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

Shane M. Bulick – PSD

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

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

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

Andrew Rodriguez – Performance Systems Development

Whole Home Solutions

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

OLHCHH Environmental Review Part 50

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

OLHCHH Track 4

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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

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

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

OLHCHH Track 2

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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

OLHCHH Track 1

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Recruitment Strategies to Reach a Diverse Workforce That Leads to Retention

CYNTHIA FINLEY – IREC

Barry Reaves – NECEC

Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas – IREC

Workforce Development

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Welcome to the MAD House

Sam Myers – Retrotec

Noah Lawrence – Retrotec

Diagnostics & Audits

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout 6

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

Adam Broderick – DuPont Building Solutions

Dave Bohac – Center for Energy & Environment

Building Envelope

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Control Freaks & Winter Peaks

Eric Kaiser – TruTech Tools, Ltd

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

HVAC Strategies

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Crossing the Intersection of Health and Energy Efficiency

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

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

Keith Higgins

IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Dealing with Humidity in Programs

Program Operations & Updates

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Sales is More than a Signed Contract

Elena Chrimat – Ideal Energy

Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders

Running Your Home Performance Business

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

OLHCHH Track 1

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

From Ridge to Radon: A Home Performance Upgrade

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

Gary Nelson – The Energy Conservatory

Jake S. McAlpine – The Energy Conservatory

Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory

Whole Home Solutions

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

Judy Rachel – Dry Climate Forum

Fundamentals

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

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

Michael J. Miranda – National Housing Trust

Walker Wells – Raimi + Associates

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

Tom White – Eden Housing Inc.

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

OLHCHH Environmental Review Part 58

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

OLHCHH Track 4

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

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

OLHCHH Track 2

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

Jennifer Hoponick Redmon – Research Triangle Institute International

Ed Norman – North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Erica Wood – RTI International

OLHCHH Track 3

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

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

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

Jamie L. Ricks – Walker-Miller Energy Services

Jamie Skaar – The Clear Clean

Rohini Srivastava – ACEEE

Workforce Development

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

Heather Elias – Pearl Certification

Roger Kainu – Oregon Department of Energy

Casey Murphy – Pearl Certification

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

Madeline Salzman – Earth Advantage

Home Performance Policy

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Breakout 7

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

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

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

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

IAQ & Healthy Homes

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

ASHRAE 62.2-2016 Compliance in Weatherization

Rick Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC

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

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Balanced Ventilation for Auditors

Mike D. Wilson – Dakota Supply Group

Diagnostics & Audits

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

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

Michael M. Austin – Community Action Lehigh Valley

Mike McMonigal – Clean Energy Center at Penn College

Kiana Solomon – Earth Forward Group

Workforce Development

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

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

Joe Medosch – measureQuick

Dan Wildenhaus – Center for Energy & Environment

OLHCHH Track 4

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Do the New Historic Preservation Requirements Apply to Me?

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

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

OLHCHH Track 2

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

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

Pamela Brookstein – National Association of REALTORS

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Heat Pump 101: Navigating the Heat Pump Jungle

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

Jake Yurek – Pearl Edison

Evan P. Anderson – Pearl Edison

Fundamentals

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Hiring & Pipeline Development

Kevin Brenner – Healthy Home Energy & Consulting

Michelle Griffith – DeVere Insulation Home Performance LLC

Running Your Home Performance Business

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Household Air Pollution Study

OLHCHH Track 1

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Insights from Measured Savings Programs

Carmen L. Best – Recurve

David Kolata – Sealed

Tamara Lowe (she/her/hers) – ICF

Program Operations & Updates

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Manufactured Housing: Shell Improvements

Building Envelope

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Multifamily Electrification: Show Me the Data

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

HVAC Strategies

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

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

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon – AnnDyl Policy Group

Home Performance Policy

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

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

Hana C. Long – North Carolina State University

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

Alyson Alde – Indiana University Bloomington

Jennifer Hoponick Redmon – Research Triangle Institute International

OLHCHH Track 3

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout 8

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

BPI Standards and Certifications Update

Daniela Freeman – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

Casey Jonathan – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

Fundamentals

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Combating Burnout and Compassion Fatigue - A Field Staff View

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

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Combustion Safety Testing Protocols

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

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Diagnostics & Audits

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Funding in the Southeast

Program Operations & Updates

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

How to Design and Implement an Apprenticeship Program

Lesley Baulding – Everblue

Tamson Six

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

Workforce Development

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

HVACR System Design Part 1 - Demystifying the Dreaded Load Calculation

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

HVAC Strategies

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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

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

OLHCHH Track 2

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Person-centered Trauma-informed Home Repair Programming and Approaches

Katya Bogomoletc – Habitat for Humanity International

Patricia Bunyasi – Habitat for Humanity International

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

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

Affordable Housing & MultifamilyOLHCHH Track 4

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Radon Measurement Strategies for Public Housing Authorities

Brian R. Hanson – Kansas State University

OLHCHH Track 3

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sticky Stuff and Flashing Stuff

Michael Anschel – OA Design Build Architecture

Paul T. Grahovac – PROSOCO, Inc.

Doug Horgan – BOWA Design-Build Experts

Building Envelope

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

The Non-Energy Impacts of Home Retrofits

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

Chrissi Antonopoulos – Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)

Iain S. Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

IAQ & Healthy Homes

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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

Wendy C. Shields – Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research

OLHCHH Track 1

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Wisconsin & Michigan HOMES Programs – the Rubber Meets the Road

Todd Miles (he/him/his) – CLEAResult

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

Dan Guse – Home Energy Solutions of Wisconsin

Scott Pelch – Pelch Services

Andy Gostisha – CLEAResult

Home Performance Policy

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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

Tersh Blissett – Service Business Mastery

Running Your Home Performance Business

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Breakout 9

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

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

OLHCHH Track 1

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Deep Energy Retrofits: Lessons Learned in Multifamily

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

Affordable Housing & Multifamily

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

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

Hal Smith – Halco

Damian Hodkinson – Halco

Running Your Home Performance Business

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Home Retrofit Programs Need to Be Designed for Contractors

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

Pete Wilson – Sealed

Program Operations & Updates

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

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

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

HVAC Strategies

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Leveraging Technology for Outreach & Training

Ben R. Cichowski (he/him/his) – SMS

Andy Cordova – Colorado Energy Office

Amanda Hatherly – Building Performance Institute (BPI)

David De Miranda – D+R International

Turner Shrout – D+R International

Workforce Development

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

OLHCHH Grantee Session: Documenting and Scopes of High Cost Units

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

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

OLHCHH Track 4

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

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

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

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

OLHCHH Track 2

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Overcoming Heat Pump Objections

HVAC Strategies

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

State Building Decarbonization Policy

Doug Presley – AnnDyl Policy Group

Emily Levin

Home Performance Policy

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Tales from the House

Torrance Kramer – Accurate-Airtight Exteriors

Diagnostics & Audits

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

The Solution to Pollution Is Dilution Distribution

Paul H. Raymer – ICF

Nicholas Hurst (he/him/his) – EPA

IAQ & Healthy Homes

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Transforming Homes: Weatherization Updates from the NREL

Cory Chovanec – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Jal Desai – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

WAP by the Numbers

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

Heather Nolen – Association for Energy Affordability

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Healthy Homes Basics

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

FundamentalsOLHCHH Track 3

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Evening Session

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Evening Session

Dick Kornbluth – Dick Kornbluth, LLC

Andy Padian – Association for Energy Affordability

Chandler von Schrader – CvS Consulting, LLC