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Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

Train-the-Trainer - Multifamily Building Measure Selection with MulTEA (WAweb)

Monday, April 7, 2025
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
Location: Strand 12 (Level 2)
CE: 3.5 CEU credits
CEU Type(s): BPI, BSI, INTERNACHI, NARI, RESNET

  • Bill Eckman

    Program Manager - State and Community Energy Programs
    ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee

  • Claire Cressman

    Project Specialist
    ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee

  • Archana Ghodeswar (she/her/hers)

    Research and Development Associate Staff
    ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee

  • Jason Schmidt

    Technical Professional
    ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Multifamily buildings of 5+ units currently cover ~22.1 million residential units in the United States, with multifamily units disproportionally occupied by Low/Moderate Income (LMI) families and including a large portion of all (affordable) rental units. While reaching these buildings and families are a priority for programs, completing program-compliant energy modeling and retrofit selection poses a particular challenge, especially when attempting to adapt methods developed for single-family sitebuilt homes. This session provides an opportunity for WAP Trainers to explore MulTEA (Multifamily Tool for Energy Audits), the first energy auditing and measure selection tool developed in WAweb, with dedicated development and support staff focusing on long-standing capabilities (2017-2023) and newer developments/updates (2024/2025). Participants will engage in mini-sessions focused on general use and workflow, building definition tips and tricks, model calibration, and training development for existing NEAT/MHEA users.
“Mini Sessions” will include theory/design briefing, exercises, and (where appropriate) technical discussions.

Learning Objectives:

By attending this session, attendees will:
  • Complete appropriate data entry and building description in MulTEA from key building information (e.g., shape, hallway type, and unit distribution)
  • Develop student-focused training examples for use in online and in-person environments
  • Select program-compliant modeling software, calibration, and measure selection for different multifamily building types