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Beginner
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Air Distribution Ducts Performance
Allison A. Bailes, III – Energy Vanguard; Marcus Bianchi – Owens Corning
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Design Thinking: Employing Behavioral Sciences in Program Design and Service Delivery
David Beaulieu – TRC; Emily Levin – VEIC; Dan Wildenhaus – TRC
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
The Smart Home as a Tool to Engage Your Customers
Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Dain Nestel – ecobee; Kevin Knight – ICF; Vanessa Morris – Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, an Exelon Company
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Dust Control Strategies for Energy Upgrades
Cory Chovanec – Slipstream; Eric R. Nelson – ADVOCAP
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Pay for Performance: What's New and What Are We Learning?
Emily Levin – VEIC; Andy Frank – Sealed; Bruce Mast – Ardenna Energy; Greg Nettleton – Franklin Energy
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Telling the WAP Story: Communicating the Impact of Weatherization
Eric Behna – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs)
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
What Do You Need to Know About Moisture to Design Durable Envelopes ?
Achilles Karagiozis – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Helping the Helper: Trauma Exposure in the Field
Britt Pomush – Washington State Department of Commerce
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
How States & Cities Are Changing the Home Buying Market
Ed Carley – National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO); Ian Finlayson – Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources; Roger Kainu – Oregon Department of Energy; Andy Popp – Missouri Department of Economic Development, Division of Energy; Isaac V. Smith – Center for Energy and Environment
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Lessons Learned from the Field to Promote Quality, Health and Safety
Joe Konopacki – Insight Property Services, Inc.; Janja Lupse – CLEAResult; Donald Swift – CLEAResult; Paul W. Francisco – Applied Research Institute; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Saving Water & Money in Large Multifamily Buildings
David Beaulieu – TRC; Laureen Blissard – GreenBuilder Coalition; Paul Blissard – LTLB Renovate; Andrew Padian – PadianNYC Consulting
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Carbon Monoxide Basics and Combustion Analysis
Tom Andrews – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
A Good Contractor Is Hard to Find
Frank Rapley – Tennessee Valley Authority; Armando Garza – YouScience; Dan Ridings – CLEAResult; Julia Settles – Tennessee Valley Authority
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Defying Expectations with Net Zero Energy Homes
Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Jacob Corvidae – Rocky Mountain Institute; Steven Lefler – Modular Lifestyles, Inc.; Brenda Nunes – KW Nunes Group Real Estate; Rebecca Olson – Center for Energy and Environment
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
After the Audit: Improving Residential Energy Efficiency Assessment Reports
Reuven Sussman – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Harrison Grubbs – KSV; Beth Karlin – See Change Institute; Greg Thomas – Performance Systems Development, Inc.
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Illinois Non-Energy Impacts: the Path to Monetization and Creating New Jobs
Joseph Cullen – Home Performance Coalition; Nick Dreher – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Brian Eakin – Navigant; Jim Fay – ComEd; Patricia Plympton – Navigant
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Smart Homes to Shift Loads: A Conversation About DR and TOU Rates
Chris Baker – Arizona Public Service; Rick Counihan – Google; Gamaliel Lodge – OptiMiser LLC; Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships)
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Consumer Connection & Common Language: Translating from Energy Geeks and Contractors to Connect with Homeowners
Dan Wildenhaus – TRC; Mark Jerome – CLEAResult; Jacob Corvidae – Rocky Mountain Institute
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Innovation in Multifamily Space: How & Latest Trends
David Beaulieu – TRC; Dan Wildenhaus – TRC
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Best Practices of Minisplit/multisplit Heatpumps from Retrofit to Performance Homes
Allison A. Bailes, III – Energy Vanguard; Kevin DeMaster – Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC LLC; Mike Schaefer – Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC LLC
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
New Strategies to Save Energy with Smart Home Products
Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships); Erika Burns – Attachments Energy Rating Council; Dan Fredman – VEIC; Stacy Lambright – Hunter Douglas; Shannon Stendel – Slipstream
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Understanding the Low-income Market to Improve Energy Programs
Matthew Lyons – APPRISE; Paula Carmody – Maryland Office of People's Counsel
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Comfort Basics: Beyond the Thermostat Set-point
Rana Belshe – Conservation Connection Consulting; Linda M. Wigington – Linda M. Wigington & Associates
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Maximizing Electricity Savings with ECM Furnaces
Norman Bair; Scott Pigg – Slipstream
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
Using Data to Target Smarter Home Performance Opportunities
Elena Vera – ICF; Peter Griffin – CLEAResult; Kevin Knight – ICF; Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships)
Monday, Apr 1
3:30 pm
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part Four: Business and Sales Processes of a Deep HP Retrofit Company
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
12:00 pm
BE SMART ON SMART! Get on Top of the Next Frontier in Home Performance: the Smart Home* sponsored by Google and ecobee
Lieko Earle – National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Beth Karlin – See Change Institute; Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships); Kara Saul Rinaldi – Home Performance Coalition
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Results-oriented Energy Education
Rana Belshe – Conservation Connection Consulting; Suzanne Harmelink – WECC (Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation)
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Supercharge Your Training
Bill Eckman – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Jeffrey Granger – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Amanda Hatherly – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Anna Sullivan – Interstate Renewable Energy Council; J West – CEDA, Inc; Dan Maksymiw – CEDA, Inc; Adam Romano – Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.; Kelly Cutchin – Simonson Management Services
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Expanding Access to Smart Technology: Results from Pilots and Low-income Programs
Ben Adams – MaGrann Associates; Michael Blasnik – Nest Labs; Sarah Colvin – ecobee; Peter Yeh – CLEAResult
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Decision Making: Modeled Savings vs Potential and Realized Savings
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Steve Nall – JobSource
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Peer Groups - The Power of Learning & Sharing with Non-competitor Business Owners
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.; Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
The Science Behind Insulation: In Cavities and Continuous
Marcus Bianchi – Owens Corning; Achilles Karagiozis – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
What You Need to Get Ready for the Energy Auditor Certification
Jamie Marshall – Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD)
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
When Choosing a Heating or Cooling System, Give Your Customers the Choice to Round Down
Damian hodkinson – Halco Multifamily Performance; Hal Smith – Halco
Monday, Apr 1
8:30 am
Multifamily Building Auditing for Single Family Auditors and Programs
Brody Vance – Franklin Energy; Andrew Padian – PadianNYC Consulting
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Health & Safety Planning and Education
Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs); Bruce Hagen – North Dakota Department of Commerce; Brandon Kjelden – SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Changing Habits Through Motivation: Pay for Performance Incentive Structure
Seth Rapoza – ICF; Derek Dombrowski – Total Home Performance, LLC; Nathanael Gillespie – Pepco Holdings; Chris Baker – Arizona Public Service
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
The Price Is Right......or Is It?
Tom Grandy – Grandy & Associates
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Building Science Principles (BSP) Meet Your Partner Healthy Housing Principles (HHP)
Larry Zarker – Building Performance Institute, Inc.; Joe Medosch – Hayward Score; Rick Hall – Building Science Professional Training LLC
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Put a Label on It: Making the Value of Home Performance Visible to Homeowners
Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy; Cynthia Adams – Pearl Certification; Pamela Brookstein – Elevate Energy; Julie Saporito – City and County of Denver; Amanda Stinton – National Association of REALTORS
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Recipe for Effective QC in Low-income Weatherization Programs
James Phelps – Performance Systems Development, Inc.; Terry Petersen – CEDA, Inc; Bradley Wiesneth – CEDA, Inc; Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs)
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Low Income Program Evaluation Insights Informing Program Management and Cost-effectiveness
Jacqueline Berger – APPRISE; Steven Jerue – Philadelphia Gas Works
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
The Role of State Monitoring in the Weatherization Assistance Program
Eric Behna – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs); Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs)
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
What's in It for the Homeowner? Empowering Customers in the Smart Home
Beth Karlin – See Change Institute; Kevin Johnson – National Grid; Alice Rosenberg – Consortium for Energy Efficiency; Zach Sussman – Con Edison
Monday, Apr 1
8:30 am
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part One: Heating, Cooling, and Hot Water
Gavin Healy – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.; Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.; Dan Perunko – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
10:30 am
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part Two: Shell Work
Gavin Healy – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Residential Energy Efficiency Programs from the US Department of Energy
Joan Glickman – U.S. Department of Energy; Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Deborah Philbrick – Elevate Energy; Amanda Stinton – National Association of REALTORS; Jonathan Waterworth – AZ Energy Efficient Home
Monday, Apr 1
5:15 pm
Home Diagnosis Screening
Corbett Lunsford – Home Diagnosis TV Show
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Efficient and Affordable: Expanding Opportunities for Deeper Impacts in Low and Moderate Income Households
Pam Mendelson – U.S. Department of Energy; Pamela Brookstein – Elevate Energy; Britt Pomush – Washington State Department of Commerce; Frank Rapley – Tennessee Valley Authority
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Know Your Numbers: Data Feedback to Maximize Your Business's Profitability and Quality
Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes; Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
How to Inspect the Hard to Inspect
Chris Clay – The Building Performance Center; Andy Cordova – Colorado Energy Office
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Doing Home Performance Right: Contractor Showcase
Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Steve Dunn – U.S. DOE, Building Technologies Office; Elena Chrimat – Ideal Energy LLC; Scott Donelson – Home Energy Medics; Jeff Flaherty – Wise Home Energy; Simone Melillo – EDGE Energy; Jonathan Waterworth – AZ Energy Efficient Home
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Revamping WAP - Taking a State to the Next Level of Performance!
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Kris Schoenow – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Technical Reference Manuals and Additional Analysis Methods to Plan and Evaluate Energy Programs
Caroline Hazard – CHH Consulting, LLC; Jacqueline Berger – APPRISE; Greg Thomas – Performance Systems Development, Inc.
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
WAP Training Requirements and T&TA Planning
Anna Sullivan – Interstate Renewable Energy Council; Derek J. Schroeder – U.S. Department of Energy
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Working Examples of Market Transformation; no really!
David Beaulieu – TRC; Nic Dunfee – TRC; Andy Frank – Sealed; Robin LeBaron – Pearl Certification
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Is THAT a Good Energy Audit? What to Look for; in What Order
Glen Salas – Simonson Management Services; Derek J. Schroeder – U.S. Department of Energy; Thom Price – Simonson Management Services
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Worst Practices: How to Put Yourself out of Business
Dan Thomsen – Building Doctors, Inc.; Damian hodkinson – Halco Multifamily Performance; Alex Williams – Ideal Energy LLC
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Category I Combustion Vent Systems Simplified
Tom Andrews – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: All the Ingredients You Need for a Successful Program
Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Steve Dunn – U.S. DOE, Building Technologies Office; Andy Gostisha – CLEAResult; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
The WAP Grantee and Sub-grantee Relationship - Why Is It Important?
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Maddy Kamalay – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity
Experienced
Monday, Apr 1
8:30 am
Sales Workshop Part 1: Reviewing Different Sales Strategies
Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes
Monday, Apr 1
8:30 am
Electricity Use Implications of Better Indoor Air Quality
Linda M. Wigington – Linda M. Wigington & Associates
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part Three: Ventilation
Dan Perunko – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Can You Use Consumer IAQ Monitors to Create a Healthier Home?
Brett Singer – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Linda M. Wigington – Linda M. Wigington & Associates
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
How to Leverage the 15 Million Annual Energy-related Home Improvements
Chrissi Antonopoulos – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Stay Cool, Chicago: Thermal resilience benefits of city-wide weatherization
Eric Wilson – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Aligning Energy Performance Predictions - Harmonizing Home Energy Modeling
Ed Carley – National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO); Noel Merket – National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Cy Kilbourn – Ekotrope; Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Cancelled: Deep Energy Retrofits: Do No Harm
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Designing Multifamily Affordable Housing Programs: Pivoting Towards Success
Brody Vance – Franklin Energy; Alon Abramson – Philadelphia Energy Authority; Tom McAteer – CMC Energy; Louise Sharrow – Elevate Energy
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Scaling up Electrification of Existing Homes: Fantasy or A New Path to Sustainability?
Sydney G. Roberts – Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM); Linda M. Wigington – Linda M. Wigington & Associates; Richard Faesy – Energy Futures Group, Inc.
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Building a Better Wall: Principles and Practices for a High-Performance Home
Patrick H. Huelman – University of Minnesota
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
High MERV Filters in Central Air Handlers: Opportunities & Challenges
Rhett Major – The Energy Doctor; Brent Stephens – Illinois Institute of Technology; Linda M. Wigington – Linda M. Wigington & Associates
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
ZPD from A to Z
Cory Chovanec – Slipstream
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Energy Efficiency and Health: Stronger Together
Tammy Wilson – Eversource; Nicola Tran – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; Tom McAteer – CMC Energy
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Field Data Collection Forms: Samples and Best Practices
Caleb Simon – Simonson Management Services
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
High Performance HVAC Installation: Delivering Comfort, Efficiency & Paying for Performance
Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Tom Danielsen – Danielsen Construction & Energy Mgmt.; Torsten Glidden – Build It Green; Tom Koby – Emerson
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Smart Thermostats – Why Is Everyone Talking About Them?
Ben Adams – MaGrann Associates; Mark Jerome – CLEAResult; Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Alice Rosenberg – Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
What Happens When the Aging Workforce Retires: Hiring a Young Workforce
Larry Zarker – Building Performance Institute, Inc.; Erin McCollum – EGIA; Felicia Rogers – Decision Analyst, Inc.; Clint Shireman – Knauf Insulation
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Getting Residential Air-source Heat Pumps Right in Cold Climates
Steve Dunn – U.S. DOE, Building Technologies Office; Mark Jerome – CLEAResult; David Lis – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships); Rebecca Olson – Center for Energy and Environment
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Healthy Homes & Home Performance: Communicating Your Business Offerings
Bob Krell – Healthy Indoors Magazine / IAQnet LLC; Peter Troast – Energy Circle
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Healthy Homes, Indoor Air Quality, & Low-income Housing: Results from Chicago & Maryland
Ariel Drehobl – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Jonathan Bluey – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; Julia Kalloz – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; Anna C. McCreery – Elevate Energy
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Too Much Pressure!! Testing Protocols to Measure Room Pressures, What the Results Mean, and How to Remedy Imbalances
Randall Olsen – Community Action Organization; Darrell Shoote – Community Action Organization
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Best Practices for Energy Audits - From Loss Leader to Profitable Sales Tool
John Birch – Snugg Home; Rob Minnick – Minnick's Inc
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Best Practices for Ventilation
Paul H. Raymer – ICF; Iain Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Your Time Is Now: Helping Homeowners Make the Connection Between Energy and the Environment
Suzanne Shelton – Shelton Group
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Cost-effective Solutions for Resilient and Efficient Envelope Retrofits
Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; David Heslam – Earth Advantage
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Keeping the Bad Stuff Out: Dealing with External Contaminants
Zach Merrin – U of IL - Applied Research Institute - ICRT; Stacy Gloss – U of IL - Applied Research Institute - ICRT; Bill Rose – U of IL - Applied Research Institute - ICRT
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
One-stop for Energy Savings and Jobs: A Comprehensive Support Model
Lee Laney – Opportunity Council; Ryan Moore – OptiMiser LLC; Elizabeth Chant – Optimal Energy
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Remediating Duct Leakage: New Duct Sealing Strategies & Techniques
Ken Summers – Comfort Institute
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Success with Manufactured Housing: A Statewide Case Study
Chris Clay – The Building Performance Center; Maurice Gaston – CEDA, Inc.
Wednesday, Apr 3
6:30 pm
Pecha Kucha Night at the HPC Conference
Luis Hernandez – Gaia Sharbel Energy; Bob Krell – Healthy Indoors Magazine / IAQnet LLC; Joe Medosch – Hayward Score; Andrew Padian – PadianNYC Consulting; Larry Zarker – Building Performance Institute, Inc.; Keith M. Canfield – CLEAResult; Bill Spohn – TruTech Tools, LTD
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
Best Practices for Basement Insulation (or Not?)
Patrick H. Huelman – University of Minnesota
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
How to Thrive in a More Airtight Box: Indoor Air Quality in Retrofit Homes
Iain Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Paul W. Francisco – Applied Research Institute
Monday, Apr 1
10:30 am
Sales Workshop Part 2: Putting Sales Strategies into Action
Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes; Hal Smith – Halco; Alex Williams – Ideal Energy LLC
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Thermal Comfort: A Radical Approach to Retrofit and Design
Tom Wilson – HOME REMEDIES: Residential Energy Services
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Sales Strategies to Sell More Jobs
Edward Matos – Healthy Home Energy & Consulting, Inc.; Marc Tannenbaum – Dr. Energy Saver, Inc.
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Air Tightness Testing in Multifamily Buildings
Graham Giovagnoli – Eco Achievers; Emir Jaganjac – CEDA, Inc; Adam Romano – Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.; J West – CEDA, Inc
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Illinois Non-Energy Impacts: the Path to Monetization and Creating New Jobs
Joseph Cullen – Home Performance Coalition; Nick Dreher – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Brian Eakin – Navigant; Jim Fay – ComEd; Patricia Plympton – Navigant
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Smart Homes to Shift Loads: A Conversation About DR and TOU Rates
Chris Baker – Arizona Public Service; Rick Counihan – Google; Gamaliel Lodge – OptiMiser LLC; Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships)
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Consumer Connection & Common Language: Translating from Energy Geeks and Contractors to Connect with Homeowners
Dan Wildenhaus – TRC; Mark Jerome – CLEAResult; Jacob Corvidae – Rocky Mountain Institute
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Innovation in Multifamily Space: How & Latest Trends
David Beaulieu – TRC; Dan Wildenhaus – TRC
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Best Practices of Minisplit/multisplit Heatpumps from Retrofit to Performance Homes
Allison A. Bailes, III – Energy Vanguard; Kevin DeMaster – Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC LLC; Mike Schaefer – Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC LLC
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
New Strategies to Save Energy with Smart Home Products
Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships); Erika Burns – Attachments Energy Rating Council; Dan Fredman – VEIC; Stacy Lambright – Hunter Douglas; Shannon Stendel – Slipstream
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Understanding the Low-income Market to Improve Energy Programs
Matthew Lyons – APPRISE; Paula Carmody – Maryland Office of People's Counsel
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Comfort Basics: Beyond the Thermostat Set-point
Rana Belshe – Conservation Connection Consulting; Linda M. Wigington – Linda M. Wigington & Associates
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Maximizing Electricity Savings with ECM Furnaces
Norman Bair; Scott Pigg – Slipstream
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
Using Data to Target Smarter Home Performance Opportunities
Elena Vera – ICF; Peter Griffin – CLEAResult; Kevin Knight – ICF; Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships)
Monday, Apr 1
3:30 pm
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part Four: Business and Sales Processes of a Deep HP Retrofit Company
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
12:00 pm
BE SMART ON SMART! Get on Top of the Next Frontier in Home Performance: the Smart Home* sponsored by Google and ecobee
Lieko Earle – National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Beth Karlin – See Change Institute; Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships); Kara Saul Rinaldi – Home Performance Coalition
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Results-oriented Energy Education
Rana Belshe – Conservation Connection Consulting; Suzanne Harmelink – WECC (Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation)
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Supercharge Your Training
Bill Eckman – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Jeffrey Granger – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Amanda Hatherly – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Anna Sullivan – Interstate Renewable Energy Council; J West – CEDA, Inc; Dan Maksymiw – CEDA, Inc; Adam Romano – Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.; Kelly Cutchin – Simonson Management Services
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Expanding Access to Smart Technology: Results from Pilots and Low-income Programs
Ben Adams – MaGrann Associates; Michael Blasnik – Nest Labs; Sarah Colvin – ecobee; Peter Yeh – CLEAResult
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Decision Making: Modeled Savings vs Potential and Realized Savings
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Steve Nall – JobSource
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Peer Groups - The Power of Learning & Sharing with Non-competitor Business Owners
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.; Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
The Science Behind Insulation: In Cavities and Continuous
Marcus Bianchi – Owens Corning; Achilles Karagiozis – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
What You Need to Get Ready for the Energy Auditor Certification
Jamie Marshall – Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD)
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
When Choosing a Heating or Cooling System, Give Your Customers the Choice to Round Down
Damian hodkinson – Halco Multifamily Performance; Hal Smith – Halco
Monday, Apr 1
8:30 am
Multifamily Building Auditing for Single Family Auditors and Programs
Brody Vance – Franklin Energy; Andrew Padian – PadianNYC Consulting
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Health & Safety Planning and Education
Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs); Bruce Hagen – North Dakota Department of Commerce; Brandon Kjelden – SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Changing Habits Through Motivation: Pay for Performance Incentive Structure
Seth Rapoza – ICF; Derek Dombrowski – Total Home Performance, LLC; Nathanael Gillespie – Pepco Holdings; Chris Baker – Arizona Public Service
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
The Price Is Right......or Is It?
Tom Grandy – Grandy & Associates
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Building Science Principles (BSP) Meet Your Partner Healthy Housing Principles (HHP)
Larry Zarker – Building Performance Institute, Inc.; Joe Medosch – Hayward Score; Rick Hall – Building Science Professional Training LLC
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Put a Label on It: Making the Value of Home Performance Visible to Homeowners
Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy; Cynthia Adams – Pearl Certification; Pamela Brookstein – Elevate Energy; Julie Saporito – City and County of Denver; Amanda Stinton – National Association of REALTORS
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Recipe for Effective QC in Low-income Weatherization Programs
James Phelps – Performance Systems Development, Inc.; Terry Petersen – CEDA, Inc; Bradley Wiesneth – CEDA, Inc; Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs)
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Low Income Program Evaluation Insights Informing Program Management and Cost-effectiveness
Jacqueline Berger – APPRISE; Steven Jerue – Philadelphia Gas Works
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
The Role of State Monitoring in the Weatherization Assistance Program
Eric Behna – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs); Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP (National Association for State Community Services Programs)
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
What's in It for the Homeowner? Empowering Customers in the Smart Home
Beth Karlin – See Change Institute; Kevin Johnson – National Grid; Alice Rosenberg – Consortium for Energy Efficiency; Zach Sussman – Con Edison
Monday, Apr 1
8:30 am
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part One: Heating, Cooling, and Hot Water
Gavin Healy – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.; Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.; Dan Perunko – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
10:30 am
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part Two: Shell Work
Gavin Healy – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Residential Energy Efficiency Programs from the US Department of Energy
Joan Glickman – U.S. Department of Energy; Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Deborah Philbrick – Elevate Energy; Amanda Stinton – National Association of REALTORS; Jonathan Waterworth – AZ Energy Efficient Home
Monday, Apr 1
5:15 pm
Home Diagnosis Screening
Corbett Lunsford – Home Diagnosis TV Show
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Efficient and Affordable: Expanding Opportunities for Deeper Impacts in Low and Moderate Income Households
Pam Mendelson – U.S. Department of Energy; Pamela Brookstein – Elevate Energy; Britt Pomush – Washington State Department of Commerce; Frank Rapley – Tennessee Valley Authority
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Know Your Numbers: Data Feedback to Maximize Your Business's Profitability and Quality
Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes; Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
How to Inspect the Hard to Inspect
Chris Clay – The Building Performance Center; Andy Cordova – Colorado Energy Office
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Doing Home Performance Right: Contractor Showcase
Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Steve Dunn – U.S. DOE, Building Technologies Office; Elena Chrimat – Ideal Energy LLC; Scott Donelson – Home Energy Medics; Jeff Flaherty – Wise Home Energy; Simone Melillo – EDGE Energy; Jonathan Waterworth – AZ Energy Efficient Home
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Revamping WAP - Taking a State to the Next Level of Performance!
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Kris Schoenow – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Technical Reference Manuals and Additional Analysis Methods to Plan and Evaluate Energy Programs
Caroline Hazard – CHH Consulting, LLC; Jacqueline Berger – APPRISE; Greg Thomas – Performance Systems Development, Inc.
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
WAP Training Requirements and T&TA Planning
Anna Sullivan – Interstate Renewable Energy Council; Derek J. Schroeder – U.S. Department of Energy
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Working Examples of Market Transformation; no really!
David Beaulieu – TRC; Nic Dunfee – TRC; Andy Frank – Sealed; Robin LeBaron – Pearl Certification
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Is THAT a Good Energy Audit? What to Look for; in What Order
Glen Salas – Simonson Management Services; Derek J. Schroeder – U.S. Department of Energy; Thom Price – Simonson Management Services
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Worst Practices: How to Put Yourself out of Business
Dan Thomsen – Building Doctors, Inc.; Damian hodkinson – Halco Multifamily Performance; Alex Williams – Ideal Energy LLC
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Category I Combustion Vent Systems Simplified
Tom Andrews – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: All the Ingredients You Need for a Successful Program
Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Steve Dunn – U.S. DOE, Building Technologies Office; Andy Gostisha – CLEAResult; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
The WAP Grantee and Sub-grantee Relationship - Why Is It Important?
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Maddy Kamalay – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity
Monday, Apr 1
1:00 pm
HPXML Working Group Meeting
Julie R. Caracino – Home Performance Coalition; Noel Merket – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Advanced
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Developing the Green Work Force Across the Nation - Setting the Standard
Diana McCarthy-Bercury – Earth Forward Group, LLC; Ryan Miller – North Carolina Building Performance Association; Nancy Kaplan – Building Performance Institute, Inc.; Dan Maksymiw – CEDA, Inc; Thomas Kevin Brauer – Home Performance Strategies
Tuesday, Apr 2
1:30 pm
Ventilation Latent Loads Are Real: Psychrometric Weather Data, Ventilation Rates and Mechanical System Performance
Kimberly Llewellyn – Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC LLC
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
The Value of Apprenticeships for Energy Efficiency Careers
Ryan Rex – Energy Coordinating Agency; Jeff Coulter – Energy Coordinating Agency
Monday, Apr 1
10:30 am
Sales Workshop Part 2: Putting Sales Strategies into Action
Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes; Hal Smith – Halco; Alex Williams – Ideal Energy LLC
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Thermal Comfort: A Radical Approach to Retrofit and Design
Tom Wilson – HOME REMEDIES: Residential Energy Services
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Sales Strategies to Sell More Jobs
Edward Matos – Healthy Home Energy & Consulting, Inc.; Marc Tannenbaum – Dr. Energy Saver, Inc.
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Air Tightness Testing in Multifamily Buildings
Graham Giovagnoli – Eco Achievers; Emir Jaganjac – CEDA, Inc; Adam Romano – Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.; J West – CEDA, Inc
Monday, Apr 1
3:30 pm
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part Four: Business and Sales Processes of a Deep HP Retrofit Company
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
12:00 pm
BE SMART ON SMART! Get on Top of the Next Frontier in Home Performance: the Smart Home* sponsored by Google and ecobee
Lieko Earle – National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Beth Karlin – See Change Institute; Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Claire Miziolek – NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships); Kara Saul Rinaldi – Home Performance Coalition
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Results-oriented Energy Education
Rana Belshe – Conservation Connection Consulting; Suzanne Harmelink – WECC (Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation)
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Supercharge Your Training
Bill Eckman – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Jeffrey Granger – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Amanda Hatherly – The EnergySmart Academy at Santa Fe Community College; Anna Sullivan – Interstate Renewable Energy Council; J West – CEDA, Inc; Dan Maksymiw – CEDA, Inc; Adam Romano – Association for Energy Affordability, Inc.; Kelly Cutchin – Simonson Management Services
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
Expanding Access to Smart Technology: Results from Pilots and Low-income Programs
Ben Adams – MaGrann Associates; Michael Blasnik – Nest Labs; Sarah Colvin – ecobee; Peter Yeh – CLEAResult
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Decision Making: Modeled Savings vs Potential and Realized Savings
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Steve Nall – JobSource
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Peer Groups - The Power of Learning & Sharing with Non-competitor Business Owners
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.; Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
The Science Behind Insulation: In Cavities and Continuous
Marcus Bianchi – Owens Corning; Achilles Karagiozis – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
What You Need to Get Ready for the Energy Auditor Certification
Jamie Marshall – Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD)
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
When Choosing a Heating or Cooling System, Give Your Customers the Choice to Round Down
Damian hodkinson – Halco Multifamily Performance; Hal Smith – Halco
Monday, Apr 1
8:30 am
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part One: Heating, Cooling, and Hot Water
Gavin Healy – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.; Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.; Dan Perunko – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
10:30 am
Full Scope Retrofits for Performance & Profit: The How Tos of the Work & the Business. Part Two: Shell Work
Gavin Healy – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
Monday, Apr 1
1:30 pm
Residential Energy Efficiency Programs from the US Department of Energy
Joan Glickman – U.S. Department of Energy; Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Deborah Philbrick – Elevate Energy; Amanda Stinton – National Association of REALTORS; Jonathan Waterworth – AZ Energy Efficient Home
Monday, Apr 1
5:15 pm
Home Diagnosis Screening
Corbett Lunsford – Home Diagnosis TV Show
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Efficient and Affordable: Expanding Opportunities for Deeper Impacts in Low and Moderate Income Households
Pam Mendelson – U.S. Department of Energy; Pamela Brookstein – Elevate Energy; Britt Pomush – Washington State Department of Commerce; Frank Rapley – Tennessee Valley Authority
Tuesday, Apr 2
10:30 am
Know Your Numbers: Data Feedback to Maximize Your Business's Profitability and Quality
Amanda Godward – Ecotelligent Homes; Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders, Inc.
Tuesday, Apr 2
3:30 pm
How to Inspect the Hard to Inspect
Chris Clay – The Building Performance Center; Andy Cordova – Colorado Energy Office
Wednesday, Apr 3
8:30 am
Doing Home Performance Right: Contractor Showcase
Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Steve Dunn – U.S. DOE, Building Technologies Office; Elena Chrimat – Ideal Energy LLC; Scott Donelson – Home Energy Medics; Jeff Flaherty – Wise Home Energy; Simone Melillo – EDGE Energy; Jonathan Waterworth – AZ Energy Efficient Home
Wednesday, Apr 3
10:30 am
Revamping WAP - Taking a State to the Next Level of Performance!
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Kris Schoenow – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Technical Reference Manuals and Additional Analysis Methods to Plan and Evaluate Energy Programs
Caroline Hazard – CHH Consulting, LLC; Jacqueline Berger – APPRISE; Greg Thomas – Performance Systems Development, Inc.
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
WAP Training Requirements and T&TA Planning
Anna Sullivan – Interstate Renewable Energy Council; Derek J. Schroeder – U.S. Department of Energy
Wednesday, Apr 3
1:30 pm
Working Examples of Market Transformation; no really!
David Beaulieu – TRC; Nic Dunfee – TRC; Andy Frank – Sealed; Robin LeBaron – Pearl Certification
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Is THAT a Good Energy Audit? What to Look for; in What Order
Glen Salas – Simonson Management Services; Derek J. Schroeder – U.S. Department of Energy; Thom Price – Simonson Management Services
Wednesday, Apr 3
3:30 pm
Worst Practices: How to Put Yourself out of Business
Dan Thomsen – Building Doctors, Inc.; Damian hodkinson – Halco Multifamily Performance; Alex Williams – Ideal Energy LLC
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Category I Combustion Vent Systems Simplified
Tom Andrews – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC
Thursday, Apr 4
8:30 am
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: All the Ingredients You Need for a Successful Program
Madeline Koewler – The Building People; Steve Dunn – U.S. DOE, Building Technologies Office; Andy Gostisha – CLEAResult; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Thursday, Apr 4
10:30 am
The WAP Grantee and Sub-grantee Relationship - Why Is It Important?
Ray Judy – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity & MiTEC; Maddy Kamalay – Bureau of Community Action & Economic Opportunity
Monday, Apr 1
1:00 pm
HPXML Working Group Meeting
Julie R. Caracino – Home Performance Coalition; Noel Merket – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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