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3.5 hour live workshop
2020 Ventilation Extravaganza
Paul W. Francisco – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Richard Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics
HVAC Strategies
Retrofit Air Sealing the Wood Frame House
Terry Nordbye – Air Sealing Solutions
Building Envelope
3.5 hour workshop
Residential Heating and Cooling System Design Basics
Russell King, M.E. – Coded Energy, Inc.
HVAC Strategies
Roofing Master Class: 37 Ways to Build a Roof Wrong—and How to Avoid Them
Doug Horgan – BOWA Design Build Remodelers
Building Envelope
60 minute session
Access to Utility Data! Why Contractors Need It, Consumers Deserve It, and Utilities Should Provide It
Michael Murray – Mission:data Coalition; Kara Saul Rinaldi – Building Performance Association; Sabine Rogers – AnnDyl Policy Group; Andrew Owens – Entergy Services, LLC
Smart Homes
Advanced Monitoring & Building Diagnostics
Doug Horgan – BOWA Design Build Remodelers
Diagnostics & Audits
Advancing Building Construction Through Efficiency Jobs: Delivering Productive Talent to Your Job Site
Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy; Gretchen Hitchner; Sarah Truitt – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Liz Arnold – U.S. Department of Energy
Workforce Development
ASHRAE 62.2 Compliance in Weatherization
Richard Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics; Paul W. Francisco – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
HVAC Strategies
Attached Garages and Indoor Air Quality
Zach Merrin – U of IL - ARI - ICRT
Building Envelope
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Valuable Employees
John Tooley – John Tooley, LLC
Workforce Development
Audit Analytics and Customer Engagement
Shane M. Bulick – Performance Systems Development (PSD)
Diagnostics & Audits
Balanced Ventilation: Field Diagnostics - Lessons Learned
Michael D. Wilson – Dakota Supply Group
HVAC Strategies
Best Practices for Local Home Energy Labeling Policies and Programs
David Heslam – Earth Advantage; Greg Hopkins – Rocky Mountain Institute; Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy
Valuing Energy Efficiency
Blower Door Fundamentals
Paul Morin – The Energy Conservatory
Fundamentals
Bridging Health & Energy Efficiency
Jonathan Cohen – U.S. Department of Energy; Claudette Hanks Reichel – Louisiana State University AgCenter Extension
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Bundling Efficiency and Distributed Resources to Improve Outcomes for Customers, Programs, and the Grid
Rohini Srivastava – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Tammy Agard – EEtility; Todd Musci – Fort Collins Utilities
Program Success
Combustion Safety Testing Protocols
Paul W. Francisco – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Diagnostics & Audits
Contractor Recruitment, Training & Retention in the WAP
Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP; Andrea Schroer – NASCSP; Susan Schoennherr – ACTION, Inc.; Steve Schuettke – Social Development Commission
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
Creating a Culture of Prevention
John Tooley – John Tooley, LLC; John Tooley – John Tooley, LLC
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Dehumidification Strategies
Nikki Krueger – Ultra- Aire Whole House Ventilating Dehumidifiers
HVAC Strategies
DOE WAP Update
Derek J. Schroeder – U.S. Department of Energy; Erica Burrin – U.S. Department of Energy; Felix Vazquez-Guemarez – U.S. Department of Energy
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
Effective Customer Education Resources
Suzanne Harmelink – Slipstream; Lisa Fischer – Slipstream
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
Energy & Healthy Home Assessments at the Same Time! It Is Possible!
Joe Medosch – Hayward Score; Kevin Kennedy – Children's Mercy Kansas City
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Energy and Moisture Performance of Sealed and Insulated Attics
Kohta Ueno – Building Science Corporation
Building Envelope
Energy Efficiency Value Pitfalls for Contractors to Avoid
Jefferson L. Sherman, MAI, AI-GRS – Appraisal Institute; Sandra K. Adomatis – Adomatis Appraisal Service
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Enhanced Capacity: Using Super Powers for Good When it Comes to Heating and Cooling
Dan Wildenhaus – TRC
HVAC Strategies
Equity Metrics
Elizabeth Palchak – VEIC; Lauren Wentz – VEIC
Program Success
From Control Layers to High-performance Enclosures
Patrick H. Huelman – University of Minnesota
Building Envelope
Fundamentals of Bugs, Mold and Rot
John Tooley – John Tooley, LLC
Diagnostics & Audits
Fundamentals of Moisture Diagnostics – an Essential Skill
John Tooley – John Tooley, LLC
Diagnostics & Audits
Grid-interactive Efficient Homes
Kara Saul Rinaldi – Building Performance Association; Hannah Bastian – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Sabine Rogers – AnnDyl Policy Group
Smart Homes
Heat Loss/Heat Gain
Richard Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics
Fundamentals
Home Performance on the Money: Leveraging Capital to Scale up Residential Retrofit Markets
Andrew Isaacs – Allegheny Science and Technology; Heather Clark – NYSERDA; Julia Dineen – CLEAResult; Madeline Priest – Inclusive Prosperity Capital; Gretchen Hitchner
Policy
How Home Energy Score and Open Standards Together Drive Scale
Gregory Thomas – Performance Systems Development (PSD); Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy; Patty Kappaz
Valuing Energy Efficiency
How Much Health Improvement Can We Expect from an Efficiency Retrofit?
Jonathan Wilson – NCHH; Brett Singer – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); Ellen Tohn – Tohn Environmental Strategies, LLC
IAQ & Healthy Homes
How to Identify and Solve Residential Wall Moisture Problems and Build Better Walls, Part 1
George A. Tsongas – Portland State University
Building Envelope
How to Identify and Solve Residential Wall Moisture Problems and Build Better Walls, Part 2
George A. Tsongas – Portland State University; George A. Tsongas – Portland State University
Building Envelope
IAQ Monitoring for Healthier Homes
Joe Medosch – Hayward Score; Linda M. Wigington – ROCIS
IAQ & Healthy Homes
IAQ Science and Science Fiction
Paul W. Francisco – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Impacts of Climate Disruption – Resilient and Healthy Home Performance Solutions
Kevin Kennedy – Children's Mercy Kansas City; Claudette Hanks Reichel – Louisiana State University AgCenter Extension; Larry Zarker – Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI)
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Indoor Air Quality
Richard Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics
Fundamentals
Innovations in Home Performance: Sponsor Showcase
Andrew Isaacs – Allegheny Science and Technology; Gretchen Hitchner; Jason Fisher – ICF International; Joe Gennello – Franklin Energy; Lawrence F. Rush, Jr. – UIL Holdings
Program Success
Insta-Assurance: Using Mobile Applications and Photos to Revolutionize Quality Assurance and Strengthen Program Results
Jason Elton – Earth Advantage; Brent Loya – ID Energy
Diagnostics & Audits
Leveraging Networks to Scale Energy Efficiency: A Case Study
Cynthia Adams – Pearl Certification; George Clark – West Michigan Glass Block; Ken Freestone – City of Holland
Valuing Energy Efficiency
Live Q&A Session: Modernizing TRMs to Support Beneficial Electrification, Grid Modernization, and Deeper Savings
Caroline Hazard – CHH Consulting; Gregory Thomas – Performance Systems Development (PSD)
Live Q&A
Live Q&A Session: Optimizing Residential HVAC Performance Using Quality Installation Verification and Monitoring Tools
Caroline Hazard – CHH Consulting; Jim Bergmann – measureQuick; James Jackson – Emerson; Hugh Magande – Southface
Live Q&A
Lobbying 101 – How to Support Policies that Support your Business!
Lizzie Bunnen – AnnDyl Policy Group; Audrey Bragg – E4TheFuture
Policy
Making a Business of Healthy Homes: Contractors Making It Work
Peter Troast – Energy Circle; Kevin Brenner – Healthy Home Energy & Consulting; Matt Hargrove – Total Home Performance
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Modernizing TRMs to Support Beneficial Electrification, Grid Modernization, and Deeper Savings
Caroline Hazard – CHH Consulting; Gregory Thomas – Performance Systems Development (PSD)
Valuing Energy Efficiency
Multifamily Building Data - How Important It Is AND How to Use It!
Margaret Kelly – Eversource Energy; James Siegel – Eversource Energy
Strategies for Low-Income & Multifamily Programs
Next Steps for Deep Retrofits in the US – Programs, Technology and Research
Iain Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); Brennan Less – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Fundamentals
Optimizing Residential HVAC Performance Using Quality Installation Verification and Monitoring Tools
Caroline Hazard – CHH Consulting; Jim Bergmann – measureQuick; James Jackson – Emerson; Hugh Magande – Southface
HVAC Strategies
Reaching the Finish Line of Building America’s Technology-to-market Roadmaps
Eric Werling – U.S. Department of Energy; Lena Burkett – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Lucas Phillips – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Building Envelope
Serving Low-to-Moderate-Income Populations: How EE Can Make Homes More Affordable and Comfortable
Andrew Isaacs – Allegheny Science and Technology; Lawrence F. Rush, Jr. – UIL Holdings; Adrian Andrews – Columbia Gas of Ohio; Frank Rapley – Tennessee Valley Authority; Gretchen Hitchner
Strategies for Low-Income & Multifamily Programs
Smart on Smart Part 1: Smart Homes in the Time of COVID and Beyond
Lieko Earle – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Beth Karlin – See Change Institute; Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Kara Saul Rinaldi – Building Performance Association; Sabine Rogers – AnnDyl Policy Group
Smart Homes
Smart Thermostat Direct Install Programs Aren't as Scary as You May Have Thought
Mark Jerome – CLEAResult
Smart Homes
Stakeholder and Homeowner Communications: Tower of Babble 2.0
Dan Wildenhaus – TRC; Mark Jerome – CLEAResult
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Strategies and Opportunities to Serve Nonresidential Buildings in Low-income Communities
Ariel Drehobl – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Dean Fisher – Maryland Energy Administration; Brooke Pike – Energy Outreach Colorado
Strategies for Low-Income & Multifamily Programs
Tackling Home Performance Retrofitting’s Most Difficult Marketing Challenges
Peter Troast – Energy Circle
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Telling the WAP Story: Communicating the Impact of Weatherization
Eric Behna – NASCSP
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
The Energy-Plus-Health Playbook: Integrating Efficiency and Health in Programs and Services
Alison Donovan – VEIC; Christine Gerbode – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Phoebe Howe – Efficiency Vermont; Robyn King – VEIC
Live Q&A
The Energy-Plus-Health Playbook: Integrating Efficiency and Health in Programs and Services
Alison Donovan – VEIC; Christine Gerbode – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Phoebe Howe – Efficiency Vermont; Robyn King – VEIC
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Time of Use Rates: How Utility Rates & Smart Technology Can Drive Efficiency Upgrades
Rick Counihan – Google; Aric Saunders – Electriq Power; David Nemtzow – U.S. Department of Energy
Smart Homes
Valuing Energy Efficiency in Real Estate Transactions
Natalia Gardocki – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Pamela Brookstein – Elevate Energy; Kara Jonas – Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Robin LeBaron – Pearl Certification
Valuing Energy Efficiency
WAP Grantee Best Practices for WAP Service Deferral Tracking and Management
Pam Mendelson – U.S. Department of Energy; Amy Klusmeier – NASCSP; Eric Beaton – MA Department of Housing & Community Development; George Thompson – Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
Why Program Management Training Is Needed in the WAP
Ray Judy – Michigan BCAEO/MiTEC; Kris Schoenow – BCAEO
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
Workforce Equity, Inclusion & Diversity
Darnell Johnson – Urban Efficiency Group, LLC; Richard Reilly – EarthWays Center
Workforce Development
You Get What You Pay for - How to Avoid the Commoditization Trap
Bethany Profaizer – Pearl Certification; Hal Smith – Halco; George Clark – West Michigan Glass Block; Darren Gomez – The Pro Companies
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Zone Pressure Diagnostics
Richard Karg – Residential Energy Dynamics
Fundamentals
90 minute live session
Balancing Public Health vs. the Economic Concerns of COVID-19: Healthy Indoors Show Special Edition
Bob Krell – Healthy Indoors Magazine Building Performance Journal; Kevin Kennedy – Children's Mercy Kansas City; David Krause – Healthcare Consulting and Contracting (HC3); Joe Medosch – Hayward Score; J West – CEDA, Inc
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Better from a Distance: Remote Solutions for Program Compliance and Quality Control
Kevin Powell – Red Horse Corporation; Gretchen Hitchner; Jacob Corvidae – Rocky Mountain Institute; Kim DeVoe – Fort Collins Utilities; Frank Rapley – Tennessee Valley Authority; Kurt Roth – Fraunhofer USA; Dan Ridings – CLEAResult; Scott Suddreth – Platte River Power Authority
Program Success
Contractor Showcase: Innovations and Best Practices from HPwES Participating Contractors - Operating in the COVID 19 Environment
Andrew Isaacs – Allegheny Science and Technology; Steve Dunn – Home Performance with ENERGY STAR; Jay Best – Green Team USA; Jason Dispenza – EDGE Energy; Bill Hoelzer – GreenSavers; Jonathan Waterworth – AZ Energy Efficient Home; Gretchen Hitchner
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Coronavirus and Systemic Changes in the Housing Industry
Sara Gutterman – Green Builder Media
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Emerging Issues in States and Utilities: COVID-19 Response, Interim Mitigation Measures and Longer Term Trends
Emily Levin – VEIC; Joseph Cullen – Building Performance Association; Maggie Molina – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); David Terry – NASEO
Policy
Federal Policy & Stimulus Update
Kara Saul Rinaldi – Building Performance Association; Jean Nagy – Building Performance Association; Alex Piper – Rep. Peter Welch
Policy
Finding the Potential in Building Performance to Maximize Grid Value, Climate Benefits, and Better Cost-effectiveness
Matt Golden – Recurve
Program Success
Healthy Home Keep Its, Meet the Measure Its
Kevin Kennedy – Children's Mercy Kansas City; Joe Medosch – Hayward Score
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Homes Assessments in the Current and Post COVID-19 World: Staying Ahead of the Curve and How to Plan for It
Kevin Kennedy – Children's Mercy Kansas City; Joe Medosch – Hayward Score
IAQ & Healthy Homes
HPwES, Home Energy Score, and Beyond: What’s on the Horizon for DOE Residential Programs
David Nemtzow – U.S. Department of Energy; Joan Glickman – U.S. Department of Energy; Madeline Salzman – U.S. Department of Energy; Steve Dunn – Home Performance with ENERGY STAR; Gretchen Hitchner
Program Success
Living with COVID19: Reducing Airborne Infection Risks in your Home
Brett Singer – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); Iain Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Marketing to a Changed Market
Suzanne Shelton – Shelton Group
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Mini Split Heat Pump Systems, Ductless and Ducted: Part 1- Design, Layout and Zoning
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders; Dan Perunko – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
HVAC Strategies
Mini Split Heat Pump Systems, Ductless and Ducted: Part 2- Installation Best Practices and Commissioning
Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders; Dan Perunko – Balance Point Home Performance, Inc.
HVAC Strategies
Mold School: A Crash Course in Investigating, Remediating, and (Ultimately) Preventing Indoor Microbial Problems
Bob Krell – Healthy Indoors Magazine Building Performance Journal
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Remote Energy Assessments during a Pandemic and Beyond
Rebecca Olson – Center for Energy and Environment; Mark M. Tajima – Energia LLC
Diagnostics & Audits
Resilience 2.0
Emily Kemper – CLEAResult; Keith M. Canfield – CLEAResult; Chris Baker – Arizona Public Service
Tactics and Strategies for Marketing Through the COVID-19 Crisis and Rebound
Peter Troast – Energy Circle
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Learn the Secrets of Selling in a Recession: Put the Wind Back in Your Sales!
Mark Jewell – Selling Energy
HP Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
Summer Moisture: Problems and Solutions
Doug Horgan – BOWA Design Build Remodelers; Bill Robinson – Train2Build
Building Envelope
The Home Front: The Role of Residential Retrofits in Addressing Climate Change
Jacob Corvidae – Rocky Mountain Institute; Rachel Gold – American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE); Matt Golden – Recurve; Janet Reyna – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Pat Stanton – E4TheFuture
Policy
Town Hall Meeting on Workforce Development for the Home Performance Industry
Keith Aldridge – Building Performance Association; Kelly Cutchin – SMS; Amanda Hatherly – The EnergySmart Academy @ SFCC; Diana McCarthy-Bercury – Earth Forward Group, LLC; John Tooley – John Tooley, LLC
Workforce Development
90 minute session
Community Health Workers Add Value to Low-income Weatherization Programs
Judy Olsen – Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; Bill Kraus – Washington State Department of Commerce; RaKisha McCain – Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
IAQ & Healthy Homes
Design a Residential Energy Efficiency Label For Your Jurisdiction
Richard Faesy – Energy Futures Group; Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite – Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships; Ed Carley – National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO); Maddie Koewler – National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
Valuing Energy Efficiency
Leadership That Wins: Helping Others Perform to Their Full Potential
John Tooley – John Tooley, LLC
Workforce Development
Low Income Housing Habitability Problems: The Not-so-good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly
George A. Tsongas – Portland State University
Strategies for Low-Income & Multifamily Programs
90 minute workshop
How to Create Your Multifamily Program
Andrew Padian – NYC Economic Development Corporation; Brody Vance – Franklin Energy
Strategies for Low-Income & Multifamily Programs
Live Q&A Session: How to Create Your Multifamily Program
Andrew Padian – NYC Economic Development Corporation; Brody Vance – Franklin Energy
Live Q&A