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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

Location: Union Station Ballroom (Level 1)

7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open

7:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Trade Show Open

Location: Union Station Ballroom (Level 1)

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration Open

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration Open

Location: Outside Exhibit Hall A (Level 1)

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakout 5

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Advancing Affordable Housing Through Factory-built New Home Programs

Location: A120-122 (Level 1)

Sheryl Tembe – ICF

Carrie Harkness (she/her/hers) – Consumers Energy

John D. Lindley (he/him/his) – Michigan Manufactured Housing Association

William Jenkins – Clayton Homes

Program Operations & Updates

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Advancing the Weatherization Workforce: Data, Tools, and Best Practices

Location: A213- 215 (Level 2)

Kye Garvin – National Association for State Community Service Programs (NASCSP)

Destiny Murrell (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma Dept. Of Commerce

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Don't Just Change the Unit, Change the Outcome! A Systematic Process for HVAC Replacements

Location: A223- 225 (Level 2)

Chris Hughes – The Energy Conservatory

HVAC Strategies

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

From Theory to Practice: Centering Multifamily Housing to Foster Successful Building Performance Standards

Location: A111 (Level 1)

Colleen Morris (she/her/hers) – Calico Energy

Carolyn Sarno-Goldthwaite (she/her/hers) – ClearlyEnergy

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

Affordable Housing & Multifamily Programs

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Game On: Boosting the Impact of Technician Training Through Gamification

Location: B131 & 132 (Level 1)

Danielle Wernert – Upskilled Consulting, LLC

Workforce Development

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Gas-to-Induction Stove Retrofits: Impacts on Indoor Air Quality, Energy Use and Satisfaction

Location: A220 - 222 (Level 2)

Amy Dryden (she/her/hers) – Association for Energy Affordability

Cynthia Segura – Slipstream

Jonathan Wilson – National Center for Healthy Housing

IAQ & Healthy Homes

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Identifying & Overcoming Barriers to Home Electrical Upgrades: Technical Challenges and Homeowner Considerations

Location: B231-233 (Level 2)

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

Lee Ann Head (she/her/hers) – Franklin Energy

Brennan D. Less (he/him/his) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Iain S. Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Home Performance Policy

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

One Size Doesn't Always Fit - The Multitude of Tests, Fixes, Products and People Required for Multifamily Buildings

Location: B130 (Level 1)

Ken Allison – IDI

Torrance Kramer – Accurate-Airtight Exteriors

Building Envelope

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

The Energy Water Nexus

Location: A216 (Level 2)

Andrew Padian – Association for Energy Affordability

Fundamentals

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

The Fear Factor Part 2: Mapping the Client Journey from Risk to Confidence

Location: A123-125 (Level 1)

Denny Duchene (he/him/his) – Safe Haven Energy Services

Home Performance Business & Contractor Success

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

What the Duct?! Air Flow & Heat Transfer in Ducts

Location: A210 -212 (Level 2)

Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his) – Energy Vanguard

Marcus Bianchi – NLR

HVAC Strategies

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Vendor Showcase: Cutting Edge of Diagnostic Testing Equipment

Location: A114 & 115 (Level 1)

Sam Myers – Retrotec

Kirsten Richnavsky – Retrotec

Ben Walker – Retrotec

Vendor Showcase

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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Location: Union Station Foyer (Level 1)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout 6

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Building Diagnostic Tools

Location: A123-125 (Level 1)

Doug Horgan – BOWA Design + Build

Randy L. Williams – Green Building Advisor

Fundamentals

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Building Trust Through Education: Reducing Customer Barriers in Energy Efficiency Programs

Location: B130 (Level 1)

Jim Heffron – Walker-Miller Energy Services

Liz Connolly – ComEd

Erika Dominick (she/her/hers) – Walker-Miller Energy Services

John Pady – Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA, Inc.)

Robert Rusteberg (he/him/his) – Ameren Illinois

Program Operations & Updates

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Combustion Safety Testing Protocols

Location: A210 -212 (Level 2)

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

Amanda Hatherly – Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI)

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Diagnostics & Audits

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

High Performance HVAC: Practical Design, Install & Commissioning

Location: A223- 225 (Level 2)

Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders

HVAC Strategies

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Legal and Tax Secrets Every Home Performance Contractor Should Know

Location: A216 (Level 2)

Larry Oxenham – American Society for Asset Protection

Home Performance Business & Contractor Success

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Low-Rise Multifamily Ventilation: Retrofit Considerations and IAQ Impacts

Location: A220 - 222 (Level 2)

Amy Dryden (she/her/hers) – Association for Energy Affordability

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

Jonathan Wilson – National Center for Healthy Housing

IAQ & Healthy Homes

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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

Location: A213- 215 (Level 2)

Shane M. Bulick – Earth Forward Group

Katie Consales (she/her/hers) – Building Performance Institute

Sonia Cruz (she/her/hers) – Earth Forward Group

Jeff Flaherty – Wise Home Energy

Michelle Long – Energy Management Authority

Building Envelope

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Technical Considerations for Residential Energy Modeling: Home Energy Score

Location: B231-233 (Level 2)

Torsten Glidden – Lindahl Reed

Charlie Holly (he/him/his) – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Scott Horowitz – National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Noel Merket – Pearl Certification

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

Home Performance Policy

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The Infrastructure of Trust: Scaling the Future of Equitable Electrification

Location: A111 (Level 1)

Lucyna de Barbaro – Energy Efficiency Empowerment

Jim Plantico (he/him/his) – Community Energy Project

Affordable Housing & Multifamily Programs

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Workforce Development Roundtable Discussions

Location: B131 & 132 (Level 1)

Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas – Monochrome Consulting

T.J. Lessing (he/him/his) – Green Jobs Academy

Sarah Northrup (she/her/hers) – Center for Energy & Environment

Hal Smith – Halco Home Solutions

Xavier Walter – Building Performance Association

Ellen Barlas – Slipstream

Workforce Development

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch & Exhibits

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Level 1)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Breakout 7

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

ASHRAE 62.2-2016 Compliance in Weatherization

Location: A120-122 (Level 1)

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

Auditing Manufactured Housing

Location: A210 -212 (Level 2)

Kevin Scott – Piedmont Triad Regional Council

Drew Corbett – Piedmont Triad Regional Council

Diagnostics & Audits

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Beyond the Panel: Field-tested Strategies to Scale Electrification Readiness

Location: A111 (Level 1)

Kyle Brighton – Franklin Energy

Kim Stevens (she/her/hers) – Puget Sound Energy (PSE)

Program Operations & Updates

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Braiding Funding

Location: B130 (Level 1)

Nicole Peoples (she/her/hers) – Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD)

Deb Davis – Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania/Maryland/Virginia

Jamie Reeder – Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP)

Affordable Housing & Multifamily Programs

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

BTL, Refrigerant Cycle, SSE, Oh My: How to Communicate Complex Ideas in an Understandable Way

Location: A123-125 (Level 1)

Stephanie Sammon – Opportunity Council

Jake Nuckolls (he/him/his) – Opportunity Council

Fundamentals

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Doubled Referrals. Five-Point Close Rate Jump. One Follow-Up System.

Location: A216 (Level 2)

Bill Hoelzer (he/him/his) – Volta Strategies

Home Performance Business & Contractor Success

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Ductless Heat Pumps: The Elegance and the Asterisks

Location: A223- 225 (Level 2)

Eric Kaiser – TruTech Tools, Ltd

Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his) – Energy Vanguard

HVAC Strategies

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Mold Detection Strategies and Asthma Interventions Informed by the Indoor Microbiome

Location: A220 - 222 (Level 2)

Karen C. Dannemiller – The Ohio State University

Bridget Hegarty – Case Western Reserve University

Nick Nastasi (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

Zach Duffey – Mold Mentor

IAQ & Healthy Homes

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Podcast Session: Weatherization in the Commercial World

Location: A112 & 113 (Level 1)

Sam Myers – Retrotec

Ben Walker – Retrotec

John Pady – Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA, Inc.)

Dan Maksymiw – Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA, Inc.)

Podcast Sessions

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Strength in Numbers: Advocating for Our Home Performance Priorities

Location: B231-233 (Level 2)

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon – AnnDyl Policy Group

Julie Olive (she/her/hers) – GreenHome South

Home Performance Policy

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

When and Where It Makes Sense: Using High-Pressure Closed-Cell Drum Foam in Old Homes

Location: A213- 215 (Level 2)

Alyshia Buttaccio – Halco Home Solutions

Brittany McDonald – Halco Home Solutions

Hal Smith – Halco Home Solutions

Building Envelope

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Coffee Break

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

Location: 1st Floor Foyer Space

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Breakout 8

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

A Case of the Vapors: Humidity Control for Comfort & Health

Location: A213- 215 (Level 2)

Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his) – Energy Vanguard

Nikki Krueger – Santa Fe Dehumidifiers & AprilAire

Building Envelope

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

AI Workflows That Actually Work for Home Performance Business Owners

Location: A216 (Level 2)

Furman Haynes – WorkHero

Home Performance Business & Contractor Success

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Beyond Energy Affordability: Unlocking the Full Benefits of Residential Retrofits

Location: A120-122 (Level 1)

Chrissi Antonopoulos – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

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

Iain S. Walker – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Affordable Housing & Multifamily Programs

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

CANCELLED: Electrification Audits in Multifamily

Diagnostics & Audits

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Fundamentals of Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps: Understanding the Refrigerant Cycle

Location: A223- 225 (Level 2)

Joe Medosch – measureQuick

JT Stewart (he/him/his) – Slipstream

Fundamentals

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Healthy Homes & Health Disparities: Equity in Healthy Housing

Location: A220 - 222 (Level 2)

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

Darnell Johnson – Urban Efficiency Group

IAQ & Healthy Homes

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Navigating Poor Housing Stock: Strategies to Maximize Impact in the Weatherization Assistance Program

Location: A210 -212 (Level 2)

Edgar Encarnacion (he/him/his) – Center for EcoTechnology

Lorenzo Macaluso – Center for EcoTechnology

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Permanent Load Reduction in HVAC – The Hidden Driver of Long-Term Sales

Location: A123-125 (Level 1)

Jeremy D. Begley – HVAC 2 Home Performance-HVAC ADHD

HVAC Strategies

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Location: B131 & 132 (Level 1)

Xavier Walter – Building Performance Association

Pagan Poggione – Interstate Renewable Energy Council

Hal Smith – Halco Home Solutions

Workforce Development

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Residential Buildings as a Partial Solution and Factor in the Growing AI and Data Center Conundrum

Location: B231-233 (Level 2)

Kara Saul Rinaldi (she/her/hers) – Building Performance Association

Rebecca Olson (she/her/hers) – Center for Energy & Environment

Home Performance Policy

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Your Weatherized Attic Is a Grid Responsive Energy Asset

Location: B130 (Level 1)

Seth Little (he/him/his) – CLEAResult

Adam Hammond (he/him/his) – AES Indiana

Program Operations & Updates

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Breakout 9

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Healthy Homes Basics

Location: A123-125 (Level 1)

VaShawn Johnson – Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

FundamentalsIAQ & Healthy Homes

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Holistic Home Retrofits: How Whole Home Repair Drives Energy Savings and Non-Energy Benefits

Location: A120-122 (Level 1)

Laura Humphrey (she/her/hers) – ThreeCubed

Michaela Marincic (they/them/theirs) – Three3, Inc.

Emily Lucas – Philadelphia Energy Authority

Rebecca Arnold – New Ecology

Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

HVAC System Sizing for Weatherization Agencies

Location: A223- 225 (Level 2)

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

Ryan James (he/him/his) – CHN Housing Partners

HVAC Strategies

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Infrastructure Starts Indoors: How Housing Holds the Keys to Solving Alaska's Energy Crisis

Location: A216 (Level 2)

Griffin Hagle-Forster – Association of Alaska Housing Authorities

Home Performance Policy

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Integrated Electrification in Multifamily Housing: Lessons from Portfolio Strategies and Pilot Programs

Location: A111 (Level 1)

Thomas Anreise – CLEAResult

Todd Van Osdol – CLEAResult

Affordable Housing & Multifamily Programs

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Scaling Deep Energy Retrofits: What We Learned from 25 Experts

Location: B131 & 132 (Level 1)

Sam Rashkin – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Building Envelope

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tales From the House- Attendee Edition

Location: A210 -212 (Level 2)

Torrance Kramer – Accurate-Airtight Exteriors

Diagnostics & Audits

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

The Sound of Sausage and the Sense of Satisfaction

Location: A220 - 222 (Level 2)

Nicholas Hurst (he/him/his) – Home Ventilating Institute

Eric Werling – Home Innovation Strategies

IAQ & Healthy Homes

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

U.S. DOE Residential Team Update (Non-WAP focused)

Location: B130 (Level 1)

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

Amy Royden-Bloom (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy

Jay Wrobel – U.S. Department of Energy

Alexander Rees (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Energy

Program Operations & Updates

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

What's New at BPI? Your 2026 Update on Certificates, Certifications, Standards, and New Features

Location: A213- 215 (Level 2)

Amanda Hatherly – Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI)

Nancy Kaplan – Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI)

Workforce Development

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Contractor Peer Groups: How to Connect, Collaborate, and Grow Your Businesses Together and Beers & Peers Happy Hour

Location: B231-233 (Level 2)

Keith O'Hara – Eco Performance Builders

Matthew Hargrove – Total Home Performance

Jeff Flaherty – Wise Home Energy

Home Performance Business & Contractor Success

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Evening Session

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Mentoring Reduces Failures, Callbacks, and Costs; Increases Savings & Comfort

Location: A111 (Level 1)

Andrew Padian – Association for Energy Affordability

Dick Kornbluth – DickKornbluth LLC

Chandler von Schrader – CvS Consulting, LLC

Evening Session