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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open
7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Trade Show Open
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration Open
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration Open
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakout 5
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Advancing Affordable Housing Through Factory-built New Home Programs
Sheryl Tembe
– ICF
Carrie Harkness
– 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
Kye Garvin
– National Association for State Community Service Programs (NASCSP)
Destiny Murrell
– Oklahoma Dept. Of Commerce
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
From Theory to Practice: Centering Multifamily Housing to Foster Successful Building Performance Standards
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
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
Amy Dryden
– Association for Energy Affordability
Jonathan Wilson
– National Center for Healthy Housing
Cynthia Segura
– Slipstream
IAQ & Healthy Homes
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Identifying & Overcoming Barriers to Home Electrical Upgrades: Technical Challenges and Homeowner Considerations
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
Latest Testing Tips & Tricks! For Blower Doors And More...
Chris Hughes
– The Energy Conservatory
Jake S. McAlpine
– The Energy Conservatory
Diagnostics & Audits
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
One Size Doesn't Always Fit - The Multitude of Tests, Fixes, Products and People Required for Multifamily Buildings
Ken Allison
– IDI
Torrance Kramer
– Accurate-Airtight Exteriors
Building Envelope
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The Energy Water Nexus
Andrew Padian
– Association for Energy Affordability
John J. Tooley, Jr.
– John Tooley LLC
Fundamentals
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The Fear Factor Part 2: Mapping the Client Journey from Risk to Confidence
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
Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his)
– Energy Vanguard
Marcus Bianchi
– NLR
HVAC Strategies
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
Building Diagnostic Tools
Doug Horgan
– BOWA Design Build Experts
Randy L. Williams
– Green Building Advisor
Fundamentals
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Combustion Safety Testing Protocols
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
Customer Education: How to Identify & Overcome Customer Hesitancy
Erika Dominick (she/her/hers)
– Walker-Miller Energy Services
Jim Heffron
– Walker-Miller
Program Operations & Updates
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Electrifying Low Income Communities
Lucyna de Barbaro
– Energy Efficiency Empowerment
Jim Plantico (he/him/his)
– Community Energy Project
Affordable Housing & Multifamily Programs
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
High Performance HVAC: Practical Design, Install & Commissioning
Keith O'Hara
– Eco Performance Builders
HVAC Strategies
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Legal and Tax Secrets Every Home Performance Contractor Should Know
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
Amy Dryden
– 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!?!?!
Shane M. Bulick
– Earth Forward Group
Katie Consales (she/her/hers)
– Earth Forward Group
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
Noel Merket
– Pearl Certification
Home Performance Policy
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What’s New on WA-New? Taking a Look at Weatherization Assistant Version 11
Bill Eckman
– Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Paul Simmons (he/him/his)
– Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Workforce Development Roundtable Discussions
Workforce Development
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Breakout 7
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
Auditing Manufactured Housing
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
Kyle Brighton
– Franklin Energy
Kim Stevens (she/her/hers)
– Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
Program Operations & Updates
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Boost Your Close Rate with This Tried-and-True Follow-Up Strategy
Bill Hoelzer (he/him/his)
– Volta Strategies
Home Performance Business & Contractor Success
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Braiding Funding
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
Stephanie Sammon
– Opportunity Council
Jake Nuckolls (he/him/his)
– Opportunity Council
Fundamentals
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Ductless Heat Pumps: Design, Installation, Maintenance
Eric Kaiser
– TruTech Tools, Ltd
Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his)
– Energy Vanguard
HVAC Strategies
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Infrastructure Starts Indoors: How Housing Holds the Keys to Solving Alaska's Energy Crisis
Griffin Hagle-Forster
– Association of Alaska Housing Authorities
Home Performance Policy
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Mold Detection Strategies and Asthma Interventions Informed by the Indoor Microbiome
Karen C. Dannemiller
– The Ohio State University
Bridget Hegarty
– Case Western Reserve University
Nick Nastasi (he/him/his)
– The Ohio State University
IAQ & Healthy Homes
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
When and Where It Makes Sense: Using High-Pressure Closed-Cell Drum Foam in Old Homes
Alyshia Casper
– Halco
Brittany McDonald
– Halco Home Solutions
Hal Smith
– Halco Home Solutions
Building Envelope
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Workforce Efforts in Tribal and Indigenous Communities
Workforce Development
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
A Case of the Vapors: Humidity Control for Comfort & Health
Allison A. Bailes, III (he/him/his)
– Energy Vanguard
Nikki Krueger
– Santa Fe Dehumidifiers
Building Envelope
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
AI Workflows That Actually Work for Home Performance Business Owners
Furman Hayes
– Workforce Hero
Home Performance Business & Contractor Success
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Beyond Energy Affordability: Unlocking the Full Benefits of Residential Retrofits
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
Electrification Audits in Multifamily
Heather Nolen
– Association for Energy Affordability
Diagnostics & Audits
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fundamentals of Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps: Understanding the Refrigerant Cycle
Joe Medosch
– measureQuick
Fundamentals
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Healthy Homes & Health Disparities: Equity in Healthy Housing
Paul W. Francisco (he/him/his)
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
IAQ & Healthy Homes
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Navigating Poor Housing Stock: Strategies to Maximize Impact in the Weatherization Assistance Program
Edgar Encarnacion
– CET
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
Jeremy D. Begley
– HVAC 2 Home Performance-HVAC ADHD
HVAC Strategies
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Residential Buildings as a Partial Solution and Factor in the Growing AI and Data Center Conundrum
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
Seth Little (he/him/his)
– CLEAResult
Program Operations & Updates
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Breakout 9
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Healthy Homes Basics
VaShawn Johnson
– Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Fundamentals
IAQ & Healthy Homes
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Holistic Home Retrofits: How Whole Home Repair Drives Energy Savings and Non-Energy Benefits
Laura Humphrey (she/her/hers)
– ThreeCubed
Michaela Marincic (they/them/theirs)
– ThreeCubed
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
Brynn C. Cooksey (he/him/his)
– HVAC U
HVAC Strategies
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Integrated Electrification in Multifamily Housing: Lessons from Portfolio Strategies and Pilot Programs
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
Sam Rashkin
– Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Building Envelope
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Strength in Numbers: Advocating for Our Home Performance Priorities
Skip Wiltshire-Gordon
– AnnDyl Policy Group
Julie Olive
– GreenHome South
Home Performance Policy
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Tales From the House- Attendee Edition
Torrance Kramer
– Accurate-Airtight Exteriors
Diagnostics & Audits
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
The Sound of Sausage and the Sense of Satisfaction
Nicholas Hurst
– Third Harmony
Eric Werling
– Home Innovation Strategies
IAQ & Healthy Homes
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
U.S. DOE Residential Team Update
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
Asa Foss
– 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
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 & Peer Happy Hour
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
Andrew Padian
– Association for Energy Affordability
Dick Kornbluth
– Kornbluth LLC
John J. Tooley, Jr.
– John Tooley LLC
Chandler von Schrader
– CvS Consulting, LLC
Evening Session