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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

FundamentalsIAQ & 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