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Home Performance Focused Sessions

 

Tuesday - March 27, 2012

 

House as a System
8:00am - 12:00pm
Workshop (WS)
David Keefe
 
Mixing the Quality Serum
8:00am - 12:00pm
Workshop (WS)
John Tooley
 
Hydronics for Low Energy Houses
8:00am - 12:00pm
Workshop (WS)
John Siegenthaler
 
AC Systems Best Practices: How to Evaluate and Optimize Peak Performance
8:00am - 12:00pm
Workshop (WS)
Joe Kuonen, Bill Spohn
 
Thermal Imaging Best Practices for the Building Thermographer
8:00am - 12:00pm
Workshop (WS)
Matt Schwoegler, Don Thurmond
 
What Doesn’t Smell Can Still Hurt Us: Latest Research on IAQ & How Contractors Can Use it to Serve Their Clients & Their Bottom Line
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Workshop (WS)
Terry Brennan, Ellen Tohn, Jonathan Wilson
 
High Performance Space & Water Heating (Oil & Gas)
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Workshop (WS)
A.C. Skip Hayden
 
Dissecting the System: Fundamentals in Hot Water Efficiency
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Workshop (WS)
Gary Klein, Jim Lutz, Jacob Talbot
 
Dense Packing for Air Sealing & Insulation
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Workshop (WS)
Richard Kornbluth, Keith Williams
 
Duct Design and Ventilation
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Workshop (WS)
Douglas McCleery
 
 

Wednesday - March 28, 2012

 

House as a System
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Anthony Cox, Phil Hull
 
Forced Air Systems Primer
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Don Prather
 
Combustion 101
10:30am - 12:20pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rick Karg
 
The Challenging Details of Residential Air Sealing
10:30am - 12:20pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Keith Williams
 
Residential Heat Pump Air Handler Blower Motor Energy Use & How it Relates to Duct Sizing
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Mark Jerome, Bruce Manclark
 
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR - The Evolution Continues
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Ely Jacobsohn, Jason Bogovich, Caroline Hazard, Kolleen Kawa
 
It Ain't about Awareness: Motivating Americans to Make More Energy Efficient Choices
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Suzanne Shelton
 
Intro to Thermal Imaging
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Larry Armanda, A. Tamasin Sterner
 
A Building Analyst's Toolbox
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Paul Raymer
 
Get 25% More Savings from Your A/C
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Joe Kuonen, David Slater
 
Building Science Brainteasers: Unusual Problems & Solutions from Actual Home Performance Projects
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Dave Abrey
 
Effective Techniques for Kneewalls, Dormers & Mansard Roofs
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Keith Williams
 
Damage from Ducting Outside the Building Envelope
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Shervin Akhavi, Greg Labbe, John Kane, Greg Labbe
 
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Sponsor Roundtable
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Ely Jacobsohn, Jason Bogovich, Caroline Hazard, Kolleen Kawa
 
Driving Demand: Community Approaches to Marketing Energy Efficiency
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Eli Allen, Liz Robinson
 
Combustion Testing (including CAZ Depressurization)
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Steve Dyba, A. Tamasin Sterner
 
Get More from Your IR
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Bret Monroe
 
Dehumidification Strategies: Results from ASHRAE Study on Dehumidification
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Neil Moyer, Armin Rudd
 
Electric Baseload Audit: From Kilowatts to Tabletops
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Chris Hunt
 
Dense Pack Insulation & Application Standards
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Robert Parkhurst
 
Duct Tricks
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Bruce Manclark
 
Successful Program Delivery Strategies
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Chandler von Schrader, Cynthia Adams, Larry Earegood, Gavin Hastings
 
Heat Pump Water Heaters: Performance & Applications
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
John Bush, Srikanth Puttagunta, Linda Wigington
 
Reaching Customers through Trusted Messengers
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Katherine Daniel, Kirsten Isaacson, , John Mello
 
Air Leakage Testing (including Zone Testing)
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Steve Dyba, A. Tamasin Sterner
 
Home Energy Mythbusting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Evening Session (SS)
Marcus Bianchi, Michael Blasnik, David Keefe, Iain Walker
 
 

Thursday - March 29, 2012

 

Zonal Pressure Diagnostics
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Anthony Cox, Phil Hull
 
Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Gary Schroeder
 
All About Measuring Air Flow
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Bill Spohn, Chris Stratton
 
Site Applied Foam Insulation & Safety
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Patrick Dundon, Henri Fennell
 
IAQ Basics
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rick Karg
 
Fixing the Lid
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
John Straube
 
Consultative Home Performance Sell-utions
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Amanda Godward, Rayji Powers
 
The Best of Home Performance Marketing: Contractor Roundtable
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Ed Thomas, Peter Troast, Jeremy Begley, Richard Burbank, Scott Donelson, Jason Payne, Chad Ruhoff, Troy Tanner, Dan Thomsen
 
The B&B of Occupant Involvement
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rana Belshe, Lydia Gill-Polley
 
Exhaust Fan Flow Measurement
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Larry Armanda, Charles Kern
 
Mobile Home Fundamentals
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Calvin Steiner
 
Mini-split HP/AC for Retrofit Applications
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Michael Lubliner, Danny Parker
 
House of Horrors
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Joe Kuonen
 
What to Do with Big Exhaust Systems?
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Sean Maxwell, Jonathan Woolley
 
The Effect of Weatherization on Radon Levels
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Terry Brennan, Scott Pigg
 
Combined High Efficiency Space & Water Heating
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Lance Dyer, Jacob McAlpine, Benedict Schoenbauer
 
Stepping Stones to Deep Reductions
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Al Heath, Linda Wigington
 
Business Software Solutions
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Peter Troast, Richard Burbank, Skye Dunning
 
Inside the Mind of the Home Performance Consumer
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Aaron Goldfeder, Garry Upton
 
Education on Your Feet: Integrating In-Home Energy Education
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Kelvin Keraga, Debbie Stevens
 
EPA Tools to Assess & Improve Indoor Environmental Quality
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Mert Oktem, David Rowson, Ellen Tohn
 
Introduction to Combustion Heating Systems: Identifying Components (Oil & Gas)
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Larry Armanda, Charles Kern
 
Anticipating Depressurization Issues Due to Air Tightness & Ventilation Needs
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rebecca Olson, Robert Parkhurst
 
Ditching the Ducts: Moving to the Furnace-Free Home
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Bruce Manclark
 
Basement Insulation: What to Do & What Not to Do
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Kohta Ueno
 
Applications for ASHRAE 62.2 Compliance in Weatherization
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rick Karg, Iain Walker
 
Energy Upgrades: Hot-Humid & Cold Climates
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Dennis Stroer, Sarah Widder
 
A Powerful Arsenal: Green Building Science & Resilience
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Stephen Aiguier
 
Driving Profitability in Home Performance
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rich Carrione, Blaine Fox
 
Internet Marketing 101 for Home Performance Pros
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Wally Conway, Peter Troast
 
Evolution of the Customer: Solutions for Motivating Customers into Action
1:30pm - 3:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Sara Brockmeier
 
Thermal Comfort: Beyond the Thermostat
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Tom Brodbeck
 
Condensing Boilers: How to Maximize Efficiency & Occupant Comfort
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Lois Arena, Thomas Butcher
 
Successful Warm-Weather Infrared Inspections
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Matt Schwoegler
 
Lessons Learned in the Trenches - Crawlspaces
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Krista Egger, Jason Todd
 
Working Through ASHRAE 62.2
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rick Karg, Paul Raymer, Iain Walker
 
Sick Houses, Sick People: Recognition & Response
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rana Belshe, Dale Sherman
 
Energy Audit & Retrofit Contract Legalities & Pitfalls
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Mark Dyen, Stephen Stern
 
Internet Marketing 201: Advanced Techniques in Web & Social Media
3:30pm - 5:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Allison Bailes III, Peter Troast
 
Mobilizing the Home Performance Movement: What Can the Home Performance Industry Can Learn (and Steal) from Social Movements?
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Evening Session (SS)
Matt Stern
 
 

Friday - March 30, 2012

 

Heat Loss / Heat Gain
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Rick Karg
 
Variable Speed Blowers & the Ducted Systems They Serve
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Christopher Mohalley
 
Pressure Balancing
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Tom Brodbeck
 
Case Studies of Spray Foam Applications
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Jason Smith
 
Mac on Mold
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
McGregor Pearce
 
Deep Energy Reductions & IEQ Impacts
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Matt Berges, Mandy Metcalf
 
Window Attachments & Replacements: From Losers to Gainers
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Peter Yost
 
Winning with Continuous Improvement
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Ryan Clemmer, Rob McGarty, David Slater
 
Efficiency in Lead Generation: Building your Home Performance Marketing Plan
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Blaine Fox
 
The Value of Quality Management: Multiple Paths to Stand Out from the Crowd
8:30am - 10:00am
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Tiger Adolf, Steve Baden, John Jones
 
A Historic Perspective on Residential Construction Practices
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Terry Collins
 
Right-Sizing: Where to Draw the Line
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Skye Dunning, Luis Escobar
 
A New "Chicago Manual of Style" – Matching Architecture & Energy Use
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
, Peter Ludwig, Jessica Spanier
 
Ventilation Systems - the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Robb Aldrich, Brian Coble
 
Range Hoods Need to Vent: Cooking and Indoor Air Quality
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Brett Singer
 
Innovation Everywhere: Spray Foam, Multi-speed Heat Pumps & High Performance Crawl Spaces
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Jeff Christian
 
200 CFM 50: You Must be Kidding!
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Paul Eldrenkamp, Kent Hicks
 
Worst Practices: How to Go Out of Business
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Damian Hodkinson, Eric Linberg, Dan Thomsen, Peter Van Buren
 
Financing Home Performance Improvements with an Energy Efficient Mortgage--National Leaders Making it Work
10:30am - 12:00pm
90-Minute Breakout (WS)
Tiger Adolf, Allison Bailes III, Kevin Nunn, Jason Payne
 
 

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