NHPC'25 Agenda & Session Listing

Air Source Heat Pumps: Best Practices, Proper Sizing, and New Refrigerants

Charlie McCracken

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Valuable Employees

John Tooley

Building America Retrofit Teams: De-risking Scalable Solutions

Lena Burkett, Haleh Moghaddasi, Alex Boetzel, Bob Hayes

Building Science 101

Chandler von Schrader

Energy Education Basics

Suzanne Harmelink

From Program to Practice: Decarbonizing Affordable Multifamily Housing

Leslie Zarker, Danielle Donnelly, Maria Cecilia Quiñones Peña

Practical Problem-Solving Tools for Businesses and Organizations

Dick Kornbluth

Summer Moisture: Problems and Solutions

Doug Horgan, Michael Anschel

2025 Ventilation Extravaganza

Rick Karg, Paul Francisco

Bigger Buildings Want You Too

Torrance Kramer, Ken Allison

Building Equity: An Interactive Workshop for the Home Performance Workforce

Maggie Kelley Riggins, Janell Hills-Thomas, James Metoyer

Contractor Workshop: Making Incentives Work at Time of Sale

Kara Saul Rinaldi, Skip Wiltshire-Gordon, Doug Presley

Crawl Spaces, Basements, and Floors: Water, Moisture, and Insulation Workshop

Doug Horgan, Michael Anschel, Nikki Krueger, Dane Malmberg

Heat Pump Water Heaters: A 360 Perspective

Paul Campbell, Bruce Manclark, Ben Larson, Peter Troast

How to Audit a Multifamily Building If You Have Never Done One

Brody Vance, Andy Padian

Level up Your Workforce: Boosting Contractor Capacity in Building Performance

Kye Garvin, Pagan Poggione, Kiersten Kelley, Nancy Kaplan, Diana McCarthy-Bercury, Mike McMonigal, Akisha Everett

Multifamily Building Measure Selection with MulTEA (WAweb)

Bill Eckman, Claire Cressman, Mini Malhotra, Jason Schmidt

Optimizing Cold Climate Heat Pump Performance: Design, Sizing and Equipment Selection

Christopher Haringa, Eric Fitz, Alex Meaney, Tara McElhinney

The Fundamentals of Insulation

TBD

The Methods of Moisture Movement

Kevin Scott

Augmenting Existing Multifamily Program Offerings with Operations & Maintenance Training

Elly Bunzendahl, Kathryn Eggers, Melanie Danuser

Deep Energy Retrofits: Lessons Learned in Multifamily

Lauren Westmoreland, TBD

Electrifying Marginalized Communities: Innovative Solutions for Energy Efficiency and Electrification in Affordable Housing Rehab

Lucyna de Barbaro, Jim Plantico, Abasi Umoh

Gentrification or Community Stabilization: The Potential Impact of Rebate Programs on Disadvantaged Communities

Pamela Brookstein, TBD

Least-Cost Home Electrification: Getting It Right & Getting It Done

Iain Walker, Núria Casquero-Modrego, Jeremy Good, Sunita Pathik

Insights from Successful Multifamily Programs

Brian Beote, Greg Pierce, David Hannah, Heather Hendrickson

Moving From Property to Portfolio: Strategic Decarbonization Pathways for Multifamily Housing

Kimberly Vermeer, Michael Miranda, Walker Wells, Lauren Westmoreland, Tom White, Rebecca Olson, Kyle Biega, Sydney Roberts

Person-centered Trauma-informed Home Repair Programming and Approaches

Katya Bogomoletc, Patricia Bunyasi, Lily Hoffman, Korinne Chiu

Zero-Energy Ready Manufactured Homes for Resilient Rural Communities

Emily Kemper, Thomas Anreise, TBD

Air Sealing Attics: Case Studies in Making Retrofit Attic Air Sealing Faster, Easier, and Safer

Adam Broderick, Dave Bohac

Air Tight All Right - Examining How Air Barriers Hold Up

Alex Boetzel

Crawlspaces: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

John Tooley, Gary Nelson

High Performance Enclosures with Continuous Exterior Insulation

Patrick Huelman

Manufactured Housing: Shell Improvements

TBD

Moisture Management in Retrofits

TBD

Sticky Stuff and Flashing Stuff

Michael Anschel, Doug Horgan, Paul Grahovac

Window Retrofits for Efficiency, Affordability, and Disaster Resistance

Sidney Hartz, Christian Kaltreider, Steven Sylvestre

Balanced Ventilation for Auditors

Mike Wilson

Combustion Safety Testing Protocols

Paul Francisco, VaShawn Johnson

How to Perform an Electrification Audit

Adam Romano

Multi-Family Blower Door Testing: Strategies For Complex Buildings

Jake McAlpine, Collin Olson

Pressure Diagnostics: Mastering the Manometer

Noah Lawrence

Seal The Deal! A Comprehensive Discussion To Duct Leakage Testing

Jake McAlpine

Tales from the House

Torrance Kramer

Welcome to the MAD House

Sam Myers

Blower Door 101: Basics of Airtightness Testing

Jake McAlpine, Bill Graber

BPI Standards and Certifications Update

Kevin Powell, Daniela Freeman

Healthy Homes Basics

VaShawn Johnson

Heat Pump 101: Navigating the Heat Pump Jungle

Brynn Cooksey, Jake Yurek, Evan Anderson

IAQ Management in Dwellings

Rick Karg

Learning the Lingo: How to Better Understand an HVAC System

Jake Nuckolls, Walter Fogg

Planned Ventilation: How to Provide Fresh Air

Doug Horgan

Radon: A Primer

Dick Kornbluth

The Sweet Spot: Where Building Science and HVAC Intersect

Rob Minnick

What is a Heating and Cooling Load Calculation and Why Is It So Important?

Judy Rachel

Zone Pressure Diagnostics

Rick Karg

$8.8B Home Energy Rebates – Where Do We Stand?

Kara Saul Rinaldi, TBD

Building the Home Performance Workforce – What's Next?

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon, Mary MacPherson

Healthy Homes Policy

Paul Francisco, Amanda Hatherly

Learnings from the Ground on HEAR & IRA Rebates

Ryan Bevans, Seth Little, Alyssa Latuchie, Chris Hurwitz

Protecting Our Wins: BPA Home Performance Advocacy in the 119th Congress

Skip Wiltshire-Gordon

Smart Homes: Utilizing Smart Connected Systems for Climate Control and Assistive Technology

Lieko Earle, TBD

State Building Decarbonization Policy

Doug Presley, Emily Levin

The Importance of Valuing Efficiency & The Role of Home Energy Score

Megan "Gilly" Plog, Roger Kainu, Heather Elias, Casey Murphy, Madeline Salzman

Commissioning/Evaluating Heat Pump or AC System: Automatic as Performing a Blower Door Test

Joe Medosch, Bill Graber, Chris Hughes

Control Freaks & Winter Peaks

Eric Kaiser, Brynn Cooksey

Demystifying Dehumidification

Allison Bailes, TBD

Don’t Go Berserk with Your Recirc

Alex Boetzel, Bruce Manclark

Equitable Electrification: Making Sure Heat Pumps Work for All

Paul Francisco

Heat Pumps: What's Ducts Got to Do with It?

Abby Francisco, Chris Hughes, Joe Medosch, Dan Wildenhaus

HVACR System Design Part 1 - Demystifying the Dreaded Load Calculation

Brynn Cooksey

HVACR System Design Part 2 - You Did the Load Calculation. Now What?

Brynn Cooksey

MAD-AIR... Mechanical Air Distribution and Interactions Relationships

John Tooley

Multifamily Electrification: Show Me the Data

Adam Romano

Optimizing Residential Furnaces and Heat Pumps for 24/7 Filtration

Rhett Major

Overcoming Heat Pump Objections

TBD

Smart Heat Pump Retrofits with Duct Performance Forecasting

Chris Hughes, Steve Rogers, Bruce Manclark

A Crash Course in Public Health for the People Who Build America

Lindsay Fraser, Amanda Jimcosky

Building Science as a Murder Mystery: The BPI Detective Unraveling the Deadly Puzzle of IAQ

Paul Raymer

Crossing the Intersection of Health and Energy Efficiency

VaShawn Johnson, Kevin Kennedy, Keith Huggins

Disaster Recovery

Jonathan Wilson, TBD

Giving Residents a Carbon Monoxide-Free Home

Charon McNabb, TBD

Healthy Homes & Health Disparities: Equity in Healthy Housing

Paul Francisco, Darnell Johnson

IAQ Science and Science Fiction

Paul Francisco

Indoor Environmental Quality Conditions in Weatherized and Unweatherized Homes

Bruce Tonn, Laura Humphrey, Michaela Marincic, Erin Rose, Shannon Stendel

The Non-Energy Impacts of Home Decarbonization

Núria Casquero-Modrego, Chrissi Antonopoulos, Iain Walker

The Solution to Pollution Is Dilution Distribution

Paul Raymer, Nicholas Hurst

The Sound of Sausage: Secrets of IAQ and Ventilation Standards Making

Eric Werling, Nicholas Hurst

Volatile Organic Compounds: Insights from Field Measurements

Will Clagett

ASHRAE 62.2-2016 Compliance in Weatherization

Rick Karg, Paul Francisco

Building Great Contractor Relationships Through a CAP Agency Perspective

Thomas Mcivor, Jarob Gallant, Amanda Porter, Kerrielynn Beard

Combating Burnout and Compassion Fatigue - A Field Staff View

Jake Nuckolls

Communicating Climatizacion: Discussing & Overcoming Language Barriers

Rogelio Cortes, Jose Flores

Creating a Successful Crew Leader Through a Mentorship Approach

Thomas Allen, Christoper Frace

Effective Communication Strategies for Weatherization Professionals

Paul Laubner

Effective Weatherization Technical Field Monitoring Practices: A Panel Discussion

Eric Beaton, Thomas Mcivor, TBD

Evaluating the Impacts of the Weatherization Assistance Program: Methods for Retroactive Assessment

Bill Eckman, Archana Ghodeswar

Managing Expectations & Tracking Customer Care: Tools for Success

Carolyn Hill, Jessica Hughes

Multifamily Weatherization Peer Exchange

Jonathan Ballew, TBD

WAP by the Numbers

Adam Romano, Heather Nolen

Weatherization Workforce: Best Practices for Building a Strong Team

Kye Garvin, Pagan Poggione

Best Practices for Co-promoting Weatherization and Heat Pumps

Jeff Luoma, Courtney Moriarta

Dealing with Humidity in Programs

TBD

Energy Education from the Classroom to the Community

Angie Bivens

Funding in the Southeast

TBD

Home Retrofit Programs Need to Be Designed for Contractors

Pete Wilson, Martijn Fleuren

Insights from Measured Savings Programs

Carmen Best, David Kolata, Tamara Lowe

Meeting Consumers Where They Are: Staging Upgrades to Drive Uptake

Jennifer Amann, Robin LeBaron

Understanding the Relationships Between EE & Social Determinants of Health

Rebeca Barrios-Hurst, Todd Miles, Adam Hammond, Cole Heller, TBD

U.S. DOE Residential Team Update

Kyle Biega, Holly Carr, Megan "Gilly" Plog, Alex Rees, Jay Wrobel

Blueprint for Growth: Lessons Learned Scaling a Home Performance Contractor

Martijn Fleuren

Everybody Wants Some! Heat Pumps That I How Tools Help
you Sell the Right System

Dan Wildenhaus

Evolving Sales Tactics

Elena Chrimat, Keith O'Hara, TBD

Halco’s All-in-One Insulation Rig: Combining Spray Foam and Cellulose for Unmatched Retrofit Weatherization Success

Hal Smith, Damian Hodkinson

High Performance Contractor Marketing in 2025: The Latest Trends, Tactics and Data on What’s Working

Peter Troast

Hiring & Pipeline Development

Kevin Brenner, Michelle Griffith, TBD

How Halco Drives Business Growth and Expands Offerings While Delivering Complete In-House Electrification Solutions

Hal Smith, Damian Hodkinson

Marketing & New Customer Acquisition for Home Performance Contractors in a Changing Landscape

Peter Troast, Bill Graham, TBD

Peer Groups

Keith O'Hara

The Fear Factor: How to Anticipate a Client's Fears, Anxieties and Obstacles in Advance

Dennis Duchene

The Heat Pump and Electrification Trend: How Contractors Can Seize the Opportunity

Peter Troast, Mark Tajima, TBD

Unified Teams, Happy Customers: How Customer Relationship Management Systems Connect Teams for Enhanced Customer Experiences

Tami Kerr, Elena Chrimat, TBD

Work Smarter, Not Harder: AI and Automation Tools for the Home Performance Industry

Tersh Blissett

ASHRAE 62.2 in WAP: What is DOE Looking at for Compliance?

Shawn Green, Ray Judy, Bill Kraus

Braiding Lead Hazard & Healthy Homes with WAP

Amanda Rains, TBD

Disaster Procedures in WAP

Floris Weston

DOE and Grantee Relationships

Ray Judy, Troy Cucchiara, Amanda Marcott, Kathryn Rulli

DOE Federal Update

Amy Klusmeier, Carrie Smith, Derek Schroeder

DOE Federal Update: Q&A

Amy Klusmeier, Carrie Smith, Derek Schroeder

DOE Monitoring: Trends, Analysis & Highlights

Floris Weston, Bill Kraus

EA Tool Approval Process

Ben Tucker, Ray Judy

Fraud & Weatherization: An Unfortunate Combination

Ray Judy

HOMES and HEAR Rebate Updates

Amanda Rains, TBD

HUD & WAP Partnerships in Multifamily

TBD

Meet your DOE Project Officer

Ray Judy, Detrick Clark

NASCSP Weatherization Resources and Updates

Andrea Schoer, Bryve Nguyen, Claudia Torres

Navigating WAP Multifamily Weatherization

Ray Judy, Bill Kraus

NCAP: Using the Building Blocks of Weatherization for Future Success

Mia Harnos, Keesha Johnson, Christopher Small, Kendra Baldwin

Preparing the Workforce for Historic Investments in Home Performance

Mary MacPherson, Mia Lombardi, Kristofor Anderson

QCI Panel: What We See and How We Respond

Ray Judy, Ben Tucker

SERC Showcase

Katy Kujawski

The Nuts and Bolts of DOE Monitoring: Best Practices and What to Expect

Department of Energy's WAP Programmatic and Technical Project Officers

Transforming Homes: Weatherization Updates from the NREL

Cory Chovanec, Jal Desai, Juliana Williams

WAP Enhancement & Innovation Grant Roundtable

Brittany Price, Michelle Hayden, Charis Humphrey, Lory Diaz, Julie Garcia

Weatherization Readiness Funding

Scott Kuhn

Efficiency Is Decarbonization

Andy Padian, John Tooley

From Ridge to Radon: A Home Performance Upgrade

John Tooley, Gary Nelson, Jake McAlpine, Chris Hughes

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

Shane Bulick, Katie Consales, Jeff Flaherty, Jake Nuckolls, Andrew Rodriguez

Career and Technical Education: A Key Partner in Preparing Tomorrow’s Weatherization Workforce

Michael Austin, Dave Liptak, Mike McMonigal, Randy Reed, Kiana Solomon

Clean Energy Contractor Continuum of Care: Supporting the Person and Professional

Darnell Johnson, TBD

From Training to Transformation: Empowering Marginalized Communities Through Workforce Development

Derrick Meeking, Erika Dominick, Amber Anderson

How to Design and Implement an Apprenticeship Program

Lesley Baulding, Brook Vernon

Leveraging Technology for Outreach & Training

Ben Cichowski, Andy Cordova, Amanda Hatherly, Daniel Pugh

Powering Progress: Intersectionality in Action – How Diverse Organizations Propel Clean Energy

Janell Hills-Thomas, Darnell Johnson, Maggie Kelley Riggins

Pre-apprenticeship Programs to Drive Clean Energy Career Pathways

TBD

Recruitment Strategies to Reach a Diverse Workforce That Leads to Retention

Cynthia Finley, Barry Reaves, Janell Hills-Thomas

Redefining Success in Workforce Development: Beyond Job Placement

Crystal Davis, Jonathan Clark, Jamie Ricks, Jamie Skaar, Rohini Srivastava

Reducing Anxiety and Building Confidence in Training and Testing Scenarios

Pam Lewandowski

The Retrofit Challenge Game Show: Workforce Training Edition

Ryan LaPoma, Caitlin Peerson, James Metoyer, Sarah Northrup, Sage Berglund

Defending the Toxic Materials in a Home: Someone Has to Do It!

Joe Medosch, Dan Wildenhaus

Integrating Pediatric Injury Prevention into Housing Programs: Lessons Learned from the CHASE Project

Wendy Shields, Brendan Brown

Lead Bioaccessibility in Urban Homes: Covariation-mining Based System Dynamic Simulation

Danlin Yu

Navigating HUD Environmental Requirements

Michelle DeGarmo, Jeromy McFarren

Partnering with Purpose: Addressing Lead and Asbestos with the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids Program

Jennifer Hoponick Redmon, Ed Norman, Erica Wood

Radon Measurement Strategies for Public Housing Authorities

Brian Hanson

Targeting Homes with High Lead Exposure Risks by Leveraging Big Data and Advanced Machine-Learning Algorithms

Hana Long, Michelle Del Rio, Alyson Alde, Jennifer Hoponick Redmon