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2008 RESNET Conference

2008 RESNET Building Performance Conference

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February 18-20, 2008
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
San Diego, CA

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David Abrey
Ann Marie Apgar
John Baden
Steve Baden
Douglas A.. Beaman
Dr. John Beldock
David Bell
Jay Bowen
Claudia Brovick
Steve Byers
Brian Castelli
Barbara Collins
Brett Dillion
Donney Dorton
Paul Duffy, M.A.Sc., P. Eng.
Richard S.. Duncan, Ph.D., P.E.
Steve Easley
Lara Ettenson
Philip Fairey
Rob Falke
John E.. Flowers
Ken Fonorow
Dean Gamble
Colin L.. Genge
Colin Genge
Rick Gerardi
John B. Godden, B.E.S.

Matt Golden
David B. Goldstein
Bruce D. Gough
Danny Gough
Dr. Jay Hall
Tom Hamilton
Bruce Harley
Julie P.. Hawkins, REALTOR®, LEED® AP
Clinton Heyn
Peter Hopkins
Colin Jessop
Scott Johnson
Russ King
Stephen R.. Klossner
Jan Kosny
Joe Kuonen
Michael L'Ecuyer
David Lee
Candace Lightner
Joseph Lstiburek
James M.. Lyons, P.E.
Patrick G.. McElhaney
David Meisegeier
Marc Milin
Darren Molnar-Port
Rich Moore
Courtney Moriarta

Joe Nebbia
Vera Novak
Lee O’Neal
Kelly Parker
Stacey Patmore
Bill Pennington
Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA
Edward Pollock
Bill Prindel
Sam Rashkin
David Roberts
Jeffrey Schwartz, LC, IESNA
Robby Schwarz
Robert Scott
Max Sherman
Pepper Smith
Bill Spohn
Dennis Stroer
Julieann Summerford
Qing Wei
Eric Werling
Keith Williams
Gary Wollin
Amber Wysocki
Barb Yankie
Rahul Young
Larry Zarker

David Abrey
Director of Quality Assurance
GreenHomes America
David Abrey is the Director of Quality Assurance for GreenHomes America. In this role, he assures that Home Performance projects meets BPI and industry standards. He assists with the development of a wide variety of diagnostic procedures and installation best practices. Prior to his time at GreenHomes, he managed quality assurance for NYSERDA\'s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program.

Ann Marie Apgar
Technical Services Manager
EAM Associates
Ann Marie Apgar is the Technical Services Manager for EAM Associates, a RESNET Accredited HERS Provider, New Jersey ENERGY STAR® Homes Program Implementation Contractor, NYSERDA RFQ 873 HERS Provider, and a full service Mechanical Design company located in Wall, New Jersey. Ann was the first RESNET certified woman Rater in New Jersey. Adding to her credentials, she became a RESNET Quality Assurance Designee in 2005 and in 2006 a certified Building Science Thermographer. Ann oversees a minimum of six internal Raters, along with several outside Independent Raters from the tri-state area. She has been in the home energy rating industry for over six years and involved with the certification of over 8,000 units, transitioning from a contract interior design background. Her experience both in the field and in the back-office side of the business has given her a broad understanding of the HERS industry.

John Baden
Research Associate
RESNET
John Baden has been employed by RESNET since August of 2006. Prior to employment at RESNET, he had experience researching for the 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, EndOil. As a member of RESNET, John is the author of the Energy Efficiency Environmental Trading page of the RESNET website. John Baden brings to RESNET his skills with energy policy and computer software.

Steve Baden
Executive Director
RESNET
Steve Baden has worked in the residential energy efficiency field for over twenty five years, including eighteen years with home energy ratings and energy mortgages on both the state and national levels, and ten years administering a state energy office. Mr. Baden initiated the "Warm Homes for Alaskans Initiative" which received the "1993 National Award for the Most Outstanding State Housing Program" from the National Council of State Housing Agencies. Steve was also awarded "Lifetime Achievement Awards" from the U.S. Department of Energy and RESNET.

Douglas A.. Beaman
Owner
Douglas Beaman and Associates
Doug has over 25 years of experience in the energy conservation field working with builders, architects, HVAC contractors and homeowners. Currently he devotes the majority of his time to training for various energy conservation programs. In the past year the focus has been on the new California Energy Standards including the duct testing requirements for HVAC system change-outs. Doug and his staff conducted nearly 50 classes helping HVAC contractors understand and implement the California duct testing rules.

Dr. John Beldock
President & CEO
EcoBroker International
Dr. John Beldock is the President and CEO of EcoBroker International (www.ecobroker.com) and the current Executive Director of the Association of Energy and Environmental Real Estate Professionals (www.aeerep.org). EcoBroker develops and deploys EcoBroker’s energy and environmental curriculum for the real estate industry, including a complete suite of award-winning continuing education courses and the EcoBroker® designation for licensed real estate professionals in the United States and internationally. By January 2008, EcoBroker’s membership extended to over 2500 licensed Realtor® members in 43 states, 4 Canadian provinces and the Caribbean. Thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and countless other stakeholders, more than 10,000 Realtors® and consumers have attended EcoBroker and AEEREP introductory classes and seminars on energy and environmental opportunities and real estate. Dr. John Beldock has built public private sector partnerships over the last 25 years and has taught courses in energy engineering, energy and environmental technologies, statistics, and pollution prevention at the University of California, George Mason University, and the University of Maryland. He has numerous publications on the connection between commerce, energy and environmental opportunities, education, and Main Street. He is the former Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Analysis Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Dr. Beldock earned his Master of Science and Doctorate from the University of California and its Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1985 and 1987, respectively. He was the co-founder of the U.S. DOE’s and U.S. EPA’s NICE3 Program. Dr. Beldock was the 1991 recipient of the U.S. EPA's Outstanding Performance Award for Research in Pollution Prevention. Dr. Beldock is a member of the National Association of Realtors®. He is a licensed real estate professional in the state of Colorado, and lives in Evergreen with his wife and three children. Dr. Beldock pursues a lifelong commitment to education and the connection between environmental protection and profitability.

David Bell
EFL – National Sales Manager
Masco Contractor Services
David has been with Masco Contractor Services for four years, and is currently the National Sales Manager for the Environments For Living Program. In this position he is responsible for the management of the EFL sales organization, supporting building science to MCS’s 350 divisions, acting as a liaison to program sponsors, and as a link to the various federal, state, and utility energy and green building programs. Prior to coming to Masco he was the VP – National Builder Program for EIC Corporation, managing the Certainteed High Performance Home Program. He also spent 20 years with Pennsylvania Power and Light in various positions in their residential Marketing & Energy Services Department. A native of Pennsylvania, Dave attended King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA graduating with a degree in Marketing.

Jay Bowen
Infrared Training Center
Jay has been involved in the electrical construction trades since 1977 and has an Associates Degree in Electronics Technology. Jay holds a Wisconsin Master Electrician Certificate, Wisconsin Commercial Electrical Inspector Certification, and a State Electrical Systems Designer’s License. He has used infrared thermography as a condition monitoring tool since the mid-90s . Jay developed and taught classes in thermography, motor control, power quality, process instrumentation, and programmable controls. He has been teaching thermography since 1998 and has been with the ITC since 2003. Recently he has designed and built a retirement home in the north woods of Wisconsin. That home made the top 4% of the Energy Star rated homes in Wisconsin.

Claudia Brovick
Quality Assurance and Ethics Director
RESNET
Claudia Brovick has over 12 years of experience directing and managing financing programs, technical projects, legislative policy and budget initiatives, grant and loan programs, staff development, agency strategic planning, marketing and recruitment efforts for a variety of public agencies.

Steve Byers
President
EnergySmiths, Inc.
Steve Byers is the President of EnergyLogic, a Colorado based energy services organization primarily serving the residential construction industry. Leaving the Air Force after flying for five years, Steve got involved in the building science industry working for Southface Energy Institute in Atlanta. Relocating in 1997 to Colorado, Steve started EnergySmiths. It’s been a labor of love and EnergySmiths grew into the largest energy rating company in Colorado. In 2006, EnergySmiths merged with Built Wright, Inc. to form EnergyLogic. EnergyLogic also provides quality assurance services to utilities and other energy raters nationwide. Steve serves on the RESNET Board of Directors.

Brian Castelli
Excutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Alliance to Save Energy
Brian T. Castelli brings nearly 30 years of national and international experience in the energy field, including expertise in energy efficiency, renewables, emission reductions, and electricity demand reduction, to the Alliance to Save Energy as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining the Alliance’s senior management team in July 2005, Castelli ran his own energy consulting firm. Among his varied endeavors, he was the federal energy liaison for the California Energy Commission, one of the nation’s premier state energy offices; a principal with the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, a one stop shop helping businesses and states adopt high-level strategies for saving energy and cutting pollution; and a consultant to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) where he organized a High Technology Council (comprised of communications and information technology leaders) to advise EPRI’s Intelligent Grid program. Castelli also consulted with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) where, on behalf of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, he conducted a series of public workshops in 14 western states on advanced, highly-efficient turbines and fuel cells that involved manufacturers, developers, utilities, and state and federal energy and environmental officials. As a presidential appointee, Castelli served as chief of staff to the U.S. Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy from 1994 to 2001. He managed 550 staff and more than $1 billion in programs and research, development, and deployment initiatives and directed the development and implementation of clean energy policies and programs.

Barbara Collins
Director
Energy Rated Homes
Barbara Collins is the director of Energy Rated Homes. Ms. Collins is a dynamic professional speaker and trainer on marketing, home energy ratings, and energy mortgage topics. Featured on the nationally broadcast television program, “Today’s Environment”, her work has also been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy with its “1994 National Energy Award”, and by the “1995 Renew America National Award: in 2000, the Mortgage Bankers Association of America featured Ms. Collins in its “Market Trends” series speaking on energy. Ms. Collins in 2001 received the prestigious “RESNET Lifetime Achievement Award” for her contribution to the home energy rating industry.

Brett Dillion
Vice President and General Manager
IBS Advisors, LLC
A native of Southern California, I am a 4th generation carpenter & builder. Raised in a traditional construction background, I started to apply the principles of building science to the homes I built as the Construction Director for the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Chattanooga, TN. As a result of those efforts, the affiliate was one of 16 affiliates worldwide that earned an energy efficiency award from Habitat for Humanity International at the 25th anniversary conference in Indianapolis in 2001. I have extensive field experience performing HERS ratings, residential commissioning, energy audits, mold and moisture assessments, and building performance tests in addition to my experience in construction management and techniques. I have been a licensed contractor in Tennessee and have many years of experience working in both land development and construction. As the Vice-President and General Manager of IBS Advisors, LLC, I teach seminars and workshops on high performance home building, the International Energy Conservation Code, moisture control, building science, and homeowner education to various groups such as Home Builder Associations, utility companies, AIA chapters, USGBC chapters, and affordable housing providers. I am adjunct faculty at Cleveland State Community College and I teach RESNET-accredited training programs for Rater and Field Inspector candidates. I have written a set of 3 guidebooks for Climate Zone 4 (published by Cleveland State) that are being used as reference material for their residential energy efficiency degree program, authored HERS Rater and Field Inspector guidebooks, and co-authored (with Mike Barcik) a guidebook on the essential subjects for HERS Ratings. I am a certified HERS Rater in addition to being a RESNET certified HERS Rater Trainer and Quality Assurance Designee. I have served on the RESNET Advanced Rater Task Force, the RESNET Existing Homes Task Force, and have developed and conducted many workshops for the Building America Program (DOE) and State Energy Offices throughout the Southeast.

Donney Dorton
National Programs Director
Guaranteed Watt Saver, Inc.
Donney is the National Programs Director and Plan Department Supervisor for Guaranteed Watt Saver, Inc (GWS). At GWS, he has become a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater for Residential Energy Star Certification and is also a RESNET Quality Assurance/Rater Trainer. Donney is a Certified IECC Commercial Plans Examiner and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional. As GWS’s project manager for the LEED For Homes (LH) Pilot Program, Donney certified the first LH home in the Nation.

Paul Duffy, M.A.Sc., P. Eng.
President
Buchan, Lawton, Parent Ltd.
Paul Duffy is a member of the Board of Directors for CRESNET the Canadian Affiliate of RESNET. He is also a Designated Consulting Engineer, member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), Consulting Engineers of Canada and is partner in the firm of Buchan, Lawton, Parent Ltd. Mr. Duffy has been at the leading edge of research, Code changes and innovative construction methods particularly with respect to multi-family energy efficient buildings, basement construction and mechanical ventilation in residential buildings. With respect to residential buildings, his professional practice includes quality assurance programs for builders, contractors and utilities, as well as, problem solving, and retrofit design/project management. He frequently appears on radio and television as an Energy Expert and spokesperson on innovative construction. He is Past President of the Ontario Building Envelope Council, an instructor for the Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI), the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the R-2000 Program and is a recognized authority on Building Science, Construction Practices, Energy Management and other related issues.

Richard S.. Duncan, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Marketing Manager
Honeywell Specialty Materials
Rick Duncan is currently Senior Marketing Manager for Honeywell Spray Foam Insulation group and is serving as Chair for the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance Building Envelope Committee. From 1997 to 2006, he worked for CertainTeed and Saint-Gobain Corporation, where he was the Director of Laboratory Services for CertainTeed Insulation and Global Program Manager for Saint-Gobain Insulation’s New Materials and Applications Program. Prior to joining Saint-Gobain, Rick was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Penn State, Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland. Rick is a Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Utah.

Steve Easley
President
Steve Easley & Associates Inc.
Steve Easley, President of Building Media Inc. is an internationally recognized construction consultant who specializes in solving building science related problems and helping builders reduce their construction defects and call back costs. BMI provides program design, technical consulting, quality assurance and on-line education for contractors, utilities, government and trade associations. Steve is a spokesperson for the California Energy Commissions “On Line” Internet Video Training Series and the State of Michigan Division of Codes.

Lara Ettenson
Sustainable Energy Fellow
Natural Resources Defense Council
Lara Ettenson is currently the 2008 Sustainable Energy Fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. Her main task is to advise and collaborate with the California utilities to help them achieve their energy efficiency goals. Prior to joining NRDC, Lara worked on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy education projects for the New York City Economic Development Corporation in Manhattan. Lara holds a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University-SIPA.

Philip Fairey
Deputy Director
Florida Solar Energy Center
Philip Fairey is the Deputy Director of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC). In 1980, Mr. Fairey initiated the building science research program at FSEC. Since then, he has had primary responsibility for 30 major building science research contracts totaling more than $11 million. He has extensive experimental and analytical expertise in the fields of moisture transport and control, pressure and air flow control, indoor air quality (IAQ), building envelope systems, cooling and dehumidification systems, natural ventilation systems, energy-efficient building design, industrialized housing systems, utility Demand Side Management (DSM), building energy-efficiency rating systems, and computer simulation and modeling. Mr. Fairey conceived and developed the Florida Building Energy-Efficiency Rating System and led the development of EnergyGauge, a user-friendly, windows-based software tool for code compliance, energy ratings and economic analysis. He is a affiliate member of the National Association of State Energy Offices (NASEO) and served as a member of the National HERS Council Technical Committee and the Technical, and Accreditation Committees of NASEO. He currently serves on the Florida Building Commission Energy, Technical Advisory Committee and on a number of RESNET committees where he was chairman of the Training Providers Accreditation Committee, Co-chair of the Standards Drafting Committee and Chairman of the Software Accreditation Subcommittee on the rating method. He is a founding member of the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC).

Rob Falke
President
National Comfort Institute
Rob Falke is the President of National Comfort Institute, an HVAC training, support and certification organization. NCI has trained and certified over 6,000 HVAC professionals to effectively measure and improve installed HVAC system performance. This group tests, diagnoses and renovates over 250,000 systems a year and is the nation’s largest HVAC verification organization. Through the NCI organization, Mr. Falke has authored, patented and trademarked methods for their certified technicians to measure and rate the installed efficiency of heating and cooling systems. His organization has gathered this data and produced research revealing an alarming gap between assumed HVAC efficiency and field measured system efficiency. He has developed standards and procedures over the past 15 years that are taught in over 100 NCI public seminars a year enabling HVAC professionals to perform live testing to determine installed HVAC system efficiency. “Doc” Falke has become one of the HVAC industry’s favorite writers as he offers a constant stream of ‘how-to” and opinion articles through industry publications, conferences and the National Comfort Institute website and membership organization. He has been a presenter numerous trade conferences and is known as the father of residential air balancing. He credits his success to developing curriculum that brings physics and science to a level that any technician can take into the field and effectively implement the following day. Ninety-five percent of NCI’s training, testing and system renovation work that results from the training are performed voluntarily, without rebates, outside of government and utility efficiency programs.

John E.. Flowers
WaterSense New Homes Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Flowers is a senior environmental engineer with 34 years of experience in water supply and wastewater management at the local and Federal levels. His career with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency includes 18 years of experience in the water efficiency field. He designed and implemented WAVE, a national partnership program which assists businesses and institutions to be water efficient. Mr. Flowers managed the development of EPA’s Water Conservation Plan Guidelines and also served on the Interagency Contacts Group supporting the National Drought Policy Commission. Currently, Mr. Flowers is responsible for implementing the WaterSense New Homes Program, a voluntary labeling program for water efficient new homes. Mr. Flowers has a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Ken Fonorow
President
Florida H.E.R.O.
Ken Fonorow is president of Florida H.E.R.O., a building science consulting firm. Ken has been a leader in the field of applied building science for over 25 years. His broad based experience as energy analyst, technical advisor and problem solver, along with his results oriented practical approach, has resulted in some of the nation's most successful examples of energy efficient and healthy homes and developments. He works in partnership with builders and developers on projects that have resulted in national recognition such as NAHB Energy Value Awards, EPA Energy Star Builder of the Year and the SEBC Grand Aurora Award for Energy Efficiency.

Dean Gamble
Senior Associate
ICF International
As a Senior Associate at ICF International, Mr. Gamble has over six years of experience applying his educational background in building science to projects in building energy efficiency and pollution prevention. He uses extensive energy modeling, building science expertise, and knowledge of energy efficient technologies to inform policy and program design. Clients include utilities with demand management programs, private builders seeking to increase the value and efficiency of their homes, companies selling energy efficient technologies, and governmental agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Zealand Ministry for the Environment.

Colin L.. Genge
CEO and Owner
Retrotec Energy Innovations Ltd.
Colin Genge is the CEO and owner of Retrotec Energy Innovations Ltd, a Canadian Corporation that has been designing, selling and training users of blower door-fans, precision pressure gauges and analytical software since 1980. Colin has made major contributions to door-fan energy standards such as Canada’s CGSB 149 as well as fire suppression standards such as NFPA 2001 for the containment of clean agent fire suppressants in protected rooms and buildings. While developing fire testing procedures, that are currently used in over 60 countries, innovative testing methods and hardware had to be developed. Retrotrec high power fans are now the most commonly used exterior building envelope leakage measurement equipment in the UK which is the only country in the world that currently mandates the testing of all commercial buildings. Colin Genge has done considerable research on testing methods for high rise buildings. He has also personally tested 100’s of the World’s most exotic high value facilities, including the Space Shuttle launch pad. He has consulted for many major international corporations and Government entities. He has trained and supported 1000’s of testers worldwide giving him the widest possible practical experience

Colin Genge
President
Retrotec Energy Innovations
Colin Genge has been designing, selling and training users of blower door-fans since 1980. He has had major contributions to door-fan energy standards such as Canada’s CGSB 149 as well as the NFPA 2001 fire suppression standard for the airtightness testing of clean agent protected enclosures. While developing fire testing procedures, innovative testing methods and hardware had to be developed. Retrotrec high power fans are now the most commonly used door-fan equipment in the UK which is the only country in the world that mandates the testing of all commercial buildings. Colin Genge has done considerable research on testing methods for high rise buildings. He has also personally tested 100’s of the most exotic high value facilities on the planet for every major US corporation and Government entity. Including the Space Shuttle launch pad.

Rick Gerardi
Senior Program Manager for Residential Building Performance Programs
Lockheed Martin, Energy and Environmental Services Group
Rick Gerardi has over two decades of management experience implementing innovative strategies for improved energy efficiency and building performance in the residential sector and pioneering creative strategies to address the special energy needs of low-income households. Since June 2007, he is building a new Residential Building Performance capacity within Lockheed Martin which will take a market-based approach to energy efficiency deployment. This new capacity is based upon a belief that a sustainable market for energy efficiency and home performance is inevitable as an inherent value to consumers and a viable business model for professional service delivery. Prior to his move to Lockheed, Rick established and managed the Residential Energy Affordability Program (REAP) at NYSERDA , which by 2006 administered over $70 million per year of public and ratepayer funds for residential and consumer energy efficiency efforts, including programs for single family homes, multi-family buildings, the low income sector, several loan funds, and a multi-media marketing program. In his nine years there, REAP received over 30 national awards for program effectiveness and innovation, including 11 US EPA/DOE Energy Star awards in seven years, an R&D 100 award for it’s TREAT software, an Emmy award and a Telly award for its marketing efforts, and a number of individual honors for Rick including the US DOE Rebuild America 2002 Person of the Year award, the US EPA 2004 Michael Thompson Visionary Leaders award, and the Alliance to Save Energy 2005 Unsung Heroes in Energy Efficiency award. Before NYSERDA, Rick was the director for the State’s low-income Weatherization Assistance Program for 14 years where he managed over a half a billion dollars in efficiency work and instituted a number of innovative practices. He has been in the building trade for over 25 years, having built solar, energy-efficient homes and additions prior to his tenure with the State.

John B. Godden, B.E.S.
Principal
Alpha-Tec Consulting and Construction

Principle of Alpha-Tec Consulting and Construction (20 years in business)
Bachelor of Environmental Studies at University of Waterloo
Experienced carpenter and framer
Registered R2000 builder (15 Houses)
3 houses retrofitted to the R2000 standard
Designer / Builder of “Clearsphere” CHBC EnviroHome (www.clearsphere.ca)
R2000 Quality assurance professional (R2000 certified inspector and blower door tester)
ENERGY STAR® / EnerGuide advisor to Mason homes
Build Canada Team member with 4 large GHBA builders
Member of GTHBA
Member of HRAI (Cert. Residential Air System Design technician and HRV installer)
ENERGY STAR® Builder’s Trainer and course designer
CMHC healthy home builder
Co-designer and developer of ENERGY STAR workshop for builders in Ontario
Taught the 1 day ENERGY STAR pilot course for ENERGY STAR advisors at OHBA
Technical committee member for ENERGY STAR

Matt Golden
CEO & Founder
Sustainable Spaces
Matt Golden is CEO and founder of Sustainable Spaces, a home performance consulting and contracting company located in San Francisco. With a background in solar and building science, Matt has helped to bring principles of building science into growing Bay Area green building movement.

David B. Goldstein
Co-Director of Energy Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
David B. Goldstein has worked on energy efficiency and energy policy since the early 1970s. He currently co-directs NRDC's Energy Program. David B. Goldstein initiated and directed research on how urban structure affects the usage of automobiles, and originated the Location Efficient Mortgage to implement the results. David B. Goldstein received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the recipient of its Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002 and is the recipient of the California Alumni Association’s 2003 Award for Excellence in Achievement. Dr. Goldstein has been instrumental in the development of energy efficiency standards for new buildings and appliances that are currently in effect at the regional and national level in the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China.

Bruce D. Gough
President
Energy Building Group Ltd.

President, Energy Building Group Ltd., formed in March 1982, offers consulting services and plan evaluations, tests and inspections for R2000, Super E, and Energy Star New Homes.
A leading Canadian consultant in the fields of residential energy efficiency, building science, building construction and research for more than 25 years.
Mr. Gough was the principal consultant for the development of the technical specifications for the ENERGY STAR New Homes Program in Ontario over the winter of 2004-05
Mr. Gough is acting President of the newly formed Residential Energy Services Network of Canada.

Danny Gough
General Partner
Energy Solutions LP
Danny Gough is the General Partner of Energy Solutions LP. Energy Solutions provides home performance assessments, building science diagnostics and consulting engineering services. Energy Solutions works with a wide range of clientele including Habitat for Humanity, Environments for Living, Advanced Energy, various utilities, individual homeowners and builders. Danny has been a licensed mechanical contractor for 30 years and a certified ACCA (Air Conditioning Contractors of America).instructor for 20 years. His primary focus is helping builders and homeowners produce the highest performance, best quality home they can afford. Currently, Danny works with his daughter, Dana, a certified HERS rater and his newest “trainee”, grand-daughter Raine, who just turned 1.0. Danny has been a HERS rater since 1999.

Dr. Jay Hall
Consultant, US Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes
Building Knowledge
Jay is a Principle at Building Knowledge Inc. Jay was born and raised Ontario, Canada. For the last 20 years, he has lived with his wife and family in Annapolis MD. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University. In 1989, he was hired by ICF International to work on the EPA’s ENERGY STAR market transformation programs. For 10 years, he led the consulting team for ENERGY STAR for Homes. In early 2004, Jay was hired as a consultant to assist in the development of the US Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes program. He is currently the Acting Director for the LEED for Homes program.

Tom Hamilton
Energy Director
Quality Built Homes
Tom Hamilton has over 10 years of direct experience in managing one of the largest HERS Providers in the country. While as the Executive Director of the HERS Provider Tom transformed organization from a small outfit entirely funded by utilities into a self-sufficient, $1 million nonprofit while simultaneously growing the number of raters from 50 to more than 700 and performed more than 25,000 verifications in 2005. Tom is also credited for developing HERS Mobile™, the first PDA software tool for the HERS rating industry – a feat that garnered national press, including the cover of Mobile Enterprise magazine. Tom also has several years experience in the mortgage banking industry at various senior level positions for lending and secondary marketing.

Bruce Harley
Technical Director
Conservation Services Group
Bruce Harley, Technical Director of Conservation Services Group in Westborough, MA, is involved in management, research, design consulting, and HERS policy development. His extensive hands-on experience informs his trainings on building science, energy efficient construction, energy codes and ratings, HVAC, air quality and moisture. His book, Insulate and Weatherize, was published in September 2002 by The Taunton Press. Bruce is the current Secretary of the RESNET Board and chair of the RESNET Technical Committee.

Julie P.. Hawkins, REALTOR®, LEED® AP
D&R International
Ms. Hawkins currently provides support to the U.S. Department of Energy on its collaboration with the National Association of REALTORS to promote energy efficiency within the real estate industry. She is a licensed real estate agent in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Ms. Hawkins also provides outreach and communications support to the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), a HUD program which works to promote advanced building technologies to the housing industry. Prior to joining the real estate industry, she supervised curriculum development and outreach for EPA and its annual National Brownfields Conference. She has worked in various other capacities in the construction and environmental trades with groups such as Bateman Custom Construction, Center for Environmental Citizenship, National Parks Conservation Association, International City/County Management Association, Habitat for Humanity, and American Grassroots Unlimited. Ms. Hawkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science & Natural Resources Management from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Clinton Heyn
Plan Review Manager
D.R. Wastchack LLC
Clinton Heyn is Plan Review Manager for D.R. Wastchak, LLC. In addition to the review of plans for code compliance, Energy Star, and tax credit certification, development of home performance services, and rating and testing for the LEED for Homes program; he has also managed HERS QA for two large rating providers. Clinton is BPI certified as an Envelope Professional, as well as being certified as a HERS Rater and QA Designee.

Peter Hopkins
Certified Level II Thermographer
SoCal Infrared
Peter Hopkins, a Level II Certified Thermographer is the President of InspecDoc Inspection Services, Inc., the parent company of SoCal Infrared. Peter has been in the building inspection and evaluation business for over 11 years. Currently servicing most of Southern California as multi-inspector firm with several of the inspectors certified in thermography. Peter completed a certificate major in Construction Inspection with academic honors from Palomar College in Southern California. Peter was the recipient of a Scholarship from ICC (International Code Council, www.iccsafe.org) and currently holds five certifications as a Residential Combination Inspector, Building Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Mechanical Inspector and Plumbing Inspector. Peter in addition is a Certified Electrical Inspector with IAEI (The International Association of Electrical Inspectors) and is a Certified HERS energy rater. Peter is a Certified CREIA Inspector and a New Construction Specialist with The California Real Estate Inspection Association (www.creia.org) and has served in various volunteer leadership positions within organization. Peter has personally performed over 5000 Real Estate evaluations and over 1000 energy audits in Southern California. Peter resides in Southern California along with his wife and two children.

Colin Jessop
Project Manager
HMG
Colin Jessop is a project manager at HMG. He works primarily in energy efficiency program implementation and training for multifamily housing. His program experience includes multifamily incentive programs for both new and existing construction. Mr. Jessop is part of HMG's implementation team for the California Energy Star New Homes Program and HMG's third party program - Designed for Comfort. His responsibilities included project recruitment, building energy analysis, project qualification review, project viability tracking, program development and program marketing. In addition, Mr. Jessop has conducted training sessions with developers, architects, engineers and energy consultants on multifamily energy efficiency strategies and technologies, including analysis of energy efficiency options in the context of the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.

Scott Johnson
Education & Training Chairman
Instute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries
Scott Johnson, works as an energy consultant, general contractor, HERS rater, trainer and HVAC expert. Scott is the Education & Training Chairman for the Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries (IHACI). He has continually inspired builders to go beyond the code in the Energy Efficiency Standards for each and every house they build. Helping builders and building departments at the same time provide the best, most up to date and energy efficient houses possible. Scott has an integrated systems approach, believing that, “the house works as a system, with all aspects working together based on proper design and installation.” He has been instrumental as the chief third party inspector for the City of Irvine’s voluntary “IQ+” program; which was the prototype for the “sealed ducts” standard. He has provided training and inspections for So. Cal. Utilities in most of Southern California; has taught thousands of builders, building department staff, HVAC subcontractors and others about the proper installation of HVAC systems; has undertaken numerous projects for the Energy Commission, and has exhibited an enthusiasm surpassed by none for doing the right thing related to HVAC installation and energy efficiency in general.

Russ King
Sierra Buillding Science Center
Russell King, P.E. is a professional mechanical engineer, licensed in California, Nevada, Colorado and Hawaii. He has over 19 years of experience in the areas of HVAC design, diagnostics and consulting, as well as energy code compliance and consulting. He has taught professional level training on all of those topics. He is one of few licensed mechanical engineers that specialize in residential buildings. • He helped develop the first statewide home energy rating system in California. • He wrote and administered the certification exams for Title 24 energy consultants for three years. • He started and managed the mechanical design department for a large energy consulting firm for eight years. During this period he designed over two thousand residential HVAC systems. • He started and managed a mechanical engineering division for a large structural engineering company. • He started Sierra Building Science, Inc., a training and consulting firm specializing in residential HVAC and energy efficiency. He is the primary certification trainer for CalCERTS home energy rating system. • He started “Comfort Geek - Home Comfort Diagnostics”, a certification program specializing in diagnosing residential HVAC comfort problems. He has successfully diagnosed many homes that had persistently befuddled other professionals and consultants. • He sits on the Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical and Energy Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission. • He sits on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission • He sits on the Board of Directors for CalACCA, the California Chapter of Air Conditioning Contractors of America.

Stephen R.. Klossner
President
Advanced Certified Thermography
Steve Klossner is president of Advanced Certified Thermography and has served as one of the national consultants to the health house project since its 1993 inception. His firm has provided testing services for over 10,000 homes across the country, including studies for universities, utilities, state agencies and health departments. He provides training and seminars on indoor air quality and building diagnostics nationally, sharing his extensive experience in combining building science, performance testing and indoor air quality testing. Steve co-authored the Health House performance standards and is currently coordinating the development of a national training program for site inspectors and standards verification testing, as well as developing broad based testing protocols for the residential market.

Jan Kosny
Senior Research Staff Member
Buildings Technology Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jan Kosny. Civ.Eng., Ph.D., is a senior staff scientist at the ORNL’s Buildings Technology Center . He is a civil engineer and building scientist with 12 years academic career in Europe where he was teaching building science, building materials, and passive solar design. In 1992 he joined the ORNL Buildings Envelope Program. At the present time, dr. Kosny is leading ORNL research team focused on testing and analysis of wall technologies. He is also an adjunct professor at the Forestry Department, University of New Brunswick, Canada. Dr. Kosny an author of over 100 journal and conference technical publications. He is internationally recognized as an authority on hot-box testing and thermal analysis of building envelopes. He is a voting member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.7. Energy Simulations and ASHRAE Task Group 1 Exergy Analysis.

Joe Kuonen
Director of National Standards
Building Performance Institute
Joe Kuonen is Director of National Standards for Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI). He has over twenty years experience in diagnostics, ratings, HVAC, training, and sales and contracting of home performance services. Joe has marketed home performance concepts to the public for over a decade by hosting a weekly live call-in radio show on building science and performance services.

Michael L'Ecuyer
Project Manager
ICF International
Mr. L’Ecuyer has two decades of experience in developing and delivering pollution prevention initiatives across a broad array of technologies and markets. Mr. L’Ecuyer joined EPA in 1990 and was responsible for introducing the first wave of residential ENERGY STAR programs, including ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes. His efforts to form a national partnership with home energy Raters to use ratings as the way to certify ENERGY STAR Homes helped shape RESNET as we know today. Since 2000 Mr. L’Ecuyer has been very involved with the home performance industry, serving as the original program manager for NYSERDA’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) Program. Mr. L’Ecuyer joined ICF International as Senior Manager in 2007 and applies his public and private sector experience to supporting EPA on the national HPwES Program and developing and implementing residential programs across the country.

David Lee
Residential Brach Director
Environmental Protection Agency
David Lee currently is the Director for the Residential Branch, overseeing the ENERGY STAR New and Existing Homes Program. Prior to the ENERGY STAR Program, David was the branch chief responsible for the regulatory program to phase out the use of ozone depleting chemicals at EPA. Over his career, he has worked in several policy offices with EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services, developing multi-media risk assessments of pollutants, as well as working on social security, pension and social welfare policy. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya.

Candace Lightner
Candace Lightner, REALTOR
Candace Lightner, a licensed realtor, was hired by the Department of Energy to develop a strategy that would foster market transformation by encouraging real estate agents nationwide to become leaders in educating the buyer/sellers on the advantages of energy efficient retrofitting. Her efforts on behalf of DOE have led to a groundbreaking relationship between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) resulting in a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations to be signed in May. Ms Lightner is known world-wide as the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), an organization that is recognized nationally as the moving force behind reshaping the nation's attitude toward drunk driving. After the death of her daughter to a drunk driver, Ms. Lightner built MADD from a small California grass roots organization into an international corporation with more than 400 chapters worldwide and an annual budget of more than 12 million dollars in less than 3 years. She was voted by the media as one of the most influential American citizens of the twentieth century. Building on her successful and varied experience with MADD, Candace Lightner has served in a consulting capacity as a manager, fundraiser, trainer, advocate, and counselor to issue-driven groups across the country. These issues include traffic safety, arts and music education, victims rights, alcohol and other drugs, youth oriented programs, hunger, anti-discrimination, grief support and energy efficiency in existing homes. Candace is also a member of the NVAR Multi-Million Dollar Club, Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Virginia Association of Realtors and Metropolitan Regional Listing Service (MRIS) and a TOP Producer.

Joseph Lstiburek
Principal
Building Science Consulting
Joesph Lstiburek, B.A.Sc., M.Eng, Ph.D., P.Eng, is a principal of Building Science Consulting. He is a building scientist who investigates building failures and is internationally recognized as an authority on moisture related building problems, and indoor air quality. He is a member of ASTM and past chairman of ASTM E241 - Increasing the Durability of Building Assemblies from Moisture Induced Damage. He is a contributor and review of Chapters 21 and 22 of ASHRAE Fundamentals. Dr. Lstiburek is an ASHRAE fellow and a voting member of ASHRAE Standard 62 - Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. He is a voting member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.3 Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration and ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4 Building Materials and Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance.

James M.. Lyons, P.E.
Senior Consultant
Newport Partner
James M. Lyons, P.E.is a Senior Consultant with Newport Partners experienced in building science, energy design/analysis, HVAC and ventilation system design, codes and standards development, technical writing, and building-related R&D with homebuilders. For more than 13 years he has been active in building R&D projects to assess new technologies, measure energy performance, and evaluate the costs vs. benefits of enhanced building systems. Mr. Lyons is also is proficient with energy modeling and moisture dynamics modeling to analyze building performance and evaluate design alternatives. He has worked directly for homebuilders to design value-engineered HVAC systems, as well as consulted on options for Energy Star and LEED compliance. He has also consulted to identify and make recommendations to address moisture-related problems in buildings. Mr. Lyons participates in the development of codes and standards, particularly those related to energy, moisture, and green building, and participates on multiple ASHRAE standards. He is an experienced technical writer, having written two Reports to Congress for federal clients on energy and moisture-related topics, as well as contributing to many housing industry publications. He is a registered Professional Engineer and also holds a Masters in Environmental Engineering (Johns Hopkins University) and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering (University of Virginia).

Patrick G.. McElhaney
Business Development Manager, Ecomagination Home Builder Program
General Electric
Patrick is the Business Development Manger for the ecomagination homes program. In this role, he is responsible for the wing-to-wing execution of a new home construction program that is designed to reduce energy and water consumption, and incorporates products from Appliances, Lighting, Security, Solar and GE Money. Prior to his current position, Patrick led Consumer & Industrial’s Six Sigma customer engagements. In this role, he and his team focused on applying Six Sigma analytics and rigor to solve customer problems and grow sales. Patrick began his career with GE in 1983 as a Commercial and Industrial lighting sales representative in St. Louis, Missouri. Over the next five years, he held a variety of increasingly responsible sales positions focusing on Distributor, OEM and End User account growth. Patrick moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 to join the GE’s Product Management team. He held a series of increasingly responsible product management positions in Incandescent, Halogen, Automotive, Seasonal, Fluorescent and Compact Fluorescent product lines over a 15-year period. As General Manager of Compact Fluorescent, he led the introduction of GE’s first electronic compact fluorescent lamp. In addition to Patrick’s Product Management, Sales and Six Sigma experience, he also has led Lighting’s finished products sourcing team. In this capacity, he and his team were responsible for the supply of a variety of GE products on a global basis. Patrick graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. In 1986 he completed a Masters of Business Administration from St. Louis University. Originally from Warren Ohio, Patrick and his wife Roxanne have three children.

David Meisegeier
Project Manager
ICF International, Inc.
Mr. Meisegeier is a Project Manager at ICF International with 15 years of professional experience. His skills include: design and implementation of strategic efficiency and demand reduction programs; market and technology assessments of products and systems; and information technology development. Mr. Meisegeier currently leads a team of analysts, marketers, account managers, communications specialists, and trainers. This team provides full-service support to the EPA’s voluntary ENERGY STAR market transformation programs (including the ENERGY STAR new and existing homes programs) as well as to many other private clients and trade organizations. Mr. Meisegeier received his Bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1991. He received his Masters degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University in 1999.

Marc Milin
Residential Program Manager
ICF International
Mr. Milin is a Project Manager at ICF with over ten years of experience in developing and implementing energy efficiency programs. He has extensive experience in outreach, recruiting, and training of home builders and home improvement contractors on integrating energy efficient practices and materials; while improving building durability and performance. Mr. Milin is currently providing program development, marketing, and recruiting support for EPA’s HPwES Program and the FirstEnergy’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program.

Darren Molnar-Port
Green Building Administrator
NJ Department of Community Affairs - Division of Codes and Standards
Darren Molnar-Port currently serves as New Jersey's Green Building Administrator for the NJ Department of Community Affairs - Division of Codes and Standards. In this role Darren draws from years of environmental responsive design and building experience to offer technical assistance and policy recommendations to the Division as well as other State Departments and the Governor’s Office. He is responsible for writing the states green building standards and other programmatic and technical provisions related to energy efficiency, green building and green house gas reduction policy and programs. As the former (2000-2007) founding director of the NJDCA - Green Homes Office Darren created the multiple award winning New Jersey Affordable Green Program which produced over nearly five thousand units of green high performance affordable housing.

Rich Moore
Invisible Energy
Rich Moore has worked in the field of residential energy conservation performing energy audits, weatherization services, training, and consultation for homeowners and builders since 1984. He has been a regular presenter at numerous regional and national conferences, including several at the Affordable Comfort Conferences (since 1994), the National EEBA Conference in Denver, and at DoE Weatherization Conferences in Atlanta, Oklahoma City, and Phoenix. In Colorado, he was the Training Center Coordinator for the Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation weatherization program. He has also worked with the Proctor Engineering Group in San Rafael, CA, training Southern California heating contractors on Combustion Safety and Duct Leakage through utility funded programs, and also for NYSERDA, the New York State Energy and Research Development program for home contractors. In 2007, he co-presented training with Saturn Resource Management for the E-Star Colorado Home Performance with Energy Star program, for BPI Certification.

Courtney Moriarta
Senior Engineer
Steven Winter Design
Courtney Moriarta is a Senior Engineer for Steven Winter Associates, a building performance consulting firm headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Ms. Moriarta has over a decade of experience working in the residential energy and building performance industry. Her experience ranges from field testing and installations to her recent tenure as Executive Director of the Building Performance Institute. Ms. Moriarta has inspected thousands of homes, trained building and energy professionals nationwide, and authored technical standards covering a broad range of building performance issues. She is a strong proponent of a holistic approach to building improvements and supporting the contracting trades and technicians responsible for carrying out this work.

Joe Nebbia
Newport Partners
Joe Nebbia joined Newport Partners in 2006, and has a background in policy and regulatory analysis, research and advocacy, conducting economic analysis on housing related topics. Current and former projects include studies on the impacts of workforce housing issues, assessing regulatory barriers to affordable housing, investigating the long-term valuation of energy efficiency in houses, and exploring and overcoming barriers to the adoption of information technology solutions by homebuilders. Mr. Nebbia also facilitates the US Department of Energy’s Building America team meetings, and provides facilitation, analysis, and content development for the US DOE’s Builders Challenge program. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy from Hamilton College.

Vera Novak
Technical Services Manager
Insulating Concrete Form Association
Vera Novak has been involved with Green Building over the years as an Energy Auditor, a Green Hotel consultant and a USGBC LEED Accredited Professsional, among others. In her current role as the Technical Services Manager for the Insulation Concrete Form Association, she continues to address code issues, promote building science integration, and whole house sustainable design. She is a well known speaker on matters of sustainability and construction. Novak serves on the American Concrete Institute Task Force on Sustainability. Her outreach efforts to promote total market transformation led her to play an active role on the Energy Subcommittee of the NAHB National Green Building Standard. On the local level, she is involved with the Salt Lake City Green Team, the USGBC UTAH Chapter, and recently initiated a Building America project for energy efficient affordable housing.

Lee O’Neal
President
NSpects Ltd.
Lee O’Neal is president of NSpects Ltd, a Home Energy Rating & Building performance firm based in Chantilly, Va. (metro Washington, DC). Lee has 24 years experience in residential and light commercial construction and 13 years as a home inspector. In addition to serving as the President of Nspects and overseeing the company’s Energy Star certification, building performance analysis and accredited rating provider operations, he also serves on the RESNET Board of Directors, is a consultant to the Arlington County, Va. green home program (Green Choice) and participates in the Build America program for the U.S. Department of Energy. He has appeared in articles in Home Energy magazine, The Washington Post, NBC News 4 (Washington, DC) and interviewed by the New York Times. Lee is on the RESNET Board of Directors as well as having served on the RESNET Quality Assurance and Ethics Committee, RESNET Sampling Standards Drafting Committee, and other sub-committee.

Kelly Parker
President
Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems, Inc.
Kelly Parker, President - Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems, Inc. is a Professional Engineer in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas currently. Kelly is the owner and President of Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems, Inc. (GWSSI), a national award-winning energy, engineering, consulting and inspection firm. GWSSI’ full-time staff includes more than 40 hard-working individuals all dedicated to improving the quality of building construction. GWSSI performed over 10,000 inspections in 2003, 11,000 in 2004, 11,500 in 2005, 10,000 in 2006, and over 7,500 in 2007. Kelly is a member of the RESNET Board of Directors and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is a certified HERS rater, Clients of GWSSI include municipalities, insurance companies, builders, and architects as well as many individuals and private firms. For the past 20+ years, he has specialized in energy efficiency through building science, which addressees HVAC design, performance and air infiltration testing and control. He is an EPA National Energy Star Homes Training Instructor, Oklahoma Real Estate Commission Continuing Education Instructor, and American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Provider. Kelly has been involved with the American Lung Association as a regional inspector with regard to air quality and health issues in residential construction. Over the past several years, Kelly has become an active champion of environmentally responsible building practices and has held numerous training sessions on the application of building science principles in everyday construction.

Stacey Patmore
ENERGY STAR Parnter Support Coordinator
Environmental Protection Agency
Stacey Patmore is the Partner Support Coordinator for ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes. In that position, she manages a full range of technical, marketing, and program development support services provided to our builder, HERS rater, utility and state program partners. She also has been working extensively with utilities around the country to coordinate best practice solutions for program design, implementation and evaluation of ENERGY STAR for Homes. Stacey came to EPA after serving as a regional sales manager in the private sector for the pet food industry and web-based services in the veterinary industry.

Bill Pennington
Manager of Building Standards Development
California Energy Commission
Bill has worked in program supervision and management roles at the Commission, most of which related directly to development and implementation of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6), since 1979. For five of those years, he was advisor to the "Scientist" Commissioner, and provided advise to all five Commissioners on energy efficiency issues. He was the manager of the Commission's 2001 (AB 970) Building Standards project and currently manages the 2005 Building Standards project. He also is the manager of the Commission's Home Energy Rating System Program, which has adopted regulations for HERS providers and raters to provide third party field verification and diagnostic testing services required for compliance credit for certain measures in California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards. He has developed the Commission's positions to the National Association of State Energy Offices and U.S. Department of Energy on HERS rating and accreditation procedures, and has participated in the development of the California Energy Star Homes program, which is based on California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards and HERS Program regulations. Mr. Pennington has a B.S. in Business Administration/Operations Research from the University of California at Berkeley, completed teaching credential coursework at Washington State University, and MBA coursework at California State University, Sacramento.

Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA
Founding Principal
Barley + Pfeiffer Architects
Architect Peter Pfeiffer has spent the past 29 years developing pragmatic high performance building strategies. In 2004 he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for this, and for his life-long commitment to "mainstreaming green building in North America”. He is a founding principal of Barley + Pfeiffer Architects, a firm recognized for its pioneering use of environmentally responsive building design and construction techniques. This includes healthful low toxicity environments in medical facilities and private homes, energy-conserving design and construction, and rainwater harvesting for residential and commercial use. Barley + Pfeiffer Architects has completed over 600 projects nationally since its founding in 1987. Their work has been published both in the United States and abroad in such diverse venues as the Washington Post, Fine Homebuilding, and Better Homes & Gardens magazine. On multiple occasions he has been a guest on National Public Radio addressing “green” building. Fine Homebuilding magazine recognized the firm for having designed one of the top nine most noteworthy homes in America in 1993, as well as “the Greenest home in America” in 2003. EEBA awarded Mr. Pfeiffer the Conference Chair’s Award in 1994 for his career accomplishments pioneering environmentally sensitive architecture. The National Association of Home Builders honored him as the “National Green Advocate of the Year” in 2003 for his life-long achievements in “mainstreaming” green building. This year Residential Architect cited him as one of the 10 most influential residential architects of past decade.

Edward Pollock
Office of Building Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy
Edward Pollock is the Team Leader of the Residential Building Research Team in the Office of Building Technologies. The Office of Building Technologies conducts building research to reduce the amount of energy used in residential and commercial buildings. This research includes finding ways to improve the performance of walls and windows as well as development of more efficient lighting, heating, and cooling systems and other equipment used in buildings. The office is also investigating the most effective use of renewable energy systems to supplement the energy needed in buildings. The ultimate goal is to develop buildings that produce as much energy as they use at a net zero cost (the marginal cost of financing the energy efficiency improvements is equal to or less than the cost of the energy savings).

Bill Prindel
Deputy Director
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Mr. Prindle directs ACEEE’s energy policy program, which conducts policy analysis and advocacy on energy efficiency issues at the national and state levels. In more than 30 years in the energy field, he has worked in regional planning, corporate communications, management consulting, and association management. He has testified before Congress, appeared on radio and TV, and been published frequently as an expert on energy efficiency. Bill earned a B.A. degree in Psychology from Swarthmore College and an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania. He has served on the boards of such organizations as the Energy and Environmental Building Association, the Association of Energy Services Professionals, and the National Fenestration Rating Council.

Sam Rashkin
ENERGY STAR Homes National Director
Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Rashkin has managed ENERGY STAR for Homes since its launch in October 1995. Under his leadership, ENERGY STAR for Homes has grown exponentially to more than 2,500 builder partners and over 330,000 labeled homes. Currently, he is preparing to introduce a new EPA Indoor Air Quality label for the housing industry. Mr. Rashkin received his Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University; completed Masters of Urban Planning studies at New York University; and is a registered architect in California and New York. During his 20-plus years as a licensed architect, he specialized in energy efficient design and completed over 100 residential projects. He has also been responsible for developing and implementing market development programs at the California Energy Commission. Sam has prepared hundreds of articles, technical papers, reports, and seminars; contributed to numerous books; and has appeared on television and radio covering a wide variety of energy topics.

David Roberts
Product Manager
Architectural Energy Corporation
David Roberts has been working in the area of energy efficiency in buildings since 1989. He holds degrees in environmental resources engineering and building systems engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. He currently works for Architectural Energy Corporation, a firm specializing in energy information products and services. Mr. Roberts is the product manager for the REM/Rate home energy rating software and REM/Design home energy analysis software.

Jeffrey Schwartz, LC, IESNA
Lighting Technical Specialist
ICF International
Mr. Schwartz is a Lighting Technical Specialist for ICF International with over 35 years experience in the lighting industry. He currently serves as a consultant to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR residential lighting program. He has worked with large and small builders across the country showing them how to build green while increasing the demand for their homes. Over the years Mr. Schwartz has provided training to over 2,000 lighting practitioners and been published in numerous national magazines.

Robby Schwarz
Principle
EnergyLogic, Inc.
Robby Schwarz is a principle with EnergyLogic, Inc. a Colorado based energy services organization primarily serving the residential construction industry. In 1995 after working with a local production home builder trying to determine what of the then new green building materials could be brought into the production building environment Robby was stung by the building science bug. He started a company BuiltWright, Inc. which merged with EnergySmiths at the beginning of 2006 to be come the largest energy rating and building consulting firm of its kind in Colorado. Today EnergyLogic works with builders of all sizes and will soon be offering a more holistic approach to existing home performance.

Robert Scott
Executive Director
CHEERS
The opportunities today for effecting positive change through energy efficiency are more numerous than at any time I can remember in my 18 years in this field. My sense of excitement exceeds what I felt as an energy specialist for Sacramento Municipal Utility District with S. David Freeman’s “conservation power plant”, an energy efficiency initiative designed in part to replace the shortfall caused by the closure of SMUD’s Ranch Seco nuclear generating station. From this backdrop, I have had the fortune to participate in the development of early HERS initiatives, including the formation of CHERS, which would become CHEERS®, California Home Energy Efficiency Ratings Services. As CHEERS Technical Director from 1993 to 2000, I was responsible for developing and maintaining the operational infrastructure to support the growing statewide network of raters, including successive generations of rating software. I served on the HERS Council Technical Committee and on several RESNET technical advisory committees. In 1999, I led the successful effort for CHEERS becoming the first Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Provider approved by the California Energy Commission under state regulations adopted for new home building. I have contributed to technical research projects sponsored by the California Energy Commission's PIER program and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program, as well as to several studies focused on energy codes and standards enforcement.

Max Sherman
Group Leader, Energy Performance of Buildings Group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Responsibilities include direct supervision of all EPB career staff (3-5 staff scientists, 2-5 technical support, 1-2 clerical), oversight of post-docs, graduate students and student assistants, and management of international Visiting Researchers (averaging over two full time equivalent positions annually). Specific responsibilities include research assignments, employee evaluation, and employee advancement (both reclassifi-cations and scientist development into principal investigator).

Pepper Smith
Program Manager, LEED for Homes
Davis Energy Group
Pepper joined Davis Energy Group in August 2007 as Program Manager, LEED for Homes. Currently, she is managing the 2,500+ units enrolled in the program for California and Nevada and manages the green building consulting group. She previously worked at D.R. Horton, Sacramento where she was a project manager in the land acquisition group and most recently a warranty supervisor in the warranty/construction group where she worked on Environments for Living and LEED projects. Prior to building homes she managed enterprise software development and R&D projects for 10 years. Education: Pepper earned a B.S. in Merchandising/Marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi, a J.D. from Mississippi College and an M.B.A. with a specialization in Marketing from the University of South Florida.

Bill Spohn
HVAC/R Product Manager
Testo, Inc.
Bill Spohn is the HVAC/R Product Manager for Testo, Inc. – a global leader in hand held instrumentation. As such he is responsible for HVAC/R product marketing and technical support for North America. Bill is a graduate engineer with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania. Bill has been involved in product development for a number of manufacturers including Fisher Scientific, Bacharach, Inc., and Superior Valve Co. He holds three US patents in instrumentation design. Bill is a member of ASME, RSES and ASHRAE. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Gas Detection and Analysis Committee of GAMA and the President of the OilHeat Manufactures Association (OMA). Bill resides in the Pittsburgh, PA area with his wife six children.

Dennis Stroer
Calcs-Plus
Dennis Stroer has been an air conditioning contractor since 1975. He owned and managed his own company since 1976. He is NBI certified for Test & Balance, certified by the State of Florida as a Class 1 Residential Rater, new Commercial Rater, and new Public Building Rater. Mr. Stroer sits on the advisory board for the Florida House Learning Center. Past President of the National Energy Raters Association and current President Elect of South Venice Rotary. He is certified by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America to teach Manual J-8, their latest HVAC load calculation program. In 1991 he opened a company called Calcs-Plus. Realizing that there was an increasing need for some one to provide a service that would perform HVAC load calculations and Energy calculations for the HVAC and construction industry for the permitting process. In 1998 he sold his HVAC company and concentrated on building Calcs-Plus. Today Calcs Plus provides a number of related services. They include HVAC load calculations & Energy calculations (residential and light commercial), HVAC system design (residential and light commercial), airside diagnostics, building diagnostics related to infiltration and moisture control, and Class 1 Energy Ratings for the Energy Star Program and the Florida Green Building certification. Calcs-Plus also provides training in various calculation and design procedures related to the HVAC industry.

Julieann Summerford
Program Manager
Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
In various capacities, Julieann Summerford has managed residential buildings energy efficiency programs for over 5 years. These programs range from new construction to retrofit to policy to appliances and lighting and training. Currently Ms. Summerford manages a statewide program: Designed for Comfort: EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING offering an Energy Efficiency-Based Utility Allowance schedule policy for housing authorities to adopt and implement and incentives for rehabilitation projects. Prior to joining HMG, Ms. Summerford managed the High Efficiency Appliance and Lighting Program, which offered incentives to builders who install ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances and lighting fixtures in residential new construction projects. The program entailed working directly with builders to influence their purchasing decisions on appliances and lighting fixtures, training their sales staff on how to promote the ENERGY STAR products in the new homes, and marketing the program to the market. Ms. Summerford revived SDG&E’s residential new construction program and expanded the program to include the State’s first program focused on efficient multi-family housing (low- and high-rise) and the installation of ENERGY STAR appliances and lighting in new construction. Ms. Summerford also worked with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to launch and implement a multi-family new construction project. She provided training to PG&E field representatives on how to market efficiency effectively to various subsectors of the multi-family new construction market, especially the affordable and non-profit housing markets. Ms. Summerford helped to create the first multifamily energy efficiency program for new construction in California. Ms. Summerford is the 2004 Chair of the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC). She received her Bachelors in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning from UC Davis.

Qing Wei
Deputy Director
Shanghai Real Estate Science Research Institute
Ms. Qing Wei, Deputy Director of Shanghai Real Estate Science Research Institute, who owns the Bachelor degree of Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Master degree of Business Administration in Asia International Open University (Macao). She is Senior Engineer, QMS National Certified Auditor. Qing Wei started to work in SRESRI in 1991. She has been the Project Manager of Shanghai Huajie Building Facility Engineering Company, Deputy Manager of the Real Estate Economic Research Department and Deputy Director of SRESRI. In recent years, she has taken charge of or participated in several research programs in residential industry & building energy efficiency fields, including of “The application of green building technologies in residential buildings”, “Study on the technologies and mode of the energy efficiency retrofit in existing buildings”, ”The on-site measuring technology of the heat transfer coefficient of buildings’ external envelope”, ”Study of the building energy efficiency evaluation method” and some local energy efficiency standards in Shanghai. She also took part in the planning of many pilot projects of energy efficiency retrofit in existing buildings.

Eric Werling
Architectural Engineer
EPA Indoor Environments Division
Eric Werling is an Architectural Engineer with the U.S. EPA’s Indoor Environments Division. He co-manages the EPA’s pilot New Home IAQ labeling program – the ENERGY STAR Indoor Air Package. He is also developing EPA guidance for moisture control in commercial and public buildings, and is the EPA Project Officer for the EPA funded ASHRAE project to develop an Advanced IAQ Design Guide. He joined the EPA in 2004 after more than 10 years as a consultant for ICF Consulting, where he supported ENERGY STAR programs for the EPA, NY State, and several TX utility clients. He co-authored over 10 professional papers related to building energy efficiency and IAQ, and has served on the Boards of Affordable Comfort, Inc. and RESNET. He holds graduate degrees in Architectural Engineering (MS) & Business Administration (MBA) from Penn State University, and a BS from the US Naval Academy.

Keith Williams
Owner
Building Services & Consulting LLC
Keith Williams is the owner of Building Services & Consultant LLC, providing home performance evaluations and assessments for existing homes for the past five years. He has twenty years of experience as an insulation contractor. Keith is a Wisconsin home performance specialist, certified home energy rater, and outreach specialist, providing home performance evaluation trainings.

Gary Wollin
Lead Instructor
Douglas Beaman Associates
Gary Wollin is lead instructor with Douglas Beaman Associates, an energy consulting and training firm specializing in residential energy conservation and HVAC system efficiency. Gary has worked with thousands of HVAC contractors, building inspectors, HERS raters, and builders to help them understand the requirements of the state energy standards and how to work with the energy code in their businesses.

Amber Wysocki
Associate
ICF International
Amber Wysocki is an Associate with ICF International in the Energy and Resources practice. Her primary role is to support EPA’s ENERGY STAR for New Homes program as an Account Manager. Prior to joining ICF International, Ms. Wysocki was employed in the homebuilding industry in sales and marketing positions. Ms. Wysocki earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Management and Master’s degree in Housing at Virginia Tech.

Barb Yankie
President
Homes +, Inc.
Barb Yankie is President of Homes +, Inc. and Green Building Consulting, LLC. The companies provide energy efficiency audits, Energy Star certifications, infrared diagnostic surveys, LEED certifications, and other testing and consulting services for residential and commercial structures. Barb is a Certified HERS Rater, LEED Green Rater, and a Level II Thermographer (ASNT compliant), with more than 15 years experience in the building science/construction field. She has conducted training sessions for builders, insulation, HVAC and framing contractors, realtors, and others. Additional affiliations and certifications include: Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) National Board of Directors, National Association of Home Builders 2008 Energy Value Housing Award National Judge, ACI (Affordable Comfort, Inc.) 2007 & 2008 Core Conference Committee, Building Performance Institute (BPI) Technical Advisory Committee, and others.

Rahul Young
Manager
ICF International
Rahul Young is a Manager in ICF’s San Francisco office, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He currently manages the office’s private-sector environmental strategy practice for clients including Yahoo!, eBay, and Time Warner and is leading projects in renewable energy new business models and building energy efficiency. Mr. Young has over ten years of experience in green building, residential multi-family and single-family development, green building policy design, energy efficiency program design, and city government administration. Mr. Young served as the City of Berkeley, CA’s Green Building Coordinator, designing and implementing the City’s LEED Green Building Ordinance, overseeing the greening of municipal and private-sector developments, and directing green building education and outreach events. Mr. Young co-founded and chaired the Bay Area Build-It-Green Public Agency Council, an organization dedicated to bringing Northern Californian local governments together to work collaboratively to develop green building throughout the state. He was the primary author of the California Integrated Waste Management Board’s Sustainable Building Implementation Plan, the founding document of the agency’s green building policy efforts. Mr. Young has also served on the Board of Directors for the Sacramento chapter of Habitat for Humanity International.

Larry Zarker
Chief Executive Officer
Building Performance Institute
Larry Zarker is the Chief Executive Officer of the Building Performance Institute, the professional credentialing organization for the home performance contracting industry. Prior to BPI, he worked for nearly twenty years with the NAHB Research Center and served as Vice President of Marketing for over a decade. He helped initiate and manage programs in green and sustainable building and remodeling, certification and accreditation programs for the building industry, and advanced technologies including the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing.

Larry Zarker
Chief Executive Officer
Building Performance Institute
Larry Zarker brings 25 years of experience in the development and management of programs of certification, accreditation, and quality assurance relating to housing products and building systems. He helped develop an industry-sponsored quality assurance program for product installers as well as numerous programs for the certification of building products. He currently manages the national expansion of the Building Performance Institute's national roll-out of its programs of professional certification and contractor accreditation, along with affiliated quality assurance program.