2001 RESNET Conference
Agenda
February 25 - 28, 2001
Florida Solar Energy Center
Coca, Florida
The following is the agenda for the 2001
RESNET Conference. Presentation descriptions
can be found by clicking on the Description link following the
presentation title. Presenter Bios can be
found by clicking on the presenter's name.
Pre-Conference
Sunday,
February 25
|
| 1:00 - 3:00
pm |
"Expanding
HERS® Business and Making Energy Improvement Mortgages Work"
Workshop
Leader: Peggy MacLeod, NE HERS Alliance |
Conference
Monday,
February 26
|
| 8:00 am- Noon |
Registration |
| 8:00 - 10:00
am |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:45
am |
General Sessions
"State of the HERS Industry" -
What We Have Accomplished and How We Are Poised for the 21st
Century" Description
Steve Baden, Executive Director, RESNET
"The
Thin Blue Line" - The Challenge of Global Climate Change and
the Role that Residential Energy Efficiency can Play" Description
Philip Fairey, Deputy Director, Florida Solar Energy Center
"Got
Energy? - A Look at Energy Prices into the 21st Century" Description
Steve Andrews, E-Star Colorado |
| 10:45 am -
Noon |
Concurrent Sessions
Rater
Business Development I - "Marketing of Rater Services &
Elements That Should be Considered in a Rater Marketing/Business
Plan" Description
Moderator: Jerry
Thatcher, Energy Diagnostics
Presenters: Barbara Collins, Energy Rated Homes of the West
Dennis Stroer, National Energy Raters Association
"Starting
With the Basics" - An Introduction to Ratings and Energy
Mortgages Description
Moderator: Brenda Teaster, EnergyWise Homes of Illinois
Presenters: Michael Andreyuk, Southface Energy Institute
Linda Perry, Energy Rated Homes of Mississippi
"Turn
on the Lights and Let the Sun Shine In" Technical Roundtable on
Incorporating Lighting and Renewable Energy into Ratings Description
Panelists: Steve Andrews, E-Star Colorado
Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Bruce Harley, Conservation Services Group
David Wilson, Utah Energy Conservation Coalition
"Creating
a Lean and Mean HERS Machine" - Energy Rating Pricing
Strategies & Increasing Efficiency of Processing Ratings and
Providing Quality Control Description
Moderator: Mark Jansen, Energy Rated Homes Midwest
Presenters: Megan Edmunds, E-Star Colorado
Lynne Morton, Energy Rated Homes Midwest
Tei Simmerman, Florida Energy Gauge |
| Noon -1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:30
pm |
General Session
"Hitch Your Wagon to a Star" -
The EPA ENERGY STAR Homes Program and Its Plans for the Future Description
David Lee, Branch Chief, EPA ENERGY STAR Homes |
| 1:45 - 3:00
pm |
Concurrent Sessions
Rater Business
Development II - Successful Marketing Techniques in Explaining
benefits of Energy Efficiency to Builders and Marketing ENERGY STAR
Description
Moderator: Thomas
Marston, Energy Services Group
Presenters: Travis Dunn, TSI
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Pattie Glenn, GreenSmart
"New
Business Opportunities for HERS" - Utility Deregulation Benefit
Funds and the Building America Program
Description
Moderator: Ken Nemeth,
Southern States Energy Board
Presenters: Barbara Collins, Energy Rated Homes of the West
Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
Rick Gerardi, New York State Energy Research & Development
Authority
Robb Aldrich, Steven Winter
Associates
"What's
New in the Market of HERS Software Programs"
Description
Moderator: Steve Baden
Presentors: Megan Edmunds, E-Star Colorado
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Michael Holtz, Architectural Energy Corporation
Ron Judkoff, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John Kennedy, Geo Praxis, Inc. |
| 3:00 - 3:30pm |
Break |
| 3:30 - 4:45
pm |
Concurrent Sessions
"Spot Light
on Success" - The Indianapolis ENERGY STAR Homes Marketing and
Louisiana H.E.R.O. Programs
Description
Moderator: Douglas
Walter, Kansas Building Science Institute
Presenters: Wade Byrd, Energy Rated Homes of Louisiana
Mark Jansen, Energy Rated Homes Midwest
"A
Marriage that Works" - The Linkage Between HERS and Energy
Codes Description
Moderator: Linda
Perry, Energy Rated Homes of Mississippi
Presenters: Mike DeWein, Building Codes Assistance Project
Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
Susan Recken, Arkansas Energy Office
"Does Every Home Have to be Rated" - The Role of
Batch Testing Description
Leader: Mark
Milin,
ICF Consulting
Presenters: Paul Rimelspach, Energy Design Alternatives
Terry Smith, Home Energy Ratings of Ohio |
| 6:00 - 8:00
pm |
"Networking
by the Beach" - Energy Rated Homes of America and Southern
States Energy Board Reception
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel |
Tuesday, February 27
|
| 8:00am - Noon |
Registration |
| 8:00 - 10:00
am |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:30
am |
General Sessions
Tax Credits for
Residential Energy Efficiency and Beyond
Description
David
Goldstein, Natural
Resources Defense Council
"Blue Print
for Action" - Developing Policy Initiatives to Take HERS Into
the 21st Century Description
Leader: Barbara
Collins,
Energy Rated Homes of the West |
| 10:45 - Noon |
Concurrent Sessions
EPA ENERGY STAR
Existing Homes Program - Implications for the HERS Industry
Description
Leader: Lena
Nirk, EPA
ENERGY STAR Homes Program
"Teaming
Up for Success" - Developing Dynamic Partnerships with Real
Estate Agents, Mortgage Lenders, and Fannie Mae Partnership Offices
Description
Moderator: Charmaine
Brown, Fannie Mae
Presenters: Pattie Glenn, GreenSmart
Stephanie Harmon, Fannie Mae Colorado Partnership Office
"Selling
Rating Services and Beyond" - Existing Homes Energy Improvement
Financing
Description
Moderator: Peggy
MacLeod, Northeast HERS Alliance
Presenters: Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
Jeremiah Gardner, Energy Rated Homes of Arkansas
Thomas Hamilton, California Home Energy Efficiency Rating System
Rater Business
Development II - How to Market ENERGY STAR Homes to Builders
Moderator: Russell
Rudy, Metropolitan Energy Center
Presenters: Mark Jansen, Energy Rated Homes Midwest
David Wilson, Utah Energy Conservation Coalition |
| Noon - 1 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30
pm |
Concurrent Sessions
Rater Business
Development III - "Building Ratings as a Profit Center"
Description
Moderator: Wes Riley,
Maine Star
Presenters: Travis Dunn, TSI
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Paul Rimelspach, Energy Design Alternatives
Jerry Thatcher, Energy Diagnostics
Understanding and
Marketing Energy Mortgages Description
Moderator: Thomas
Hamilton, California Home Energy Efficiency Rating System
Presenters: Steve Baden, RESNET
Charmaine Brown, Fannie Mae
Barbara Collins, Energy Rated Homes of the West
Partnering
with Green Building Programs
Description
Moderator: David
Wilson, Utah Energy Conservation Coalition
Presenters: Dennis Creech, Southface Energy Institute
Bion Howard, B.E.S.T.
Robin Vieira, Florida Green Building Coalition
Introduction to BOPs and ENERGY STAR
Homes New Labeling System Description
Leaders: Sam Rashkin, EPA
ENERGY STAR Home Program
Jonathan Passe, EPA ENERGY STAR Home Program |
| 2:30 - 3:00
pm |
Break |
| 3:00 - 4:30
pm |
Concurrent Sessions
"BOPs and
HERS - Can They Coexist?" Description
Leader: Sam
Rashkin,
EPA ENERGY STAR Homes
Presenters: Roy Harvey, MaGrann Associates
Kathy Howard, Guaranteed Watt Savers
"Unit by Unit or Whole House" - Technical Roundtable
on Rating Multifamily Buildings
Description
Panelists: Richard
Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Bruce Harley, Conservation Services Group
Michael Holtz, Architectural Energy Corporation |
Wednesday, February 28
|
| 8:00 - 10 am |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 9:00 am -
Noon |
General Sessions
Presentation of
Blue Print for Action
Leader: Barbara
Collins,
Energy Rated Homes of the West
"Future of
Residential Energy Efficiency Financing" - Fannie Mae's
Perspective
Description
Robert J.
Sahadi, Vice
President, Fannie Mae |
Post Conference Sessions
| 1:00 pm |
Florida
Solar Energy Center Tour
National Energy Raters Association General Meeting
Florida Green Building Coalition General Meeting |
| 3:00 pm |
RESNET
Task Force on Linking HERS and Energy Codes Meeting |
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