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2001 RESNET Conference

Conference Presentations

February 25 - 28, 2001
Florida Solar Energy Center
Coca, Florida

Below are links to PDF versions of the presentations that were given at the Conference.  All the presentation will be added shortly.  If the particular presentation you are looking for isn't online yet, check back soon:

General Sessions

State of the HERS® Industry - What We Have Accomplished and How We Are Poised for the 21st Century - 135KB
Steve Baden, Executive Director, RESNET

"The Thin Blue Line" - The Challenge of Global Climate Change and the Role that Residential Energy Efficiency Can Play
Philip Fairey, Deputy Director, Florida Solar Energy Center

"Got Gas? -A Look at Energy Prices Coming Into the 21st Century"
Wither Energy Prices
- 118KB
Steve Andrews, E-Star Colorado

"Hitch Your Wagon to a STAR" - The Status of the EPA ENERGY STAR Homes Program and Its Plans for the Future - 376KB
David F. Lee, EPA ENERGY STAR Homes Branch Chief, EPA

The Future of Residential Energy Efficiency Financing - Fannie Mae's Perspective - Michelle Desiderio, Fannie Mae

Tax Credits for Residential Energy Efficiency and Beyond
David Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council

"Blue Print for Action" - Developing Policy Initiatives to Take Residential. Energy Efficiency Into the 21st Century

Conference Break-Out Sessions

Rater Business Development I: Marketing of Rater Services & Elements That Should be Contained in Rater Business/Marketing Plan
Barbara Collins, Western Regional Manager, Energy Rated Homes of the America

Rater Business Development II: "Successful Marketing Techniques" - How to Explain Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency to Builders and Market ENERGY STAR
Mark Jansen, Energy Rated Homes Midwest - 80KB
Travis Dunn, TSI
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Pattie Glenn, GreenSmart

Rater Business Development III: "Building Ratings as a Profit Center"
Travis Dunn, TSI
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Paul Rimelspach, Energy Design Alternatives
Jerry Thatcher, Energy Diagnostics - 56KB

How to Market ENERGY STAR Homes to Builders
Mark Jansen, Energy Rated Homes Midwest - 234KB
David Wilson, Energy Rated Homes of Utah

Understanding and Marketing Energy Mortgages
Steve Baden, RESNET & Barbara Collins, Energy Rated Homes of America
Stephanie Harmon, Fannie Mae - 56KB

"Teaming Up for Success" - Developing Dynamic and Successful Partnerships with Real Estate Agents, Mortgage Lenders, & Fannie Mae Partnership Offices
Pattie Glenn, GreenSmart
Nancy Sharifi, Fannie Mae Central Florida Partnership Office

EPA ENERGY STAR Existing Homes Program - Implications for the HERS Industry - 377KB
Lena Nirk, EPA ENERGY STAR Homes Program

"A Marriage That Works" - The Linkage Between HERS and Energy Codes
Michael DeWein, Building Codes Assistance Project - 210KB
Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont - 115KB
Susan Recken, Arkansas Energy Office - 263KB

"Starting With the Basics" - An Introduction to Ratings, Energy Mortgages and the Role of Rating in Appraising Energy Efficient Properties
Michael Andreyuk, Southface Energy Institute - 118KB
Linda Perry, Energy Rated Homes of Mississippi - 16KB

Introduction to Building Option Packages (BOPS) and EPA's New ENERGY STAR Labeling - PDF 243KB
Sam Rashkin, EPA ENERGY STAR Homes Program

BOPS and HERS, Can They Co-exist?
Roy Harvey, MaGrann Associates - 583KB
Kathy Howard, Guaranteed Watt Savers

"New Business Opportunities for HERS" - Utility Deregulation Benefit Funds and Building America Program
Barbara Collins, Energy Rated Homes of America
Robb Aldrich, Steven Winter Associates
Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont - 45KB
Rick Gerardi, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority

Partnering with Green Building Programs
Dennis Creech, Southface Energy Institute
Robin Vieira, Florida Green Building Coalition

"Selling Rating Services and Beyond" - Existing Homes Energy Improvement Financing
Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
Jeremiah Gardner, Energy Rated Homes of Arkansas
Thomas Hamilton, California Home Energy Efficiency System

"Creating a Lean and Mean HERS Machine" - Energy Rating Pricing Strategies & Increasing Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Processing Ratings and Providing Quality Control
Megan Edmunds, E-Star Colorado
Lynne Morgan, Energy Rated Homes Midwest - 44KB
Tei Simmerman, Florida Energy Gauge - 94KB

"Spotlight on HERS Success" - The Indianapolis ENERGY STAR Marketing & Louisiana HERO Program
Wade Byrd, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Mark Jansen, Energy Rated Homes Midwest - 66KB

"Does Every Home Have to Be Rated?" - The Role of Batch Testing
Mark Milin, ICF Consulting - 134KB
Paul Rimelspach, Energy Design Alternatives - 8KB - 2nd document - 26KB
Terry Smith, Home Energy Ratings of Ohio - 177KB
Terry Smith, Home Energy Ratings of Ohio - 8KB
Terry Smith, Home Energy Ratings of Ohio - 26KB

"What's New in the Market of HERS Software Programs"
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center - 79KB
Michael Holtz, Architectural Energy Corporation - 383KB
Ron Judkoff, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - 136KB
John Kennedy, Geo-Praxis - 36KB

"Unit by Unit or Whole House?"  Technical Roundtable on Rating Multifamily Buildings - 130KB
Richard Faesy, Energy Rated Homes of Vermont