2004 RESNET Conference
Presenter Bios
 March 1-3, 2004
Shelter Pointe
Hotel and Marina
San Diego, California
The
following are bios of presenters at the 2004 RESNET Conference. The
bios are organized alphabetically by last name:
Ben Adams
Senior Vice President
MaGrann Associates
Ben Adams is a Senior Vice
President of MaGrann Associates - an energy engineering firm based in
Moorestown, New Jersey that provides building science based design and
consulting services to the residential construction industry, as well as
implementation support for ENERGY STAR® and utility sponsored energy
efficiency programs. Ben is responsible for the company's business
development functions, including its role as a HERS® Provider and its
active participation in the Northeast HERS Alliance. Ben has over 16 years
experience in the implementation and design of residential energy services
and energy efficiency programs. Before joining MaGrann in 2000 he held the
position of Residential Market Leader at Honeywell DMC, where he was
instrumental in the development of a variety of initiatives, including
comprehensive low income programs based on whole-house approaches. Ben
began his career in energy efficiency with the Conservation Department of
the New Zealand Ministry of Energy. Ben currently sits on the Board of
Directors of both RESNET and Affordable Comfort Inc.
Claudia Ahrens
Public Affairs Director
RESNET
Claudia Ahrens 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.
Ren Anderson
Building America Project Leader
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ren joined NREL in 1983 as a "post doc" to conduct research on thermal
transport in solar buildings. Through the years Ren's interest in building
research expanded rapidly including managing NREL's projects for passive
solar systems integration, advanced switchable window coatings, residential
building energy design tools, advanced desiccant cooling and heat recovery
systems, and residential air distribution system performance. Working with
industry partners and DOE, Ren was a key driving force behind the initiation
of the Building America program, now one of the largest research elements in
DOE's buildings research portfolio. Ren was a co-recipient of a patent in
2001 for "Vehicle Cabin Cooling System for Capturing and Exhausting Heated
Boundary Layer Air from Inner Surfaces of Solar Heated Windows" and has
received several awards through the years including the MRI President's
Award for Exceptional Performance in 1993, U.S. Department of Energy's
Recognition Award for development of the Thermal Test Facility in 1995, and
an Outstanding Accomplishment Award for his contributions towards completion
of the Thermal Test Facility in 1996. Ren is an active member of several
building science organizations including ASME, ASHRAE, the Denver NAHB, NCHI
(the National Council for the Housing Industry, and is a reviewer for
Colorado's Annual Energy Star Homes Award Program. Ren was a member and
vice-chairman of ASHRAE's Standard 129, Measurement of Ventilation
Effectiveness (released in 2002) and has published a large number of
technical papers on natural convection in enclosures, momentum transport in
turbulent jets, convective energy transport in passive solar buildings, and
interactions between ventilation and Indoor Air Quality.
Steve Andrews
Senior Technical Director
E-Star Colorado
Steve Andrews is a Denver-based energy consultant and free-lance writer. He
works primarily in the residential sector and is very active with the Denver
Homebuilders' association and with the state's home energy rating
system--E-Star of Colorado. His work ranges broadly, from co-chairing CORE's
World Oil Forum in 1998, to working with the Fort Collins Utilities, code
officials and Habitat for Humanity. Last year he co-authored the draft
report to Colorado Legislature, for the Colorado PUC, regarding the findings
by the state's Electricity Advisory Panel about whether or not to
restructure the state's electricity industry. A near-term writing project
explores national energy policy options.
John Ashe
Senior Associate
ICF Consulting, Inc.
John Ashe, a Senior Associate with ICF Consulting Inc., has worked in
conjunction with the ENERGY STAR Homes program for the past four years. John
began his career spending two years working in Virginia with EPA's national
ENERGY STAR implementation efforts. Heeding the call of "Go west young man",
he has spent the past two years in Texas working with investor owned
utilities, including Oncor, CenterPoint Energy, and Entergy implementing
ENERGY STAR Homes programs in response to deregulation and PUC mandates for
achieving peak demand savings. Two of these utility programs are multi-year
winners of the EPA Partner of the Year Awards. Current estimates indicate
that over 40,000 ENERGY STAR Homes are to be built in Texas in 2004 due to
the Market Transformation programs currently underway. Throughout his time
in Texas, John has contributed to the design, implementation, and evaluation
of several utility-sponsored quality control initiatives. Additionally, John
currently serves on RESNET's quality control subcommittee.
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.
Patrick Bailey
Principal
Geo-Praxis
Mr. Bailey is one of the founders of GeoPraxis and specializes in building
energy analysis, simulation techniques, building monitoring and commercial
building design assistance. He has carried out detailed analyses of hundreds
of commercial buildings across the United States, and developed energy
efficiency training programs for utility staff, home inspectors and fellow
engineers. Mr. Bailey is a current member and past president of the Redwood
Empire Section of ASHRAE. Prior to working as an engineer, Pat was a
founding member of Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3) and
served for two years as a Peace Corps science teacher in Botswana, Africa.
Mr. Bailey has a BSc degree in mechanical engineering from the University of
Minnesota, a certificate in energy management from Sonoma State University,
and is a California Registered Professional Engineer.
Cece Barros
Program Manager for California ENERGY STAR New Homes Program
Pacific Gas & Electic
Cece has spent half of her career
working on field implementation of various energy efficiency programs. For
the past 7 years she has managed the Residential New Construction programs.
She has a B.A. in Management from St. Mary's College.
Doug Beaman
Owner
Douglas Beaman Associates
Doug is the owner of Douglas Beaman
Associates, a Modesto, California based energy consulting firm. Douglas
Beaman Associates coordinates the California Home Energy Efficiency Rating
Service (CHEERS) new construction Quality Assurance program. Doug developed
the training curriculum that was approved by the California Energy
Commission for certification of CHEERS raters for new construction and is
the lead trainer for the new construction-training program. Doug has over 20
years of experience in the energy conservation field working with builders,
architects, homeowner and of course home inspection/verification raters.
Mitch B. Bieker
Loan Officer
HomeFirst Mortgage Corporation
Mitch has been in the financial
industry for the past 13 years. He was a Branch Manager for Branch Banking &
Trust (BB&T) in Washington D.C. and is currently employed at HomeFirst
Mortgage Corp. as a Loan Officer specializing in Energy Efficient Mortgages.
Mitch has a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from
George Mason University.
David R. Blanke
Program Manager of California ENERGY STAR Homes Program
Southern California Gas / San Diego Gas and Electric
Mr. Blanke is a Market Advisor with
Southern California Gas Company. For over twelve years, he has served as a
liaison with the residential building industry and is the Program Manager of
the California ENERGY STAR Homes Program for Southern California Gas and San
Diego Gas & Electric. Prior to Southern California Gas, Mr. Blanke was a
Lecturer at the University of California Santa Barbara and Managing Editor
for the Environmental Studies Institute in Santa Barbara.
Michael Brown
Senior Marketing Manager
MaGrann Associates
Michael Brown, Senior Marketing
Manager, has more than five years experience in residential energy
efficiency programs. He is MaGrann Associates' marketing team leader (as it
relates to ENERGY STAR programs administered for our utility clients). While
his background includes finance, sales training, administration, and quality
assurance, his strengths have been in the area of sales and marketing, and
relationship building. In marketing ENERGY STAR programs, he has drawn on
his extensive experience working with the housing industry, government
agencies, and the lending community. Mike has gained a high level of
expertise with urban municipalities and the affordable housing market. He
has assisted in the development of marketing strategies, tactical planning
and implementation of utility-sponsored energy efficiency programs. His work
with government agencies has resulted in ENERGY STAR certification becoming
the standard to be met for state-funded residential, projects, as well as
from municipal housing authorities and redevelopment agencies. His
relationships with the affordable housing community including non-profits
and faith based organizations, has helped transform the segment of the
housing industry to energy efficiency at a rapid rate. Mike has also
successfully developed and implemented ENERGY STAR training programs for
architects, realtors, builders, and the lending community.
Steve Byers
President
EnergySmiths, Inc.
Steve Byers is the President of
EnergySmiths Inc., 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 has grown into the largest energy rating company in Colorado.
Jim Cavallo
Principal
Kouba-Cavallo Associates, Inc.
Jim Cavallo is the principal at
Kouba-Cavallo Associates, Inc., a consulting firm helping clients find
sustainable solutions to housing, environmental, and community economic
development challenges while growing local jobs and community-based
businesses. He is the northern Illinois agent for the Illinois HERS program
and a Chicago-area rater. Jim also is an associate editor of Home Energy
Magazine where he writes on innovative housing technologies and energy
efficiency. Jim holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University.
Barbara Collins
Executive Director
Energy Rated Homes of the West
Ms. Collins has over 15 years of
experience in home energy ratings, energy mortgages and organization
management. Her work has been featured on the nationally broadcast
television program "Today's Environment", and was honored by the U.S.
Department of Energy with its "National Energy Award" Renew America with its
"National Award". In 2000, the Mortgage Bankers Association of America
featured Ms. Collins in its "Market Trends" series to discuss the link
between housing affordability and energy efficiency. Ms. Collins was also
presented with the 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award, by the Residential
Energy Services Network (RESNET).
Michelle Desiderio
Senior Product Developer
Fannie Mae
Michelle Desiderio is a Senior
Product Developer for Fannie Mae's Product Innovation Department in the
Housing and Community Development Division. In that role she is responsible
for a number of programs including Fannie Mae's Housing and Environment
Initiative. That Initiative includes two mortgage products that reward home
buyers who chose resource efficient homes: the Energy Efficient Mortgage and
the Smart Commute TM Initiative. In addition, Michelle has developed a
residential emissions trading pilot that creates value for the reduction in
pollution from residential energy efficiency. Michelle has a degree in
Environmental Policy from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry
and a Masters' in Urban Planning from the University of Virginia.
Ann Edminster
Co-chair
U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Homes Committee
Ann Edminster, M.Arch., is an
environmental design consultant and educator whose work focuses on
investigation and evaluation of building materials and systems. She is
co-chair of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Homes Committee and past
co-chair of the LEED Materials & Resources Technical Advisory Group. She is
co-author of Efficient Wood Use In Residential Construction: A Practical
Guide to Saving Wood, Money, and Forests and has been an invited speaker
at dozens of regional and national green building conferences over the past
decade. Her background includes more than 25 years of work as a residential
designer.
Megan Edmunds
Program Manager
E-Star Colorado
Megan Edmunds is the manager of
E-Star Colorado. She oversees and manages all aspects of the program
including its technical, communications, marketing, and administrative
aspects. Megan is responsible for working with the E-Star Board of Directors
to set policy for the organization. Megan also makes strategic alliances
with outside organizations and companies to promote the cause of residential
energy efficiency. Megan's background includes 8 years of program evaluation
and policy analysis experience with the Colorado Housing and Finance
Authority. She has a B.A. and M.A. in political science, a certification in
economic development finance. Born and raised in Alaska, she has been a
Colorado resident for 23 years.
Richard Faesy
Project Manager
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Richard works as part of the Planning
and Evaluation Team at the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation in
Burlington, Vermont. He specializes in residential buildings and technology,
with a focus on new construction, green building, home energy ratings and
energy efficiency financing. He is actively involved with clients in New
York, Massachusetts, Vermont and other states. Prior to 2000, he was
responsible for the administrative and developmental functions of Energy
Rated Homes of Vermont and Vermont's Energy Mortgage (EM) Programs since
their inception in 1986. He has been active nationally in many Home Energy
Rating System (HERS)/EM efforts including starting and managing the
Northeast HERS Alliance, and working with the Department of Energy (DOE),
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy Rated Homes of America, the
HERS Council, the National Collaborative on HERS and EEMs and other
initiatives. He has also been involved with numerous energy policy efforts
including the adoption of Vermont's first Energy Code, development of a
Vermont residential mechanical ventilation standard, and development of the
Vermont Built Green rating system. Richard was featured in a national
Dateline/NBC story on energy efficiency in 2001 and was also awarded
RENSET's Lifetime Achievement Award. He has published numerous articles and
speaks frequently at national conferences and meetings. In his spare time,
Richard keeps his small farm going, produces maple syrup, telemark skis with
his family in the winter, coaches soccer and baseball, and spends time on
the water in kayak and sailboat in the summer.
Philip Fairey
Interim Director
Florida Solar Energy Center
Philip Fairey is Interim 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 also initiated and led
the development of a sophisticated building simulation software research
tool, FSEC 3.0, capable of accurately simulating complex building
science phenomena in detail. He has received two US Patents in the field of
photocatalytic detoxification. Mr. Fairey is a member of ASHRAE where he has
served as Research Subcommittee Chairman of TC 4.4 on Thermal and Moisture
Retarders, and as Chairman of TC 4.9 on Building Envelope Systems and is
currently serving on SPC 140, "Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of
Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs." He has also served as a member
of ASTM C-16, where he chaired the Task Group that developed ASTM Standard
C-1158 on Radiant Barrier Systems. 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 is 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).
Tracy Fogelsong
Owner
EnerCalc
Tracy has been in the energy analysis
field since the early '80s providing Title-24 and Model Enery Code
Calculation documentation. I became certified as a CHEERS rater in 2001 and
a HERS rater in the State of NV in 2002 and have been working with
production builders certifing to date over 300 Energy Star Homes. For the
past year and a half I have been involved in the Nevada Housing Division's
Multi-Family Bond Financing Program and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Program which consists of re-hab and new construction in the State of
Nevada. I am currently serving on the RESNET board of directors.
Ken Fonorow
President
Florida HERO
Ken Fonorow, president of Florida
HERO, has been involved in building science and energy conservation for over
25 years as an energy analyst, consultant, problem solver, and is
experienced in residential mechanical systems design and installation. Mr.
Fonorow's diverse background includes pioneering work in the development of
software for energy auditing, blower-door technology and "Green"
construction codes. In addition to being guest speaker, Ken teaches
Continuing Education courses in energy conservation at Santa Fe Community
College. He is the vice-chair of the Gainesville Energy Advisory Committee,
serves on the Board of Directors of the Gainesville Builders Association,
and past president of the National Energy Raters Association. Mr. Fonorow
has won awards for his contributions to building science and energy
efficiency at the local, state, and national levels including the 1999,
2000, and 2001 "Florida Rater of the Year", the 1999 EPA ENERGY STAR "Ally
of the Year". Ken is a member of the Habitat for Humanity "Green Team".
Bobbi Glassel
Northern California Energy Improvement Center
Bobbi Glassel & Associates
Bobbi Glassel operates an Energy
Efficient Mortgage Service Company based in California's Sacramento Valley.
She is directly responsible for helping many California families save money
on their monthly utility cost while increasing their quality of life by
implementing the Energy Efficient Mortgage Program with FHA, VA, Fannie Mae
financing. Working with homebuyers, mortgage lenders and Realtors to
coordinate the Energy Efficient Mortgage documentation and the installation
of Cost Effective energy improvements. She has been in a real estate related
business for over 2 decades and has given countless Energy Efficient
Mortgage training to real estate offices, mortgage companies, Board of
Realtors, First Time Homebuyer's and community groups, she is also
accredited to give California Department of Real Estate continuing education
credits. She participated in the 2003 California Energy Commission meetings
on how the Energy Efficient Mortgage can increase energy efficiency in
existing housing. The Energy Efficient Mortgage may just be California's
answer to increasing energy efficiency existing housing and decreasing
pollution in our communities at no cost to the state.
David B. Goldstein
Co-Director, Energy Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
David B. Goldstein has worked on
energy efficiency and energy policy since the early 1970s. 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, both in the United States and in Russia. Dr. Goldstein
negotiated the agreement that led to the National Appliance Energy
Conservation Act of 1987, and has helped design and direct energy efficiency
programs with utilities and state regulatory agencies. He was a founding
director of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency and the New Buildings
Institute. 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 1998 Leo
Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest. He was awarded a MacArthur
fellowship in 2002. David is a member of the RESNET Board of Directors.
Robert W. Hammon, Ph.D.
Principal
ConSol
Rob Hammon has over 20 years of
experience in energy-efficient design and construction. He has pioneered
energy efficiency as a market driver for quality construction, and
market-driven, voluntary energy-efficiency programs. He is responsible for
quality-construction protocols for insulation, air sealing, windows, and
heating, cooling and ventilation systems. He has also developed builder
protocols for use and installation of residential photovoltaic systems. Rob
has had primary responsibility for developing and delivering the nationally
recognized Builder Energy Code Training Program provided by the Building
Industry Institute. For the Building America program, Rob has assembled an
extensive team called the Building Industry Research Alliance who will work
to help production builders build homes 40% to 70% more efficient than
typical new homes. The goal of the Zero Energy Home program is to be
building communities by 2010 that generate as much energy as they consume.
Rob currently has four builders building communities that are well on their
way toward this goal.
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.
Stephanie Harmon
Owner
Progress Associates
Business and Strategy Architecting
Management Consultant, with experience and expertise to assist clients who
may be experiencing financial difficulty, expanding, starting-up, in need of
financing, or in some stage of growth or change. Areas of focus:
- Advising through an organizational
transition or restructuring,
- Assisting in capital raising and
investment fund development,
- Assisting in the development of fund
program criteria,
- Assisting in the development of lending
policies and procedures,
- Advising a CEO, CFO or COO on an ‘as
needed basis',
- Filling the role of CEO, CFO or COO on an
interim or transitional basis,
Kathy Howard
Division Manager
Energy Sense Systems
Kathy Howard is the founder of Energy
Sense, recently acquired by Masco Corporate Services. Kathy now acts as
Division Manager and responsible for the Marketing and Production of Energy
Sense in Texas. Energy Sense is a consulting and energy codes and Energy
Star inspection firm. Kathy is both a Master Certified Rater for the
Engineered for Life and Environment for Living programs, and a Certified
Energy Star Provider. As a Ratings Provider with a staff of 30, Energy Sense
is working with David Weekley, Emerald Builders, Hammonds Homes, Newmark
Homes, MHI and Partners in Building, Kimball Hills Homes and Royce Homes, DR
Horton, Perry Homes and Pulte Homes, along with some local Custom Builders
in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Kathy spent 20 years in
Marketing with Reliant Energy HL&P in the Residential Sector.
Accomplishments included the development and implementation of programs
targeted at the residential consumer. Kathy's experience spans from business
planning and implementation to contract negotiations for programs including
Energy Experts, Economic Development and Good Cents program (an energy
efficiency new homes construction program targeted at Builders).
Darin Hughes
President
Hughesco, Inc.
Darin started a small remodeling
company and built it up over the last 13 years into a formidable
restoration/new-build/Energy Star firm. With a fully comprehensive Energy
Star program, sales increased 400% in the last year.
George S. James
Building America Program Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. George S. James is an Architect
at the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE, and manages the Building America
Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. This
cost-shared program works with the building industry to research, develop,
and construct energy efficient, comfortable, healthy, environmentally
sensitive, affordable houses and community developments. In 1996, Mr. James
was awarded the Professional Achievement Award for Public/Private Sector
Partnering (the Building America Program) by Professional Builder Magazine
and the 1996 Professional Service Award by the Energy Efficient Building
Association. The engineering science and architecture background of Mr.
James includes study with Frank Lloyd Wright under a scholarship at the
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Taliesin West, Scottsdale,
Arizona (1952-1953) and subsequent participation in the construction of
several buildings designed by Mr. Wright in California. Before coming to DOE
in 1988, Mr. James was a Physical Scientist at the National Science
Foundation, NSF, in Washington, D.C., for over a decade, and managed solar
energy, applied research, engineering, technology transfer, and information
science programs. Mr. James began his east coast career, in 1971, at the
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, when he was chosen
to conduct the feasibility study that concluded Washington, D.C. was the
best site for construction of the present museum structure. Prior to coming
to Washington, D.C., Mr. James had spent several decades at the Aerojet-General
Liquid Rocket Company in Sacramento, California, involved in the development
of liquid rocket space propulsion systems including the Apollo Service
Module engine.
Mark Jansen
Director
Energy Efficient Homes Midwest
Mark Jansen administers the Energy
Efficient Homes Midwest program that conducts energy ratings in Indiana,
Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. Previously Mark administered the
Energy Rated Homes Midwest program that conducted over 7000 energy ratings
in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. Energy Rated Homes
Midwest has received the EPA Energy Star "Ally of the Year Award" for
Technical Support in 1998 & 1999. He began the program during his thirteen
year tenure with the Indiana Department of Commerce, Energy Policy Division.
Prior to working for state government Mark performed over 5000 residential
energy audits under contract to a local utility in Indianapolis. He attended
Jordan Energy Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mark is the past
President of Energy Rated Homes of America and is a member of the Energy
Subcommittee of the National Association of Home Builders.
Bill Klotz
Program Manager
Advanced Energy
As program manager for Advanced
Energy, Bill Klotz is responsible for developing and managing activities
centered on the goal of implementing High Performance Home standards into
subsidized housing by centering on bill guarantee programs. The initial
focus is on North Carolina and surrounding states. Klotz works closely with
local and state organizations Habitat for Humanity affiliates and
non-profits, to expedite the attainment of program goals and to have a
positive and needed impact on new building practices in the assisted housing
industry. In addition to developing growing program policies, Klotz
coordinates the execution of such activities as plan review, standards and
specification writing, contractor and sub-contractor training, on-site
consulting and quality assurance, performance testing and certification of
homes, issuance and support of comfort and heating/cooling energy use
guarantees, and homebuyer education. Klotz holds a bachelor's of science
degree in conservation of natural resources from North Carolina State
University and is a licensed general contractor in North Carolina.
Jim Larsen
Director, Technology Marketing
Cardinal Glass Industries
Jim has the unusual title of
"Director, Technology". Relying on his 20+ years of experience in the
research and development of glass products, Jim's primary responsibility is
supporting the recognition of energy efficient windows through codes at both
the state and national level. Jim also provides product support through
website development, product brochures, on-site training, and building
energy research. Mr. Larsen has a mechanical engineering degree, is a member
of ASHRAE, a past chairman of the ASTM insulating glass subcommittee, and is
currently on the board of directors for the National Fenestration Rating
Council.
David Lee
Director
Environmental Protection Agency Residential Branch
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.
Terry Lenhart
Owner
Advanced Energy of Wisconsin
Terry Lenhart is the owner of
Advanced Energy of Wisconsin, a consulting firm specializing in high
performance residential construction and energy efficiency financing. He was
instrumental in developing the ENERGY STAR® Mortgage in Wisconsin. Advanced
Energy of Wisconsin provides its services to builders, trades, lenders,
appraisers, and consumers. Terry is involved in energy program development
and currently serves as a Regional Coordinator for Focus on Energy's
Wisconsin ENERGY STAR® Homes program. His vast field experience and his
building science expertise qualify him as a leader in Wisconsin's building
science community. Terry has extensive experience in the Home Energy Rating
field where he has made significant contributions to studies such as the
Energy Center of Wisconsin's Residential Characterization Project. In
addition, Terry participated in the 1998 Home Energy Rating Service /
Uniform Dwelling Code Work Group, which facilitated REM/Rate's recognition
as a state approved code compliance tool. Terry uses his 25 year background
in the HVAC industry to provide technical assistance to builders and their
subcontractors. He serves as a technical trainer for other energy and
building consultants in Wisconsin. He has been a presenter at national
building conferences such as Affordable Comfort and Residential Energy
Services Network.
Joseph Lstiburek
Principal
Building Science Corporation
Joseph Lstiburek is a principal of
Building Science Corporation. He is a forensic engineer 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 the past chairman of ASTM E241 - Increasing the Durability of
Building Assemblies from Moisture Induced Damage. He is a contributor and
reviewer of Chapters 21 and 22 of ASHRAE Fundamentals. He is a voting member
of the ASHRAE Standard 62 - Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.
He is also a voting member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.3 Ventilation
Requirements and Infiltration and ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4 Building
Materials and Building Envelope Performance. He is one of the world's
foremost authorities on energy efficient construction techniques and heads
one of the four Building America program teams for the U.S. Department of
Energy. Joe also serves on the RESNET Board of Directors.
Danny Parker
Principal Research Scientist
Florida Solar Energy Center
Danny Parker is Principal Research
Scientist at the Florida Solar Energy Center. He specializes in collecting
and analyzing measured data taken from residential and commercial buildings
to determine how efficiency and renewable sources can lower energy needs.
Parker has spent the last twenty-four years of his career in the field of
energy-efficiency research with the last 14 at FSEC. He has been involved in
a variety of evaluations of advanced technologies in buildings, from
detailed laboratory studies to large-scale utility monitoring projects. He
holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Science from the University of
Montana.
Lee O'Neal
President
NSpects, Ltd.
- 23 years in residential, light commercial
and land development. 3rd generation builder, 12 years as a home
inspector, and 2.5 years building performance testing.
- Consultant to Arlington County, Va. Green
Building Program;
- Member of RESNET since Nov. 1991
- Home Energy Rating Provider 1998-051,
- RESNET Board of Directors
- Serving on following RESNET
Sub-Committees: Lighting, and Appliances Technical Subcommittee Renewable
Energy Technical Subcommittee Rating Provider Quality Assurance Committee
Planning Committee of 2004 RESNET Conference
Kelly Parker
President
Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems, Inc.
Kelly Parker, P.E. is the owner and
president of Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems - West, Inc., a national energy,
engineering, consulting and inspection firm which has received the EPA
Partner of the Year Award for 2001 and 2003 and an EEBA Technical
Achievement Award for 2003. Guaranteed Watt Saver has an employee base of
over 45 employees devoted to assisting builders and homeowners apply a
comprehensive application of building science principles. Kelly has over 15
years experience as a Professional Engineer in multiple states. Clients
include municipalities, insurance carriers, builders, architects and
numerous private firms and individuals. He has specialized in inspecting and
reporting the physical condition and cost of repairing residential and
commercial buildings for buyers, sellers, lenders and insurers. For the last
thirteen years, he has specialized in energy efficiency of residential
structures addressing HVAC design, performance and air infiltration testing
and control.
G. William 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.
Edward Pollock
Team Leader of Residential Buildings Team
Office of Building Technology
U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Edward Pollock is the Team Leader
of Residential Buildings Research Team in the Office of Building Technology.
The residential research program includes research to improve residential
building energy efficiency through whole building systems engineering,
development of design tools, work with the national building code
organizations to improve the model energy codes and maintenance of the
Federal building energy efficiency codes. Current research is focused on
achieving building designs that use 50 per cent to 100 per cent (net zero
buildings) less energy than the Model Energy Code.
Prior to assuming his current position at
DOE, Mr. Pollock served as Director of the Building Research and Standards
Office and as an appliance standards program manager responsible for
refrigeration and air conditioning energy efficiency standards.
Previous experience includes: test and
evaluation of active and passive building solar systems; safety and quality
assurance engineering for NASA space shuttle and space station systems;
installation inspection and testing of U.S. Postal Service sorting systems;
support services to the Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile new construction and
overhaul programs; president of Damascus Energy Savers, a non-profit
organization which conducted energy audits of church facilities and; board
of directors/chairman of the building committee of Montgomery Habitat for
Humanity.
Duncan Prahl
Innovation Programs Leader
IBACOS, Inc.
Duncan Prahl is the Innovation
Programs Leader at IBACOS Inc., a building science research and consulting
firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. Duncan's primary responsibility is researching
the process by which widespread local implementation of higher performance
homes using Building America research results can be achieved, in
conjunction with Home Energy Raters and Green Building programs. He also
works with community developers to establish a process by which higher
performance housing can be implemented by a number of builders throughout a
master planned community. Duncan specializes in residential and commercial
building design and construction management, building performance issues
including energy, moisture and air transport, building science training, and
project management.
Dave Porter
1st Vice President, National Builder Division
Countrywide Home Loans
Dave Porter is 1st Vice President of
the National Builder Division for Countrywide Home Loans in the Pacific
Northwest states covering AK, WA, OR and ID. Dave has been in the real
estate industry since 1979. Formerly as a Realtor, top loan officer,
corporate trainer, and mortgage company branch manager. He has spoken
nationally and internationally for several groups including: the National
Association of Home Builders, National Association of Realtors, Mortgage
Bankers Association, The National Green Building Conference as well as
numerous state and local home builders associations. Mr. Porter has written
for various trade papers on finance, energy efficiency, green construction,
marketing and selling-skills topics. He received an NAHB Merit Award for a
Sales & Marketing Idea of the Year submission in 2002. He is active with the
Master Builders Associations and he serves on the Board of Directors for St.
Andrew's Housing Group, a non-profit provider of low to moderate-income
housing.
John B. Richardson
Senior Vice President
Countrywide Home Loans
John B. Richardson is Senior Vice
President of Builder Support at Countrywide Home Loans' National Builder
Division. In this position, Richardson is responsible for new home
builder-oriented loan production support services. Richardson works closely
with the loan origination sales and operations staff to deliver
state-of-the-art services and programs to the new home industry. As a
25-year veteran in the national residential lending industry, Richardson was
previously the President and Chief Operating Officer at Action Mortgage
Company, a subsidiary of Sterling Savings Bank dedicated to residential
construction and permanent lending. Richardson also held executive and
senior positions with new home lending organizations such as Weyerhaeuser
Mortgage Company, First California Mortgage Company and Security Pacific
Bank.
Daniel A. Rizzo
Director, Contractor Channel
US GreenFiber LLC
Dan is the Director Contractor
Channel for US GreenFiber LLC based in Charlotte NC. He is responsible for
sales and market development for Cocoon® insulation in the Contractor
segment. Cocoon is also sold in Manufactured Housing and Retail though
Lowe's and Home Deport stores. Cocoon insulation is produced from recycled
paper fiber or cellulose. GreenFiber is the largest national cellulose
manufacturer with 10 plants located across the US. Prior to his current
role, Dan held the position of Director Product and Market Development at
GreenFiber. Prior to joining GreenFiber, Dan held several management
positions that include: Business Group Vice President, Director New
Products, Director of Purchasing, Director Sales and Marketing, Marketing
Manager, Systems Consultant and Accounting Manager. Dan received his
undergraduate degree in Accounting from LaSalle University in Philadelphia,
PA, and he received his MSA in Business from the University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana Illinois. In addition to is role managing the Contractor
Channel, Dan is also Program Manager for Engineered For Life® (EFL).
Engineered For Life is a performance building process for builders designed
to provide a continuous improvement process for building a healthy, safe,
durable, comfortable and energy efficient home. Engineered For Life is about
improvement focused on training and the integration of applied building
science principles.
Dave Roberts
REM/Rate 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.
Mike Rogers
Consultant
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
Mike Rogers is a consultant providing
program development and management support to the U.S. EPA's Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR. He worked for EPA's indoor air and ENERGY STAR
programs and now consults on energy efficiency and public health issues.
Robert J. Sahadi
Vice President for Product Development and Technology
Fannie Mae
Robert J. Sahadi is Fannie Mae's vice
president for product development and technology. Mr. Sahadi is responsible
for developing innovative products and technology solutions that meet
special housing and financial needs. His department developed the Home
Keeper reverse mortgage and HomeStyle rehabilitation products and is
currently working on a number of new products ideas that involve energy
efficiency, green building, and carbon reduction credit trading. Mr. Sahadi
joined Fannie Mae in July 1987 as vice president for mortgage-backed
securities (MBS) investor marketing, and was responsible for MBS investor
marketing programs for both the domestic and international investment
communities. He assumed his current position in 1991. Prior to joining
Fannie Mae, Mr. Sahadi was chief economist and director of policy at the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board. There, he was responsible for thrift
regulatory policy FSLIC regulation, and financial product research. From
1981 to 1985, he was chief financial planner for the Federal Home Bank
System. Mr. Sahadi also worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the New Communities Development Corporation, and was a
management fellow in the Executive Office of the President of the United
States.
Gayle Sampson
President
Mid-West Building Diagnostics
Gayle Sampson, president and owner of
Mid-West Building Diagnostics (MWBD), and Principle of BuildSolve, Inc. an
non-profit organization devoted to education and training in building
science, has been promoting energy efficiency and building performance, as
well as providing building diagnostic consulting and training services since
1995. She has been involved with the design of the IECC, MEC/RES, COM and
ASHRAE energy code curricula as well as involved in energy code training in
the State of Ohio. Past clients include non-profit housing groups,
utilities, builders, insulation trade organization members, code officials,
and individual homeowners throughout Ohio. She has been a national speaker
at the Affordable Comfort Conference for the past several years. Gayle also
provides training and support for the U.S. Department of Energy's Motor
Challenge and Air Challenge programs. Professional affiliations include:
Board of Directors/member of RESNET, member of: NERA, BOCA International,
the HBA, the BBB, and EPAEnergy Star® Homes Partner. She is certified as a
Home Energy Rater, a Residential Mechanical Ventilation Installation
consultant, an ALA Health House consultant and a CO Analyst. She is
currently developing an interactive series of Web-based Building Codes that
will be availble through the Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board,
Ohio Board of Building Standards, along with BuildSolve's other Principles.
Commercial and industrial clients of MWBD have included AMCAST, Delphi,
Alpha Mold, Dayton Reliable Tool, Enginetics, Appleton Papers, Corning, AMP
Ohio and its affiliate industries, and Montgomery County's Public Works,
Sanitation Plants and Recycling Center.
Robby Schwarz
President
BuiltWright, Inc.
Robby Schwarz, President and Founder
of BuiltWright Inc., began the company in 1995 under the name HomeOwner's
Resource and Diagnostics. The name was changed in 2002 to reflect a desire
to promote the Systems Thinking approach to home construction, whether
building new, remodeling, or upgrading. BuiltWright, Inc. specializes in the
latest building diagnostic techniques to understand how a house is
performing, such as blower door, duct blasting, and zone testing. The
company prides itself on its ability to transfer information to its clients
in a meaningful and understandable way, from research and testing, to E-Star
Home Energy Ratings, Built Green evaluations, and general energy consulting.
Robby's strong belief in the fundamentals of building science and the
synergies that can be created through Systems Thinking has made BuiltWright,
Inc. one of the leading home performance companies in the state of Colorado.
The name BuiltWright, Inc. was chosen because Built reflects the Systems
Thinking approach to construction that Robby embraces, while Wright reflects
the craftsmanship, artistry, skill, and understanding of the house that he
believes should be integrated into the process.
Kathy Spigarelli
Education Coordinator
RESNET
Kathy Spigarelli has been the RESNET
education coordinator since 1998. As the education coordinator, Ms.
Spigarelli assists in designing curriculum, coordinating workshops and
delivering training of lenders and other housing and residential energy
efficiency professionals on the market benefits of residential energy
efficiency financing. Kathy has 20 years of experience in adult education
including programs for Tyson Foods, Inc., Levi Strauss, Campbell Soup, and
Vlasic Pickles.
Don Swift
Technical Services Manager
MaGrann Associates
Technical Services Manager at MaGrann
Associates, is responsible for oversight of field operations for diagnostic
inspections and HERS Ratings under the New Jersey Energy Star Homes Program.
Todd Taylor
Senior Research Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Todd Taylor is a senior research
engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory. He has 20 years' experience developing and analyzing residential
energy codes, including HUD's Manaufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards, ASHRAE's Standard 90.2, DOE's various federal and voluntary
energy standards, and the Model Energy Code/International Energy
Conservation Code. He was a primary developer of DOE's MECcheck/REScheck
code compliance software and has managed or contributed to the development
of numerous DOE software tools for building energy analysis and/or energy
code development. Mr. Taylor also specializes in large-scale simulation
analysis, planning and analysis of building energy metering studies, and the
computational aspects of analyzing large energy datasets.
Michelle Thomas
Project Manager
Southern California Edison
Michelle is currently SCE's project
manager for their residential new construction and local government energy
efficiency programs. Starting out with SCE as a residential development
specialist and eventually moving into new construction program management
and project development, Michelle has spent nearly 13 years working with the
building industry, local governments, and regulatory agencies on the
development and implementation of energy efficiency programs for new
construction. Michelle obtained her bachelor's degree in Journalism, Public
Relations from California State University, Long Beach.
Mark Vanderlinden
Director - Housing and Community Development
Fannie Mae Southwestern Regional Office
Mark has been with Fannie Mae for 6
years, previously as Deputy Director of the New Mexico Partnership Office
and, since May of 2001, as Director of Housing and Community Development in
the Dallas regional office. His current responsibilities include managing
Fannie Mae's efforts to expand homeownership opportunities for underserved
communities in the 9- state Southwestern Region. Over half of the company's
energy and environmental mortgage deliveries were originated in the
Southwest region in 2003. Current focus is on forming lender and community
development partnerships to reach minority and other underserved communities
in inner cities, rural areas and Native American land.
Frank Vigil
Director, SystemVision
Advanced Energy
Nationally recognized as an expert in
the fields of building science and training for the construction industry,
Frank Vigil is known for his inspiring and captivating presentations in
hundreds of national building science workshops and seminars. As a senior
trainer and consultant to Masco's Environments for Living Program, Vigil
has been a key contributor to the largest guarantee program in the nation,
with over 25,000 houses completed to date. A former board member of the
Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA), Chair of the GSA Moisture
Committee, a member of RESNET and a contributing author to such notable
books as The Healthy House and The Secret Life of Dust as well as number
magazine and newspaper publications, Vigil has been an integral part of the
applied building sciences community for 20 years.
Daran Wastchak
President
D.R. Wastchak, L.L.C.
Daran Wastchak is the President of
D.R. Wastchak, L.L.C., a firm based in Tempe, Arizona which specializing in
residential energy efficiency and building science consulting. He has been a
key implementer of the EPA's Energy Star for Homes program in the Phoenix
market since 1996, first with the Del E. Webb School of Construction at
Arizona State University, then with D.R. Wastchak, L.L.C since its founding
in 1999. In addition to articles which have appeared in Home Energy magazine
and the Arizona Journal of Real Estate and Business, Daran is a guest
lecturer at Arizona State University, Scottsdale and Gateway Community
Colleges, and the Arizona School of Real Estate. Daran has also given
presentations at the annual conferences for the Energy and Environmental
Building Association (EEBA), Affordable Comfort, Residential Energy Services
Network (RESNET), and Scottsdale Green Buildings Conference.
Keith Williams
Owner
Building Services & Consultant LLC
Keith Williams is the owner of
Building Services & Consultant LLC, providing home performance evaluations
and assessments for existing residential homes for the past five years. Has
twenty years experience as an insulation contractor specializing in existing
residential buildings. Keith is a qualified Wisconsin Home Performance
Specialist, Certified Home Energy Rater and Outreach Specialist, providing
class room and in-field home performance evaluation trainings. |
