Construction
Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates
"Leading in a Time of Change" - How the Amendments to the Rating
Standards Effect the Responsibility of Rating Providers
Moderator:
Kelly Parker, Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems
Presenters:
Mark Jansen, Energy Efficient Homes Midwest
C.T. Loyd, The Nelrod Company
Greg Nahn, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
High Rise Multifamily, Affordable Housing, and Public Housing
Authorities: New Markets for Multifamily Rating Services
Moderator
Brannon King, DPIS Engineering
Presenters:
Charles Erlich, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Richard Faesy, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Julieann Summerford, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Break Out Session 2
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
"Where Do We Go From Here?" - What Happen to the Residential Energy
Efficiency Tax Credits and What is the Prospects for the Future (Builder
Track)
Moderator:
Kathy Spigarelli, RESNET
Presenter:
David Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council
Missed Opportunities for Comfort and Efficiency: Understanding Thermal &
Pressure Boundaries (Affordable Comfort Track)
Presenter:
David Keefe, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
"Making It Work In Texas" - San Antonio Energy Efficiency Mortgage
Initiative
Moderator:
Mark Vanderlinden, Fannie Mae
Presenters:
Patricia Goolsby, Criterion Mortgage, Ltd
Chip Henderson, CONTECTS - Consultants & Architects
Daniel Lopez, Fannie Mae San Antonio Partnership Office
"Enhancing the Quality of Our Product" - RESNET's Enhanced Quality
Assurance Procedures
Moderator:
Ben Adams, MaGrann Associates
Presenters:
Adam Gifford, Conservation Services Group
Lee O'Neal, NSpects
Daran Wastchak, D.R. Wastchak, LLC
"An Affordable Investment in Peace of Mind" - New Affordable Rater
Insurance Coverage
Moderator:
Mark Jansen, Energy Efficient Homes Midwest
Presenters:
Claudia Brovick, RESNET
James Parck, J.R. Parck
Tuesday, March 1, 2004
Break Out Session 3
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
"What It All Means" - Quantifying the Changes to the Rating Score in 2006
and How They Will Affect ENERGY STAR Homes (Builder Track)
Moderator:
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Presenters:
David Lee, Environmental Protection Agency
David Meisegeier, ICF Consulting
Dave Roberts, Architectural Energy Corporation
Sam Rashkin, EPA ENERGY STAR
Home Performance Diagnostics: Better Solutions & Better Sales (Affordable
Comfort Track)
Presenter:
Joe Kuonen, Comfort Diagnostics & Solutions, Inc.
"Rater Training Providers Workshop" - How to Effectively Work with New
RESNET National Rater Core Test
Moderator:
Kathy Spigarelli, RESNET
Presenters:
Michael Andreyuk, Southface Energy Institute
Mark Jansen, Energy Efficient Homes Midwest
Douglas Walter, Kansas Building Science Institute
ACCA Manual J Load Calculation - An Overview for the Energy Rater
Moderator:
Kristin Shewfelt, E-Star Colorado
Presenters:
Dennis Storer, Calcs Plus
Ken Summers, The Comfort Institute
"Completing the Circle" - The Builder - Rater - Utility Relationship and
Energy Codes
Moderator
Thomas Hamilton, CHEERS
Presenters:
Cece Barros, Pacific Gas & Electric
David Blanke, Southern California Gas
Elisa Clifford, Southern California Edison
Break Out Session 4
10:30`a.m. - Noon
"Zero Energy Homes Performance" - A Sacramento, California Case Study
(Builder Track)
Moderator:
Charles Segerstrom, Pacific Gas & Electric
Presenter:
Michael Keesee, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Preventing and Solving Moisture Problems (Affordable Comfort Track)
Presenter:
Doug Garrett, Building Performance and Comfort, Inc.
"Truly Going to a Systems Engineering Approach" - The Expansion of the
Rating Method to Account for Lighting, Appliances, and On-Site Energy
Production
Moderator:
Tei Simmerman, Florida Solar Energy Center
Presenters:
Richard Faesy, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Dave Roberts, Architectural Energy Corporation
"Keeping Everything on the Level" - RESNET's New Rater Codes of Ethics,
Standards of Practice and Financial Interest Disclosure
Moderator:
Bill Lilly, California Living and Energy
Presenters:
Ben Adams, MaGrann Associates
Steve Baden, RESNET
"Taking Care of Business" - Best Practices for Running and Growing a
Rating Service Company
Moderator
Douglas Walter, Kansas Building Science Institute
Presenters
Steve Byers, BuiltWright
Kathy Howard, Energy Sense
Isaac Savage, Home Energy Partners
Special Lunch Sessions
"Learn About Enhancements to TREAT"
Presenter:
Ethan MacCormick, Performance Systems Development, Inc.
Crawl Spaces: Challenges & Solutions
Presenter:
Joe Kuonen, Comfort Diagnostics & Solutions, Inc.
Break Out Session 5
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
"Giving Credit to Quality Installation" - New Insulation Inspection
Procedures (Builders Track)
Moderator:
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Presenters:
Mark Jansen, Energy Efficient Homes Midwest
Kelly Parker, Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems
Tom Newton, North American Insulation
Manufacturers Association
Do No Harm: Combustion Safety (Affordable Comfort Track)
Presenter:
Rich Moore, Invisible Energy
"Taking It to the Streets" - Principles Needed to be Considered in
Developing a Successful Rating Business
Moderator:
Carrie Ann Wall, Metro Code Analysis
Presenters:
Steve Baden, RESNET
Claudia Brovick, RESNET
"Setting the Standard for Sampling" - The Path of Developing an Industry
Sampling Standard
Moderator:
Daran Wastchak, D.R. Wastchak, LLC
Presenters:
Steve Gleaves, HomeEnergy Fix
Lee O'Neal, Nspects
David Wilson, Energy Rated Homes of Utah
Designing Effective Rating Quality Control Programs to Influence Positive
Changes in the Rating Industry: Colorado, Texas and Louisiana Case Studies
Moderator:
Jonathan Passe, Environmental Protection Agency
Presenters:
Megan Edmunds, E-Star Colorado
Buddy Justice, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Brian Smith, ICF Consulting
Mike Stockard, TXU Electric Delivery
Break Out Session 6
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
"A New Environment for Builders Raters" - Changes to the International
Energy Conservation Code and Minimum Air Conditioner Manufacturing
Efficiency Standards (Builder Track)
Moderator:
Dave Roberts, Architectural Energy Corporation
Presenters:
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Michael Holtz, Architectural Energy Corporation
Central Air Conditioning System RX (Affordable Comfort Track)
Presenter:
Doug Garrett, Building Performance and Comfort, Inc.
"Keeping Things Tight" - The Latest in Blower Door and Duct Testing
Technology
Moderator:
Steve Byers, EnergySmiths, Inc.
Presenter:
Gary Nelson, Energy Conservatory
Building America Implications For the Rater
Moderator:
George James, U.S. Department of Energy Building America Team
Panelists:
Tracy Fogelsong, EnerCalc Nevada
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Lee O'Neal, NSpects
"Keeping Things Above Board" - New EPA and RESNET Consumer Complaint
Protocols
Moderator:
Mike Baker, TXU Electric Delivery
Presenters:
Steve Baden, RESNET
Sam Rashkin, Environmental Protection Agency
Wednesday, March 2, 2004
Break Out Session 7
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
"Home Energy Ratings and Green Buildings" - U.S. Green Building Council's
Residential LEED Program (Builder Track)
Moderator:
Richard Faesy, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Presenters:
Anne Edminster, Design AVEnues
Jay Hall, U.S. Green Building Council
Kristin Shewfelt, E-Star Colorado
Establishing a Home Performance Contracting Business (Affordable Comfort
Track)
Presenter:
Mike Woodson, Practically Free Energy
"Putting the Internet to Work for You" - Using a Web Site to Market Your
Rating Business
Moderator:
Chris Maher, Thermo-Scan Inspections
Presenter:
Randy Martin, R. L. Martin Associates
"Taking A New Way Look at Duct Leakage" - Issues Related to Delta Q and
Other Duct Tightness Tests
Moderator:
Steve Saunders, TexEnergy Solutions
Presenter:
Iain Walker, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Rating Business Model: Serving the Production Builder Needs
Moderator:
John "Chip" Henderson, CONTECTS - Consultants & Architects
Presenters:
Kelly Parker, Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems
Daran Wastchak, D.R. Wastchak LLC
Break Out Session 8
10:30 a.m. - Noon
"Let the Word Go Forth" - ENERGY STAR Homes New Marketing Tools (Builder
Track)
Moderator:
Steve Gleaves, HomeEnergy Fix
Presenter:
Sam Rashkin, Environmental Protection Agency
Introduction to Home Performance with ENERGY STAR ® (Affordable Comfort
Track)
Presenters:
Megan Edmunds, E-Star Colorado
Andrew Fisk, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Mike Rogers, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
"It Can be Done" - Quality Assurance and the Small Rating Provider
Moderator:
Robby Schwarz, BuiltWright
Presenters
Chip Henderson, CONTECTS - Consultants & Architects
Chris Johnson, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative
Ryan Oldfied, Appreciated Energy
"Ensuring National Consistency" - Verification Protocols for Rating
Software Programs, Tax Credits and Energy Code Compliance
Moderator:
Michael Holtz, Architectural Energy Corporation
Presenters:
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Dave Roberts, Architectural Energy Corporation
"Career Path for Raters" - Developing New Definitions for Rater
Certification
Moderator:
Steve Baden, RESNET
Presenters:
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Kristin Shewfelt, E- Star Colorado
Gayle Sampson, Mid-West Building Diagnostics
Break Out Session 9
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
New Business Opportunities with ENERGY STAR (Builder Track)
Moderator:
Ed Carr, Comfort Home Corporation
Presenter:
Sam Rashkin, Environmental Protection Agency
"Creating a Level Planning Field" - Making Blower Door Duct Leakage
Testing Consistent Among Raters
Moderator:
David Meisegeier, ICF Consulting
Presenter:
Kelly Parker, Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems
Case Studies of Rating Business Model of Rating Services With Applied
Building Science Consulting
Moderator:
Gayle Sampson, Mid-West Building Diagnostics
Presenters:
Tracy Fogelsong, EnerCalc Nevada
Ken Fonorow, Florida H.E.R.O.
Lee O'Neal, Nspects
"And Now for Something Completely Different" - The Power of the Internet
Blog and Introduction to RESNET's Blog
Moderator:
Randy Martin, R. L. Martin Associates
Presenter
Claudia Brovick, RESNET
Training and Certification of Rating Data Collectors: A Texas Model
Moderator:
Mark Curry, Energy Sense
Presenters:
Michael Andreyuk, Southface Energy Institute
John Ashe, ICF Consulting
Break Out Session 10
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
"Towards Tomorrow" - Development of a Rating Path to Energy Codes
Moderator:
Tom Fitzpatrick, Energy Systems Laboratory
Presenter:
David Wilson, Energy Rated Homes of Utah
"Multifamily ENERGY STAR" - A Facilitated Discussion
Moderator:
C.T. Loyd, The Nelrod Company
Presenters:
John Jennings, Conservation Services Group
Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates
"Moving ENERGY STAR to the Great White North" - Canada and ENERGY STAR
Moderator:
Sam Rashkin, Environmental Protection Agency
Presenter:
Bruce Gough, Energy Building Group
Sylvain Quilliam, Natural Resources
Canada
February 28 - March 2, 2005