2006 RESNET Building Performance Conference
Conference Presenters Bios
 February 27 - March
1, 2006
Plaza San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
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a presenter below to view their bio:
Ben Adams
Senior Vice President
MaGrann Associates
Ben Adams is Senior Vice President for Business Development at MaGrann
Associates, an energy/building consulting and engineering company and
accredited HERS® Provider based in Moorestown NJ that provides
residential engineering design, quality control, performance
diagnostics, energy rating and Energy Star Homes services for builders,
architects and homeowners. Ben sits on the Board of Directors for
Affordable Comfort Inc. and the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET).
He has over twenty years of professional experience in the energy
efficiency industry, beginning at the New Zealand Ministry of Energy in
1981. Prior to joining MaGrann in 2000, Ben spent 11 years with
Honeywell DMC, where as Residential Market Leader he was responsible for
program design including "whole-house" retrofit and education services
for low income program customers and fee paying homeowners, as well as
technology based residential programs.
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 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.
Mike Barcik
Director of Technical Services
Southface Energy Institute
Mike Barcik is a senior research engineer and the Director of Technical
Services at Southface Energy Institute. His areas of expertise include
energy performance modeling, design reviews, building diagnostics, and
technical training. A graduate from Georgia Tech with BS/MS degrees in
mechanical engineering, he has conducted research in high-efficiency
mechanical systems and has conducted hundreds of workshops and
charrettes on high-performance residential and commercial buildings,
including over 40 week-long HERS trainings. He is an active member of
the State of Georgia Energy Code Task Force, a LEED accredited
professional, and a USGBC LEED Faculty member.
Douglas G. 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.
Claudia Brovick
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.
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.
EnergySmiths also provides quality assurance services to utilities and
other energy raters nationwide.
Thomas P. Conlon
President
GeoPraxis
Tom Conlon is an applied anthropologist and leading expert in
energy-related social marketing. He is a founder of two highly
innovative energy efficiency information companies (GeoPraxis and Green
Building Studio, Inc.), and operates the EnergyCheckup™ home energy
rating service for time-of-sale home inspectors. Since 1992, he has
designed, implemented, and evaluated programs and information
technologies that help businesses and consumers better manage their use
of energy and other resources. His clients have included Pacific Gas &
Electric, the California Energy Commission, and The World Bank
(Jamaica).
Dan Curry
Architecture and Starts Manager
Medallion Homes
Dan Curry is Medallion Homes' Architecture and Starts Manager. His
accomplishments with the San Antonio homebuilding firm are:
- Created over 60 new plans and over 200 new exteriors for our
product line.
- Created a AutoCAD library of plans, accessible to Sales offices
and Estimating department
- Lead "Professor" of Medallion University - Internal training
program
- Implemented environmentally responsible practices building in
communities with heavy tree and vegetation cover, using tree survey
and site visits prior to selecting home for the site.
- LEED for homes representative for Medallion Homes
- Will solely manage and draft the start of 468 homes this year
- Implemented a "Lunch and Learn". For my office employees, once a
month we visit a community and look at a specific part of the
homebuilding process. For example we would visit a community and
discuss the various items in a house frame; blocking, ladder framing,
trusses, finger jointed studs, etc. I explain why we do certain
things, and what they accomplish. It gives them a knowledge and
vocabulary to improve their work productivity.
- Currently implementing an even-flow production schedule for the
2006 year, including a "fast-start" program to keep the front end of
construction schedules on track.
Mr. Curry has a Masters of Architecture from Texas Tech (2001) -
Thesis on a sustainable and environmental design for a physical
rehabilitation center in Lubbock, TX. He is an associate member of the
AIA. Dan is married w/ 2 children - wife; Robyn / Son: Alex (3 years) /
Daughter: Megan (7 months)
W.
Laurence Doxsey
Field Environmental Officer
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
W. Laurence Doxsey serves the US Department of Housing and Urban
Development as Field Environmental Officer insuring compliance with
Federal environmental laws and regulations. He brings a strong
background in environmental issues particularly in the areas associated
with building technologies, energy use, and sustainable development.
Laurence is the Region VI Energy Task Force Team representative with
responsibilities to support implementation of HUD's Energy Action Plan
throughout the 5 state region. Prior to working with HUD, Mr. Doxsey
served as Sustainability Officer and Senior Planner of the Sustainable
Communities Initiative for the city of Austin, Texas. He also
coordinated program development for the city's Green Builder Program,
planning and initiating an acclaimed program that generated improved
environmental stewardship and sustainable building practices.
Steve Easley
President
Building Media, 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.
Megan Edmunds
Executive Director
E-Star Colorado
Megan Edmunds is the Executive Director of E-Star Colorado. She oversees
and manages all aspects of the program including its technical,
communications, marketing, and administrative aspects. Prior to E-Star,
Megan spent eight years in Planning and Development with the Colorado
Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA). Since then, she has developed a
team that has increased E-Star Colorado's impact on residential energy
efficiency through outreach to the building trades, local code
jurisdictions, and others whose work affects Colorado's real estate
industry.
David Eishen
Director
Energy Efficient Green Building Institute
David Eishen is the Director of the Energy Efficient Green Building
Institute. The Institute is a partnership between the Department of
Energy, Building America Program, and Cedar Valley College, part of the
Dallas County Community College System. The Institute is developing a
new two year degree program for the Residential Building Performance
Specialist targeting the home energy rating and green rating
professions. This new two year degree program will be offered nationally
beginning August 2006. David Eishen with a background as a mechanical
contractor has been teaching occupational education for over thirty
years. He is currently working with RESNET in the areas of education and
testing.
Audrey Evans
Earth Energy
Audrey Evans has over a decade of experience with non-profit groups and
government, on environmental & other policy issues. She has been an
energy rater in the New Orleans area for the past 5 years. Post-Katrina,
she also serves with the LSU AgCenter's Cooperative Extension Service
(via DOE's Building America Program), assisting with training/outreach
to professionals & the public on building science topics and Louisiana's
newly-adopted uniform building code.
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 involved with clients in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, the U.S.
EPA, U.S. Green Building Council and others. He has been active
nationally in many Home Energy Rating System (HERS) / Energy Efficient
Mortgage (EEM) 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 Builds Greener rating system. Richard was
featured in a national Dateline/NBC story on energy efficiency in 2001
and was also awarded RESNET's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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 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).
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.
Christopher J. Fennell
Institute of Building Technology and Safety
Chris Fennell has twenty years of domestic and international
homebuilding, market research, and engineering experience. As
Vice-President of Marketing and Division Director for Energy Engineering
at the NAHB Research Center, Fennell led more than 100 research projects
for domestic and international building product manufacturers, trade
associations, and federal agencies involving market research, innovative
construction materials, new product commercialization, energy and
industrial engineering, quality management, building codes, and
training. Fennell was Program Manager for U.S. Department of Energy Zero
Energy Home and Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings programs. He
spent four years as Engineering and Field Service Manager at Winchester
Homes, a Weyerhaeuser Company. He gained extensive manufactured housing
and building code experience during several years at the National
Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, a division of
which is now IBTS. International housing experience includes recent
research work in China and responsibility as European Operations Manager
for Ryland Homes. Fennell has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering from Union College and an International MBA from Georgetown
University.
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.
Michael Freedberg
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Policy Development and Research
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Michael Freedberg is senior policy advisor for energy and urban
policy in HUD''s Office of Policy Development and Research. As co-chair
of HUD''s Energy Task Force, he coordinates HUD''s Energy Action Plan, a
comprehensive strategy for reducing energy costs in HUD''s inventory of
public and assisted housing, and is responsible for implementing the
Technology Roadmap for Energy Efficiency in Existing Housing for the
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH). Trained as an
architect and urban planner, Mr. Freedberg has been involved in a wide
range of residential energy activities. In New York City he developed
the nation''s first urban applications of solar and wind energy, as part
of the first sweat equity conversions of abandoned tenement buildings to
cooperative ownership. His projects created an important precedent for
small-scale wind and renewable energy production in the United States.
He was also Energy Policy Coordinator for the National Center for Policy
Alternatives, focusing on alternative energy policies for state and
local officials.
Doug Garrett
Building Performance & Comfort, Inc.
Doug Garrett established Building Performance & Comfort, Inc., a full
service building science based firm, in 1997. His company offers
diagnosis and testing of structures from a buildings-are systems
approach. He consults nationally on projects to achieve a working
building system maximizing efficiency, health, and comfort.
Mathew (Mat) S. Gates
Co-Founder
Residential Science Resources, LLC
As Co-Founder and Building Science Consultant at Residential Science
Resources, LLC, Mat consults and leads activities with home builders in
the private sector and community action programs. Utilizing the Whole
House Systems Approach to home construction, he helps turn scientific
theory into common practice. Mat is involved with many facets of builder
education programs, including: cost benefit energy analysis, code
interpretation, research into innovative systems technology, systems
engineering and integration design, HVAC system sizing and design, field
testing and inspection, on-site implementation and training, and
troubleshooting. He also works with home rehabilitation partners to
integrate energy efficiency and durability into the retrofit market.
Mat's background is in light construction and residential home
inspection. Mat earned a Bachelor's of Science in Residential Building
Science & Technology from the University of Minnesota.
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.
Andrew M. Gordon
Energy Specialist
Washington State University Extension Energy Program
Mr. Gordon is an energy specialist for Washington State University
Extension Energy Program with fifteen years of experience in program
management and implementation, technical assistance to public and
industry, and is an accomplished writer. Mr. Gordon is Washington
State's lead for the regional Energy Star Homes Northwest program, and
has worked on numerous residential energy efficiency programs, including
the Super Good Cents manufactured housing program, energy code support,
and the Building America Industrialized Housing Project. He has authored
or co-authored numerous technical publications, articles and reports on
residential energy efficiency.
Jim Hackler
LEED for Homes Program Manager
U.S. Green Building Council
Jim Hackler is the program manager for the U. S. Green Building
Council's new LEED for Homes rating system. Jim joined the USGBC in 2004
after serving as the project director of EarthCraft House, an
environmental construction program of Southface Energy Institute in
partnership with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. Jim's
background also includes five years as the Managing Editor of
GoodCents (trade magazine for homebuilders), advisory board of
Atlanta Home Improvement and a contributing writer for Atlanta
Journal/Constitution and Atlanta Building News. Jim has been
a presenter at Greenprints, NAHB's Green Building Conference and other
industry forums. His work has been featured on CNN, HGTV, Turner South,
Fox News and numerous other print and television media.
Dr. Jay Hall
Consultant, US Green Building Council's LEED for Homes
Building Knowledge
Dr. Jay Hall has twenty years of experience in sustainable building
design and development. He is an expert in market transformation,
building energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. He was
educated in his hometown of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In 1987, he earned
his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University. For the last
15 years, he has worked as a consultant with to the US EPA's ENERGY STAR
family of programs. Since 1995, he has consulted to the EPA's ENERGY
STAR for Homes Program. And for the last year, he has been a consultant
to the US Green Building Council's LEED for Homes program. He currently
works for Building Knowledge, whose mission is to develop and promote
educational tools to improve the performance of homes.
Thomas Hamilton
Executive Director
California Home Energy Efficiency Rating System (CHEERS)
Thomas Hamilton is responsible for the overall leadership and direction
of a state-wide non-profit home energy rating organization encompassing
its administration, technical, and training departments. Mr. Hamilton
developed the CHEERS strategic business plan in order to become
financially self-sufficient. Thomas oversees all fiscal activities
including the operating annual budget of $1 million and the ongoing
marketing and implementing new business development throughout the
state. Prior to joining CHEERS, Thomas Hamilton worked in the mortgage
industry serving as Senior Vice President of the Western League of
Savings Institutions, Vice President of FarWest Savings & Loan, and the
Secondary Marketing Manager of Westco Savings Bank.
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.
Chip Henderson
Principle
CONTECTS - Consultants & Architects
Chip Henderson is a principle of Contects-Consultants &Architects - an
architecture and consulting firm providing building science, code
compliance and energy consulting services to the construction industry.
Chip is responsible for the company's business development functions,
including its role as a HERS Provider in support of the ENERGY STAR®
Home program. His background includes more than 20 years of experience
as an architect, helping clients find sustainable solutions to housing
and environmental needs.
Michael J. Holtz, FAIA
President
Architectural Energy Corporation
Michael has been engaged in energy research, development, and design
consulting since 1972, and has been involved in the research,
development, and implementation of home energy rating systems since
1979. He has participated in all national HERS planning efforts,
including the National League of Savings Association, the HUD/DOE
Collaborative Council on Home Energy Rating, the HERS Council, the
original NASEO/RESNET initiatives and all new RESNET initiatives; and a
number of state HERS initiatives. Michael is a current member of the
RESNET Board of Directors. Architectural Energy Corporation has
developed the REM/Rate™ and REM/Design™
residential energy analysis, code compliance, and rating software, which
is widely used throughout the U.S. by HERS providers, weatherization
agencies, energy consultants, utilities, and others.
Kathy Howard
Division Manager
Energy Sense
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 the major Texas
markets including: Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Energy Sense
is a consulting, 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 works with 50
percent of the Energy Star Builders including David Weekley, Wilshire
Homes, DR Horton, Emerald Builders, Meritage Homes, Newmark Homes, MHI
and Partners in Building, Pulte, Ryland, Perry Homes, Morrison Homes,
Kimball Hills Homes and Royce Homes, along with many local Custom
Builders. Her team is also responsible for acting as a Provider in
Phoenix and Florida markets. In 2000, Kathy piloted the Energy Star New
Homes Program with Reliant Energy. This program was accepted by the
Texas Public Utility Commission as the template to be used by utilities
in the State. As a key member of the Stakeholders committee sponsored by
Texas A&M, Kathy played a key role in having Energy Star accepted as
code compliance. The market has grown from the pilot of 500 homes to
15,000 homes under contract in Houston alone for 2003 and approximately
26,000 in 2004. Energy Sense services 50% of the Energy Star market.
Currently Kathy is serving on the RESNET Board and has been active in
several sub-committees. She is also a member of the multifamily
residential task force. Locally, Kathy is a member of the Greater
Houston Builders Association, serving on the codes committee,
Governmental affairs committee, Chairs the Education Committee and
co-chairs the Green building Committee.
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 10,000 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 and RESNET
Board of Directors.
Myron Katz
Energy, Moisture and Building Science Consultant
Wisznia Associates
Myron Katzis an Energy, Moisture and Building Science Consultant with
Wisznia Associates (Architects), AIA since 1997 and an adjunct
instructor at Tulane University. His mathematics Ph.D. thesis at UC
Berkeley led to the first US patent for a prominent class of medical
imaging systems. Current professional activities utilize certifications
as a (Home) Energy Rater and an Indoor Environmentalist (Indoor Air
Quality Association). He is a Past-President of the National Energy
Raters Association and co-founder of the Alliance for Affordable Energy,
which, in its first decade, helped regulators save the citizens of New
Orleans over ten billion dollars in electricity and gas bills. In
1986-88, while the Energy Consultant to the Louisiana Attorney General,
he was an expert witness before the Louisiana Public Service Commission
and co-authored A Proposal for Least-Cost Utility Planning, for the
Louisiana legislature. In 1988, he designed a commercial lighting
retrofit with a two-month payback. His innovations are frequently
two-to-five times as energy efficient as conventional alternatives
including: HVAC distribution, insulation and dehumification systems, as
well as methods to test their effectiveness. They involve: ground-source
heat-pumps, hydronic cooling, cathedralized attics and passive
dehumidification. He received the 2002 Special Merit Award for Steering
the Professional Development of Certified Louisiana Home Energy Raters
from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. He is the principal
consultant to a study funded by DOE, Testing and Sealing Ductwork, and
Reducing Energy Usage in Existing Residential and Industrial Buildings.
As principal author of Generalized Subtraction Correction Algorithm,
published in ASTM's Journal of Testing and Evaluation, November 2004, he
unified and enhanced duct leakage, house leakiness and zone pressure
dependence testing into a fast and robust diagnostic approach for
measuring and analyzing the advective flows most important to energy
auditing.
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.
Richard Kornbluth
President
EnTherm, Inc.
Richard Kornbluth is the president of EnTherm Inc. in Syracuse, New
York. He has been an insulation contractor for twenty-six years. He also
serves on the Board of Affordable Comfort, Inc. and the Building
Performance Contractors Association of New York State. Dick's company
received the NYSERDA award for "Outstanding Achievement in Home
Performance Contracting" in 2002 and 2003.
Abe Kruger
Project Manager
Southface Energy Institute
Abe is a graduate of Oberlin College, where he majored in
Environmental Studies and History. He has been with Southface Energy
Institute since 2004. Abe manages Southface's HERS Providership,
performs home performance assessments, and conducts HERS trainings. Abe
looks forward to visiting the Alamo and meeting other HERS
professionals.
Tei Kucharski
Energy Gauge Program Coordinator
Florida Solar Energy Center
Tei Kucharski joined the staff of the Florida Solar Energy Center as the
program coordinator for the Florida Energy Gauge Office in March of
1998. Her tasks include marketing Energy Gauge® software to consumers,
builders, real estate professionals and mechanical systems
professionals, the training of new raters, educating diversified groups
about the rating system, software technical support and maintaining the
ratings database. In addition, she has also conducted workshops and
performed technical support for the Department of Community Affairs in
Florida dealing with both residential and commercial energy code to
building officials, HVAC contractors, and builders. Ms. Kucharski has
more than 30 years experience in preparing residential and commercial
energy calculations and load calculations for builders. She is a
Certified Class I Energy Rater in the State of Florida and a certified
residential building contractor, inactive. She has recently become the
Quality Assurance Designee for the Energy Gauge Office. In addition, she
is a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Housing Coalition,
a non-profit affordable housing advocate.
Galo LeBron
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Inspectors
Galo LeBron is a founder and current chief executive officer of Energy
Inspectors, a residential energy efficiency consulting, compliance,
ENERGY STAR rating, and construction assurance firm, working exclusively
with production builders of new homes. Founded in Las Vegas, Nevada in
1999, Energy Inspectors are RESNET accredited provider in 18 states with
offices and captive field operations throughout Nevada, Arizona,
California, and Utah. Energy Inspectors has become the largest
residential ENERGY STAR rating company in the Western United States
certifying thousands of home in each of the states.
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.
C.T. Loyd
Energy Star Division Director
The Nelrod Company
With 21 years in construction and modernization experience, Mr. Loyd
consistently produces quality work and exceeds guidelines for code
enforcement authorities. As Energy Star Program Director for The Nelrod
Company, he has conducted a large number of Qualified Energy Audits in
California, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Texas
in addition to several other areas in the United States. He has over
seen the certification of over 7,700 homes under the EPA Energy Star
Homes program in Texas. Furthermore, he has completed three Energy Star
Plant Qualifications for the Manufactured Housing Research Alliance,
certifying each plant's ability to produce Energy Star Labeled Homes.
Mr. Loyd is a co-author of The Meter Is Running! A Resident's Guide
to Energy Conservation. Mr. Loyd serves on the Quality Control
Standards committee for the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)
organization, Manufactured Housing Research Alliance Energy Star Homes
Manual editing/revision panel, and lead consultant for The Nelrod
Company on the EPA, DOE, and HUD task force on Energy Conservation. He
is a graduate of Lincoln Technical Institute and the Environmental
Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University at
Edwardsville. He has extensive experience in identifying energy
conservation measures for new construction, as well as existing
facilities. Mr. Loyd has conducted trainings for the Kansas Building
Science Institute, an accredited HERS/RESNET Training Center. Mr. Loyd
is a certified Home Energy Rater, IECC certified inspector, and a
certified expert witness for Carbon Monoxide.
John J. Loyer
Energy and Green Building Department
National Association of Home Builders
John J. Loyer is a Construction, Codes, and Standards Specialist in
the Energy and Green Building Department of the National Association of
Home Builders in Washington, DC. Formerly, he taught as Adjunct Faculty
for Penn State University''s Pennsylvania Housing Research Center (PHRC)
and was the Director of Operations/Code Administrator for BA One Call,
a non-profit public/private partnership. Recently, he was named to the
National Register's Who's Who in American Executives and Professionals
in 2004 and Madison's Who''s Who for 2005. A former State Marshall with
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he is also a fully ICC-certified
residential building inspector. John has a Bachelor's degree and
numerous professional certificates/diplomas from Mercyhurst College and
a Master's degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In
addition to his certifications, John is a full voting member of the
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and A/C Engineers (ASHRAE),
sitting on several committees as NAHB's organizational representative, a
member of a American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), and was a
member of the Code Training Consortium of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, a former governmental member of the International Code
Council (ICC), and was the Building Officials and Code Administrators
International's (BOCA) Governmental Representative in Northwestern
Pennsylvania. He has been a full voting member of the National Fire
Protection Association's (NFPA) Architects Engineers and Building
Officials Section, as well as a member of the International Conference
of Building Officials (ICBO). He was also a member of the Pennsylvania
Building Officials Conference (PennBOC), Pennsylvania Code Officials (PACO),
and Commonwealth Building Officials (CBO).
Rick Marx
Vice President of Operations
EAM Associates
Prior to entering the world of energy efficiency, Rick spent eleven
years with a major consumer products company where, as Vice President of
Sales and Marketing, he was responsible for customer service, business
development, and all aspects of their marketing functions. Beginning in
1988 he left the consumer products arena and entered the energy
consulting business, where he successfully assisted several New Jersey
based investor owned utilities with the design and implementation of
their energy efficiency programs. In 1993 Rick formed EAM Associates,
providing turnkey consulting, program design/implementation, and
complete marketing services to utilities, HVAC contractors and state
energy programs. EAM also produces energy compliance calculations, HVAC
load calculations and design for residential and commercial
builders/developers. As a RESNET-accredited HERS provider, EAM has
certified over 5,000 homes to date. Rick is a member of the New Jersey
Shore Builders Association and serves on their Board of Directors. He is
currently the Vice Chairman of the Eastern Heating and Cooling Council's
Board of Directors and a member of the Builders League of South Jersey.
Rick serves on the New Jersey Builders Association Energy Star Homes
Task Force, and is a member of the New Jersey Clean Energy Council
Energy Efficiency Committee.
Janet McIlvaine
Research Analyst, Buildings Research Division
Florida Solar Energy Center
Janet McIlvaine began working at the Florida Solar Energy Center in 1990
after graduating from Clemson University with a BS in Design. She
specializes in energy use simulation and technical assistance to home
builders. Ms McIlvaine currently serves as the liaison to Habitat for
Humanity for the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program
and in that capacity has worked with Habitat for Humanity affiliates in
more than 20 states on the design and construction of over 600 houses.
She is a Florida certified Class I Home Energy Rater and she consulted
on and certified Florida=s first official Green Home in 2001 which also
won an NAHB Energy Value Housing Award. Ms. McIlvaine's presentations
and papers strive to help professionals develop energy intuition.
David Meisegeier
Project Manager
ICF Consulting
Mr. Meisegeier is a Project Manager at ICF Consulting with 12 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.
Edward Minch
President
Energy Services Group
Ed began building solar homes in 1973 in response to our first oil
embargo. With a thorough understanding of cost effective efficiency
measures, he founded Energy Services Group in 1981 to both consult with
builders and homeowners on making their homes more efficient, and to
complete much of the contracting necessary for that efficiency. Energy
Services Group uses the Princeton House Doctor Approach in analyzing
existing homes and supplies guaranteed air tightness levels to builders
of new homes. They are a HERS Provider offering energy ratings and
building analysis and are an Energy Star Ally in 4 states.
Rich Moore
Invisible Energy
Rich Moore has been presenting residential energy conservation trainings
since 1984. In 2003, he founded Invisible Energy, offering energy
conservation services and training for builders, homeowners, and
weatherization agencies.
Courtney Moriarta
Senior Engineer
Steven Winter Associates
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.
Neil Moyer
Principal Research Engineer
Florida Solar Energy Center
Neil is nationally recognized for his expertise in the field of building
science and duct system diagnostics. He has inspected miles of duct
work, repaired hundreds of square feet of unintentional openings, and
tested close to a couple thousand homes and hundreds of commercial
buildings. Also, he has worked with numerous homeowners and builders,
both residential and commercial, in finding solutions to indoor air
quality and moisture problems. In addition, he has co-authored numerous
scientific papers and articles relating to both commercial and
residential building diagnostics and repair, with an emphasis on
uncontrolled airflow and it's effect on building performance. He has
been a trainer for many utilities, and at the conferences organized by
the Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA) and Affordable Comfort.
Joe Nagan
Owner
Home Building Technology Services
Joe Nagan, owner of Home Building Technology Services in Kaukauna,
Wisconsin, has been performing construction management and consulting on
high performance homes for over 15 years. Joe presents at various local,
state and national conferences on various topics but is widely respected
and sought after for his knowledge of mechanical ventilation. Joe offers
hands-on assistance to builders and contractors, addressing advanced air
sealing, design and installation of mechanical ventilation systems and
performance testing. He is certified through the Heating, Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) in the design and
installation of mechanical ventilation systems. Joe currently serves as
the technical director for the Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes program. He
is a 16-year member of the Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA)
and a past winner of their international design competition for energy
efficient housing. Joe also received the 2004 Wisconsin Governor's
Commitment to Excellence Award for Exemplary Leadership to Advance the
Performance of Residential Buildings.
Gregory A. Nahn
Program Manager
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
Mr. Nahn is the program manager for the state of Wisconsin's residential
new construction program-Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes. His duties include
managing the daily operation of the program, program standards, testing
protocol, data collection and performance information, marketing, and a
series of building science seminars for builders, subcontractors, and
other program field personnel. Prior to becoming program manager, Mr.
Nahn was the technical coordinator of the Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes
program and served as a quality control specialist for the state of
Wisconsin's existing home rating program - Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR.
Gary Nelson
President
The Energy Conservatory
Gary Nelson is president of The Energy Conservatory, which he co-founded
in 1983, and which is known worldwide as a leader in the design,
manufacture, and sales of building performance testing equipment,
including the Minneapolis Blower Door and Duct Blaster®. Many of the
standard procedures used by building performance technicians to diagnose
and measure house and duct leakage were developed by Gary and first
published in the operating manuals for Energy Conservatory products.
Gary is frequently involved in designing measurement techniques for
special situations and has made measurements and diagnosed problems in
hundreds of buildings. He is on the board of directors of Affordable
Comfort Inc. and is on RESNET's Technical Committee.
Heather Newell
TVLB Sales and Marketing Manager
CitiMortgage, Inc., Program Administrator
Texas Veterans Land Board Program
Working for the Program Administrator, CitiMortgage, Mrs. Newell works
to meet the housing needs of Texas Veterans by promoting the Veterans
Housing Assistance Program for the Texas Veterans Land Board. She hosts
trainings for participating lenders around the state. She works with
lenders to develop marketing strategies, to further outreach with the
lenders' realtor and builder partners, and to provide technical
assistance during the loan process. In early 2005 the Texas Veterans
Land Board changed their mortgage program to require all newly
constructed homes to be ENERGY STAR® certified. In doing so, they are
the first mortgage investor to require ENERGY STAR® rather than give an
incentive for it. In addition to working with lenders, during the past
year, Mrs. Newell has worked with home energy raters and homebuilders
throughout Texas to implement the ENERGY STAR® requirement.
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, 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.
William Parlapiano III
Chief Executive Officer
Building Performance Institute
Prior to joining BPI, Mr. Parlapiano worked on a variety of programs
supporting ENERGY STAR® across New York State. Throughout his
professional career spanning nearly two decades he has worked in various
positions as a mechanical contractor as well as having spent time as an
indoor air quality consultant and a marketing consultant. Early in his
career, Mr. Parlapiano served in the United States Army, where he worked
on a Joint Chiefs of Staff, directed experimental aircraft project. Mr.
Parlapiano is a Professional Associate Member, Air Conditioning
Contractors of America (ACCA) where he also serves on the ACCA Quality
Installation Committee; Member, American Society of Heating,
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); Member,
International Codes Council (ICC); Member; National Fire Protection
Association(NFPA); Member; American Society of Testing and Materials
(ASTM); Deputy Director, Region 2, Secretary, Empire Keystone
Association and Hudson Mohawk Chapter President of the Refrigeration
Service Engineers Society (RSES). Mr. Parlapiano also serves on the
Board of Directors for ACI, formerly Affordable Comfort. Mr. Parlapiano
is a member of the Board of Trustees for North American Technician
Excellence (NATE) as well as a member of their Technical Committee.
Patricia Plympton
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
For the last ten years, Patricia Plympton has been with the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory in Washington DC serving in a variety of
roles. Currently, she provides technical assistance to the Federal
government's Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. She has also
managed renewable energy project development for the Federal Energy
Management Program and worked with Rebuild America's EnergySmart Schools
program. Prior to her experience in the energy field, Ms. Plympton
worked as a propulsion design engineer at GE Aerospace. She holds an
M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Tufts University, a
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.A. in Applied Science, both from
Lehigh University.
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).
Duncan Prahl
Innovation Programs Leader
IBACOS Inc.
Duncan Prahl is a registered architect and the Innovation Programs
Leader at IBACOS Inc, a housing research and innovation company in
Pittsburgh, PA. His primary responsibility is working with community
developers to establish a process by which higher performance housing
can be implemented throughout a master planned community. This involves
analysis of the goals of the developer, local builder construction
methods, development of performance standards, creating processes to
implement standards, and supporting builders in the community through
training. Additionally, Duncan manages extensive testing and monitoring
of home energy performance, and performance of distributed energy
systems. He is the program manager of a research program involving
onsite power generation systems, including fuel cells and evaluating
community scale power generation strategies. This work includes
analyzing community scale energy performance, strategies for utilization
of distributed energy resources, load aggregation, and characteristics
of houses on a community scale. Duncan is also researching the
application of Building America principles through state-based efforts
in conjunction with Home Energy Rating providers and green building
programs. Duncan has served on the Home Energy Ratings System Council's
Technical Committee, developing uniform national guidelines for Home
Energy Rating Systems (HERS), and on the Geothermal Heat Pump
Consortium's Infrastructure Committee. Duncan earned a Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Rhode Island
School of Design.
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.
Kenneth Ripberger
President
National Energy Raters Association
A New Orleans native, Kenneth Ripberger has over thirty years
experience with the HVAC/R contracting industry. In 2001 he became an
independent, specializing in technical training and engineering support
in that field. As his involvement in the private sector with mold
assessment and building diagnostics increased, adding energy services
made perfect sense. He has been an energy rater in the New Orleans area
for the past 2 years.
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.
Jim Sargent
AndersonSargent Custom Builder LP
Jim has been building high performing homes for thirty years. He is a
Building America builder and I was the first builder in the nation to be
recognized as a Master Builder by the Energy & Environmental Building
Association, EEBA . Pella and James Hardie use his endorsements in their
national advertising program. His projects have been featured in the LA
Times, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post to mention a
few. This year, 2006, he was recognized as the NAHB's Energy Value
Builder of the Year.
Steve Saunders
Chief Executive Officer
TexEnergy Solutions, Inc. & Tempo Mechanical Services, Inc.
Steve Saunders is the CEO of TexEnergy Solutions, Inc. and Tempo
Mechanical Services, Inc. For 5 years, TexEnergy has been a provider of
ENERGY STAR and Energy Code Services to production builders in Texas.
TexEnergy Audit is a branch of the company that provides whole house
energy evaluation services to existing homeowners in the DFW area. Tempo
is an HVAC Contractor providing installation and warranty for production
homebuilders and HVAC maintenance, repair and replacement for existing
homeowners in the DFW area. The companies are widely owned by the people
who work in the business and they operate with a philosophy of "Servant
Leadership" - the best leaders lead by serving others.
Kristin Shewfelt
Program Manager
E-Star Colorado
Kristin works for E-Star Colorado, a RESNET-accredited HERS provider
located in Denver, Colorado. She oversees and manages the development of
both the technical and educational aspects of builder, rater and
contractor programs designed to advance energy efficiency in new and
existing residential housing. In her role with E-Star, Kristin also
consults with the local Denver Metro Built Green Colorado Program as
well as the US Green Building Council on their green building programs
for new construction. Prior to working with E-Star, Kristin Shewfelt
spent over eight years with a leading production builder of
environmentally-friendly homes and communities as Director of
Environmental Programs. She helped establish an EPA ENERGY STAR
partnership in all their communities and managed the research and
development of materials and material selection guidelines for building
specifications.
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.
Don
Swift
Director of Home Energy Rating Services
MaGrann Associates
Don Swift is the Director of Home Energy Rating Services for MaGrann
Associates, a New Jersey based Energy Engineering Company providing
residential design, energy ratings, and quality control services for
builders, architects, contractors and homeowners. Don, over the past 15
years has completed hundreds of building performance assessments for new
and existing homes, supervised implementation of residential utility
programs, trained contractors and developed manuals and specifications.
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.
Jeff Tiller
Technical Director
Appalachian State University Energy Center
Jeff Tiller directs the Construction Technology Department. During his
time at ASU he has developed several new courses and developed a
specialty in Building Science. In addition, he has developed a graduate
program in construction technology and building science. Jeff serves as
a Technical Director of the Energy Center at Appalachian State. One of
his recent projects was to direct development of the North Carolina
State Energy Plan. The comprehensive effort, in conjunction with the
North Carolina Energy Policy Council and the North Carolina State Energy
Office, resulted in over 90 recommendations for policies and programs in
the state. He was a founder and served as President of the Southface
Energy Institute, Inc. in Atlanta, GA -- a private, nonprofit
corporation. Jeff has conducted hundreds of seminars, courses, workshops
and presentations on energy conservation and solar energy applications
in residential and commercial buildings. He has also written numerous
builder guides on high performance homes for Southeastern states.
David Van Winkle
North Texas Sierra Club
David Van Winkle is a North Texas Sierra Club leader who represented the
Club at the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Montreal. David is a
retired Texas Instruments engineer and manager who is very interested in
the role that home energy rating services and energy-upgrade providers
might play in improving our existing housing stock and our new housing
stock and our energy future.
Chandler von Schrader
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
Environmental Protection Agency
Chandler von Schrader has been involved in energy efficiency since 1981.
Chandler has brought his experience to ENERGY STAR HVAC, Home
Performance, and Remodeling energy efficiency endeavors to the ENERGY
STAR Existing Homes Program.
Doug Walter
President
Kansas Building Science Institute
Doug Walter is President of Kansas Building Science Institute (KBSI), a
building science training and consulting firm in Manhattan, Kans. He has
taught building energy principles for more than 20 years. He serves on
the RESNET board and helped to develop the national rater exam. KBSI is
a RESNET-accredited rater training provider.
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, Yavapai 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. Daran serves on the RESNET Board of Directors.
Joel Wiese
Manager
Indigo Financial Group
Joel Wiese is a Manager for Indigo Financial Group, a Michigan-based
mortgage company, and an instructor at Lansing Community College.
Passionate about energy conservation, he has been instrumental in
creating awareness and access across the US for the commonly
underutilized Energy Efficient Mortgages. Joel Wiese is personally
responsible for closing the first Fannie Mae Energy Improvement
Mortgages and Energy Efficient Mortgages ever to be done in the state of
Michigan.
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.
David A. Wilson
Executive Director
Energy Rated Homes of Utah
David A. Wilson is currently the Executive Director of the Utah Energy
Conservation Coalition/Energy Rated Homes of Utah (an IRS recognized
501c3 non-profit training and education organization). As the Director
for the Coalition, David has been involved in providing statewide
residential energy auditor training, Home Energy Rater Training (HERS),
building up a viable sustainability/resource management program, as well
as working with the state of Utah on residential and commercial energy
code compliance and training. He has significant experience as a
manager, administrator, trainer, and negotiator as well as extensive
knowledge of local, state and federal government operations pertaining
to energy issues and concerns. He has both a B.A. and an M.A. from the
Brigham Young University (BYU) in Organizational Communications and
Consulting. He has over twenty-five years experience in the housing
industry with emphasis on energy conservation and efficiency for both
new and existing homes. He has conducted numerous IECC training
workshops involving hundreds of building officials, contractors, and
design professionals throughout Utah and the Southwest. He has also
developed numerous computer presentations and workshops detailing the
interactive role of energy codes, the EPA Energy Star HOMES Program, and
the HERS® program(s). He has been actively involved in the RESNET
(Residential Energy Services NETwork) organization since its inception
and currently serves as a member of the governing Board. He is
nationally certified as a Home Energy Rater and Trainer, as well as a
state certified Home Energy Auditor and Trainer. He is a member of the
National Home Builders Association (NAHB), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),
the Energy & Environmental Builders Association (EEBA), as well as the
International Codes Council (ICC).
Larry Zarker
Director of National Development
Building Performance Institute
Larry Zarker joined BPI in 2005, in a consulting capacity as the
Director of National Development. Larry is President of MarketEdge
Consulting. He focuses his practice on helping building industry clients
accelerate acceptance of innovative building products and systems Larry
worked for nearly twenty years with the NAHB Research Center and served
as Vice President of Marketing for the past decade.
Joseph Ziegler, CPU, ARM
Vice President - Program Executive
Lockton Affinity, Inc.
Joe Ziegler has been with Lockton Companies for over eight years and has
recently become the Program Executive for Lockton Affinity, Inc.'s
Professional Liability business. While at Lockton, he has been heavily
involved with various types of professional liability insurance and is
currently in charge of a number of professional liability programs for
clients that include allied health risks, attorneys, property realtors
and home energy raters. Lockton Companies is the largest privately held
insurance brokerage firm in the United States and provides services and
programs to clients all over the country. |
