2007 RESNET Building Performance Conference
Conference Presenters Bios
 February 17 - 21, 2007
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
San Diego, CA
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Michael Bachand
President
CalCERTS
President of CalCERTS®, an award-winning CEC approved HERS® provider
and Energy Star Partner since 2003. Extensive 20-year background as an
executive manager in production housing and light commercial
construction and consulting. Educator teaching Title 24 code compliance
and related issues since 1998 to jurisdictional building officials,
inspectors, architects, builders and related industries. Field research
and instruction in methods and materials used for diagnostic testing and
inspection of energy features in new and existing construction.
Research, development and consulting on insulation inspections for
residential construction. Research and development of construction green
building methods and processes for over 4 years. Development of training
programs for Title 24; construction solid waste management; green
building; Energy Star; energy efficient mortgages and non-residential
Title 24 HERS requirements.
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.
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.
David Blanke
Manager, New Construction Energy Efficiency Programs
San Diego Gas & Electric/Southern California Gas Company
David Blanke is the New Construction Manager for Energy Efficiency
Programs for Southern California Gas and San Diego Gas & Electric. For
over fourteen years, Mr. Blanke has served as a liaison with the
building industry for the utilities and has overseen the design,
development and implementation of numerous energy efficiency programs.
Prior to this, he was Managing Editor for the Environmental Studies
Institute in Santa Barbara. Mr. Blanke holds degrees in Music History
from the University of the Pacific and Civil Engineering from California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Steve Bonanno
Senior Research Analyst
NSTAR Electric & Gas
Steve Bonanno has worked in the energy efficiency field for more than
fifteen years, including the last five years working on the statewide
evaluation of the Massachusetts residential new construction program.
Steve also spent a number of his earlier years forecasting energy and
demand usage.
Shagun Boughen
Program Manager/Supervisor of the Residential New Construction Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Shagun Boughen is the Program Manager/Supervisor of the Residential New
Construction Program and has worked in the energy efficiency field for
over five years with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). At her
time with PG&E, she has managed various residential energy efficiency
programs. Some of which include the residential retrofit appliances,
home electronics, and financing programs. Most recently, she has worked
on the redesign of PG&E's Residential New Construction program to
integrate the California Energy Commission's New Solar Homes
Partnership.
Steve Byers
President
EnergySmiths, Inc.
Steve Byers is the President of EnergyLogic, 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
grew into the largest energy rating company in Colorado. In 2006, EnergySmiths
merged with Built Wright, Inc. to form EnergyLogic. EnergyLogic also provides quality assurance services to utilities and
other energy raters nationwide. Steve serves on the RESNET Board of
Directors.
Subrato Chandra, Ph.D.
Program Director, Buildings Research Division
Florida Solar Energy Center Subrato
Chandra, Ph.D. is a Program Director in the Buildings Research Division
of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) of the University of Central
Florida (UCF). His work has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens,
Professional Builder, the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals and the State
of Florida Energy Code. He currently directs the Building America
Industrialized Housing Partnership project sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Energy which has provided technical assistance to factory
and site builders that has resulted in over one hundred thousand energy
efficient and durable homes. In addition he teaches at UCF and served as
a member of the board of the American Lung Association of Central
Florida.
Gord Cooke
EEBA
As a professional engineer, trainer, author and industry consult, Gord
Cooke has been an effective and passionate educator and advocate for
better building practices, improved indoor air quality and energy
efficiency during the past two decades. Gord brings to his training the
logic and integrity of a professional engineer and the passion of one
committed to helping the residential construction industry build and
sell better homes. Based on homeowner market research he has conducted,
Gord has also pioneered new training programs designed to assist
builders in the sales and marketing of higher performing, energy
efficient homes - helping builders more effectively tell their story to
customers and sell more homes. As a practicing professional engineer,
Gord has particular expertise in developing innovative HVAC systems
designs and indoor air quality solutions for builder clients. With this
expertise as a background he is uniquely equipped and talented at taking
the complex issues of building science and breaking them into readily
digestible elements with practical real-world applications for all
audiences. Gord also sits on the Board of the Energy & Environmental
Building Association (EEBA), contributes a monthly IAQ column to HPAC
magazine, and is a certified R-2000 Design Evaluator and Trainer.
Stephen L. Cowell
Chairman and CEO
Conservation Services Group
Stephen L. Cowell founded Conservation Services Group (CSG) in 1984
and is the organization's chairman and chief executive officer. Mr.
Cowell has been the founder and director of numerous energy efficiency
and renewable energy organizations during his career. For the past 30
years, Mr. Cowell has been involved in conservation programs around the
country and has successfully advocated for energy efficiency as an
electric power supply option. He has helped create and build the
industry through sound public policy, legislation, development of
utility company programs, and establishment of trade ally networks and
delivery of cost-effective residential and commercial and industrial
energy efficiency programs. Under Mr. Cowell's leadership, CSG has
designed and implemented conservation and renewable energy programs for
utilities, state agencies, and other groups throughout the U.S. and has
provided water and power conservation services to over one million
businesses and households.
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.
Ann Edminster
Owner/Green Building Consultant
Design AVEnues
Ann Edminster, M.Arch., LEED AP v2.0, is an environmental design
consultant and educator whose work focuses on investigation and
evaluation of building materials and systems. As a current member and
immediate past co-chair of the USGBC's LEED Homes Committee, she is one
of the principal authors of LEED for Homes. She is also a LEED for Homes
faculty member, serves as a consultant to the LEED for Homes pilot
implementation team in California (led by Davis Energy Group), is a past
member of the LEED Steering Committee, and member and past co-chair of
the LEED Materials & Resources Technical Advisory Group, which creates
and refines LEED rating criteria and reference materials and advises on
credit interpretations. She was the green building and LEED consultant
for the Earthjustice headquarters and Oakland regional office, which was
awarded a LEED-CI (Commercial Interiors) silver rating in the fall of
2004. She is co-author of Efficient Wood Use In Residential
Construction: A Practical Guide to Saving Wood, Money, and Forests,
author of numerous technical papers and articles, and has been an
invited speaker at dozens of national and regional green building
conferences over the past decade. She has both a bachelor's and a
master's degree in architecture and has designed more than 100 home
remodels.
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.
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 was 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.
Gabe Farkas, B.Sc., BA.Sc
Vice President of Engineering
Icynene, Inc.
Gabe Farkas is the developer of the Icynene Insulation System the
first all water blown spry applied insulation system with the aim of
reducing the atmospheric damage and providing a healthy indoor air
environment. Mr. Farkas is an active member of a number of building
science related organizations and committees. He is a licensed
professional engineer since 1980 and has spent the last 20 years in the
building science field developing products, new methodologies and
applications.
Andrew Fisk
Senior Project Manager
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Andrew Fisk is a senior project manager in the Residential Energy
Affordability Program at the New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority (NYSERDA).
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.
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.
Brian Gitt
CEO/Executive Director
Built It Green
As CEO/Executive Director of Build It Green, Brian directs green
building programs and initiatives that promote healthy, energy and
resource efficient buildings in California. He combines passion and
extensive experience working in the environmental and construction
industries. Brian was instrumental in organizing and launching a diverse
network of building industry stakeholders committed to mainstreaming
green building including the Public Agency Council, Builders Council,
Suppliers Council, Real Estate Council, and Non-Profit Network. Brian is
a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited
Professional certified by the U.S. Green Building Council and a
Certified Green Building Professional. In 2003, the Environmental
Leadership Program (ELP), a national fellowship program recognizing
leaders in the environmental field, awarded Brian a two-year fellowship.
Brian received his education in ecological design and environmental
studies at Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona.
John B. Godden, B.E.S.
Principal
Alpha-Tec Consulting and Construction
- Principle of Alpha-Tec Consulting and Construction (20 years in
business)
- Bachelor of Environmental Studies at University of Waterloo
- Experienced carpenter and framer
- Registered R2000 builder (15 Houses)
- 3 houses retrofitted to the R2000 standard
- Designer / Builder of "Clearsphere" CHBC EnviroHome (www.clearsphere.ca)
- R2000 Quality assurance professional (R2000 certified inspector
and blower door tester)
- ENERGY STAR® / EnerGuide advisor to Mason homes
- Build Canada Team member with 4 large GHBA builders
- Member of GTHBA
- Member of HRAI (Cert. Residential Air System Design technician and
HRV installer)
- ENERGY STAR® Builder's Trainer and course designer
- CMHC healthy home builder
- Co-designer and developer of ENERGY STAR workshop for builders in
Ontario
- Taught the 1 day ENERGY STAR pilot course for ENERGY STAR advisors
at OHBA
- Technical committee member for ENERGY STAR
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.
Bruce D. Gough
President
Energy Building Group Ltd.
- President, Energy Building Group Ltd., formed in March
1982, offers consulting services and plan evaluations, tests and
inspections for R2000, Super E, and Energy Star New Homes.
- A leading Canadian consultant in the fields of residential energy
efficiency, building science, building construction and research for
more than 25 years.
- Mr. Gough was the principal consultant for the development of the
technical specifications for the ENERGY STAR New Homes Program in
Ontario over the winter of 2004-05
- Mr. Gough is acting President of the newly formed Residential
Energy Services Network of Canada.
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.
Tom Hamilton
Managing Partner
Energy Concierge Services, Inc.
Tom Hamilton has over 10 years of direct experience in managing one of
the largest HERS Providers in the country. While as the Executive
Director of the HERS Provider Tom transformed organization from a small
outfit entirely funded by utilities into a self-sufficient, $1 million
nonprofit while simultaneously growing the number of raters from 50 to
more than 700 and performed more than 25,000 verifications in 2005. Tom
is also credited for developing HERS Mobile™, the first PDA software
tool for the HERS rating industry - a feat that garnered national press,
including the cover of Mobile Enterprise magazine. Tom also has
several years experience in the mortgage banking industry at various
senior level positions for lending and secondary marketing.
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. Bruce is the current Secretary of the RESNET Board and chair of
the RESNET Technical Committee.
John L. Hockman
President
JL Hockman Consulting, Inc.
John L. Hockman, B.E.S., has designed energy efficient
housing and advanced residential mechanical systems for over twenty-five
years. He won Canada's Energy Efficiency Award in 2000 for the design of
a super energy efficient environmentally "green" home in Winnipeg. John,
an HRAI instructor for over fifteen years, has delivered ventilation
training across Canada and the United States.
Kim Hooper
Program Manager - ENERGY STAR HOMES
TXU Electric Delivery
Kim Hooper has been the program manager for the ENERGY STAR Homes
Program for the last three years. She has worked for TXU Electric
Delivery for over sixteen years and has over ten years experience in the
energy efficiency area. Kim has built energy efficient homes for the
past 25 years and became a certified HERS rater in 2002. She has a
Bachelors degree in Business Management.
Bion D. Howard
Principal Consultant
Building Environmental Science & Technology
Howard provides technical design-support services focused on
mainstreaming sustainable construction and remodeling practices. His 30
year career focus is implementing energy efficiency; renewable energy
applications; superior indoor environmental quality; and enhanced
building standards and codes. Prior to entering private practice, he
served with U. S. EPA and professional / research groups. US EPA: helped
formulate EnergySTAR® programs, especially the New Homes program.
Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC: developed the "Building Codes
Assistance Program" (BCAP), improved model energy standards and codes; a
founding member of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Prior to service
at the Alliance, served as NAHB's Energy Program Manager and a Senior
Energy Analyst, NAHB Research Center. Member of ASHRAE since 1982, he
served on Standard 90.2-1993 committee (1987-1993); ASHRAE President's
ad-hoc Task Force on Energy Policy (1990-1991); and several
building-science related technical committees. Member of USGBC, serves
on LEED® Energy & Atmospheres Technical Advisory Group (TAG). Member
RESNET; serves on the Technical Committee. Non-profit board service
includes: Affordable Comfort Inc., ASES, EEBA, NFRC, and SBI Council.
Education: M.S. (Environmental Science) from the University of Wisconsin
- Green Bay and B.A. (Environmental Studies) from the University of
Redlands, CA; plus coursework at M. I. T. (Solar energy systems
analysis) and Penn State University.
Knut Hoyer
Head of Product Development - Gas Analysis
Testo AG - Germany
Knut Hoyer is the Head of Product Development for Gas Analysis at
Testo, AG - a global leader in handheld instrumentation with
headquarters in the Black Forest of Germany. Knut is responsible for the
development of all instruments used in and around heating systems and in
industrial gas analysis applications. He has been with testo for over 15
years and is a graduate engineer in product engineering. Knut
participates in several technical committees involved in instrumentation
and energy efficiency standards in Germany and across Europe, including
the European Building Performance Directive. His latest development is a
new measuring system that evaluates and optimizes the total heating
system performance with respect to the heat load of the entire building
using real-time measurements.
Ron Hughes
President
HERS, Inc.
Ron is a certified energy rater who has been involved with home energy
rating systems since 1987 and energy audits of HUD Public Housing and
multi-family properties under USDA/Rural Development since 1990.
Established in 1995, HERS, Inc. has grown from energy efficiency
consulting and energy audits to now include handicapped accessibility
inspections and capital needs assessments of multifamily properties
primarily in Arkansas.
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.
Colin Jessop
Project Manager
HMG
Colin Jessop is a project manager at HMG. He works primarily in energy
efficiency program implementation and training for multifamily housing.
His program experience includes multifamily incentive programs for both
new and existing construction. Mr. Jessop is part of HMG's
implementation team for the California Energy Star New Homes Program and
HMG's third party program - Designed for Comfort. His responsibilities
included project recruitment, building energy analysis, project
qualification review, project viability tracking, program development
and program marketing. In addition, Mr. Jessop has conducted training
sessions with developers, architects, engineers and energy consultants
on multifamily energy efficiency strategies and technologies, including
analysis of energy efficiency options in the context of the Title 24
Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
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.
Robert Knight, Ph.D.
President
Bevilacqua-Knight, Inc.
Robert Knight, Ph.D., is president of Bevilacqua-Knight, Inc. (BKi) in
Oakland, CA, and program director for the California Building
Performance Contractors Association (CBPCA). He designed the California
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program in northern CA. Bob is
involved in the HUD PATH 36 program to develop new pathways for
contractors to move gradually toward full home performance.
Paul Kriescher
Principal
Lightly Treading, Inc.
Paul Kriescher is a Principal of Lightly Treading Energy & Design - a
Colorado based company that works to better the energy efficiency,
safety, environmental impact and comfort of Colorado homes. As a part of
his work, Kriescher and his staff perform energy audits, ratings and
design consulting and engineering to identify energy-saving measures in
new and existing homes. He has served on the board of the Colorado
Renewable Energy Society and is currently on the Habitat for Humanity
for Metro Denver's Plan Review committee and the Denver Home Builder's
Association Energy & Environmental Affairs committee. Paul Kriescher has
a Masters of Science in Energy Analysis & Policy from the University of
Wisconsin - Madison.
Abe Kruger
Project Manager
Southface Energy Institute
Over the last 3 years, Abe has conducted home performance assessments,
Home Energy Ratings, load calculations, and taught numerous courses and
seminars around the southeast. He is a certified HERS Trainer and
Southface Energy Institute's Quality Assurance Designee. Abe is a member
of RESNET's Training and Education Committee. He looks forward to
presenting at the RESNET Conference again.
Joe Kuonen
Director of National Standards
Building Performance Institute
Joe Kuonen is Director of National Standards for Building Performance
Institute, Inc. (BPI). He has over twenty years experience in
diagnostics, ratings, HVAC, training, and sales and contracting of home
performance services. Joe has marketed home performance concepts to the
public for over a decade by hosting a weekly live call-in radio show on
building science and performance services.
Dave Lall
Vice President and General Manager
Demilec USA LLC
Dave Lall is the Vice President and General Manager of Demilec USA LLC
the manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam systems such as Sealection™
500 and Heatlok™. These spray polyurethane foam systems have become
synonymous with energy efficiency in modern construction. Dave Lall has
been involved with the polyurethanes industry for the last 20 years.
Dave is one of the pioneers in open cell spray foam technology and
created the product Sealection 500 as well as developing this
market in The United States, Canada, and worldwide. He is widely
involved with the ICC and takes a prominent role in the energy
efficiency culture of American Society for the last 20 years. Demilec
USA LLC is a proud sponsor of RESNET.
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.
Emanuel Levy
Executive Director
Manufactured Housing Research Alliance
Emanuel Levy is the executive director of the Manufactured Housing
Research Alliance (MHRA). MHRA was founded in 1995 as the research arm
of the American factory built housing industry. The organization has
over 500 members involved in all aspects of industrialized homebuilding
and producing, on average, 250,000 homes per year. Funding for MHRA
research is provided by public agencies, industry organizations and
individual companies. Under the MHRA umbrella, Emanuel helped design and
administers the national Energy Star program for factory built homes,
the highly successful US Environmental Protection Agency program that
promotes national energy efficiency. Emanuel is an Architect and holds a
Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University in New York and
a Masters degree in Architecture from Carnegie-Mellon University in
Pennsylvania. In 2000, he was appointed to the National Institute of
Building Sciences Consultative Council, has served on National Academy
of Sciences committees and has won several awards for his work in
advancing building technology.
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.
Paul R. MacGregor, Ph.D.
Vice President
Sterling Planet
Dr. Paul R. MacGregor leads the energy conservation and White Tag™
program for Sterling Planet, the nation's leading retail provider of
renewable energy. He has an extensive energy industry background in
energy management systems, generation technologies, energy trading and
risk management, mathematical modeling, and information technology.
Previously, he founded and served as President & CEO of eTiburon, a firm
specializing in online energy optimization systems and remote control
and monitoring of Distributed Generation (DG) for commercial facilities.
Before founding eTiburon, he was Executive Vice President of Altra
Energy Technologies, one of the first and leading providers of on-line
(B2B) energy trading exchanges and risk management software. Dr.
MacGregor has led numerous leading-edge product developments and managed
operations for several Fortune 500 firms, including General Electric
(GE) and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). He has authored 38 technical
papers in four languages in the areas of mathematical modeling and
optimization of energy systems including publications for peer review
journals of IEEE, ASME and NSF. Dr. MacGregor graduated with the
Bachelor, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in
electrical engineering as well as a Master of Science in Technology and
Science Policy - all from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Eduardo Maldonado
Coordinator
Concerted Action for the Transposition of the EPBD
Prof. Eduardo Maldonado obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering
at the University of Porto, Portugal, in 1975, and a PhD in Mechanical
Engineering (HVAC and Indoor Air Quality) at Iowa State University in
1982. Currently, he is Full Professor at the University of Porto, where
he has been teaching since 1982. In addition to being an active
researcher in the field of thermal sciences and energy efficiency in
buildings and HVAC systems in Portugal and in the European Energy R&D
programmes, he has also devoted a special attention to the development
of policies and regulations for improving energy efficiency in the
building sector:
- Rapporteur of the Portuguese thermal regulations for buildings
since 1988.
- Coordinator of the Portuguese National Plan for Energy
Efficiency in Buildings from 2001 to 2004, in charge of preparing
updated building energy regulations and launching a mandatory scheme
for energy certification for buildings in Portugal. Currently,
member of the advisory group for the Building Energy Certification
System in Portugal, and in charge of the Training programme for
certified building energy auditors.
- Actively involved, as Portuguese representative, in the
technical preparation of the Energy Performance of Buildings
Directive (EPBD) in the Energy Group of the EU Council during 2002.
- Member of the Energy Demand Management Committee of the European
Commission, which oversees the EPBD, since 2004.
- Member of the Energy Advisory Group (AGE) of the European
Commission since 2006.
Prof. Maldonado proposed the creation and is the coordinator of the
Concerted Action (CA) for the Transposition of the EPBD, 2004-2007. The
CA is a forum of the representatives of EU government officials in
charge of transposing and implementing the EPBD in their own Member
States, namely to find the best technical and non-technical schemes for
issuing energy certificates for buildings throughout the EU. The
European Commission recently decided to extend the CA work until the end
of 2010.
Thomas H. Marston
Vice President
Energy Services Group
Thomas Marston is Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Energy Services
Group. He has more then 25 years experience working with residential
home owners. Thom started working with Delmarva Power utility customers
in 1980 performing energy audits, working with local builders who agreed
to build energy efficient homes and promoting heat pumps through a
contractor networking association. Thom went to Energy Services Group in
1990 and began marketing the company''s contracting services to new home
builders. The company joined the ENERGY STAR Homes program in 1997 and
shortly after joined RESNET as a HERS Provider. ESG serves local and
national home builders in the 4 state regions that surround Wilmington,
Delaware. They also conduct energy audits and correct energy problems in
existing homes in this same region.
Randy Martin
Owner
R.L. Martin and Associates
Randy Martin has operated his own web development business as R. L.
Martin and Associates since August of 1996 specializing in web sites for
energy and environmental organizations and companies. He currently
maintains over 90 web sites including RESNET's. Prior to going into
business for himself he served as Director of Energy Efficiency Services
for the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities. Prior to working for
IAMU, he worked for 3 years on residential and transportation efficiency
programs for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in the Denver Regional
Support Office. Before moving to Denver in 1992 he worked for the state
energy office in Iowa for nine years.
Bruce Matulich
Executive Director
Electric & Gas Industries Association
Bruce Matulich is the Executive Director of the Electric & Gas
Industries Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing
energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. Bruce has extensive
experience in the energy services, and gas and electric utility
industries, having spent nearly 30 years developing and managing some of
the most extensive energy efficiency programs in the country. Prior to
joining EGIA, Bruce was Chief Operating Officer for Energy Innovation
Group, served as Executive Vice President at MainStreet Networks, a
utility automation and e-services company and led the energy efficiency
and demand side management activities at Pacific Gas & Electric, as
Director of Energy Efficiency Services.
Vernon McKown
Co-Owner and President of Sales
Ideal Homes of Norman LP
Vernon McKown is Co-owner and President of Sales of Ideal Homes of
Norman LP, founded in 1989. He previously served as National Board
President for EEBA and on the American Lung Association Steering
Committee for the Health House project. Vernon is a frequent presenter
at the National Builder's Show and EEBA Conference. He has served on a
wide variety of philanthropic and charitable boards. He has a Bachelor's
Degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
Vernon and his wife, Ronda, have two children, Macy, 6 years, and
Chapman, 2 years. In it's 17th year of business, Ideal Homes built more
than 500 new homes per year and $75 million in sales. They are the first
Builder in America to get Energy Star for homes under $150,000, and they
are also the first Builder in the state of Oklahoma to introduce
guaranteed utilities. They have won five National Energy Value Housing
Awards and have been recognized for the past two years as one of the 101
Best Residential Construction Companies to work for in the United
States. In 2005 and 2006, Ideal Homes was awarded two National Housing
Quality Awards, a Silver and a Gold, and in 2007, Ideal Homes is being
recognized as America's Best Builder.
Bret Monroe
President
Monroe Infrared Technology Inc.
Monrow Infrared Technology, Inc. (MITI) has been helping people benefit
from using thermal imagers for all applications since 1984. MITI
provides Energy Professionals and others, the very popular and versatile
Heat Find-IR line of thermal imaging cameras and offers training classes
on the use of Thermal IR for all PM applications, including energy and
building science investigations. Bret works with Manufacturing and
Engineering Personnel on the development of new imaging features for our
Heat Find-IR portable cameras and our specialized Process Control,
Predictive Maintenance and Energy analysis software, IR/daq. Bret has
written and presented papers on the use of thermal imaging at
conferences and given presentations for building professionals and
companies across the USA. Bret is a member of ASNT, a BPI Certified
Building Analyst, is a MITI Level 3 Thermographer and is on the RESNET
Task force for developing a National Standard for Energy Audits of
Existing Homes.
Courtney Moriarta
Senior Engineer
Steven Winter Design
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.
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.
Ken Nittler, P.E.
Enercomp, Inc.
Ken Nittler of Enercomp, Inc. is an expert on building energy codes and
simulation software. He has been working with building energy codes for
over 25 years and is the author of Micropas, the leading residential
software for energy code compliance and tax credits in California. In
recent years, Ken has been a subcontractor to the California Energy
Commission on the 2001, 2005 and 2008 energy standards. Ken is a
licensed mechanical engineer in California and has served multiple terms
on the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC) and
the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) Board of Directors.
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. Kelly is the current president of the
RESNET Board of Directors.
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.
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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.
Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA
Founding Principal
Barley + Pfeiffer Architects
Architect Peter Pfeiffer has spent the past 29 years developing
pragmatic high performance building strategies. In 2004 he was named a
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for this, and for his
life-long commitment to "mainstreaming green building in North America".
He is a founding principal of Barley + Pfeiffer Architects, a firm
recognized for its pioneering use of environmentally responsive building
design and construction techniques. This includes healthful low toxicity
environments in medical facilities and private homes, energy-conserving
design and construction, and rainwater harvesting for residential and
commercial use. Barley + Pfeiffer Architects has completed over 600
projects nationally since its founding in 1987. Their work has been
published both in the United States and abroad in such diverse venues as
the Washington Post, Fine Homebuilding, and Better Homes & Gardens
magazine. On multiple occasions he has been a guest on National Public
Radio addressing "green" building. Fine Homebuilding magazine recognized
the firm for having designed one of the top nine most noteworthy homes
in America in 1993, as well as "the Greenest home in America" in 2003.
EEBA awarded Mr. Pfeiffer the Conference Chair's Award in 1994 for his
career accomplishments pioneering environmentally sensitive
architecture. The National Association of Home Builders honored him as
the "National Green Advocate of the Year" in 2003 for his life-long
achievements in "mainstreaming" green building. This year Residential
Architect cited him as one of the 10 most influential residential
architects of past decade.
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.
Jennifer Porter
Policy Analyst
San Diego Regional Energy Office
Jennifer Porter works as a policy analyst at SDREO. She provides
legislative and regulatory research, and works with the Executive
Director and Director of Operations to plan, analyze, develop and
coordinate SDREO policy activities. She provides assistance in energy
policy education from SDREO and through the San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG) Energy Working Group. Prior to SDREO, Jennifer
worked as a business advocate at all levels of government and regulatory
agencies for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. Her foci were
energy, transportation and small business policy. Jennifer has presented
on energy policy and educational topics at locations throughout San
Diego.
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.
Erik Rasmussen
Technical Education Specialist
Carbon Monoxide Safety Association
Erik Rasmussen, a Technical Education Specialist for COSA (Carbon
Monoxide Safety Association), has conducted com¬bustion and carbon
monoxide training across North America. Erik has been an independent
service contractor and manager for twelve years.
Ed Reeves, BA.Sc
Engineering Manager
Icynene Inc.
Ed Reeves, BA.Sc., is the Engineering Manager at Icynene Inc. He is a
licensed Professional Engineer since 1974. He has over 25 years
experience in the insulation industry and is focused on the application
of materials and the design of buildings to maximize energy performance.
This experience relates to a variety of materials in both residential
and commercial and Industrial construction.
Armin Rudd
Principal Engineer
Building Science Corporation
Armin Rudd has been a Principal Engineer with Building Science
Corporation of Westford, Massachusetts since 1999. He has worked in the
field of buildings research and consulting for over 20 years, including
12 years at the Florida Solar Energy Center where he received a
Distinguished Researcher Award from the University of Central Florida.
While Armin has a wide range of experience in residential and commercial
buildings, he has been especially focused on space conditioning systems,
ventilation, and product development. He holds 10 U.S. patents. In
addition to publishing a recent Ventilation Guide, Armin has authored
many technical documents, and is a familiar conference speaker.
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.
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.
Robby Schwarz
Principle
EnergyLogic, Inc.
Robby Schwarz is a principle with EnergyLogic, Inc. a Colorado based
energy services organization primarily serving the residential
construction industry. In 1995 after working with a local production
home builder trying to determine what of the then new green building
materials could be brought into the production building environment
Robby was stung by the building science bug. He started a company
BuiltWright, Inc. which merged with EnergySmiths at the beginning of
2006 to be come the largest energy rating and building consulting firm
of its kind in Colorado. Today EnergyLogic works with builders of all
sizes and will soon be offering a more holistic approach to existing
home performance.
Brian P. Smith
Project Manager
ICF International
Mr. Smith has more than fourteen years of experience in managing
national and regional environmental programs. He has successfully
implemented and directed programs across diverse issues including energy
efficiency, clean technology transfer, waste prevention, waste
management, water conservation, watershed protection, wildlife
conservation, and sustainable forestry. During the past five years, Mr.
Smith has been managing the regional utility sponsored ENERGY STAR Homes
Programs in Texas and Utah. Under Mr. Smith's leadership, the programs
have delivered more than 115,000 ENERGY STAR qualified homes, achieved
annual peak demand savings exceeding 221,000 kW and 284 million kWh, and
prevented more than 224 million lbs of greenhouse gases from be released
into air. Most recently, Mr. Smith began managing the California and
Massachusetts ENERGY STAR Homes Program.
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.
Anthony Stamatopoulos
Building Performance Specialist
IBACOS, Inc.
Anthony Stamatopoulos is a Buildings Performance Specialist for IBACOS,
Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA. Anthony's work includes design, engineering, and
management of pilot homes and community scale projects. He focuses on
HVAC design, whole house modeling, testing and monitoring, load
calculations, duct design strategies, and conducts performance testing
on pilot homes.
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Orlo Stitt
President
Stitt Energy Systems, Inc.
Orlo Stitt is the founder and president of Stitt Energy Systems, Inc.,
which has been designing and building energy efficient custom homes
since 1978. Stitt Energy is committed to building environmentally
sustainable, 100% Energy Star homes and has won 17 EnergyValue Housing
Awards including EnergyValue Builder of the year and the Peoples' Choice
Award. Orlo built his first passive solar home in 1971 in Village
Soleil, Canada, a subdivision he developed. He now lives with his
wife Mary in a near-zero energy home in South Sun Estates, an energy
planned and sustainable subdivision he has developed on Beaver Lake near
Rogers, AR. He is the past President of Northwest Arkansas Home
Builders' Association and has taught seminars on energy efficiency and
published and presented technical papers locally and nationally.
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.
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.
Dale Trenschel
Energy Specialist
California Energy Commission
Dale Trenschel has worked at the Commission on various petroleum,
renewable and energy efficiency programs since 1978. He has a BA degree
in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara and served as project
manager of a 2005 report to the Legislature entitled Options for
Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings. He is currently the project
manager of the second phase of California's Home Energy Rating System
program.
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.
Paul Waide
Senior Policy Analyst
Energy Efficiency and Environmental Division
International Energy Agency
Paul is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Energy Efficiency and
Environment Division of the International Energy Agency, where he is
responsible for energy efficiency policy analysis. He has a central role
in the agency's work on energy efficiency including fulfilment of the
IEA's mandate to assist the G8 countries in developing their plan of
action on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development. He
provides demand analysis for the IEA's influential long-range global
energy scenarios including the World Energy Outlook and the Energy
Technologies Perspectives publications and is the principal author of
some of the agency's main publications addressing energy efficiency
policy, including the recent global lighting efficiency assessment,
Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy Efficient Lighting and
analysis of the residential electricity sector, Cool Appliances: Policy
Strategies for Energy-Efficient Homes. With respect to buildings he is
currently coordinating an international assessment of potentials and
policies to promote energy efficiency in existing buildings and has
organised a series of high-level international policy dialogues in this
domain. He is on the board of two international energy efficiency NGOs
and of a new international journal, Energy Efficiency. Prior to joining
the IEA he worked as an energy efficiency consultant for 14 years
wherein he was involved in the promulgation of leading equipment and
building energy efficiency programmes in Europe, China, Africa and
elsewhere. He has a Ph.D in Applied Energy from Cranfield University and
a M.Sc. from the University of Surrey in the UK.
Iain Walker
Staff Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Iain Walker is a staff scientist in the Environmental Energy
Technologies Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He has a
Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada,
and has been involved in building science research for almost 20 years,
focusing on ventilation, indoor air quality and energy use in
residential buildings. In addition to his research efforts he has
contributed to development of buildings related codes and standards for
ASHRAE, ASTM, and the State of California. He is also the Executive
Editor of Home Energy magazine.
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.
Eric Werling
Architectural Engineer
EPA Indoor Environments Division
Eric Werling is an Architectural Engineer with the U.S. EPA's Indoor
Environments Division. He co-manages the EPA's pilot New Home IAQ
labeling program - the ENERGY STAR Indoor Air Package. He is also
developing EPA guidance for moisture control in commercial and public
buildings, and is the EPA Project Officer for the EPA funded ASHRAE
project to develop an Advanced IAQ Design Guide. He joined the EPA in
2004 after more than 10 years as a consultant for ICF Consulting, where
he supported ENERGY STAR programs for the EPA, NY State, and several TX
utility clients. He co-authored over 10 professional papers related to
building energy efficiency and IAQ, and has served on the Boards of
Affordable Comfort, Inc. and RESNET. He holds graduate degrees in
Architectural Engineering (MS) & Business Administration (MBA) from Penn
State University, and a BS from the US Naval Academy.
Keith Williams
Owner
Building Services & Consulting LLC
Keith Williams is the owner of Building Services & Consultant LLC,
providing home performance evaluations and assessments for existing
homes for the past five years. He has twenty years of experience as an
insulation contractor. Keith is a Wisconsin home performance specialist,
certified home energy rater, and outreach specialist, providing home
performance evaluation trainings.
Larry Zarker
Director of National Development
Building Performance Institute
Larry Zarker brings 25 years of experience in the development and
management of programs of certification, accreditation, and quality
assurance relating to housing products and building systems. He helped
develop an industry-sponsored quality assurance program for product
installers as well as numerous programs for the certification of
building products. He currently manages the national expansion of the
Building Performance Institute's national roll-out of its programs of
professional certification and contractor accreditation, along with
affiliated quality assurance program.
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. |
