National Conference Agenda & Schedule

COVID-19 and Building Science

Rick Karg

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Efficient Ventilation Options for Healthy IAQ in New Construction/Deep Retrofit

Patrick Nielsen, TBD

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Implementing Health into Residential Energy Efficiency: Money, Measures, & Impact

Jonathan Cohen, Sara Hayes, TBD

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Helping Make Families Safer: Using Home Performance to Reduce Spread of Disease

Paul Francisco

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Indoor Chemistry and Microbiology: The Overlooked Dynamics of Building Science

Corbett Lunsford, Grace Lunsford

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Lessons Learned Building our Performance-Tuned Forever Homes

Corbett Lunsford, Grace Lunsford, Bill Spohn

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Tiered Credentials for Healthy Home Evaluation

Kevin Kennedy, Joe Medosch, Larry Zarker

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Residential Retrofit and Radon: Lessons Learned from 5 years of Radon Data Collection in Weatherization

Stacy Gloss, Jonathan Wilson

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Under the Hood: The Working Parts of the Emerging Indoor airPLUS-Existing Homes Program

Aaron Johnson, Paul Raymer

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Opportunities and Partnerships for Healthy Home Evaluations

Paus Francisco, Nate Price

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Particle Filtration with Central Air Handlers: Folly or Opportunity?

Linda Wigington, Rhett Major

ASHRAE 62.2 Compliance in Weatherization

Paul Francisco, Rick Karg

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Cold Climate Heat Pumps - What do Wx Staff REALLY need to Know?

Dan Wildenhaus, TBD

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The Dirty Little Secret About Filtration

Allison Bailes

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Duct Retrofits: Spray Foam Encapsulating Duct Systems

Rob Minnick

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Fitting the Pieces Together: Heat Pumps, Filtration, Dehumidification and Ventilation for Retrofits

Kimberly Llewellyn

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Heat Pump Water Heaters: The Good, The Bad, and the Snuggly?

Dan Wildenhaus

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High Performance Heat Pumps in Multifamily

Robert Foley, TBD

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Manufactured Housing Ductwork: The Weakest Links in the System

Rhett Major

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Managing Building Pressure Differentials in High-Performance, Low-Load Homes

Patrick Huelman

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Static Pressure Testing

Rhett Major, Bill Spohn

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What are Buried Ducts, Do They Work, and How Do You Install Them?

Neil Freidberg

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Why Duct Sizing Isn’t That Difficult

Russell King

Combustion Safety Testing Protocols

Paul Francisco

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Energy & Healthy Home Assessments at The Same Time! It Is Possible!

Joe Medosch, Kevin Kennedy

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How to Inspect the Hard to Inspect: A Collaboration

Jake Nuckolls

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Monitor vs. Mentor - Adapting QA to Rely Less on the Stick

Jack Wilson, Dan Wildenhaus

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Multifamily Blower Door Testing: Using Adjacent Unit Pressures to Compute Exterior Leakage from Compartmentalization Tests

David Bohac

Preparing for Decarbonization: Audit Assessments

TBD

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Virtual Audits Are the Real Deal (Parts 1 & 2)

TBD

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Get More From Your Blower Door

Sam Myers

Aerosol Envelope Sealing of Existing Homes and Apartments

David Bohac

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In a World Full of Blower Doors, Can Simple and Effective Prescriptive Air Sealing Work?

Jess Kincaid, Dan Wildenhaus

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New Low-Rise Multifamily Building Energy Performance

Bob Davis

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Once Considered “Out of Reach” for Homeowners, Affordable Window Solutions Become a Reality

Nicole Blackshear, Katherine Cort, Robert Hart, Marc Lafrance

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Targeted Dense Pack Insulation Strategies

Cory Chovanec

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Targeting the 14+ Million Owner-Initiated, Energy-Related Home Improvements: Home Improvement Expert

Bill Diederich, Sam Rashkin

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Vented & Unvented Crawlspaces

Sam Myers, Nikki Krueger

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Emerging Trends in Deep Energy Retrofits: Insights from >1,000 US Projects

Brennan Less, Nuria Casquero-Modrego, Iain Walker

Energy Code and Thermal Envelope 101

Jason Vandever

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Grandma's House: Building Science Basics

Anthony Cox

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Heat Loss / Heat Gain

Rick Karg

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IAQ Basics

Rick Karg

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Moisture 101

Andrew Woodruff

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Thinking outside the envelope: The Radon Question

Dick Kornbluth

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Comfort Basics: Going Beyond the Thermostat Set Point

Rana Belshe, Linda Wigington

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Blower Door Fundamentals

Paul Morin

Analysis and Assessment of Non-Energy Impact Calculations

Jacqueline Berger, TBD

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Diverse Local Vendors Help Utility Deliver Energy Efficiency for All

Angie Ostaszewski

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Home Energy Score: Leveraging Big Data for Better Programs

Chrissi Antonopoulos, Madeline Salzman, Lisa Timmerman

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Home Performance for All: Equity in Program Design

Madeline Koewler, Jamal Lewis, Ben Passer, Sarno Goldthwaite

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How are Programs Adapting to COVID

TBD

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Impacts of Virtual Audits and Assessments

TBD

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Keeping Business Running Through Technology - Home Assessments and Quality Assurance

Kevin Powell, Andy Frank, Chuck Ray, Madeline Salzman

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Loss of Lighting: How Programs are Adapting

TBD

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Packaging Energy-Efficiency and Clean Energy to Scale-up Deep Energy Reductions and Decarbonization in Single-Family Homes

Rohini Srivastava, TBD

Accelerating Equitable Access to Solar for Low-Income Communities

Lisa Bianchi-Fossati, Holmes Hummel, Chris Nichols, Emily Robichaux

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Adapting to COVID in the Income Eligible Community

Alysse Rodrigues, Larry Rush, TBD

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Affordable Housing Implementation Barriers

(Brody Vance) Issa Balde, Amy Glapinski, Holly Prosser

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For Those Who Need It Most - Zero Energy Ready Affordable Housing Retrofits

Theresa Gilbride, Terrence Mosley, Rick Wertheim

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Green Operations—Sustainability as a Core Value Changes Everything

Katelynn Essig, Kimberly Vermeer

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Income Eligible Heat Pump Water Heater & Multifamily Ductless Heat Pump Pilot Programs

(Tom McAteer) Alysse Rodrigues, Larry Rush, Steven Labarge

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The Brave New World of LMI MF: Smart Electrified and Zero Bills

Ben Adams, Jon Jensen, Emma Raymont

EVs & Smart Homes

James Russell

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Data Access/Interoperability

Kara Saul Rinaldi, Michael Murray

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Improving HVAC Performance through the Use of Novel Installation Methods and Monitoring Systems

Lena Burkett, Lucas Phillips

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Marketing the Smart Home (Insights and Opportunities): Engaging Consumers in their Quest for Smart Technology

Beth Karlin, Alice Rosenberg, TBD

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Measuring Performance: Using Smart Devices to Combat Climate Change & Value Efficiency

Dan Fredman

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Policy/Barriers to the Smart Home

Kara Saul Rinaldi, Sabine Rogers, TBD

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Smart Technology for Resilience & Grid Reliability

TBD

Advocating for Change (Lobbying 101)

Lizzie Bunnen, TBD

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Electrification Conundrum: Making Electrification Efficient and Equitable

(Emily Levin), Steve Nadel, Leticia Colon de Mejias, Sydney Roberts

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The Biden Administration, the 117th Congress, and the Future of Home Performance Policy

Kara Saul Rinaldi, TBD

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The Future of Cost Effectiveness Tests

Joe Cullen, TBD

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Health Homes Policy

TBD

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High Energy Burdens: Policy and Program Solutions

Ariel Drehobl, Dave Hepinstall, Darnell Johnson

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Labeling, Scoring, Valuing Homes: Effects of Realtors, Contractors, & Programs

Madeline Koewler, Madeline Salzman, Robin LeBaron, Chrissi Antonopoulos, TBD

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How Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Changing Energy Efficiency Policy

Charlie Cormany, Kara Saul Rinaldi, TBD

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State Policy: 2021 Outlook

Joe Cullen, Sandy Fazeli

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Environmental Justice & Equity

TBD

Creating the First-Ever TV Series on Home Performance

Corbett Lunsford, Grace Lunsford

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The Customer for Life: Creating Regenerating/ Recurring Revenue

(Elena Chrimat) Hal Smith, Will Doyle, TBD

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Health, Comfort, Energy Efficiency: Keys to Post Pandemic Marketing Success

Suzanne Shelton

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How Home Performance Can Rise to the Challenge in the Decarbonization Age

Steve Dunn, Elena Chrimat, Brennan Less, Richard Faesy, Courtney Moriarta

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How I Increased Referrals by 344%

Bill Hoelzer

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Let’s talk Strategy: Insights from Award-winning HPwES Programs and Contractors

Andrew Isaacs, Steve Dunn, Casey Murphy, Sally Phipps, Jonathan Waterworth

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Marketing Panel: Web Optimization, Social Media & Contractor Tools

(Peter Troast, moderator), TBD

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The Most Important Digital Marketing Tactics for 2021

Peter Troast

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Overview of 2019 American Home Comfort Survey of Recent HVAC System Purchasers

S. Mark Teich

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Selling Heat Pumps: What Works with Electrification?

Hal Smith, Dan Thomsen, TBD

Technology for Streamlining Operations

TBD

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From Niche to the New Normal: Incorporating New Technologies into Business Practices

Casey Murphy, TBD

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Causing Continual Improvement

John Tooley

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Expanding Your Business: Bringing Service In-House & Tapping into New Markets

TBD

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The Corner Stone of Development and Progress

John Tooley

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Job Costing: A Key Tool to Manage Quality and Profits

Dick Kornbluth, TBD

Adapt and Overcome: Maintaining a Young Workforce

Clint Shireman, TBD

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BPI Certification & Certificates

John Jones, Larry Zarker

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Building Performance Career Roadmap

Caroline Hazard, Anna Sullivan

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Diversity in the EE Workforce

Joan Glickman, Madeline Salzman, TBD

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Finding & Attracting New Employees to Address the Hiring Crisis

TBD

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Learning from Successful Workforce Programs

TBD

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The Solar Decathlon: Building the Next Generation of Building Science Professionals

Holly Carr, Zachary Peterson, Rachel Romero

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Supporting the Home Performance Workforce

Chrissi Antonopoulos, James Metoyer, Madeline Salzman

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Training the Next Generation & Gaining Funding

Diana McCarthy-Bercury, TBD

Assessment of Persistence of Energy Savings

Andy Lick, Scott Pigg

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COVID Lessons from the Field

Andrea Schroer, Brandon Kjelden, Daliska Smith, TBD

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DOE WAP Update (Parts 1 & 2)

Derek Schroder, Erica Burrin

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How Does Healthy Homes Work in the Field?

Eryn Spellman, Laura Viik, TBD

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Online Weatherization Assistant Version 10: Demo and Review

TBD

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Pandemic Adaptation – Adapting Processes to Improve Performance in Weatherization During a Pandemic

(Amanda Hatherly), Lynn Chamberlin, Troy Cucchiara, Bruce Hagen, Ray Judy

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Weatherization Barriers: A Survey of State and Federal Programs and Resources

Richard Faesy, TBD

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Workforce Development in Weatherization: Recruitment & Awareness

Alan Harcastle, TBD

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Coming soon, 12+ additional weatherization session, featuring topics such as:

• Incorporating Heat Pumps into your Weatherization Program?
• New SWS for Weatherization & Badging Toolkit
• Workforce Development Recruitment, Training, and Retention
• Training Accessibility
• Stories from the Field: How Did You Get Here?
• Tips from the Field
• On-line Training Development
• Accredited Training – Flexibility
• T&TA RFPs: Setting Yourself up for Success

Health and Adaptation: The Impact of Home Performance Measures on Resiliency

Larry Zarker, TBD

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The Future of Healthy Homes: Living in the Era of COVID & Wildfires

Iain Walker, Brennan Less, Brett Singer

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Rebuilding for the Big One: A New Disaster Resistance Tool for Contractors

Chrissi Antonopoulos, Theresa Gilbride

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Resilience: An Overview for Home Performance

Richard Reilly

2021 Ventilation Extravaganza

Paul Francisco, Rick Karg

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Air Sealing in Multifamily Buildings: Why & How

Steven Tratt, TBD

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Auditing a Multifamily Property

Andy Padian

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Best Practices to Simplify Blower Door and Duct Leakage Testing

Bill Graber, Paul Morin, Collin Olson

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Does This Retrofit Make My HVAC Look Big?

Kimberly Llewellyn

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Fraud in Weatherization – Can it Happen to You?

Ray Judy, Lisa Ritter

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Healthy Home Keep Its Meet the Measure Its

Kevin Kennedy, Joe Medosch

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Healthy Home Measure Its - What Are Results Telling Me?

Kevin Kennedy, Joe Medosch

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The Healthy Homes Opportunity in the Time of COVID: How the Homeowner Mindset Has Shifted

Peter Troast

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Home Performance and Indoor Air Quality: Lessons Learned from the Field

Kevin Brenner

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How COVID-19 Has Transformed the Home Performance Business: A Contractor Panel

Peter Troast, TBD

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IAQ Science and Science Fiction

Paul Francisco, Brett Singer

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Improving Building Performance through HVAC Air Handler Flow Measurements

Bill Graber, Steve Rogers

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Practical Quality Management: How to Increase Profitability without Raising your Prices

Dick Kornbluth

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Residential HVAC and Flex Duct Overview: Code vs the Real World

Jason Vandever

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Smart on Smart Contractor Workshop

Kara Saul Rinaldi, Leiko Earle, Beth Karlin, Emily Kemper

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Using the Wrong Numbers to Predict Building Envelope Performance

Laverne Dalgleish

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Zeroing In: The Path to High-Performance May Be Different Than You Think!

Patrick Huelman

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Zone Pressure Diagnostics

Rick Karg

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100+ Million Existing Homes Need Energy Retrofits… What is DOE Doing About It?

Joan Glickman, Holly Carr, Steve Dunn, Sam Rashkin, Madeline Salzman, Eric Werling

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Air Tightness Testing and Air Sealing Workshop

Sam Myers, Clint Shireman

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Cold Climate Heat Pump Dos and Don'ts

Jonathan Harrod

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Duct Testing Best Practices

Sam Myers