NHPC’25 Agenda & Session Listing
Our annual conference, now in its 39th year, brings together thousands of contracting businesses, weatherization professionals, healthy homes professionals, trainers, program administrators, energy auditors, and others working in residential energy efficiency for the latest industry education. Dive into the latest trends, explore new techniques, gather key insights, and leave ready to take action on the job. The National Conference is the premier industry experience for anyone in home performance, weatherization, and healthy homes-don’t miss out on this exciting four-day event!
Sessions and workshops are added regularly. Please check back for updates.
The full agenda will be released in February 2025.
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90-minute Monday Workshop ExpandAir Source Heat Pumps: Best Practices, Proper Sizing, and New Refrigerants
Charlie McCracken
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Valuable Employees
John Tooley
Building America Retrofit Teams: De-risking Scalable Solutions
Lena Burkett, Haleh Moghaddasi, Alex Boetzel, Bob Hayes
Building Science 101
Chandler von Schrader
Energy Education Basics
Suzanne Harmelink
From Program to Practice: Decarbonizing Affordable Multifamily Housing
Leslie Zarker, Danielle Donnelly, Maria Cecilia Quiñones Peña
Practical Problem-Solving Tools for Businesses and Organizations
Dick Kornbluth
Summer Moisture: Problems and Solutions
Doug Horgan, Michael Anschel
Half-Day Monday Workshop Expand2025 Ventilation Extravaganza
Rick Karg, Paul Francisco
Bigger Buildings Want You Too
Torrance Kramer, Ken Allison
Building Equity: An Interactive Workshop for the Home Performance Workforce
Maggie Kelley Riggins, Janell Hills-Thomas, James Metoyer
Contractor Workshop: Making Incentives Work at Time of Sale
Kara Saul Rinaldi, Skip Wiltshire-Gordon, Doug Presley
Crawl Spaces, Basements, and Floors: Water, Moisture, and Insulation Workshop
Doug Horgan, Michael Anschel, Nikki Krueger, Dane Malmberg
Heat Pump Water Heaters: A 360 Perspective
Paul Campbell, Bruce Manclark, Ben Larson, Peter Troast
How to Audit a Multifamily Building If You Have Never Done One
Brody Vance, Andy Padian
Level up Your Workforce: Boosting Contractor Capacity in Building Performance
Kye Garvin, Pagan Poggione, Kiersten Kelley, Nancy Kaplan, Diana McCarthy-Bercury, Mike McMonigal, Akisha Everett
Multifamily Building Measure Selection with MulTEA (WAweb)
Bill Eckman, Claire Cressman, Mini Malhotra, Jason Schmidt
Optimizing Cold Climate Heat Pump Performance: Design, Sizing and Equipment Selection
Christopher Haringa, Eric Fitz, Alex Meaney, Tara McElhinney
The Fundamentals of Insulation
TBD
The Methods of Moisture Movement
Kevin Scott
Affordable Housing & Multifamily ExpandAugmenting Existing Multifamily Program Offerings with Operations & Maintenance Training
Elly Bunzendahl, Kathryn Eggers, Melanie Danuser
Deep Energy Retrofits: Lessons Learned in Multifamily
Lauren Westmoreland, TBD
Electrifying Marginalized Communities: Innovative Solutions for Energy Efficiency and Electrification in Affordable Housing Rehab
Lucyna de Barbaro, Matt Bourke, Jim Plantico, Becky Schaaf, Abasi Umoh
Gentrification or Community Stabilization: The Potential Impact of Rebate Programs on Disadvantaged Communities
Pamela Brookstein, TBD
Least-Cost Home Electrification: Getting It Right & Getting It Done
Iain Walker, Núria Casquero-Modrego, Jeremy Good, Sunita Pathik
Insights from Successful Multifamily Programs
Brian Beote, Greg Pierce, David Hannah, Heather Hendrickson
Moving From Property to Portfolio: Strategic Decarbonization Pathways for Multifamily Housing
Kimberly Vermeer, Michael Miranda, Walker Wells, Lauren Westmoreland, Tom White
Person-centered Trauma-informed Home Repair Programming and Approaches
Katya Bogomoletc, Patricia Bunyasi, Lily Hoffman, Korinne Chiu
Zero-Energy Ready Manufactured Homes for Resilient Rural Communities
Emily Kemper, Thomas Anreise, TBD
Building Envelope ExpandAir Sealing Attics: Case Studies in Making Retrofit Attic Air Sealing Faster, Easier, and Safer
Adam Broderick, Dave Bohac
Air Tight All Right – Examining How Air Barriers Hold Up
Alex Boetzel
Crawlspaces: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
John Tooley, Gary Nelson
High Performance Enclosures with Continuous Exterior Insulation
Patrick Huelman
Manufactured Housing: Shell Improvements
TBD
Moisture Management in Retrofits
TBD
Sticky Stuff and Flashing Stuff
Michael Anschel, Doug Horgan, Paul Grahovac
Window Retrofits for Efficiency, Affordability, and Disaster Resistance
Sidney Hartz, Christian Kaltreider, Steven Sylvestre
Diagnostics & Audits ExpandBalanced Ventilation for Auditors
Mike Wilson
Combustion Safety Testing Protocols
Paul Francisco, VaShawn Johnson
How to Perform an Electrification Audit
Adam Romano
Multi-Family Blower Door Testing: Strategies For Complex Buildings
Jake McAlpine, Collin Olson
Pressure Diagnostics: Mastering the Manometer
Noah Lawrence
Seal The Deal! A Comprehensive Discussion To Duct Leakage Testing
Jake McAlpine
Tales from the House
Torrance Kramer
Welcome to the MAD House
Sam Myers
Fundamentals ExpandBlower Door 101: Basics of Airtightness Testing
Jake McAlpine, Bill Graber
BPI Standards and Certifications Update
Daniela Freeman, Jonathan (Casey) Smith
Healthy Homes Basics
VaShawn Johnson
Heat Pump 101: Navigating the Heat Pump Jungle
Brynn Cooksey, Jake Yurek, Evan Anderson
IAQ Management in Dwellings
Rick Karg
Learning the Lingo: How to Better Understand an HVAC System
Jake Nuckolls, Walter Fogg
Planned Ventilation: How to Provide Fresh Air
Doug Horgan
Radon: A Primer
Dick Kornbluth
The Sweet Spot: Where Building Science and HVAC Intersect
Rob Minnick
What is a Heating and Cooling Load Calculation and Why Is It So Important?
Judy Rachel
Zone Pressure Diagnostics
Rick Karg
Home Performance Policy Expand$8.8B Home Energy Rebates – Where Do We Stand?
Kara Saul Rinaldi, TBD
Building the Home Performance Workforce – What’s Next?
Skip Wiltshire-Gordon, Mary MacPherson
Healthy Homes Policy
Paul Francisco, Amanda Hatherly
Learnings from the Ground on HEAR & IRA Rebates
Ryan Bevans, Seth Little, Alyssa Latuchie, Chris Hurwitz
Protecting Our Wins: BPA Home Performance Advocacy in the 119th Congress
Skip Wiltshire-Gordon
Smart Homes: Utilizing Smart Connected Systems for Climate Control and Assistive Technology
Lieko Earle, TBD
State Building Decarbonization Policy
Doug Presley, Emily Levin
The Importance of Valuing Efficiency & The Role of Home Energy Score
Megan “Gilly” Plog, Roger Kainu, Heather Elias, Casey Murphy, Madeline Salzman
HVAC & Mechanical Strategies ExpandCommissioning/Evaluating Heat Pump or AC System: Automatic as Performing a Blower Door Test
Joe Medosch, Bill Graber, Chris Hughes
Control Freaks & Winter Peaks
Eric Kaiser, Brynn Cooksey
Demystifying Dehumidification
Allison Bailes, TBD
Don’t Go Berserk with Your Recirc
Alex Boetzel, Bruce Manclark
Equitable Electrification: Making Sure Heat Pumps Work for All
Paul Francisco
Heat Pumps: What’s Ducts Got to Do with It?
Abby Francisco, Chris Hughes, Joe Medosch, Dan Wildenhaus
HVACR System Design Part 1 – Demystifying the Dreaded Load Calculation
Brynn Cooksey
HVACR System Design Part 2 – You Did the Load Calculation. Now What?
Brynn Cooksey
MAD-AIR… Mechanical Air Distribution and Interactions Relationships
John Tooley
Multifamily Electrification: Show Me the Data
Adam Romano
Optimizing Residential Furnaces and Heat Pumps for 24/7 Filtration
Rhett Major
Overcoming Heat Pump Objections
TBD
Smart Heat Pump Retrofits with Duct Performance Forecasting
Chris Hughes, Steve Rogers, Bruce Manclark
IAQ & Healthy Homes ExpandA Crash Course in Public Health for the People Who Build America
Lindsay Fraser, Amanda Jimcosky
Building Science as a Murder Mystery: The BPI Detective Unraveling the Deadly Puzzle of IAQ
Paul Raymer
Crossing the Intersection of Health and Energy Efficiency
VaShawn Johnson, Kevin Kennedy, Keith Huggins
Disaster Recovery
Jonathan Wilson, TBD
Giving Residents a Carbon Monoxide-Free Home
Charon McNabb, TBD
Healthy Homes & Health Disparities: Equity in Healthy Housing
Paul Francisco, Darnell Johnson
IAQ Science and Science Fiction
Paul Francisco
Indoor Environmental Quality Conditions in Weatherized and Unweatherized Homes
Bruce Tonn, Laura Humphrey, Michaela Marincic, Erin Rose, Shannon Stendel
The Non-Energy Impacts of Home Retrofits
Núria Casquero-Modrego, Chrissi Antonopoulos, Iain Walker
The Solution to Pollution Is Dilution Distribution
Paul Raymer, Nicholas Hurst
The Sound of Sausage: Secrets of IAQ and Ventilation Standards Making
Eric Werling, Nicholas Hurst
Volatile Organic Compounds: Insights from Field Measurements
Will Clagett
Operating & Delivering Weatherization Programs ExpandASHRAE 62.2-2016 Compliance in Weatherization
Rick Karg, Paul Francisco
Building Great Contractor Relationships Through a CAP Agency Perspective
Thomas Mcivor, Jarob Gallant, Amanda Porter, Kerrielynn Beard
Combating Burnout and Compassion Fatigue – A Field Staff View
Jake Nuckolls
Communicating Climatizacion: Discussing & Overcoming Language Barriers
Rogelio Cortes, Jose Flores
Creating a Successful Crew Leader Through a Mentorship Approach
Thomas Allen, Christoper Frace
Effective Communication Strategies for Weatherization Professionals
Paul Laubner
Effective Weatherization Technical Field Monitoring Practices: A Panel Discussion
Eric Beaton, Thomas Mcivor, TBD
Evaluating the Impacts of the Weatherization Assistance Program: Methods for Retroactive Assessment
Bill Eckman, Archana Ghodeswar
Managing Expectations & Tracking Customer Care: Tools for Success
Carolyn Hill, Jessica Hughes
Multifamily Weatherization Peer Exchange
Jonathan Ballew, TBD
WAP by the Numbers
Adam Romano, Heather Nolen
Weatherization Workforce: Best Practices for Building a Strong Team
Kye Garvin, Pagan Poggione
Program Operations & Updates ExpandBest Practices for Co-promoting Weatherization and Heat Pumps
Jeff Luoma, Courtney Moriarta
Dealing with Humidity in Programs
TBD
Energy Education from the Classroom to the Community
Angie Bivens
Funding in the Southeast
TBD
Home Retrofit Programs Need to Be Designed for Contractors
Pete Wilson, Martijn Fleuren
Insights from Measured Savings Programs
Carmen Best, David Kolata, Tamara Lowe
Meeting Consumers Where They Are: Staging Upgrades to Drive Uptake
Jennifer Amann, Robin LeBaron
Understanding the Relationships Between EE & Social Determinants of Health
Rebeca Barrios-Hurst, Todd Miles, Adam Hammond, Cole Heller, TBD
U.S. DOE Residential Team Update
Kyle Biega, Holly Carr, Megan “Gilly” Plog, Alex Rees, Jenny Wiedower, Jay Wrobel
Running Your Home Performance Business ExpandBlueprint for Growth: Lessons Learned Scaling a Home Performance Contractor
Martijn Fleuren
Everybody Wants Some! Heat Pumps, That Is. How Tools Help You Sell the Right System
Dan Wildenhaus
Evolving Sales Tactics
Elena Chrimat, Keith O’Hara, TBD
Halco’s All-in-One Insulation Rig: Combining Spray Foam and Cellulose for Unmatched Retrofit Weatherization Success
Hal Smith, Damian Hodkinson
High Performance Contractor Marketing in 2025: The Latest Trends, Tactics and Data on What’s Working
Peter Troast
Hiring & Pipeline Development
Kevin Brenner, Michelle Griffith, TBD
How Halco Drives Business Growth and Expands Offerings While Delivering Complete In-House Electrification Solutions
Hal Smith, Damian Hodkinson
Marketing & New Customer Acquisition for Home Performance Contractors in a Changing Landscape
Peter Troast, Bill Graham, TBD
Peer Groups
Keith O’Hara
The Fear Factor: How to Anticipate a Client’s Fears, Anxieties and Obstacles in Advance
Dennis Duchene
The Heat Pump and Electrification Trend: How Contractors Can Seize the Opportunity
Peter Troast, Mark Tajima, TBD
Unified Teams, Happy Customers: How Customer Relationship Management Systems Connect Teams for Enhanced Customer Experiences
Tami Kerr, Elena Chrimat, TBD
Work Smarter, Not Harder: AI and Automation Tools for the Home Performance Industry
Tersh Blissett
Weatherization Assistance Program Updates, Opportunities, & Best Practices ExpandASHRAE 62.2 in WAP: What is DOE Looking at for Compliance?
Shawn Green, Ray Judy, Bill Kraus
Braiding Lead Hazard & Healthy Homes with WAP
Amanda Rains, TBD
Disaster Procedures in WAP
Floris Weston
DOE and Grantee Relationships
Ray Judy, Troy Cucchiara, Amanda Marcott, Kathryn Rulli
DOE Federal Update
Amy Klusmeier, Carrie Smith, Derek Schroeder
DOE Federal Update: Q&A
Amy Klusmeier, Carrie Smith, Derek Schroeder
DOE Monitoring: Trends, Analysis & Highlights
Floris Weston, Bill Kraus
EA Tool Approval Process
Ben Tucker, Ray Judy
Fraud & Weatherization: An Unfortunate Combination
Ray Judy
HOMES and HEAR Rebate Updates
Amanda Rains, TBD
HUD & WAP Partnerships in Multifamily
TBD
Meet your DOE Project Officer
Ray Judy, Detrick Clark
NASCSP Weatherization Resources and Updates
Andrea Schoer, Bryve Nguyen, Claudia Torres
Navigating WAP Multifamily Weatherization
Ray Judy, Bill Kraus
NCAP: Using the Building Blocks of Weatherization for Future Success
Mia Harnos, Keesha Johnson, Christopher Small, Kendra Baldwin
Preparing the Workforce for Historic Investments in Home Performance
Mary MacPherson, Mia Lombardi, Kristofor Anderson
QCI Panel: What We See and How We Respond
Ray Judy, Ben Tucker
SERC Showcase
Katy Kujawski
The Nuts and Bolts of DOE Monitoring: Best Practices and What to Expect
Department of Energy’s WAP Programmatic and Technical Project Officers
Transforming Homes: Weatherization Updates from the NREL
Cory Chovanec, Jal Desai, Juliana Williams
WAP Enhancement & Innovation Grant Roundtable
Brittany Price, Michelle Hayden, Charis Humphrey, Lory Diaz, Julie Garcia
Weatherization Readiness Funding
Scott Kuhn
Whole Home Solutions ExpandEfficiency Is Decarbonization
Andy Padian, John Tooley
From Ridge to Radon: A Home Performance Upgrade
John Tooley, Gary Nelson, Jake McAlpine, Chris Hughes
Natural Consequences of Installations That Make You Say What The!?!?!
Shane Bulick, Katie Consales, Jeff Flaherty, Jake Nuckolls, Andrew Rodriguez
Workforce Development ExpandCareer and Technical Education: A Key Partner in Preparing Tomorrow’s Weatherization Workforce
Michael Austin, Dave Liptak, Mike McMonigal, Randy Reed, Kiana Solomon
Clean Energy Contractor Continuum of Care: Supporting the Person and Professional
Darnell Johnson, TBD
From Training to Transformation: Empowering Marginalized Communities Through Workforce Development
Derrick Meeking, Erika Dominick, Amber Anderson
How to Design and Implement an Apprenticeship Program
Lesley Baulding, Brook Vernon
Leveraging Technology for Outreach & Training
Ben Cichowski, Andy Cordova, Amanda Hatherly, Daniel Pugh
Powering Progress: Intersectionality in Action – How Diverse Organizations Propel Clean Energy
Janell Hills-Thomas, Darnell Johnson, Maggie Kelley Riggins
Pre-apprenticeship Programs to Drive Clean Energy Career Pathways
TBD
Recruitment Strategies to Reach a Diverse Workforce That Leads to Retention
Cynthia Finley, Barry Reaves, Janell Hills-Thomas
Redefining Success in Workforce Development: Beyond Job Placement
Crystal Davis, Jonathan Clark, Jamie Ricks, Jamie Skaar, Rohini Srivastava
Reducing Anxiety and Building Confidence in Training and Testing Scenarios
Pam Lewandowski
The Retrofit Challenge Game Show: Workforce Training Edition
Ryan LaPoma, Caitlin Peerson, James Metoyer, Sarah Northrup, Sage Berglund
HUD’s OLHCHH Program Managers Conference – More Coming Soon ExpandDefending the Toxic Materials in a Home: Someone Has to Do It!
Joe Medosch, Dan Wildenhaus
Integrating Pediatric Injury Prevention into Housing Programs: Lessons Learned from the CHASE Project
Wendy Shields, Brendan Brown
Lead Bioaccessibility in Urban Homes: Covariation-mining Based System Dynamic Simulation
Danlin Yu
Navigating HUD Environmental Requirements
Michelle DeGarmo, Jeromy McFarren
Partnering with Purpose: Addressing Lead and Asbestos with the Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids Program
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon, Ed Norman, Erica Wood
Radon Measurement Strategies for Public Housing Authorities
Brian Hanson
Targeting Homes with High Lead Exposure Risks by Leveraging Big Data and Advanced Machine-Learning Algorithms
Hana Long, Michelle Del Rio, Alyson Alde, Jennifer Hoponick Redmon
Daily Event Schedule
Monday, April 7 Collapse| Trade Show Open | 7:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Breakfast | 7:00-8:30 a.m. |
| Morning Workshops | 8:30-10:00 a.m. |
| Opening Session (New this year – Opening Session is on Day 1!) |
10:30-12:00 p.m. |
| Lunch | 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
| Half Day Workshops | 1:30-5:00 p.m. |
| Opening Reception & Trade Show | 5:00-6:30 p.m. |
| Trade Show Open | 7:00-3:30 p.m. |
| Breakfast | 7:00-8:30 a.m. |
| Breakout | 8:30-10:00 a.m. |
| Breakout 2 | 10:30-12:00 p.m. |
| Lunch & Exhibits | 12:00-2:00 p.m. |
| Breakout 3 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. |
| Breakout 4 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. |
| Reception at the Trade Show | 4:30-6:00 p.m. |
| Trade Show Open | 7:00-1:30 p.m. |
| Breakfast | 7:00-8:30 a.m. |
| Breakout 5 | 8:30-10:00 a.m. |
| Breakout 6 | 10:30-12:00 p.m. |
| Lunch & Exhibits | 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
| Breakout 7 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. |
| Coffee Break | 2:30-3:00 p.m. |
| Breakout 8 | 3:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Breakout 9 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. |
| Evening Session | 6:00-7:30 p.m. |
| Breakfast | 7:00-8:30 a.m. |
| Breakout 10 | 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
| Breakout 11 | 9:45-10:45 a.m. |
| Breakout 12 | 11:00-12:00 p.m. |