Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Newsletter: Winter 2008

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header: 2008 HPeES National Symposium Agenda

The goal of the National Home Performance with
ENERGY STAR (HPwES) Symposium is to continue building program infrastructure with national leadership
and stakeholder involvement.

"What is Home Performance
with ENERGY STAR?"

Sunday, April 6th

7:00 to 8:30pm

Patricia Plympton – Navigant Consulting and Marc Milin - ICF

This session is for new and emerging programs with a broad introduction to HPwES and its value as an existing energy efficiency program. Participants will learn what is needed and how to start a HPwES program. Potential program sponsors (utilities and state governments) will have opportunity to meet the National HPwES Team and successful leaders of other programs and ask any HPwES program start up questions. This session is not intended for veteran HPwES program participants.

National HPwES Symposium

Monday, April 7th

8:00 to 4:30pm

8:00 – 8:30:	Registration ($75 includes lunch)
	This event is part of the 2008 ACI Home Performance Conference. You can register for this event online at www.affordablecomfort.org
8:30 – 9:15:	Welcome to the HPwES Symposium. Facilitators: Chandler von Schrader – EPA; Ed Pollock – DOE. Keynote Speaker: Rick Gerardi – Lockheed Martin
9:15 – 10:15	HPwES Program Guidelines Review: Recommended vs Required Elements
	This session will include a review of new program guidance and future changes. This guidance will provide structure for our HPwES programs nationwide.
10:15 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00	Savings at the Kitchen Table: Good Enough for Homeowners and Program Needs? Facilitator: Marc Milin – ICF Speakers: Keith Williams – Building Services & Consultant LLC Dave Abrey – GreenHomes America LLC
	Key industry stakeholders will discuss the development and deployment of simplified energy savings calculations that work for homeowners, contractors, and program administrators.
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch – provided with registration
1:00 – 2:00	QA Oversight and the Roles of BPI and RESNET Facilitator: Patricia Plympton – Navigant Consulting Speakers: Larry Zarker – BPI and Steve Baden – RESNET
2:00 – 3:00	Bringing HPwES to Low Rise Multifamily Facilitator: Ted Leopkey – EPA Speakers: Mark Dyen – Conservation Services Group Tony Woods – Zerodraft/Canam Building Envelope Specialists, Inc. Tim Kisner – Austin Energy
3:00 – 3:15	Break
3:15 – 4:15	Marketing Home Performance to Consumers: A Review of Recent Efforts Jonathan Passe – EPA Lani Macrae – DOE
4:15 – 4:30	Concluding Remarks David Lee – EPA