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12019 HPC Northwest Regional HOME PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW

February 11-12 I Portland, OR

The Home Performance Coalition (HPC) presents the 2019 HPC Northwest Regional Home Performance Conference & Trade Show coming to the HILTON PORTLAND DOWNTOWN! Join us for the HPC Northwest Home Performance Regional Conference & Trade Show in Portland, Oregon! This cutting-edge educational experience offers the latest in building science, healthy housing, technical updates, program innovation, and Home Energy Score; all focused on the unique attributes of the Pacific Northwest region. Connect and learn with fellow weatherization professionals, home performance contracting businesses, program administrators, and others working in the residential energy efficiency industry. You’ll have even more opportuni-ties to collaborate with presenters, industry experts, exhibitors, and other attendees over lunch or at the Trade Show, while also earning CEUs!

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Home Performance Coalition

HPC collaborates with like-minded organizations to ensure all homes are healthy, comfortable, and energy-efficient. Through programs, policy, publications, online communities, and regional and national conferences, HPC brings together industry leaders to exchange ideas, solve problems and build momentum for the rapidly-growing residential energy efficiency industry.

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2019 HPC Northwest Regional HOME PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW

February 11-12 I Portland, OR

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February 11-12 I Portland, OR

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

TRACK TITLES

Breakout 110:30 AM – Noon

Noon – 1:30 PM

Breakout 21:30 PM – 3:00 PM

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Breakout 33:30 PM – 5:00 PM

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

AGENDA I MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS

COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS

NETWORKING RECEPTION & EXHIBITS

LUNCH & EXHIBITS

COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS

General Session & Welcome Remarks: Keith Aldridge, CEO of HPC; Nate Natale, HPC’s Vice President of Education & Events; Emily Kemper, Senior Technical Manager & Architect, CLEAResultPortland Clean Energy Fund & Home Performance: Past, Present & Future Marshall Runkel, Chief of Staff, Office of Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, City of Portland

Fundamentals

House as a SystemKyle Chase

Smart Home Energy Management Systems:

A Crash CourseMark Jerome, Emily Kemper

IAQ & Ventilation 101Brett Singer

IAQ, Moisture & Healthy Homes

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mold

and Moisture Problems Inside HousingGeorge Tsongas

Verifying IAQ Improvement: An Incomplete Review

of Successes, Challenges & Opportunities

Brett Singer

Understanding Water Intrusion in the Crawlspace:

Assessment & SolutionsDoug Ness

Advancing Home Performance

High-Performance Home Renovation: Best Practices

from DOE’s Building America Program

Chrissi Antonopoulos, Theresa Gilbride

Simple Solutions for Zero Energy Ready &

Positive Energy HomesTheresa Gilbride, Scott Mills

Building to, or Beyond the Washington’s Residential

Energy Code: Past, Present and Future Direction

Jonathan Jones, Michael Lubliner, Rob Penney

Program & Policy

The Utility Case for Weatherization

Paul Hawkins, Jess Kincaid

Parity, Parody, or Parroting: Which Best Describes Your

Approach to Equity?David Giusti, Bruce Manclark,

Jenny Sorich

State & Local Policy – Portland’s Clean Energy Initiative and the Latest

News on Oregon Legislation and Policy

Joe Cullen, Lenny Dee, TBD

The Future of Home Performance

We Need to Scale Up Home Energy Savings, and Fast.

How Will We Do It?Julie Caracino, Charity Fain, Matt Golden, Bruce Manclark

Improving Residential Window Performance:

There’s More that Can Be Done

Katherine Cort, Christopher Dymond,

Stephen Selkowitz

Local Coalitions Driving Green, Resilient

Building DevelopmentGretchen Hollands,

Don MacOdrum, Chris van Daalen, Dan Wildenhaus

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February 11-12 I Portland, OR

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

TRACK TITLES

Breakout 48:30 AM – 10:00 AM

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Breakout 510:30 AM – Noon

Noon – 1:30 PM

Breakout 61:30 PM – 3:00 PM

REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS

COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS

LUNCH & EXHIBITS

AGENDA I TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? People passionate and dedicated to residential energy efficiency should attend this conference. Home performance contracting businesses, weatherization professionals, program administrators, HVAC professionals, and all others interested in residential energy efficiency will gain much needed knowledge and professional connections at this event.

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Building Science 201

The Building Science of Efficient Envelopes

David Heslam, Emily Kemper

Ductless Heat PumpsBob Davis, Mark Jerome,

Christopher Dymond

HVAC Technologies for Today’s New Homes

and TomorrowChristopher Dymond,

Mark Jerome

IAQ, Moisture & Healthy Homes

Integrating Plus Health Services to Your Weatherization

Program: What We LearnedAllen Carbert, Mark Schofield,

Vince Schueler

A Breath of Fresh Air: IAQ in Homes,

Beyond VentilationBruce Manclark, Dan Wildenhaus

Community Health Workers’ Unique Role in Adding Value

to Weatherization and Healthy Homes Programs

Elodia Andres Cornelio, RaKisha McCain, Judy Olsen

Home Energy Score

Home Energy Score: National, State, and Local Perspectives

on Bringing Home Energy Information to Market

(Steve Dunn), Roger Kainu, Wendy Koelfgen, Matt Lutter,

Madeline Salzman

New Opportunities with Mandatory Home Energy

Score ProgramsWendy Koelfgen, Brian Denne,

Andrew Shepard, Indika Sugathadasa, MacKenzie Winchel

The Future of Energy Modeling in Home

Energy ScoreNoel Merket, Madeline Salzman

Multifamily

Air Tightness Testing of New Low-Rise

Multifamily BuildingsBob Davis

Cautionary Case Studies: Damage in Northwest

Multifamily Housing Walls with Vinyl Siding

George Tsongas

Multifamily Retrofit Fun: How Advanced Measures

Fit into MF RetrofitsDan Auer, Dan Wildenhaus

The Future of Home Performance

Common Language: Translating from Energy Geeks and Contractors

to HomeownersMark Jerome, Amit Signh,

Dan Wildenhaus

How to be a Great Boss through Leadership,

Management and AccountabilityMatthew Todd

Workforce Development: Strategies to Grow

the IndustryAlan Hipolito, Nancy Kaplan,

Ranfis Villatoro

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Exhibiting Hours

SET UPSunday, February 10: Noon - 5:00 PM

EXHIBITS Monday, February 11: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 5:00 - 6:30 PM (during the Networking Reception)

Tuesday, February 12: 7:00 AM - 1:30 PM

TEAR DOWNWednesday, February 12: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

You are cordially invited to attend the Networking Reception Monday, 5 PM - 6:30 PM. Here you will have the chance to personally connect with industry leaders and your peers from across the country alongside heavy appetizers and a cash bar. HPC also provides a continental breakfast and lunch on both days of the conference.

Conference PricingRegular Registration Full Conference: (Ends at 11:59 pm on 1/11/19 ) . . . . . . $375Late Registration Full Conference: (Begins 1/12/19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $475One-Day Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200Late Registration One-Day Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250Student Full Conference Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225Student One-Day Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125

Hotel InformationHILTON PORTLAND DOWNTOWN921 SW Sixth AvenuePortland, Oregon, 97204 USATEL: +1-503-226-1611 FAX: +1-503-220-2565

Book your hotel today for the special HPC conference rate of $179 per night.  

Book your room here or call he number listed above.

Enjoy the perfect combination of style and substance at the Hilton Portland Downtown. This hotel offers intuitively designed accommodations, luxury amenities and an unparalleled location in the city’s vibrant downtown district.  And you’ll be delighted with our prime hotel location in Portland’s business and entertainment district. We’re one block from the MAX Light Rail system and this hotel offers easy access to top attractions including the Portland Saturday Market, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland Art Museum and the Oregon Convention Center.

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Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)Earn up to 9 CEUsThis conference offers two days of programming with multiple session options, of which you can potentially earn 9 CEUs! HPC is a continuing education service provider, and many sessions offer credits for advancing attendees’ professional careers through educational oppor-tunities from allied organizations. 

Visit the CEU Information page of our website for the most up-to-date listing of CEU providers offered at HPC conferences.

Scholarships Available! All levels of experience in all facets of our industry are eligible for a limited number of scholarships! We encour-age you to apply today!

Will I receive a Home Performance Coalition certificate of completion for attending this conference? You will receive a certificate of comple-tion if you attend a minimum of five sessions. Please ensure that your badge is scanned at each session to track your attendance. This is the only way to verify that you attended and to ensure credit.

How will I receive CEU credits for attending this conference? When you register for the conference, you will be prompted on the registration form to indi-cate if you want to receive CEUs and, if yes, which of the approved CEUs you want. Some of the CEUs listed will require your membership identification number. This information must be provided prior to you attending sessions at the conference. The bar code on your name badge, provided by HPC onsite, will be scanned be-fore you leave each session. After the conference, this information will be transmitted to the CEU accrediting bodies that you indicated on your registration form.

How will I know which CEUs are offered for each session? CEUs for each session will be listed on the Home Performance Coalition’s website prior to the conference and on the Day-at-a-Glance, a daily infor-mational flyer which will be distributed each morning at the conference. You have the potential to earn up to 9 CEUs at this conference.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I attend the exhibitor trade show? Yes, the trade show is part of the conference. You must have a conference badge to enter the trade show area.

Are meals included during the conference? HPC provides a continental breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday as part of your registration. Heavy appetizers and a cash bar are available during the evening networking reception on Monday.

Can I share a conference badge with someone else and rotate our attendance? No. Each attendee must purchase an individual conference registration. One day passes are available in addition to the full conference registration if you cannot attend both days.

Can I cancel a registration? No refunds will be given as of January 12, 2019. Requests for refunds that received in writing through 11:59 p.m. on January 11, 2019 will be granted minus a $75 cancellation fee for attendees and a $625 cancellation fee for exhibitor tables. For anyone registered by invoice, HPC must receive payment by January 25, 2019.

Can I transfer a registration to another person if I am no longer able to attend? Yes. There is no fee to transfer a registration. You can return to the event registration website by going to the “Register Now” link and select “Update an Existing Registration”. You may also contact the HPC Customer Service line at (412) 424-0040.

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HPC Conference Action Opportunities and Benefits

Grow your business by exhibiting. At HPC conferences, attendees are ready to learn, ask questions, and make purchasing decisions. The trade show floor is the hub for demonstrating new products and techniques, providing immediate and future sales, as well as product research and test marketing. Click the link below to see the most up to date exhibitor floor plan and choose your spot for this conference and trade show today.

Brand your business in the Northwest Region. You’re joining us to attract more business. The more leads you get the better opportunities you have to convert them into sales. It’s time to put on your savvy marketer hat and distinguish yourself from your competitors.

Volunteers play an important role at Home Performance Coalition conferences by assisting presenters and attendees as session assistants. As a session assistant, you are required to attend all sessions in an assigned conference track during the course of the conference. In exchange for volunteering, you will receive free registration for the conference with many more benefits.

Promoting our conference; we know how important it is to have local support and we’re happy you can help us get the word out. We offer a variety of important tools and exciting messaging to help you become a conference ambassador and we can help promote your events through a large and diverse network of constituents.

PROMOTE

Contact us! We’re here to help:Exhibitors & Branding Opportunities: Chris Docchio – Director of Partner Relations / (412) 424-0046 / cdocchio@homeperformance.org Volunteers: Bethany Dittmar Sowinski – Director of Conference Education / (412) 424-0026 / bsowinski@homeperformance.orgPromotional Partners: Adrienne Buka – Director of Marketing and Communications / (412) 424-0085 / abuka@homeperformance.orgGroup Registrations & Scholarships: Robyn Hall – Customer Service Manager / (412) 424-0040 / rhall@homeperformance.org

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Thanks to Our Sponsors

Sustaining Partners

Silver Sponsor

Host Sponsor

Sponsor this event and raise your company’s brand awareness, support workforce development, and publicly demonstrate your commitment to energy efficient, healthy, sustainable homes. Pick your level of involvement (bronze, silver, gold) or become a Sustaining or coveted Host Sponsor. When you sponsor an HPC Conference and Trade Show, you increase your company’s brand awareness and connect with industry leaders who are invested in creating healthy, comfortable, energy efficient homes. View HPC’s Prospectus here.

475 High Performance Building Supply

Broan

Building Performance Institute (BPI)

CLEAResult

Daikin

Energy Circle

Energy Trust of Oregon

Evolve Technologies

Healthy Indoor Magazine

Exhibitor Directory (As of February 7, 2019)

Home Performance Guild of Oregon

Mighty Energy Solutions

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC

Panasonic Eco Solutions

Specialty Products & Insulation / Krendl Machine Co.

TEC – The Energy Conservatory

Washington State Department of Commerce

Zonolite Attic Insulation Trust

Bronze Sponsor