2012 Building Performance Forum
ACCA’s Building Performance Forum features a wide range of speakers.
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Nate Kredich, vice president for residential market development, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Washington, D.C., opened the conference, sharing how building performance has gained worldwide prominence.
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John Umphress, conservation program specialist, Austin Energy, Autsin, Texas, shared a utility’s perspective on building performance.
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Michelle Knaszak, director of training and operations, GreenHomes America, Canonsburg, Pa., has 20-plus years of weatherization experience. She shared how important — and easy — it is for HVACR contractors to transition into home performance contractors.
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David Abrey, director of quality assurance, GreenHomes America, Canonsburg, Pa., said HVACR contractors have a leg-up on the competition, as their regular customers serve as install-ready clientele for home performance retrofits.
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Attendees focus in on one of the many talented speakers at the two-day forum.
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Nikki Krueger, media/marketing manager Ultra Aire, Madison, Wis., discusses dehumidification with Henry Rodgerson, Climate Heating & Cooling, Springfield, Va.
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Geoff Troxel, CallSource, Westlake Village, Calif., discusses results with Paul DeHart, Bolster-Dehart Inc., Pittsburgh.
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John Umphress, conservation program specialist, Austin Energy, and Kristen Lewis, Comfort Rx, Norton, Ohio, discuss portable insulation machines.
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The Building Performance Forum was sponsored by The NEWS and several leading manufacturers.
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Brendan Reid, founder and CEO, Comfort Institute Inc., Bellingham, Wash., discussed how HVACR contractors can turn normal maintenance calls into home performance leads.
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Tim Cropp, vice president of sales, Cropp-Metcalfe, Fairfax, Va., moderated a segment focusing on whether it is best to subcontract portions of a home performance business, or to keep it all in-house.
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Dan Bramblett, Estes Heating and Air Conditioning, Atlanta; Chris Strand, Stan’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Austin, Texas; and Hal Smith, co-owner, Halco, Phelps, N.Y., discussed the positives and negatives of subcontracting.
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Doug Garrett, CEM, Building Performance and Comfort, Jarrell, Texas, explained that the building performance market is at its ripest, and that the market will be closer to saturation in 10 years.