Weatherization Plus Health Regional Conference | Portland, ME

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Plus Health initiative is a nationwide effort to enable the comprehensive, strategic coordination of resources for energy, health, and safety in low-income homes. State and local Weatherization Directors, CSBG Directors, Community Action Associations, and other health and safety oriented organizations (including providers of healthy homes services) attended the first conference in Portland, ME on May 23-24, 2011. Below are materials from the conference.

If you have specific questions on the program, please contact NASCSP’s Director of Healthy Homes, Jenae Bjelland.

Weatherization Plus Health Regional Conference | Portland, ME | May 23-25, 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011| Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011
Opening Ceremony | Messages from Our Federal Partners

• Dale McCormick, Director, Maine State Housing Authority

Monday, May 23-Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Introduction to WAP for Healthy Homes

• Adventures in Weatherization: Tony Gill, SMS
• Weatherization Energy Auditor Single Family: Audit Process: Tony Gill, SMS
• Weatherization Energy Auditor Single Family: House as a System: Tony Gill, SMS
• Weatherization Tools:Tony Gill, SMS
• Weatherization Assistance Program, Health and Safety: Ryan Middleton, WAP T&TA Liaison, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, U.S. Department of Energy
• The Weatherization Assistance Program: An Overview-Bob Scott, Director, Energy Services, NASCSP
• Overview of WAP Healthy and Safety: Bob Scott, Director, Energy Services, NASCSP

Introduction to Healthy Homes for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

• Introduction to Healthy Homes: Ellen Tohn, Principal, Tohn Environmental Strategies

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Weatherization Plus Health Conference Luncheon: Updates from our Federal Partners

• Martin Nee, Division Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Brian Sullivan, Compliance Assistant, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
• Ruth Ann Norton, Executive Director, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
• Amy Mclean Salls, Director, Training and Community-Based Initiatives, National Center for Healthy Housing

From Class to Field: Best Practices for an Integrated Approach

• Weatherization Plus Health: Healthy Homes: John Davies, Director, Building Performance Center, Opportunity Council
• One Touch: Health and Energy Efficient Housing New Hampshire Pilot: Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental; Beverly Drouin, NH, DHHS; Ryan Clouthier, Southern NH Services
• Best Practices for an Integrated Approach: Connecticut Efficient Healthy Homes Initiative: Julia Hatton, Project Manager, Connecticut Efficient Healthy Homes Initiative; Chris Corcoran, Project Coordinator, Connecticut Children's Medical Center LAMPP Project
• From Class to Field: Best Practices for an Integrated Approach: Ruth Ann Norton, Executive Director, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative; Mark A. Kravatz, Program Coordinator, Rhode Island Green & Healthy Homes
• Indoor Air Quality in Low-Income Weatherization: Christy Crocker, Executive Director, Maine Indoor Air Quality

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