Weatherization Plus Health Regional Conference | San Diego, CA
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 sixth conference in San Diego, CA on November 16-18, 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.
Opening Ceremony
Introduction to WAP
- The Weatherization Assistance Program: An Overview: Bob Scott, Director of Energy Services, NASCSP
- The House as a System: Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
- The Audit Process: Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
- Typical Weatherization Measures: Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
- Overview of WAP Health & Safety: Bob Scott, Director of Energy Services, NASCSP
Introduction to Healthy Homes
WAP Health and Safety Guidance Overview
- WAP Health & Safety WPN 11-6 Guidance: Ryan Middleton, WAP T&TA Liaison, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, U.S. Department of Energy; Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
Update from our National and Federal Partners
- Healthy Homes, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities: Jon Gant, Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Healthy Buildings, Healthy People: Addressing Indoor Air Quality Risks: David Rowson, Director, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Health Begins at Home: Larry T. Franklin, Senior Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Spurring Innovation to Produce Healthy, Safe, and Energy Efficient Homes: Beth Bingham, Director of Communications and Strategic Development, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
- Healthy Homes Partnerships Meeting the Needs: Amy McLean Salls, Director of Training and Community Initiatives, National Center for Healthy Housing
Promising Practices for an Integrated Approach
- Weatherization Plus Health Promising Practices: Wade Gardner, Director of Weatherization and Hope Repair, Opportunity Council
- Fresno Weatherization Plus Health Pilot Program: Leif Magnuson, Residential Green Building Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region IX
- Safe and Healthy Home Investment Partnerships: Karen Griego, Healthy Homes Representative, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols For Home Energy Upgrades: Gregory Brunner, Mechanical Engineer, EPA Indoor Environments Division
- Promising Practices for an Integrated Approach: Beth Bingham, Director of Communications and Strategic Development, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
- The San Diego Healthy Homes Collaborative (SDHHC): Alan Johanns, Lead Safety and Healthy Homes Program Manager, City of San Diego
Let's Talk about Funding
- Let’s Talk About Funding: Beth Bingham, Director of Communications and Strategic Development, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative; Amy McLean Salls, Director of Training and Community Initiatives, National Center for Healthy Housing; Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies; Jenae Bjelland, Director of Healthy Homes, NASCSP