The Standards Technical Committee (STC) is composed of industry experts appointed by BPI’s Standards Management Board upon application and careful review to ensure that its decisions reflect a balance of views of all industry stakeholders.

Chair:
Mr. Asa Foss, Manager, LEED Homes Technical Development
U.S. Green Building Council

Current Membership:
Marcus Bianchi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John Broniek, Consultant
L. Terry Clausing, Drysdale & Associates
Robert Davis, Ecotope
Jim Fitzgerald, Conservation Services Group
David Hales, Washington State University
John Krigger, Saturn Resource Management
Courtney Moriarta, Masco Home Systems
Tom Rooney, TRC Companies, Inc.
John Brooks Smith, Johns Manville
Bill Spohn, TruTech Tools, Ltd.
Ken Tohinaka, Vermont Energy Investment Corp.
Chandler Von Schrader, Environmental Protection Agency (Ex Officio)
Iain Walker, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory

Scope
Standardization activities include the assessment of existing residential buildings to improve the energy efficiency, comfort and occupant health and safety, installation of various energy conservation and energy efficiency measures to the building enclosure and building systems and application standards for these measures, and the verification and commissioning of improved building enclosures and building systems.

Current STC Projects (Requiring Comment Resolution)

Home Energy Auditing:
BPI-101 Home Energy Auditing Standard - Public Comment Draft (PCD)
Chair: Iain Walker, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory

Air Leakage & Insulation:
BPI Envelope Professional standard
BPI-102 Standard for Air Resistance of Thermal Insulation Used in Retrofit Cavity Applications – Material Specification (PCD)
BPI-103 Standard Test Method for Thermal Insulation Materials Used in Air Retarder Applications (PCD)
Chair: Randy Straight, Certain Teed

STC Working Groups

Current standards activities are organized by the specific Working Groups shown below and represent the ongoing needs of the industry.

Working Group 1: Air Distribution System Energy Performance Applications

Scope: Requirements for the energy performance of air distribution systems in residential buildings, including requirements for typical air distribution energy performance applications and also applied to other locations that are similar. The energy performance measures are designed to reduce heat transfer and air leakage of the air distribution system.

Chair:
John Krigger, Saturn Resource Management

Current Membership:
David Butler, Optimal Building Systems, LLC
Bob Davis, Ecotope
Bill Day, William Day Co.
Charles Fritsch, Association for Energy Affordability
Charles Goldate, EAM Associates, Inc.
Joseph Hagen, Finger Lakes Home Performance Training Center
Ed Janowiak, Eastern Heating and Cooling Council
Joel Key, AIRMAKERS Heating and Air-Conditioning
Michelle Knaszak, GreenHomes America
John Krigger, Saturn Resource Management
Paul Raymer, Heyoka Solutions
Sydney Roberts, Southface Energy Institute
Deacon Taylor, Sangfroid Inc.
Tom Vitale, En-Tech Associates, Inc.

Working Group 2: Quality Assurance Inspection

Scope: Requirements for a residential building quality assurance inspection of relevant installed measures, including requirements to confirm that the retrofit measures have been installed in accordance with the workscope and applicable standards for material, installation and application.

Chair:
Casey Murphy, ICF International

Current Membership:
Dave Beaulieu, Conservation Services Group
Bill Bertier, Wellhome
Robert Bolus, Coastal Training Consultants and Inspectors
Frank Bovio, HP contractor
Jim Cleveland, Honeywell International, Inc.
Stephen Crouch, Johns Manville
Daniel Cwik, Sencon Incorporated
Bob Davis, Ecotope
Wes Davis, Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Kim Devoe, City of Fort Collins
Robert Devries, Nu-Wool, Inc.
Mike DeWein, The Alliance to Save Energy
Greg Domel, Midwest Energy Audits
Pat Dundon, The Insulation Man
Michael Dunseith, Green Jobs Training Center
Chris Fennell, Building Insight LLC
Tom Fitzpatrick, Texas Home Energy Rating Organization
Jerone Gagliano, Performance Systems Development
Neal Gale, Honeywell International, Inc.
Charlie Gohman, Arizona Home Performance with Energy Star
Rob Hammon, ConSol
Kevin Hanlon, Horizon Residential Energy Services NH, LLC
Gavin Hastings, APS
Julie Humes, Lennox
Tom Hurley, KFl Energy Services
Rob Jones, Green CAT Services
CT Loyd, Texas Home Energy Rating Organization
Steve Luxton, CMC Energy Services
Bruce Manclark, Delta-T, Inc.
Joe Marco, GoodCents Concepts, Inc.
James McGarvey, Apple Blossom Insulators, Inc.
Tom Meyer, Praxis Green, Inc.
Mike Montaldi, Buffalo Energy, Inc.
Courtney Moriarta
Casey Murphy, ICF International
Mark Rixson, Green CAT Services
Bill Rogel, WF Rogel LLC
Jason Scheurer, Living Green Homes, Inc.
Mickey Souza, RHA, Inc.
Tamasin Sterner, Pure Energy Coach LLC
Deacon Taylor, WellHome
Holly Todd, Consultant
Ken Tohinaka, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Tom Vitale, Oak Hill Building and Remodeling
Ed Voytovich, Building Efficiency Resources
David Willson, Advanced Home Performance

Working Group 3: Envelope Insulation Applications

Scope: Requirements for installation of various envelope insulation applications used with the appropriate installation and material standards.

Chair:
Randy Straight, Certain Teed

Current Membership:
Bohdan Boyko, GreenFiber
John Carre, contractor
Charles Cottrell, NAIMA
Laverne Dalgleish, Building Professionals
Bob DeVries, Nu-Wool, Inc.
Jim Fitzgerald, Conservation Services Group
John Krigger, Saturn Resource Management
Dan Lea, Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association
David Ober, Green Fiber
Tom Ponder, CertainTeed, Inc.
John Brooks Smith, Johns Manville
Dwight Shuler, Owens Corning
Randy Straight, CertainTeed, Inc.
David Weitz, Conservation Services Group

Working Group 4: Envelope Air Leakage Control Applications

Scope: Requirements for typical air leakage control energy applications and also applied to other situations that are similar; used with the appropriate installation standards and material standards referenced herein [e.g., American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards].

Chair:
Michael McQueeney, TRC

Current Membership:
Bohdan Boyko, GreenFiber
Paul Button, Energy Audits Unlimited LLC
Michael Blasnik, M Blasnik and Associates
Jim Coler, Coler Natural Insulation
Anthony Cox, Community Housing Partners
John Davies, Opportunity Council
Robert Devries, Nu-Wool, Inc.
Patrick Dundon, The Insulation Man
Michael Dunseith, Green Jobs Training Center
Jim Fitzgerald, Conservation Services Group
Dan Hartman, Indiana Community Action Association
Teresa Tsalaky, Home Pro Hero
R. Jones, GreenCAT Services, Inc.
Dick Kornbluth, GreenHomes America, Inc.
Michelle Knaszak, GreenHomes America, Inc.
Joe Lstiburek, Building Science Corporation
Joe Marco, GoodCents Concepts, Inc.
Mike McQueeney, TRC Solutions
Dawn Moody, Energy Coordinating Agency
Matt Redmond, NYSDWA (New York State Weatherization Directors Association)
Bill Rose, Building Research Council at Illinois
Jim Singer, Continuum Energy Solutions
John Tooley, Advanced Energy
Teresa Tsalaky, Home Pro Hero
Keith Williams, Building Services & Consultant LLC

Working Group 5: Home Performance-related Data Collection, Transfer and Qualification of Whole House Energy Savings Estimates

Scope: Requirements for an XML standard data transfer protocol used to transfer any home performance-related data between parties in a home performance program, i.e., contractors, program administrators, utilities, DOE and EPA; Requirements for prescribed fields for collecting data and the minimum measurement description collection criteria; Specification of a process for the calculation of standardized estimated savings: a difference between modeled energy usage before and after an energy upgrade, using approved energy use simulation software.

Chair:
Robin LeBaron, National Home Performance Council

Current Membership:
Rich Andrulis, PSD – Performance Systems Development
David Burd, Earth Aid
Janet Diehl, Conservation Services Group
Martyn Dodd, Energy Soft LLC
Philip Fairey, Energy Gauge, University of Central Florida
Diane Ferington, Oregon Energy Trust
Jerone Gagliano, PSD – Performance Systems Development
Jeff Gleeson, PS&E – Pacific Gas & Electric
Matt Golden, Recurve
Aaron Goldfeder, Energy Savvy
Maureen Guttman, Pennsylvania Governor’s Green Government Council
Joe Hagerman, U.S. Department of Energy
Matej Harangozo, gREATESST
Bruce Harley, Conservation Services Group
Dennis Hartline, Maryland Energy Administration
Bryan Henderson, NYSERDA
Grace HSU, Navigant Consultant
Robin LeBaron, National Home Performance Council
Ted Leopkey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Colin McCormick, U.S. Department of Energy
Noel Merket, NREL – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jarred Metoyer, KEMA
Casey Murphy, ICF International
Kara Rinaldi, National Home Performance Council
Dave Roberts, NREL – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mick Rookwood, Conservation Services Group
Rob Salcido, Architectural Energy Corporation
Raju Sen Sharma, Florida Solar Energy Center
Sophia Sullivan, Conservation Services Group
Greg Thomas, PSD – Performance Systems Development
Adam Winter, Recurve
Aaron Zahler, Oregon Energy Trust
Andrew Zeswitz, ICF International
Taras Zherukha, MASCO

Working Group 6: Updating of the BPI Building Analyst Standard

Scope:
Revision to Technical Standards for the Building Analyst Professional: 1. To update typical R-values per inch for insulation; 2. To revise the table of Effective R-values for Batt Insulation.

Chair: Darrell K. Winters, NAIMA

Current Membership:
John Manz, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penn State
Sydney Roberts, Southface Institute
Tom Rooney, TRC Energy Services
John Brooks Smith, Johns Manville
Chandler Von Schrader, EPA (ret.)
Darrell K. Winters, NAIMA

Working Group 7: Updating the BPI Building Analyst Standard into a standard Basic Analysis of Buildings

Scope: Is considering the best approach to update the BPI Building Analyst standard and related new work intended to be consolidated into a standard Basic Analysis of Buildings.

Co-Chair: L. Terry Clausing, Drysdale & Associates, Inc.
Co-Chair: David Hales, Washington State University

If you are interested in participating in the STC working groups, please submit a request and your background to standards@bpi.org (qualifications apply).