Thursday Schedule

The second day of the conference, Thursday, March 19, will focus on topics related to retrofits & existing construction and high-performance housing.

Keynote

Hear from Georg Reichard on "The 7 Habits of Successful Builders of High-Performance Homes."

Reichard is the professor and chair of the School of Building Construction in the College of Design at Georgia Insitute of Technology.

Agenda

Day 2 conference sessions on Thursday will feature two concurrent tracks: Retrofits & Existing Construction and High-Performance Housing.

• 7:00am ET
  • Registration opens
  • Breakfast begins
• 8:15-10:00am ET
  • Welcome & Opening Remarks
  • Keynote - "The 7 Habits of Successful Builders of High-Performance Homes" by Georg Reichard, Georgia Institute of Technology
• 10:00-10:30am ET
  • Break with snacks and Exhibitor Plus sponsors
• 10:30am-12:00pm ET
  1. "Additions & Retrofits 101: How to Begin?" by Jennifer Yourey, Sasha McCarthy, Erin Stiffler, & Jere McCarthy, State College Design and Construction
  2. "Practical Next Steps for Carbon and Electrification in Homes" by Andrew Poerschke, IBACOS, and Brian Wolfgang, IBACOS
• 12:00-1:00pm ET
  • Lunch with attendees of the research-focused 2026 RBDCC
• 1:00-2:30pm ET
  1. "HVAC Considerations for Retrofit Application and New Construction" by Aaron Martin, Mitsubishi Electric Heating and Air Conditioning
  2. "Ventilation That Works: Principles, Verification, and Practice under the 2021 IECC" by Michael Arblaster, Harmony Home Energy, and Joseph Hillenmeyer, AprilAire
• 2:30-3:00pm ET
  • Break with snacks and Exhibitor Plus sponsors
• 3:00-4:30pm ET
  1. "Residential Additions Building Up or Building Out?" by Jim Royer, Centre Region Code Administration
  2. "Optimizing Assemblies for Cost and Performance" by Corey Murphy, 475 High-Performance Building Supply