multifamily peer-to-peer network

multifamily peer-to-peer network

The Multifamily Peer-to-Peer Network meets monthly on Fridays from 11:30 am to 1 pm (previously in-person, now virtually). Presentations cover a wide range of topics. Please contact us to join and register.

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Previous meeting presentations

2023

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February 17, 2023	Inflation Reduction Act Solar Provisions Polsinelli Green Tax Incentive Compendium (August 2022)	Jerome Garciano, Esq., CPA, LEED A.P, of Polsinelli Law
January 20, 2023	Update on Connecticut Housing Finance Authority	Nandini Natarjan, CHFA
March 17, 2023	Heat Pump Water Heaters: The Missing Piece in All-Electric Multifamily Buildings	Zachary Koch & Mitchell Joseph, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC, LLC
May 26, 2023	Seize the Opportunity for Historic Passive House Retrofits	Karin Patriquin, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Principal
June 23, 2023	The GEBs Are Coming! The GEBs Are Coming! Building Design with the Grid in Mind	Deane Evans, FAIA, Executive Director, NJIT Center for Building Knowledge
September 22, 2023	Automation and Intelligent Decarbonization	Javier Aleman, MBA, CEM, LEED AP BD+C, Principal, AXC Automation
October 20, 2023	The Latest from the Connecticut Innovations Program: Electric Vehicles and Energy Management in Commercial Real Estate with CT Innovations (recording) Slides from Enertiv Slides from AmpUp	Dave Bruno, Innovations Labs Director, and Drew D’Alelio, Senior Associate ClimateTech Lab, and representatives from AmpUp and Enertiv
November 17, 2023	Learning from the Enterprise and Wells Fargo Foundation Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge	Michaela Accardi, Senior Program Director, Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, and Haley Hodge, Senior Program Associate, Office of the Solutions President, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

2022

September 16, 2022	Review of Three State-invested Climate-related Solutions (Boiler, Backup Power, Green Energy) David Bruno, Innovation Labs Director at Connecticut Innovations	David Bruno, Innovation Labs Director at Connecticut Innovations
July 18, 2022	North Miller Passive	John Loercher, Certified Passive House Consultant and owner of Northeast Projects LLC
May 20, 2022	Energy Storage Solutions and the Technical Assistance Fund for Affordable Multifamily Properties Recording Slides on Energy Storage Solutions	Ed Kranich, Connecticut Green Bank & Marriele Mango, Clean Energy Group
April 15, 2022	The Future of Affordable Housing in Connecticut	Christie Stewart, The Housing Collective’s Chief Initiative Officer of the Center for Housing Opportunity and Director of Fairfield County’s Center for Housing Opportunity
March 18, 2022	Success with Resident Engagement	Shelby O’Neill, National Program Manager, Enterprise Green Communities
February 18, 2022	Cost Escalation Causes and Effects	Wayne Mortensen, AIA, CEO of NeighborWorks Lincoln & Adrianne Steichen, AIA, LEED AP BD+C & Homes, Principal at PYATOK
February 4, 2022	Discussion of Proposed Solar Incentives for Affordable Multifamily Solutions	Mackey Dykes, Vice President of Financing Programs, Connecticut Green Bank
January 2022	Upskilling the Trades: Training Members of the Building Trades to Deliver High Performance Housing	Jennifer DeForge, Assistant Professor at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Massachusetts

2021

November 2021	Passive House and High Performance Mechanicals	Emma Raymont
October 2021	Integrating Green and Social in Successful Housing Recording Slides	Christina Bollo
September 2021	Update on G3 Progress	Dr. Rebecca French, CT DEEP
June 2021	Leveraging Efficiency Program Resources to Advance Passive House Design	Nick Jones, Eversource
May 2021	Passive House Domestic Hot Water	Adam Romano, Steven Winter Associates
April 2021	Tracking Energy Performance in Multifamily Buildings	Todd Rothstein, CPHC and Director of Construction Services for Avesta Housing in Portland, Maine
March 2021	Scaling Up Passive Multifamily: What’s Up In Massachusetts	Beverly Craig, Senior Program Manager, Low & Moderate Income Programs, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)

2020

February 21, 2020	Solar for Multifamily Housing Properties	Isabelle Hazlewood, CT Green Bank
January 17, 2020	Whole Building Mechanical Engineering Design	Mark Gendron

2019

December 14, 2019	Sustainable Communities and Affordable Housing in CT	Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno
November 15, 2019	Net Zero Energy Buildings: Overcoming Obstacles	Linda Reeder, FAIA, LEED AP
October 18, 2019	Making Affordable Fossil Fuel Free 2-4 Unit Housing	John Humphries, Executive Director/Lead Organizer, Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs & Michael Uhl, System Smart LLC
August 16, 2019	The Decision Being Made Right Next to Us	James Geppener, Erase40.org
June 21, 2019	Historic Preservation and Multifamily Housing Rehab	Julie Carmelich, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
May 17, 2019	Our Buildings, Our Health	Karla Butterfield, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
April 26, 2019	Advanced Building Energy Modeling for Early Design Support	Nick Allen-Sandoz, Karpman Consulting
March 15, 2019	Cargill Falls Mill Historic Preservation and Rehab Project	Leanne Parker
February 15, 2019	Resilience Evaluation of Existing Properties	Tom Chase, New Ecology
January 18, 2019	Green and Healthy Homes Initiative	Kerry O’Neill, Inclusive Prosperity Capital

2018

October 19, 2018	The Unfolding of Passive House Construction in Connecticut: Project Updates and Lessons Learned	Susan Odell, Paul Bailey Architect
June 15, 2018	An Exploration of Resilient Design for Multifamily Housing	Don Watson
May 18, 2018	Moisture Control in Multifamily Passive Houses	Dylan Martello, Steven Winter Associates
April 20, 2018	Minimizing Combustion of Fossil Fuels in Multifamily Mixed Income Mixed Use Buildings	Bruce Becker, Becker & Becker Architects
February 16, 2018	Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Design: How Can We Do Better?	Dylan Martello, Steven Winter Associates

2017

December 15, 2017	An Overview of Hartford’s Climate Stewardship Initiative	Sara Bronin, UConn Law School
November, 17, 2017	Connecticut’s Disaster Resilience Program	David Kooris, CT DOH
October 20, 2017	Standards for Rehabbing Historic Properties	Julie Carmelich, SHPO, DECD & Karla Butterfield, Steven Winter Associates
September 15, 2017	Sustainable CT	Alyssa Norwood, Institute for Sustainable Energy, EastConn
July 21, 2017	If Walls Could Talk: Designing and Building High Performance Building Envelopes	Peter Harding, Home Energy Technologies & Susan Odell, Paul Bailey Architects
May 19, 2017	Energy Modeling Software: Uses, Benefits & Limitations	James Moriarty, Sustainable Comfort, Inc.
April 21, 2017	Achieving High-Quality Deep Energy Retrofits in Multifamily Housing	Darien Crimmin, Winn Development
April 21, 2017	Understanding CT’s State and Quasi-State Agency Housing Related Energy Policies	Nick Lundgren, Department of Housing & Marcus Smith, CHFA