Event Presenters:

Darin Hughes, HughesCo, Buffalo, New York
		Darin Hughes started Hughesco Inc. as a remodeling company in 1983 and was one of the first contractors to embrace NYSERDA’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® in 2001. The company has expanded to include 3 locations, including an appliance retail store. Last year, both HughesCo of Buffalo and HughesCo of Rochester were named to the national ENERGY STAR Century Club for each reporting over 100 “whole house” installations. HughesCo has also earned NYSERDA’s "Excellence in Energy Savings" and "Excellence in Advertising" awards. Darin has received a "Hero" Award from The One Hundred Club of Buffalo & Western New York and an "Outstanding Citizen" award from the Erie County Sheriff's office. HughesCo is a Building Performance Institute accredited organization.
Devon Hartman, Hartman Baldwin, Clairmont, California
		Devon Hartman is Co-Founder and President of HartmanBaldwin Inc., a fully integrated Architecture and Construction Company. Operating since 1979, HartmanBaldwin has been the recipient of more than 40 local and national awards for design/build excellence. These include the Gold Nugget award from the Pacific Coast Building Conference and the Grand Prize Design award from Remodeling Magazine. HartmanBaldwin has also been featured on HGTV Restore America. Devon is a LEED AP, Certified Green Building Professional and a Green Point Rater. HartmanBaldwin is a certified provider of Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES), certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) and the California Building Performance Contractors Association (CBPCA), and a member of Architecture 2030.
Sean Crane, HomeTown Green, Media, Pennsylvania
		Sean Crane is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Hometown Green LLC with 3 core businesses of energy auditing of existing buildings, energy ratings of new buildings, and building performance contracting. Sean and partner Kim Auger began Hometown Green in 2007. Sean is a third generation Contractor and holds a Green Advantage Certification, is a RESNET energy rater, and is a Certified Building Analyst with the Building Performance Institute. Hometown Green is a member of the Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia and a founding member of EfficiencyFirst.org.
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GrEEnCollarEdu.net is your source for comprehensive education and training programs that support nationally recognized standards from across the green building and green trades industries in areas such as building performance, renewable energy systems, green remodeling, insulation, air sealing, fenestrations, and the HVAC/R industry.

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