Manufactured Housing Workshop

Agenda

Day

TimeEventLocation
Day 1Wednesday, June 17, 2026ORNL Main Campus, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830
8:15 - 8:20 a.m.Board Bus and BadgingSpringHill Suites/Homewood Suites parking lot,10955 Turkey Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934
8:20 - 8:45 a.m.Bus to ORNL main campus
8:45 - 9:00 a.m.Arrival and RegistrationORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
9:00 - 9:20 a.m.Welcome & Meeting Overview ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
9:20 - 10:00 a.m.Session 1: Baseline and Data Alignment Presentation: Existing manufactured housing baseline data (stock segmentation, regional distribution, energy upgrade supply chain capacity)ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
  • Confirm MH stock characterization
  • Critical data gaps and who can fill them
  • Priority regions for near-term focus
ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.BreakORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
11:00 - 11:40 a.m.Session 2; Priority Retrofit Pathways
Presentation: Manufactured housing retrofit success and war
stories (What we learned from 100’s of MH retrofits)		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
11:40 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Upgrade packages (enclosure, equipment, components)
  • Priority innovations with greatest deployment potential
ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
  • Working Lunch / Presentation: DOE Priorities
ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.Tour of ORNL Manufactured Home Research ProjectORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m.Session 3: Market Delivery Barriers
Presentation: Homeowner experiences living in MHs		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
  • Home-owner acceptance criteria
  • Utility incentive pain points and constraints
  • Park-owner barriers and best practices to retrofits
  • Retrofit workforce / supply chain limitations
ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.Day-one wrap up of key agreements and findingsORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
4:30 p.m.Adjourn/Bus Back to hotel
Day 2Thursday, June 18, 2026ORNL Main Campus, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830
8:15 - 8:20 a.m.Board BusSpringHill Suites/Homewood Suites parking lot,10955 Turkey Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934
8:20 - 8:45 a.m.Bus to ORNL main campus
8:45 - 9:00 a.m.ArrivalORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
9:00 - 9:20 a.m.Welcome & Day Two Meeting OverviewORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
9:20 - 10:00 a.m.Session 4: Financing and Scaling Mechanisms
Presentation: Case studies of successful financing for MH retrofits		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
10:00 - 11:15 a.m.
  • Scalable financing models beyond and including rebates
  • Park-level aggregation strategies
  • Potential manufacturer / utility partnerships
ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Session 5: Retrofit Implementation Pathway
Presentation: Park-scale MH retrofit case study - Lessons-learned
aggregating demand and ensuring skilled supply chain		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.Working Lunch/Presentation – HUD PrioritiesORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
  • MH park selection criteria for park-scale retrofits
  • Candidate parks that meet the selection criteria
ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
1:45 - 2:15 p.m.Session 6: New Manufactured Homes: Innovation Roundtable
Panel Discussion		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
  • Opportunities to enhance new MHs
  • Research opportunities for MHs
ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.Summary of key agreements and findingsORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.Next StepsORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
4:30 p.m.Adjourn/Bus Back to hotel