Manufactured Housing Workshop

Agenda

Day

TimeEventLocation
DAY 1:Wednesday, June 17, 2026ORNL Main Campus, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830
7:15 - 7:20 a.m.Board BusSpringHill Suites/Homewood Suites parking lot,10955 Turkey Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934
7:20 - 7:45 a.m.Bus to ORNL main campusEnvironmental Sciences Division, ORNL
1505 White Oak Avenue, #1505
Lenoir City, TN 37771
7:45 - 8:00 a.m.Arrival and RegistrationORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

Welcome to ORNL 

Speaker: Robert Wagner, ORNL Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Science and Technology

ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
8:15 - 8:35 a.m.

Meeting Overview
Facilitator: Sam Rashkin, ORNL

ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
8:35 - 9:15 a.m.Session 1: Baseline and Data Alignment Presentation: Existing manufactured housing baseline data (stock segmentation, regional distribution, energy upgrade supply chain capacity)
Speaker: Ed Hudson, Home Innovation Research Labs		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
  • MH stock characterization key takeaways
  • Critical data gaps and who can fill them
  • Criteria for prioritizing near-term retrofit programs 
    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    10:00 - 10:15 a.m.BreakORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    10:15 - 10:55 a.m.Session 2; Priority Retrofit Pathways
    Presentation: Manufactured housing retrofit success and experiences (What we learned from 100’s of MH retrofits)
    Speaker: Francis Conlin, High Performance Building Solutions    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    10:55 - 11:40 a.m.
    • Retrofit upgrade packages (enclosure, equipment, components)
    • Priority retrofit innovations with greatest potential 
    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    11:40 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Working Lunch / ORNL’s Building Technologies Research and Integration Center
    Speaker: Melissa Lapsa, ORNL    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    1:00 - 2:05 p.m.Tour of ORNL Manufactured Home Research ProjectORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    2:05 - 2:45 p.m.Session 3: Market Delivery Barriers and Opportunities
    Presentation: Homeowner experiences living in MHs
    Speaker: Chrissi Antonopoulos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
    • Utility incentive pain points and constraints 
    • Park-owner barriers and best practices for retrofits 
    • MH homeowner barriers and best practices for 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 2:Thursday, June 18, 2026ORNL Main Campus, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830
    7:15 - 7:20 a.m.Board BusSpringHill Suites/Homewood Suites parking lot,10955 Turkey Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934
    7:20 - 7:45 a.m.Bus to ORNL main campus
    7:45 - 8:00 a.m.ArrivalORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    8:00 - 8:20 a.m.Welcome & Day Two Meeting OverviewORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    8:20 - 9:00 a.m.Session 4: Financing and Scaling Mechanisms
    Presentation: Case studies of successful financing for MH retrofits
    Speaker: Heather Hendrickson, Entergy    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
    • Scalable financing models beyond and including rebates
    • Preferred park-level aggregation strategies
    • Potential equipment manufacturer/utility partnerships 
    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    9:45 - 10:00 a.m.Break
    10:00 - 10:40 a.m.Session 5: Retrofit Implementation Pathway
    Presentation: MH retrofit case study - Lessons-learned aggregating demand and ensuring skilled supply chain
    Speaker: Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco, Colorado School of Mines    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    10:40 - 11:25 a.m.
    • Strategies to encourage park-scale retrofits 
    • Strategies to encourage homeowner retrofits
    • Strategies for workforce development
    • Implementation solutions aligned with strategies
    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Working Lunch/Presentation – DOE Priorities
    Speaker: Amy Royden-Bloom, Program Manager for Residential Buildings Integration, DOE Building Technologies Office    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    1:00 - 1:40 p.m.Session 6: New Manufactured Homes: Innovation Opportunities
    Speaker: Jordan Dentz, Systems Building Research Alliance
    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    1:40 - 2:55 p.m.
    • MH market growth opportunities
    • Research aligned with market growth opportunities
    		ORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    2:55 - 3:10 p.m.Break
    ~3:00 p.m. Early Shuttle to Hotels then Airport will be available to participants with earlier flights on this day.
    3:10 - 3:45 p.m.Summary of key agreements and findingsORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    3:45 - 4:30 p.m.Next StepsORNL Bldg. 1505, Rm: 182 (DJ Nelson Auditorium)
    4:30 p.m.Adjourn/Bus Back to hotel