Name: 2023 EPA Residential Wood Heating Training Workshop
Start: 2023-04-11T19:00-00:00
End: 2023-04-13T23:00-00:00
Location: EPA Downtown Denver Office US EPA, Region 8

The 2023 EPA Residential Wood Heating Training Workshop will start at 1 pm on April 11 and will conclude at 5 pm April 13. The location of the meeting is EPA Region 8 offices: EPA Downtown Denver Office US EPA, Region 8 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202.

Making Hotel Reservations at The Hilton Garden Inn - Denver Union Station

Please book your room online on this link or you can also make reservations by calling 720-643-1999. Our group rate is $199 (2023 govt per diem rate) plus 15.75% tax per room per night and includes April 10-14, 2023. There are a few rooms left on the room block, so book as soon as you can before we run out or by 3/13/23. All reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card. Free cancellation before 11:59 PM local hotel time on 4/9/23. Valet Parking $38 per day.

Transportation to Denver Union Station:

DEN [Denver International Airport], US: 24 miles - A-Line Train 45-min $10.50 - each way to/from Denver International Airport to Union Station downtown - Trains leave every 15 minutes between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. and every 30 minutes outside of those hours. https://www.denver.org/about-denver/transportation/denver-airport-rail/

Centennial Airport:18 miles

Jeffco Airport:16 miles

About the Workshop

A Residential Wood Smoke Workshop (Workshop) will be held in Downtown Denver from April 11 to 13, 2023. The Workshop will cover a wide range of topics, including regulatory (e.g., curtailment programs, Wood Heater New Source Performance Standard), voluntary (e.g., education campaigns, incentive programs) and technical (e.g., EPA-certification test methods) with a focus on sharing lessons learned.

The Workshop target audience includes state, local, and tribal agencies; regional organizations, federal agencies and non-profit organizations.

The Workshop is being coordinated and supported by EPA and the Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR).

Feel free to share this information with others that may be interested in the Workshop. For questions or comments feel free to contact Larry Brockman ([email protected]).

National Residential Wood Smoke Training Workshop

Draft Agenda

April 11 – 13, 2023

EPA Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO 80202

*All times are Mountain Time

April 11, (Tues.) 12 pm – 5 pm Mountain Time

12 pm – 1 pm – Registration (EPA Region 8 Office Atrium, near bottom of large steps)

1 pm – 2 pm (Gathering in the EPA Region 8 Office Atrium)

Introductions & Workshop Overview (10 min)
Overview of hearth industry and field trip event (John Crouch, Amy Ryan) (45 min.)
Logistics of traveling to the Fireplace Warehouse field trip location (5 min)

2 pm – 2:30 pm Travel to Fireplace Warehouse (10515 E 40th Ave Unit 110, Denver, CO 80239)

2:30 pm- 5 pm Tour of Fireplace Warehouse

Understanding heating appliances (wood stoves, electric heat pumps) & recreational devices (fireplaces, firepits)
Interactions, Q & A with industry reps (manufacturer, chimney sweep, retailer)

April 12 (Wed.) 8:30 am – 5:00 pm MT

8:30 am – Welcome/expectations for the day (Larry Brockman, EPA)

8:40 am – 10:00 am PM2.5 NAAQS, Non-attainment and Residential Wood Combustion

2020 National Emission Inventory & Residential Wood Combustion PM2.5 Data (Madeleine Strum, EPA)
Proposed PM NAAQS, PM Implementation and Why you should be interested in EPA’s PM Advance Program (Mia South, EPA)
Contribution of Wintertime Wood Smoke to Nonattainment Areas in California under the Proposed PM2.5 NAAQS (Kasia Turkiewicz, California Air Resources Board)
Q & A and Discussion

10:00 am – Break

10:20 - Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act Funding and Leveraging Opportunities & more

Overview of the IRA (TBD)
DOE’s IRA Home Energy Rebate Program: Understanding the Ins and Outs (Madeline Salzman, DOE)
Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program: Funding Available and How to Access it! (Danny Gogal, EPA)
Affordable Heat, Cleaner Communities and Happy Consumers: Opportunities to Address Woodstoves and Home Heating (Gillian Mittelstaedt, Tribal Healthy Homes Network)

11:15 am Q & A/Discussion

11:30 am Breakout groups

11:50 am Breakout groups report out

12:15 PM – Lunch on your own

1:30 pm MT – Regulatory Programs

Wood Heater NSPS – What’s Next and When (Mark Turner, EPA)
EPA Wood Stove Certification Program: EPA’s Current and Future Plans and Activities (Bob Scinta, EPA)
EPA’s Wood Heater Testing and Test Method Development: What Wood Heater Devices is EPA Testing and for What Purpose? (Stef Johnson, EPA)
Wood Stove Test Method Developments: What Wood Heater Devices are NESCAUM/States Testing and for What Purpose? (Lisa Rector, NESCAUM, Nick Czarnecki, Alaska DEC)
Q&A & Discussion

3:15 PM MT Break

3:35 pm - Regulatory (Continued)

Implementing a Year-Round Wood Smoke Ordinance (Nadège Dubuisson, Multnomah County, OR )

3:55 pm Voluntary Programs

Burn Wise Program – What’s New and Future Focus (Larry Brockman, EPA)
USDA’s Firewood Bank Program: Learning from Firewood Banks (Darian Dyer, Alliance for Green Heat)
Marion County Oregon Firewood Bank: Challenges and Lessons Learned (Justin Sparrow, Marion County, CO)
Q & A

5:00 pm – Wrap up & Adjourn 6:300 pm Networking event at the The Alliance Center. Dinner and a variety of drinks provided, cost $25, sponsored by the Alliance for Greent Heat. Contact Darian Dyer for details: [email protected].

April 13 (Thurs.) 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

8:30 am - Welcome/expectations for the day (Larry Brockman, EPA)

8:35 am Pump it Up! All about Electric Air Source Heat Pumps

Understanding Modern Heat Pump Technology (Dan Lawlor, EPA)
EnergyStar Certified Cold Climate Heat Pump Program: How does the certification work and when and where can you find the list? (Dan Lawlor, EPA)
Improving Air Quality Indoors & Outdoors thru Weatherization and Heat Pump Installation (Aaron Secakuku, Red Feather Inc.)
Oakridge, OR Integrating Heat pumps into a Multi-faceted Approach (Travis Knudsen, Lane Regional Air Planning Agency, OR)
Q & A/Discussion (30 minutes)

10:15 am Break

10:35 am – Voluntary Programs

Digital Media Advertising to promote Wood Stove Recycling (Kelly O’Callahan, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency)
Navajo Nation Stove Changeout Education and Outreach (Roy Holsteen, Navajo Nation)
Lessons Learned from the Renewable Heat NY (RHNY) Program (Ellen Burkhard, NY)
New Stove Technologies and Next Generation Stoves: Consideration for Incentive Programs ( John Ackerly, Alliance for Green Heat)
Q & A – 30 minutes

12:15 am – Lunch on your own

1:30 pm Voluntary Programs - Continued

Neighborhood-Scale Sensor Networks: Communications and Decision-Making Tools (Evan Bing, NW Clean Air Agency, WA)
Rural Woodsmoke Citizen Science Project (Nora Travis & Nathan Williams, NESCAUM)
Oregon’s State-wide survey for calculating Residential Wood Combustion: David Broderick, OR DEQ)
Wood heat in Pacific Northwest (PNW) homes: User habits, needs, and challenges surrounding wood heating in rural and Tribal communities in the PNW (Nordica A. MacCarty, OR State University)
Q & A

2:45 pm Break

3:05 pm Lightning Round – Projects/Activities that Worked Really Well, What Didn’t and New Ideas!