Brett has over 20 years’ experience as a contractor working with residential and commercial ventilation and mechanical systems. He worked on the 3C-REN team while the REN was seeking CPUC approval before going to work at Build It Green as a senior technical analyst, specializing in whole building energy efficiency and healthy homes program implementation. Brett is currently serving as Director of Contract Services for Franklin Energy, which implements various demand side programs for over 150 utility customers in 36 States across the US and Canada.

Cindy Edwards has spent 40 years in the commercial, aerospace, industrial, and residential construction markets. She founded CK Builders, which operates on the Central Coast doing residential remodeling. Cindy became BPI certified in 2012 which sparked her interest in Indoor Air Quality. She went on to receive specialized training for sensitized individuals suffering from a chronic illness known as CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) and coauthored a book entitled Mold Illness Surviving and Thriving. Cindy then went on to found Efficiency First Solutions in 2019.

Sara Hayes leads ACEEE’s work related to health and the environment. Her research focuses on the human health impacts of energy efficiency in buildings and on the air quality effects of saving energy. Sara manages the health and environment program and oversees research focused on identifying opportunities to use energy efficiency to reduce pollution and improve human health. She is a licensed attorney in the state of New York and serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. Sara joined ACEEE in 2010.

Joe Medosch is a Healthy Building Scientist for Hayward Score, and Owner of Energy & Environmental Consulting. He is a BPI professional and a Healthy Homes Master Trainer, his diverse background in multiple trades provides a unique understanding of “The House as a System”. Joe is also a Board Member of the Healthy Air Research and Certification Authority. He has been evaluating homes for 20+ years and has been a Comfort Consultant, and Trainer for over 10+ years providing solutions on Healthy, and Energy Efficient Home Performance.

Judy Rachel has been specializing in home energy audits since 2008, beginning her transition last year into the research side of Home Performance. She spent the summer working with Mike MacFarland installing new equipment in the Central Valley Research Homes and has spent days on end testing HVAC systems for performance and sizing for research being done by Lawrence Berkeley Labs. In addition, Judy writes and teaches building science curricula for community colleges, workforce training programs and technical training providers. She was the Senior Lead Trainer for the Southern California Energy Upgrade California program.