Innovator cohort 4
2022 - 2023 Program Year
BERKELEY WORKSHOP (December 9, 2022)
Kishani de Silva
Chair, Construction Management, Woodbury University
Project: Concrete Futures: a thermally resistant greener concrete
Chao Ding
Project Scientist, Berkeley Lab
Project: Next generation low-cost high-efficiency low GWP room air conditioners/heat pumps
Ryan Antenucci
Founder and CEO, Coralite
Project: Coralite
Robert Mowris
Chief Technology Officer and Inventor, GreenFan Inc.
Project: Green Fan
Robert Benjamin
Founder and CEO, Aris Hydronics
Project: Aris Hydronics
Antony Keslinke
Founder and Project Developer, Veritel Energy LLC
Project: Veritel Energy
George Fincher
Co-Founder and Inventor, Energy Saving Partners
Project: ecWizard-E100
Kim Trenbath
Innovation Lead, Systems Technology R&D, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Project: ATLIS (Automatic Type and Location Identification System) for commercial building plug load management
Eliot Kahn
CEO, HumanKind Homes
Project: HumanKind Homes
Roshini Das
Co-Founder, Homss
Project: Homss
Ram Verma
Co-Founder, Homss
Project: Homss
Armelle Coutant
Co-Founder, Kit Switch
Project: Kit Switch
Jan Thoren
CEO, NanoArchitech
Project: NanoArchitech
Jon Pues
President, ViCa3 Ventures
Project: EcoSmart Construction Stud
Jean Lotus
Owner, Haepenny LLC
Project: Fire-resistant, hemp-based cladding
Davoud Zamani
CEO and Co-Founder, ALD Technical Solutions
Project: Composite WiRe Wrap
Adam Klaus
Minister of Clean Energy Retrofits, QuitCarbon
Project: QuitCarbon
Mahsa Nicknam
CEO and Co-Founder, Global Energy Credit
Project: Global Energy Credit
Gary Shamshoian
Principal Engineer, Integrated Building Design Engineering
Project: Uninterruptible Air Handling Unit (UAHU)
Benjamin Jenett
CEO and Founder, Metavoxel
Project: Discrete Cellular Building Systems
BOSTON WORKSHOP (January 20, 2023)
Jeremiah Miller
Sr. Tech Lead, Energy Services, Sense
Project: Sense SAVES - Sense building and grid energy insights provide Supervisory Analytics to Verify Energy Scenarios
Edie Dillman
CEO and Co-Founder, B.PUBLIC Prefab
Project: Scaling Local High-Performance Prefab for NetZero Construction
Nicholas Houchois
Founder, Hearth Labs
Project: Q Sense: thermal-LiDAR sensors for efficient, comfortable buildings
Tony Daniels
President, Cycle Retrotech
Project: Cycle Retrotech - a Turnkey Deep Energy Retrofit Company
Zoriana Demchuk
Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Lab
Project: Low-carbon, Recyclable, Biobased Foam Insulation
Nicholas Napp
Founder and CEO, Xmark Labs LLC
Project: Nosy™: a commercial building efficiency sensor specifically designed for retrofits
Bomee Jung
CEO, Cadence OneFIve
Project: Cadence OneFive's Momentum: SaaS for decarbonization retrofits in multifamily housing
Shawn Hutchinson
Founder and CEO, Univerasl Schedule and Booking LLC
Project: Demand-Response Models Needed to Reach CNZ Goals
Charlie Cottingham
CEO and Founder, Roble Technologies Inc.
Project: Roble Technologies Inc.
David Hertzberg
President, Dakota Energy Systems
Project: Micro Hydroelectric Power in Buildings
Thomas L. Hunter Jr.
CEo and Founder, Edenic Energy
Project: Project Management for Energy Efficient improvements for commercial buildings
Robert Cohen
Principal, Robert Cohen Architect LLC
Project: Passive Thermal Daylight Harvester (PTDH)
Diana Fisler
Entrepreneur in Residence, ADL Ventures
Project: EcoSnap
Judy Min
Product Manager, ecoLong
Project: Community Virtual Power Plant
Fred Green
HVAC and Refrigeration Technician (Owner), Specialty Services A2Z
Project: Specialty Services A2Z
INDIANAPOLIS WORKSHOP (March 13, 2023)
Patricia McNeil
CEO, Sol-gel Solutions
Project: Transparent Thermal Insulation for Energy Efficient Windows
Edward Louie
Building Energy Efficiency Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Project: Easy to Deconstruct Nail Free Wall, Roof, and Floor Assembly Details for Residential Construction
Michael Petit
CEO, V-Glass Inc.
Project: Accelerating Market Entry of R-10 Windows
Manas Pathak
CEO and Co-Founder, EarthEn
Project: Energy Pod for flexible energy storage
Mustafa Homsi
Founder and CEO, Rivieh
Project: Rivieh Smart Building Automation Solution
Tom King
Founder and CTO, TK Fabricate
Project: HydroPod and Central System Pod
Eva Talbot
US Product Director, Modulous
Project: Valuing Decarbonization in Multi-Family Building
Shantonio Birch
Founder and CEO, ThermoVerse
Project: Augmented Space Heating & Cooling (TM)
Jhana Porter
Founder and CEO, frakktal
Project: Biobased PVC Alternatives for the Built Environment
Rob Briggs
Founder, NousVentus
Project: EathShells
Olanrewaju Tanimola
CEO and Founder, Nanoswitch
Project: Value-Added Negative Emission Building Technology (VANEBUILT)
Katy Hollbacher
Founder and CEO, Beyond Efficiency
Project: BuildingGenius: Making sustainable housing a no-brainer
Tracy Moore
C-Level Executive, Encell
Project: Advance nickel iron battery enabling safe energy storage with superior life cycle cost
Christopher Penn
Founder and President, Mr Hemp House™
Project: Mr Hemp House™ - GaiaCrete®
Paul Mayencourt
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
Project: Low carbon engineered wood products