Building Science Master Summit

Dr. Shawn Hunter aspires to drive the transition to a sustainable society through the power of business leadership. As global sustainability leader for DuPont Performance Building Solutions and Corian® Design, he is responsible for setting the sustainability vision for the business and driving the business sustainability strategy, in alignment with DuPont’s 2030 Sustainability Goals. He also leads product stewardship for the business, working with a global team of passionate product sustainability managers to activate the business commitment to product stewardship and product sustainability.

An expert in sustainability with nearly 15 years of experience in business sustainability programs, his background spans R&D, corporate sustainability, and leadership roles at Dow and DuPont. Recently, Hunter led the development and launch of the DuPont Performance Building Solutions and Corian® Design sustainability program, which links the sustainability beliefs of the business to five specific goals. He also played a role in crafting DuPont’s 2030 innovation sustainability goals, helping define company aspirations across the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the circular economy, and green chemistry. At Dow, he led the development of Dow’s 2025 Sustainability Goals, working across the organization to define and deliver the content for the goals. Prior to that, he served as a certified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) practitioner and business sustainability consultant within Dow, and he led the development and implementation of Dow’s portfolio sustainability assessment tool, the Sustainable Chemistry Index, in support of Dow’s 2015 Sustainable Chemistry goal. He also participated in Dow’s international assignment program, spending a year in Milan, Italy working as part of the Equipolymers commercial team to support new product development and customer sustainability initiatives.

Dr. Hunter holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering, with a master’s concentration in environmental sustainability, from the University of Michigan, where he provides guest lectures on sustainability in chemical engineering courses.

Currently serves as a technical project leader for DuPont’s Performance Building Solutions Business, where she works to solve building science problems through innovation. Dr. Porter is highly motivated by a purpose to provide the world with the essentials of life in a sustainable way. Prior to joining DuPont, she served as a Research Engineer for 11 years at Dow Chemical Company.

Dr. Porter holds a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in polymer science from The University of Southern Mississippi.

Jane Rohde believes in a global cultural shift toward person‐centered solutions for healthcare settings and sits on various healthcare and sustainability committees supporting research, advocacy, and humanistic approaches to care.

In 2015, she received the first Changemaker Award for Environments for Aging from The Center for Health Design and in 2018, she received the ASID Design for Humanity Award, has been recognized as an Honorary Alumni of Clemson University’s Architecture + Health program, and has been honored as one of the top ten Women in Design demonstrating leadership in healthcare and senior living design. In 2020, Jane received the Pioneer Award from the Facilities Guidelines Institute for her work on the completion and ongoing cycle updates to the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities.

Jane Rohde’s areas of expertise include person‐centered care model development, architecture and design for the aging population in senior living and related healthcare settings, sustainability and health and wellness initiatives supported by performance characteristics, education programs, guideline and licensing code development, research, and development expertise.

Dr. Valentina Woodcraft is an accomplished Research and Development Scientist with the DuPont Performance Building Solutions. Throughout her career, Dr. Woodcraft has been responsible for leading development, and implementation of innovative experimental methods and techniques in field of thermal management building envelope materials, from fundamental research to field performance analysis. Her recent work focuses on hygrothermal behavior modeling of closed cell foams. She has been a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the Microscopy & Microanalysis Society, and the American Physics Society. Outside DuPont, she had contributed her expertise to ANSI technical committee TC-163 as well as to ASTM.

Valentina holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physics from the University of Tennessee. Her hobbies include home improvement remodeling, educational outreach to local community, learning new skills, and empowering people to reach for their dreams.

Guy Titley serves as Senior Research Engineer for DuPont’s Safety and Construction business. With a focus on building science, his expertise includes thermal and moisture protection, extruded polystyrene insulation, commercial and residential applications and residential home inspection. Guy’s career has included progressive roles in research and technical consulting.

Guy holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Ottawa.

Dr. Shawn Hunter aspires to drive the transition to a sustainable society through the power of business leadership. As global sustainability leader for DuPont Performance Building Solutions and Corian® Design, he is responsible for setting the sustainability vision for the business and driving the business sustainability strategy, in alignment with DuPont’s 2030 Sustainability Goals. He also leads product stewardship for the business, working with a global team of passionate product sustainability managers to activate the business commitment to product stewardship and product sustainability.

An expert in sustainability with nearly 15 years of experience in business sustainability programs, his background spans R&D, corporate sustainability, and leadership roles at Dow and DuPont. Recently, Hunter led the development and launch of the DuPont Performance Building Solutions and Corian® Design sustainability program, which links the sustainability beliefs of the business to five specific goals. He also played a role in crafting DuPont’s 2030 innovation sustainability goals, helping define company aspirations across the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the circular economy, and green chemistry. At Dow, he led the development of Dow’s 2025 Sustainability Goals, working across the organization to define and deliver the content for the goals. Prior to that, he served as a certified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) practitioner and business sustainability consultant within Dow, and he led the development and implementation of Dow’s portfolio sustainability assessment tool, the Sustainable Chemistry Index, in support of Dow’s 2015 Sustainable Chemistry goal. He also participated in Dow’s international assignment program, spending a year in Milan, Italy working as part of the Equipolymers commercial team to support new product development and customer sustainability initiatives.

Dr. Hunter holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering, with a master’s concentration in environmental sustainability, from the University of Michigan, where he provides guest lectures on sustainability in chemical engineering courses.

Currently serves as a technical project leader for DuPont’s Performance Building Solutions Business, where she works to solve building science problems through innovation. Dr. Porter is highly motivated by a purpose to provide the world with the essentials of life in a sustainable way. Prior to joining DuPont, she served as a Research Engineer for 11 years at Dow Chemical Company.

Dr. Porter holds a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in polymer science from The University of Southern Mississippi.

Dr. Valentina Woodcraft is an accomplished Research and Development Scientist with the DuPont Performance Building Solutions. Throughout her career, Dr. Woodcraft has been responsible for leading development, and implementation of innovative experimental methods and techniques in field of thermal management building envelope materials, from fundamental research to field performance analysis. Her recent work focuses on hygrothermal behavior modeling of closed cell foams. She has been a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the Microscopy & Microanalysis Society, and the American Physics Society. Outside DuPont, she had contributed her expertise to ANSI technical committee TC-163 as well as to ASTM.

Valentina holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physics from the University of Tennessee. Her hobbies include home improvement remodeling, educational outreach to local community, learning new skills, and empowering people to reach for their dreams.

Dennis Hacker has more than 27 years of architectural experience especially focusing on K‐12 education projects. As a specification writer, Dennis makes sure that Fanning Howey clients always get the best quality. He is the past president of both the Columbus and Cleveland chapters of the Construction Specifications Institute. Dennis is constantly researching and vetting new materials, products and systems. He works closely with Fanning Howey’s architects, engineers and interior designers to provide students and students and educators with environments that are high performing and long‐lasting.

Dennis is a graduate of Ohio State University, and has been a valuable member of CSI since 1987.

Dan is a Senior building Science Engineer with Dupont’s Performance Building Solutions Business. He is a 1982 graduate from the University of Illinois in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Engineering and has worked in the STYROFOAM™/THERMAX™ business for 38 years, most of it in research and development. His accomplishments include being the co-inventor of the THERMAX™ Wall System and the developer of the Ultra Wall System and Lightguard Roof Insulation, among other products and systems. Dan is a Registered Exterior Wall Consultant (REWC) with IIBEC.

Jason Wigboldy is the President of the Trufast Walls division (formerly known as Rodenhouse Inc.), a division of Altenloh, Brinck, and Co US Inc. He has overseen the development, testing, and implementation of their insulation fastening systems for more than 20 years. Trufast Walls is an industry leading provider of sustainable attachment solutions for the exterior building envelope, including continuous insulation, air barrier, and cladding attachment solutions.

Jason is the author of nine publications, including Solving Issues of the WRB/AIR Barrier, and Reducing Labor Costs: Proper Tools and Fasteners for the Job. He has a bachelor degree from Calvin University.