Barry Stephens is the Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Ventacity Systems, Inc. He joined Ventacity, a startup manufacturer of very high performance, Passive House certifed HRVs, in March 2016. Prior to joining Ventacity he spent 15 years at Zehnder America, Inc., a Swiss based world leader in heat recovery ventilation, as the National Sales & Marketing Manager, and later as Business Development & Technology Director. He led the introduction of Zehnder systems in North America, and has been involved with projects across North America. These include Solar Decathlon teams, NZE homes, Passive House projects, and other very high performance buildings. He has presented at conferences across North America since 2010.