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USGBC Energy Summit by the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Tuesday, August 23, 2011 the Houstonian Hotel USGBC ENERGY SUMMIT By the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Tuesday, August 23, 2011 The Houstonian Hotel PROGRAM USGBC ENERGY SUMMIT Welcome to the 2011 USGBC Energy Summit Schedule: We are glad you’re here 7:00am: Registration & Networking 8:00am: Breakfast & Keynote presentation 9:30am: Session 1 The USGBC Energy Summit educates the building indus- 10:45am: Session 2 try about energy trends, efficiency, and incentives along the Gulf Coast. Participants provide a forum to share expertise 12:00pm: Lunch & Keynote presentation about energy topics with consumers. Meet other building 1:30pm: Session 3 managers, facility engineers, operators, building owners, 3:00pm: Session 4 and building support such as engineers, architects, and ven- 4:30pm: Happy Hour dors. Experience a variety of perspectives and viewpoints regarding the movement to bring green to the commercial Table of contents: property industry. Welcome & Schedule...........Page 2 This program guide will allow you to plan your day. Please Sponsors...........Page 4 refer to the following pages for course descriptions, meeting Course Offerings...........Page 6 room assignments, and speaker biographies. Course Offerings (continued)...........Page 7-8 Speaker Biographies...........Page 9 We hope you enjoy your day learning! Speaker Biographies (continued)....Page 10-17 Floor Plan...........Page 18 Dennis Cruse Keith Reihl Jonathan Wilson Morris Chen Executive Crescent Real Estate Reihl Engineering Summit Energy Transwestern Planning Tom Easley Vicki Hollon Lora-Marie Bernard Michael Langton Committee CB Richard Ellis Transwestern USGBC Texas Gulf Coast RLB Engineers Technical Services USGBC ENERGY SUMMIT Sponsors Silver Level ($5,000) Bronze Level ($1,000) A special thank you to all of our sponsors! Your support connects green knowledge with community green leaders. Page 4 USGBC ENERGY SUMMIT Course Offerings Breakfast & Keynote: 8:00AM Dynamics and Fundamentals of the Texas Energy Markets: Production, Capacities and Consumption Because the vast majority of any Texas building’s energy consumption comes in the form of electric power, it’s critical for those in commercial real estate to understand what factors drive power prices in Texas. Prices are not always determined solely by local market fundamentals. Rather, today’s inter- national energy markets can influence how much building owners in Texas pay for power tomorrow. This presentation looks at the drivers of Texas power prices, around the Lone Star State and around the world. LISA ZEMBRODT, Risk Manager, Summit Energy Session 1: 9:30am DEMAND STILL MATTTERS PANEL DISCUSSION Room: Grande I Back when utility rates in Texas were regulated, the effect of your facilities’ electrical demand was ob- vious and seen monthly on your electricity bill, and the peak could be experienced for 12 months after the incident. As we implement smart meters and more demand response programs, energy demand is becoming increasingly important in determining your bill and in providing revenue opportunities for your company. Join this track to discover how and to what degree Demand Still Matters in your price for energy and efficiency. Moderator: Brett Pearlman, Former Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Panel: David Roylance, Prism Energy Solutions Andrew Elliott, GDF Suez Energy Resources NA Steve Ash, Transwestern ENERGY RATING SYSTEMS Room: Grande II A discussion on Energy Star changes and the new ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient system. The benefits of each along with issues will be covered. Speaker: William Bahnfleth, PhD and PE, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer ONSITE GENERATION Room: Pecan A look into 3 different aspects of CHP. Beginning with an overview of CHP and fuel cells, discussion will involve their applications today, financial feasibility and a look into the future. Then a presentation on a short case study to show the viability of CHP and the conditions required to produce a successful CHP project, as well as an update on current legislation effecting CHP in the State of Texas. Finally, a dialogue about current applications for solar and wind, involving a discussion of the current and future legislation and incentive to promote the industry and a look into the future of the contribution of solar and wind to meet our overall energy needs. Speakers: CHP and Fuel Cells: Dan Bullock, Houston Advanced Research Center CHP Viability: Rich Herweck, Robust Energy Solar PV/Thermal and Wind: Ralph Parrott, Alternative Power Solutions Page 6 Course Offerings Session 2: 10:45am TecHNOLOGY LIGHTING: LED LIGHTING AND CONTROLS Room: Grande I Confused about lighting and LED’s? Come to this session! The lighting technology exists today to meet current energy code requirement. However, future energy codes will require more aggressive changes in our current lighting strategies to meet those requirements. LED lighting is a leading candi- date to change the current paradigm to meet the future requirements of ASHRAE 90.0-2010. This track will include a presentation of the current lighting technology, and the transition into more efficient tech- nologies to improve lighting efficiencies including LED technology, retrofit opportunities, paybacks, daylighting, task lighting, and lighting controls Speakers: Gregg “Rudy” Ryberg and Ken Byrd, Cree Lighting CODE AND REGULATIONS Room: Grande II ASHRAE 90.1 2007 and IECC 2009 will be discussed as they are the current State and city Energy Codes. We will also discuss ASHRAE 90.1 2010 and anticipated changes to the codes. Other items covered include EPACT and other relevant codes influencing energy usage such as IES Lighting Lev- els. Speakers: Dub Taylor, State Energy Conservation Office Keith Reihl, Reihl Engineering INCENTIVES Room: Pecan A discussion on the available funds for energy conservation projects. Potential fund sources include 179D of the tax code, Centerpoint rebates and the Green Office Challenge. A later session will present a case study that utilized funding for them Speaker: Jarrett Simon, Centerpoint Energy Lunch & Keynote: 12:00 pm Livable Centers: Beyond the Building JEFF TAEBEL, Director of Community and Environmental Planning, H-GAC Session 3: 1:30 pm PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING PANEL DISCUSSION Room: Grande II Why Performance Contracting? How to do it? How it works? When does it make sense? What are the issues with it? Our panel will discuss the Pros and Cons of performance contracting from the perspec- tive of different types of performance contractors. The moderator will present questions to the panel in an open question format to stimulate a free discussion of ideas as to how to assist building owners into turning energy savings projects that might otherwise not be funded, into viable projects through a shared or cost savings partnership. Speakers: Ken Sidebottom, Johnson Controls Michael Flores, McKinstry Kevin Thoms, Hunton Services Chad Nobles, Siemens ENERGY CONSERVATION IDEAS Room: Grande I A discussion of different energy conservation ideas and where to find more ideas. Ideas include power factor correction, Energy Audits, Window Films, Lighting Retrofits, Equipment Upgrades, Stair Light- ing, Schedule, Maintenance, Occupancy Sensors, Day/Night cleaning and occupant measures such as hibernating computers. We will also cover anticipated costs and paybacks on average. Speakers: Steve Redding, RLB Engineers Keith Reihl, Reihl Engineering Page 7 Course Offerings Session 3: 1:30pm (continued) BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES Room: Pecan Operational standards can directly impact the bottom line. This discussion will address operational procedures and policies that can help the building management team maintain energy efficiency in their buildings, resulting in lower operating costs, increased NOI and greater property value. Speaker: Al Skodowski , Transwestern Session 4: 3:00pm DEMAND STILL MATTTERS PANEL DISCUSSION Room: Pecan Back when utility rates in Texas were regulated, the effect of your facilities’ electrical demand was ob- vious and seen monthly on your electricity bill, and the peak could be experienced for 12 months after the incident. As we implement smart meters and more demand response programs, energy demand is becoming increasingly important in determining your bill and in providing revenue opportunities for your company. Join this track to discover how and to what degree Demand Still Matters in your price for energy and efficiency. Moderator Brett Pearlman, Former Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Panel: David Roylance, Prism Energy Solutions Andrew Elliott, GDF Suez Energy Resources NA Dennis Cruse, Crescent Real Estate Equities WINNING THE COMPETITION FOR CAPITAL DOLLARS Room: Grande I A discussion on how to take your project from conception to completion using a lighting and a central plant case study. We will cover how to present your idea, financial analysis including incentives and life cycle costing and how to evaluate bids and complete your project and how to sell your project to your decision maker. Speakers: Tom Easley, CB Richard Ellis Technical Services Dennis Cruse, Crescent Real Estate Equities TECHNOLOGY New Approaches for Cooling System Efficiency Room: Grande II This session will discuss cloud-based software and services available to commercial and institutional facilities enabling them to optimize the energy efficiency of HVAC systems. This software utilizes comprehensive mathematical models to process thousands of operational variables, enabling HVAC systems to automatically and continuously adjust operating parameters
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