Pre-Conference Workshops
October 26, 2010

8:30 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, Coffee & Tea
9:00 AM Opening Remarks From the Session Facilitators
  Morning Workshop A:
Advanced Energy Retrofits

Jim Sinopoli
Smart Buildings		 Morning Workshop B:
Introducing Green into the Greyfield		 Full Day: LEED EBv3 Training

Barry Giles
BuildingWISE, LLC
10:30 AM Refreshment Break
12:00 PM Morning Workshop Concludes
12:00 PM Luncheon for Delegates Attending Morning & Afternoon Workshop or LEED Training
12:30 PM Registration, Coffee & Tea for Afternoon Workshops
1:00 PM Opening Remarks From the Session Facilitators
  Morning Workshop C:
Solar Power Purchase Agreements		 Morning Workshop D:
Roadmap to Intelligent & Net Zero Buildings		 LEED Training Continues
LEED EBv3 Training
3:00 PM Refreshments
4:00 PM Afternoon Workshops & LEED Accreditation Training Conclude

Day One
October 27, 2010

8:00 Registration , Continental Breakfast
8:15 Opening Remarks From the Chairpersons
8:30 PANEL
Building Retrofits; How Far We've Come - How Far Yet to Go

MODERATOR:
Michael Zimmer Thompson Hine LLP

Stephen Bushnell
Fireman’s Fund Insurance
9:20 KEY NOTE ADDRESS:
Navigating a Path to Sustainability
10:10 Morning Refreshments
10:25 New Financing Techniques for Buildings Retrofits

Bob Hinkle
Metrus Energy
11:10 Case Study: The Post Montgomery Center

Tom Enger
UBS Realty Investors LLC

Jose Guevara
Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc.
12:20 Luncheon for Speakers, Sponsors & Delegates
 

Concurrent Sessions: Choose Track “A” or “B”
  Track A: Finance Focus Track B: Retail Focus
1:20 Substantially Lowering Energy Costs with
Sustainable Retrofits

 Choosing the Right LEED System for Existing Buildings

Monique Lee
Simply Sustainable Consulting
1:55 The Emergence of Ongoing, Continuous Commissioning & Its Effect on Energy Consumption

Jim Sinopoli
Smart Buildings		 Electricity: The Next Frontier for System Integration

Jack McGowan
Energy Control Inc.
2:30 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Opportunity
 

Concurrent Sessions: Choose Track “A” or “B”
 

Track A

Track B
2:45 Turn Green into Gold: Sec.179D Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction

Matt Rader
Source Corp Professional		 Net Zero Buildings

Peter Turnbull
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
3:20 Emerging Green Building Disclosure Regulations & Performance Assessment Standards Leed Certification Update

Barry Giles
BuildingWISE, LLC
3:55 Marketing Sustainable Buildings

Meade Boutwell
CB Richard Ellis
4:45 Day One Concludes
5:00 Networking Cocktail Reception

Day Two
October 28, 2010

8:00 Registration , Continental Breakfast
8:15 Opening Remarks From the Chairpersons
8:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Case Study: Establishing Lasting Value in Sustainable Building Retrofits Design and Operations

Kevin Surace
Serious Materials
9:20 Case Study: Planning, Financing and Constructing the Posty Cards LEED Platinum Manufacturing and Distribution Center

Erick Jessee
Posty Cards, Inc

Ruben Alonso
Kansas City, Missouri Community Development
10:10 Refreshments  
10:30 Case Study: The Moscone Convention Center – How We Replicated the Empire State Building Retrofit

Mary Curtiss
Jones Lang Lasalle
11:20 New Financing Techniques for Buildings Retrofits
12:10 Luncheon for Speakers, Sponsors & Delegates  
 

Concurrent Sessions: Choose Track “A” or “B”
  Track A: Finance Focus Track B: Retail Focus
1:10 Green Insurance and Lending Programs

Steve Bushnell
Fireman’s Fund Insurance		 Case Study: Energy Retrofits

Jessica Kennedy
Brightworks Sustainability Advisors
2:00 Renovations and Retrofits: Strategies and Financing

Michael Zimmer
Thompson Hine LLP		 Could the Data Center be your hidden Energy Savior?

Chris Merlin
Sentilla
3:10 Soft Cost Building Controls

Wayne Wiebe
Kenmark		 Energy Retrofit Academic Research and Its Impact on Industry

Birk Jones
Yearout Mechanical Inc. and University of New Mexico
4:00 Day Two Concludes