Green Operations
Summit
May 6, 2010
 

        

Approved for GBCI LEED Credential Maintenance Credits and AIA LU's
16 GBCI credits, 3 LEED O&M specific
If you are looking for another particular type of credit, certificates will be available

2010 Event Details

8:00am

Welcome

 

8:05am

LEED Operations & Maintenance Overview

Overview of LEED O&M 2009; most difficult prerequesites and easiest credits

   Zaida Basora

9:30am

Case Studies

Process of achieving LEED O&M, highlighting obstacles and how overcome

   TCU, City of Dallas, Gaylord, Granite

11:00am

Creating Sustainable Cultures

Challenges of changing the organizational culture to a more sustainable one; benefits

   Paul von Paumgartten

11:50am

Morning Wrapup

Assessment; Information about lunch
Preview of afternoon sessions
 

12:00pm

Lunch with Keynote

Market view of LEED O&M, reasons landlords resistant to invest and emerging programs that may overcome resistance

   Steve Gossett, Jr

1:00pm

Water Efficiency

Conducting water audits; water efficient fixtures; water saving practices

   Andrew Clendenen, Larry Boldt

1:00pm

Commissioning

Types of commissioning, importance and intricacies of commissioning credits

   Anthony Martin 

1:00pm

Selling Green

Getting shareholder/board/executive buy-in; budgeting; cost of doing nothing 

   Lance Bishop

2:00pm

Energy Efficient Lighting 

Opportunities and challenges of energy efficient lighting; types of technologies 

   Carlos Ocho 

2:00pm

Impact of NetZero on Student Performance

Issues in achieving NetZero schools: building envelope, energy reduction, daylighting, controls

   Scott Layne, Susan Smith, Don Penn

2:00pm

LEED in Hospitality 

Achieving LEED standards in the hospitality market; implementation planning and budgeting 

   Vicki Taliaferro 

3:00pm

Sustainable Exteriors 

Integrated Pest Management and Landscaping 

   Robert Moon 

3:00pm

Alternative Transportation 

Carbon footprint of transportation; calculating emission savings of alternatives; case study 

   David Donahue 

3:00pm

Energy Efficiency 

Energy Star program; energy use reduction in commercial buildings 

   Bill Moebius 

4:00pm

Energy Tax Incentives

Tax savings in Energy Policy Act, through energy-efficient public utility rebates; and insurance 

   Julio Gonzalez 

4:00pm

Renewable Energy 

Benefits of renewable energy, dissolving anxiety about installation & maintenance, financial returns

   Chris Boyer

4:00pm

Green Cleaning Standards 

Benefits and how-to of implementing a green cleaning policy; recycling 

   Sandra Heffernan

 

 

 

 

                   

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