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EnergyScoreCards is an organizing sponsor of the Cleanweb Hackathon, a gathering to demonstrate the impact of applying information technology to resource constraints.

 

Cleanweb Hackathon (January 20-22, 2012)

(NYU Tisch School of the Arts Interactive Telecommunications Program, 721 Broadway, 4th Fl, NYC)

Join us January 20th through the 22nd in New York City as we bring together developers, designers and business professionals dedicated to optimizing resource use and accelerating cleantech development. Participants are tasked with building applications that tackle energy, waste, water, and other sustainability issues by leveraging web and mobile technologies. We challenge attendees on what they can do over the course of the weekend that might just change the world for the better. Register now at http://cleanweb-nyc.eventbrite.com

 

Love Tech and the Planet? Hit the Cleanweb Hackathon in NYC, Ecopreneurist, January 17th, 2012.

 

 

Andrew McNamara will discuss Via Verda at this lecture series at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture for the City College of New York Master of Science: Sustainability in the Urban Environment.

 

Rebalancing Flows in the Post-Industrial City (February 15, 2012)

(Room 107, Spitzer School of Architecture, 4:30 to 6 pm)

 

Engineers, architects, landscape architects, and urban planners are revitalizing passive principles in design solutions for a post petroleum, urbanizing world. Inter-disciplinary conversations about these exemplary projects reveal how designers leverage energy, water and material resources from natural systems.

 

Via Verde: Innovative, Sustainable, Affordable Housing

 

Presenters: William Stein/Lee Weintraub/Andrew McNamara (Dattner Architects/Lee Weintraub Landscape Architects/Bright Power)

 

This is a closed class.

 

 

EnergyScoreCards helps you manage energy efficiency in multi-tenant buildings. Join this webinar to learn how this online energy management and benchmarking tool organizes energy and water usage data, supports financial planning for energy improvements, and tracks the progress and success of energy- and water-saving efforts.

The Property ScoreCard

 

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm, EST


Register for this Webinar

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting.

 

Presenter: Jon Braman

 

Past Events

Jon Braman will instruct attendees on "Green Retrofit Projects" as part of this day-long workshop presented by DPC Associates. Certain property owners and firms have taken the lead in tackling inefficiencies in building operations and measuring the impact of building upgrades.  Hear from an energy consultant working to implement cost-effective energy projects in commercial and multi-family buildings. Case studies will be used to show the types of retrofits undertaken, funding opportunities and the process of benchmarking and verifying energy savings. Case studies of both multi-family and commercial buildings in New York City will be presented.

 

Sustainable Practice Workshop (January 25, 2012)

(DPC Associates, The Hotel Beacon, 2130 Broadway at 75th Street, New York, NY 10023)

 

Attendees to the entire DAY will be awarded 8.0 AIA LU/ HSW/ SD (Learning Units, Health, Safety & Welfare, Sustainable Design) / 8.0 PDH (Professional Development Hours) – Contact Hours, which are accepted in all states for Registered Architects and Professional Engineers / 1.5 LA CES, which are accepted in most states for Registered Landscape Architects/ 8.0 GBCI CE Hours, which are accepted by the Green Building Certification Institute to satisfy credential maintenance requirements for LEED APs and LEED Green Associates, as well.

 

Presentations:

- Green Retrofit Projects
- Sustainable Design - Gypsum and Ceiling Systems
- Water Filtration Systems & Stormwater Management
- Multifamily Housing - 2012 Update
- From Design Concept to Reality: How to produce LEED Certified Buildings
- Solar Electricity for Commercial Applications
About Jon Braman

Colleen Lonergan will present at first forum of 2012. The annual Green Catwalk forum will explore many types of new innovations in sustainable building and will hear from a diverse group of speakers about new programs and projects being proposed for New York City, recent studies, and new resources, discussing the very nature of innovation and sustainable building.

 

Green Building Monthly Forum: Green Catwalk (Wednesday, January 18, 2012)

(NYC ACRE – NYU Poly, 160 Varick St., 12th floor, NYC 10013)

 

Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

*Registration and ID are required for this event.

 

Our Speakers include:

-Leif Percifield from the Don’t Flush Me project whose goal is to allow NYC residents to reduce the amount of pollution in the harbor by alerting them when additional waste water might cause an overflow.

-Liz Eisenberg from Steven Winter Associates who will present on the Deutsche Bank study.

-Dong Ping Wong will present on Family NY projects, including the Plus Pool, whose goal is to build a unique type of pool in the East River that will filter the river’s water through its walls.

-Tom Sahagian from Power Concepts who will present on the concept of innovation in sustainable and whether or not that’s where our focus should be.

-Colleen Lonergan from Bright Power who will present on the New Jersey weatherization program for multi-family homes

-Johanna Walczyk from the Supportive Housing Network of New York who will present on supportive housing residents and greening their homes

-Chris Mahase from HPD who will present on the recently launched NYC Green House website

-Caroline Samponaro from Transportation Alternatives will speak on NYC’s bike share program and bike lane network in relationship to innovations in building and real estate development

-Ken Camilleri from ICF International will present on New York City’s Clean Heat Initiative

 

 

 

Jeff Perlman will discuss EnergyScoreCards at the next New York Energy & Environmental Funders’ meeting, Enabling Smarter Energy Decisions in Buildings, sponsored by the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc.

 

Enabling Smarter Energy Decisions in Buildings: EnergyScoreCards (January 13, 2012)

Dickstein Shapiro LLP, 1633 Broadway, 32nd floor (between 50th and 51st Streets)

 

8:00 to 8:30 – Networking with Colleagues
8:30 to 8:40 – Introductions
8:40 to 9:10  – Presentation by Jeffrey Perlman, CEO & President, EnergyScoreCards, Inc.  
9:10 to 9:30 – Presentation by Sector Expert
9:30 to 10:00 – Discussion and Networking 

 

Registration: Forward an email to donna@ceepinc.org  with your contact information and the program you wish to attend.  If you wish to pay by credit card, please indicate that with your registration and we will contact you.  We do not recommend including your credit card information in the email.  If you need more information, please contact Gelvin Stevenson at gelvin.stevenson@gmail.com  or 917-599-6089.

 

Fee:

  • $50, payable if you pre-register. Cash or checks (payable to CEEP) accepted. Must register or cancel by 4pm the previous day. No shows will be invoiced. 
  • $25 for call-in. Registered call-ins will be emailed the call-in numbers and, if available, the slides to be presented.

 

Jeff Perlman present at the next NYC Cleantech event, an opportunity to talk cleantech with industry insiders and discover exciting prospects for investment or collaboration. The keynote speaker is Bilal Zuberi, Principal, General Catalyst. Bilal focuses on investments in companies with deep technology focus, especially clean energy. Also, there is a session on “What an Angel investor considers before making an investment” with Mario Casabona at 4 p.m.

 

NYC Cleantech Opportunities (Tuesday, January 10, 2012)

(The Offices of Hodgson Russ LLP, 1540 Broadway, 24th Floor, NY) 

 

Presenting companies:

  • EnergyScoreCards is an online energy management and benchmarking tool specifically designed for multi-tenant buildings. Our system organizes energy and water usage data, supports financial planning for energy improvements, and tracks the progress and success of energy- and water-saving efforts.
  • Urban Green Energy is a world leader in small wind energy and renewable energy systems. UGE designs, manufactures, and markets cutting-edge vertical axis wind turbines and hybrid wind/solar streetlamps which exceed the standards of safety, reliability, and excellence our customers expect. UGE partners with customers around the world to provide innovative solu- tions to the world’s energy needs.
  • XL Hybrids has developed a hybrid electric conversion technology for Class 1 through 3 commercial vans and trucks. We engineered the powertrain to increase vehicle efficiency and reduce emissions, while generating a return on investment from the fuel savings. We believe that it takes a sensible economic proposition to drive real progress in fuel consumption and emissions reduction.
  • About Bilal Zuberi: Bilal Zuberi co-founded a successful program to promote and encourage university based entrepreneurship (ENTER), co-organizes annual University Research and Entrepreneurship Symposium (URES), is a member of the TiE Entrepreneurship Taskforce, and a charter member of OPEN. Bilal is also a member of the core founding team of LUMS School of Science and Engineering in Pakistan. eate, 1995). Bilal was an entrepreneur (co-founder of GEO2 Technologies that also spun out BIO2 Technologies), strategy consultant (The Boston Consulting Group) and a scientific researcher (PNNL – Department of Energy).His technical work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and 30+ patents & applications.

 

Agenda:
4 – 5 p.m. Exclusive Angel Investor Meeting with Mario Casabona
5 – 5:30 p.m. Registration
5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Cocktails and networking reception
6:15 – 6:20 p.m. Introduction Daniel A. Spitzer, Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP
6:20 – 6:25 p.m. Moderator John Lieberman CPA/PFS, Managing Director, Perelson Weiner
6:25 – 7 p.m. Keynote speaker Bilal Zuberi, Principal, General Catalyst
7 – 7:45 p.m. Presenting companies
7:45 – 9 p.m. Networking

 

This program is complimentary. Space is limited. Register today! Registration subject to verification of credentials. We do not accept registrations from individuals or companies that we deem to offer competitive services. The event is only accepting 15 founders of early stage cleantech companies on a first come basis.

RSVP by January 3 to Mandy Pickering: Online: www.hodgsonruss.com E-mail: mpickeri@hodgsonruss.com. Please include your name, company, address, e-mail, and phone.

Sponsors: Hodgson Ross, Saddlerock Advisors, Perelson Weiner, Holtzman Communications

 

 

1,000 Green Building Superintendents (ongoing)

(32BJ Thomas Shortman Training Fund, New York City)

 

This program is a cooperative effort between property managers, 32BJ members, union staff, and our city’s greenest superintendents. Property managers send their supers to a rigorous 40-hour core course that covers all aspects of green building operations and maintenance. Upon satisfactorily completing both written and field tests each super will be awarded green building certifications by the Building Performance Institute.

 

The 40-hour core course is comprised of the following units plus certification tests: Building Science; Building Envelope; Lighting, Electricity & Plug Loads; HVAC, Field Exercise (HVAC: Mechanical Room & Roof); Indoor Environmental Quality; Water Conservation; Field Exercise: Hallway, Lobby, Apartment; Quantifying Energy Usage; Green Building Work Plan and Communications.

 

HVAC (Instructor: Amalia Cuadra) — Covers the essentials of running a building’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. Topics in this class include combustion science, combustion efficiency, controls, distribution, and steam.

 

If you are a property management firm, a building owner, or a 32BJ resident manager, superintendent, or handyperson please contact us and we will help coordinate your participation in our program. 212-388-3220 100supers@32bjfunds.com

Andrew McNamara will teach this one-day seminar covering the essential elements of solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal system design and integration.

 

Solar Essentials: PV and Thermal (December 3, 2011)

NYU SCPS: Midtown Center

 

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

Instructor: Andrew McNamara

 

Learn the essential elements of solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal system design and integration in this detailed, six-hour seminar. Solar PV topics include both grid-tied and off-grid systems; safety, site assessment, and site restraints; user demand; sizing and designing a system; codes; BIPV (Building Integrated PV); and installing, inspecting, commissioning, maintaining, and troubleshooting a system. The course covers overall system costs; NYSERDA, city, state, and federal incentives; tax credits; net metering; all system components--including thin-film and crystalline panels, inverters, wiring, connections, mounting options, battery backup and chargers, and local and Internet data collection devices and monitoring systems. Solar thermal topics include collection, storage, and distribution for domestic hot water; space heating; commercial applications; flat plate panels and evacuated tube collectors; system sizing and components; heat storage and heat exchange tanks; closed-loop, pressurized glycol antifreeze systems; the single and double-pump drain-back system; and the drain-down, open-loop active system.

 

AIA/HSW-6 hours. PDH-6 hours.

 

 

Jeff Perlman is a panelist for "Measuring Outcomes: Energy Efficiency Rehabs" on November 17th as part of the Green Finance track of the 2011 Opportunity Finance Conference.

 

2011 Opportunity Finance Conference - Impact, It's What We Do (November 14-17, 2011)

(Minneapolis Hilton, Minneapolis, MN)

 

In these uncertain economic times, CDFIs of all types—banks, credit unions, loan funds, and venture funds--are enjoying unprecedented attention for the impact they have on low-income, low-wealth, and disadvantaged communities across the U.S. What makes CDFIs so effective? How do CDFIs put their mission into practice? What will it take to expand CDFI coverage into every community that needs one?  Learn how CDFIs create impact. Hear about new sectors where CDFIs are making a difference. Find out about the public policies that affect CDFIs and how you can work with OFN to promote policy change that is good for the CDFI industry.

 

Measuring Outcomes: Energy Efficiency Rehabs (Nov. 17th, 9am-10:30am)

Session Leader: Wanda Speight, Opportunity Finance Network
Session Panelists: Andrew Chen, WegoWise and Jeff Perlman, EnergyScoreCards

How can you measure the cost savings of your energy efficiency financing? In this session, you'll learn about two leading software products that allow owners of multi-family affordable housing properties to measure the precise impact of energy efficiency rehabs. These powerful tools allow the tracking of all energy and water usage by source, enable owners--and the CDFIs that finance them--to measure the change in energy usage before and after a rehab, and even allow CDFIs to aggregate all of their borrowers' properties into a single data system. Andrew Chen, CEO of WegoWise, and Jeff Perlman, CEO of EnergyScoreCards, will demonstrate their software systems and show you how they are being used to accurately and easily measure the impact of energy efficiency investments.

 

 

Sproule Love will participate in this live-streamed panel discussion hosted by AGRION, a global business community for energy and sustainability. With offices in New York, San Francisco, Frankfurt, Paris, and Beijing, the mission of AGRION is to connect thought-leaders and executives, within and across borders, for the purposes of business development, education, idea-sharing, and networking. 

 

AGRION: Intelligent Buildings Annual Meeting (November 10, 2011)

(New York Onsite & Streamed Online, 9:30am - 12:30pm ET)

 

As a follow up to the 2010 kick-off event in New York, AGRION will be hosting the second annual Intelligent Buildings meeting for an updated perspective on the current landscape of this market. A panel composed of returning and new speakers will investigate technology and financing solutions that can improve cost structures and strategies for expedient pay-offs. The discussion will have a specific emphasis on the long-term sustainable value that can be realized through effective industry partnerships in the context of changing legislation, regulatory developments, technological advancements, and market movements.

 

Featured Speakers:
Arup, (Speaker TBA) 
Bright Power, Sproule Love, Director of Business Development 

Siemens Industry Building Technologies, David C. Turner, Zone Manager, Energy and Environmental Solutions

Structure Tone, Ronald H. Bowman, Jr., Executive VP

US Energy Group, David Unger, Chief Operating Officer 

 

If you are interested in registering for this round table please contact Rebecca O'Sullivan at rebecca.osullivan@agrion.org or 212-725-2550

 

 

Amalia Cuadra will instruct attendees on "Increasing a Building's Energy Efficiency" as part of this day-long workshop presented by DPC Associates.

 

Sustainable Design Workshop (November 9, 2011)

(DPC Associates, Southampton Inn, Southampton, NY)

 

Attendees to the entire DAY will be awarded 8.0 AIA LU/ HSW/ SD (Learning Units, Health, Safety & Welfare, Sustainable Design)/ 8.0 PDH (Professional Development Hours) – Contact Hours, which are accepted in all states for Registered Architects and Professional Engineers */ 5.5 LA CES, which are accepted in most states for Registered Landscape Architects/ 8.0 GBCI CE Hours, which are accepted by the Green Building Certification Institute to satisfy credential maintenance requirements for LEED APs and LEED Green Associates, as well.
*Note: NJ PE credit pending.

 

Presentations:

- Increasing a Building’s Energy Efficiency
- Solar Energy Systems - Integrated Systems - Landscape + Planning Applications
- Green Construction Code - An Overview
- Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavementt
- Green, Blue & White Roofing
- The Hempstead Plains Interpretive Center, a SITES Initiative Pilot Project


 

Eric Ast will answer questions about fuel conversion from #6 oil to #2 oil or natural gas at this NYARM breakfast addressing New York City's Clean Heat Mandates. 

 

NYARM: Complying with Clean Heat Mandates (October 26, 2011)

(New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, NY, NY)

 

Burning #6 fuel oil? The most fiscally-practical & timeline-expedient methods to achieve compliant fuel conversions before expiring deadlines! What to do if you have received a letter from Con Ed. What if you have not received a letter from Con Ed. How to start a cluster group of interested natural gas purchasers. 

 

8:30 am Continental breakfast, registration, networking

9:00 am NYC Clean Heat Mandates

11:00 am Meet the speakers, refreshments, networking

 

Fax RSVP to 212-216-0680. 

www.nyarm.com

 

 

Jon Braman will discuss EnergyScoreCards as part of "Monitoring and Maintaining Building Performance", a session for asset and property managers on how to measure, track and improve building performance. 

 

Enterprise Community Partners and HUD Los Angeles Field Office

Green Living Symposium (October 25, 2011)

(The Center at Cathedral Plaza, 555 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA)

 

Presentation by Jon Braman: "Three Questions"

 

Enterprise Community Partners and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Los Angeles Field Office are sponsoring a full-day green living symposium. Hear from local and national green building and operations experts for this first-ever convening solely focused for affordable housing practitioners.

 

Attendees will participate in two plenary sessions and three breakout sessions throughout the course of the day.  Confirmed plenary speakers include Dr. Karen Ehrhard-Martinez (Director, Climate, Mind and Behavior (CMB) Program of the Garrison Institute) and Linda Mandolini (Executive Director of Eden Housing Inc.) 

 

Breakout sessions are organized according to three tracts to offer distinct learning opportunities for staff within the industry, as follows: project management, asset and property management, resident services.  

 

Email: caltraining@enterprisecommunity.org

Registration website.

 

About EnergyScoreCards.

 

 

Andrew McNamara, the lead designer of the Via Verde PV System, will give a presentation on the engineering and architectural thought processes that informed the design. The tour that follows the seminar will highlight the solar PV system as installed at Via Verde.

 

Via Verde: A Green Design Seminar & Tour of the New Housing New York Legacy Project

Wednesday, October 12, 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

(700 Brook Avenue at the intersection of E 156th St, The Bronx, NY)

 

This is the first tour of Via Verde, a new sustainable-design, mixed-income housing development in the South Bronx, since the ground-breaking ceremony was held on May 3, 2010. The project is nearing the substantial completion phase of construction, with a completion date targeted for early 2012. Organized by: AIANY Housing Committee. Cost for each guest: $10.00

 

Introduction by Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, FIUD  is a Registered Architect, Urban Designer, Author and ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture at CCNY/CUNY.  

 

Part 1, 3-4 pm: Seminar on Solar PV at Via Verde by Andrew McNamara of Bright Power, Inc. One of the most innovative in New York City, the solar PV system at Via Verde is integrated into six tiered south facing walls and suspended above resident-accessible trellises on multiple roofs.

 

Part 2, 4-5:30 pm: Architects' Tour of Buildings and Gardens, highlighting the realized solar panel installation. Architects will start the group tour on the 20th floor of the tower and travel down through the midrise, townhouses, and end in the courtyard. On the tour we will visit a variety of apartment types, indoor and outdoor public spaces and the solar panels, as discussed in the seminar.

 

 - Adam Watson, AIA, LEED AP, Dattner Architects is a Registered Architect and an Associate with the New York firm of Dattner Architects.
 - Robert Garneau, AIA, LEED AP, Grimshaw Architects is a Registered Architect and, since 2003, has been a Senior Architect with Grimshaw Architects, the award winning international practice established in 1980 by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw in London, UK.

 

Conor Laver will present "Multi Family Buildings: The Magnificent Menagerie of Residential Buildings" as part of the panel "ENERGY STAR Service & Product Providers Move Markets" from 2:30-3pm on Wednesday, October 12th.

 

World Energy Engineering Congress 2011 (October 12-14, 2011)

(Navy Pier, Chicago, IL)

 

As the largest event of its kind held each year, the WEEC multi-track conference agenda is designed to provide hands-on, up-to-the-minute information you can use right away to address the full spectrum of energy cost control opportunities and innovative energy supply options. Well known for both its quality and scope, the WEEC conference is recognized not only for the number of papers presented, but also for the qualifications and knowledge of the experts making the presentations.

 

Wednesday, October 12th: High Performance Buildings (Track J)

ENERGY STAR Service & Product Providers Move Markets (Session J1)

Chair: Robert D. Sauchelli, Energy Star National Program Manager, U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR

 

Learn how ENERGY STAR service and product provider partners are working with the retail, hospitality, multi-family and healthcare markets to improve energy performance, reducing operating costs and protecting the environment. ENERGY STAR Service and Product Providers will present success stories showcasing their experience improving their clients profitability, competitiveness and value.

 

2:30-3:00PM Multi Family Buildings: The Magnificent Menagerie of Residential Buildings
Conor Laver, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Bright Power, Inc.

 

Conor Laver at WEEC 2011.

3:00-3:30PM Burton Energy Group Business Overview 
Mark S. Breuker, P.E., C.E.M., LEED AP, Managing Partner, Burton Energy Group

 

3:30-4:00PM Energy Opportunities in Hospitality Portfolios
Jim Davis, Vice President, Commercial & Hospitality Solutions, SCIEnergy, Inc.

 

4:00-4:30PM How ENERGY STAR Energized Orlando Health 
Alexa Stone, LEED AP O+M, President & CEO, ecoPreserve

 

 

Jon Braman, VP of Portfolio Solutions will present a case study on "Greening Affordable Housing: Saving Energy, Creating Jobs." This event is part of Climate Week NYC 2011.

 

Sustainability in Business  (Wed. September 21, 2011)

(Sukyo Mahikari, 124 East 31st Street, NY, NY 3rd Floor)

 

Reservations & information: contact Ellen Tabak (347) 409-8814 email: askcsd@gmail.com

5:45pm to 8:00pm (Program starts at 6pm sharp)

Refreshments will be served.

 

Panelists:

 

Parul Jain, Professor of Economics and Finance, Baruch College; Founder and Chief Investment Strategist, Macrofin Analytics; and 2009-10 NABE Forecaster of the Year.

Topic: Sustainable Economics—Key Issues and Perspectives, Evaluating Resources and Pressures on the Path to Sustainability

 

Don Schepers, Director, Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, Professor Business Management, Baruch College.

Topic: The Launch of The Baruch Index of Corporate Political Giving

 

Frank Morris, Founder, Ecologic Advisors

Topic: The Earth Index: Proves Green Investing Is Good Investing

 

Jon Braman, Vice President, Portfolio Solutions Group, Bright Power, Inc

Topic: Case Study: Greening Affordable Housing— Saving Energy and Creating Jobs

 

 

 


Bright Power will be at Booth #34 in the Exhibitor Hall. Stop by and say hello!

 

NYARM Real Estate Expo (Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011)
(Hotel Pennsylvania - 7th Avenue at 33rd Street, NYC)

 

The New York Association of Realty Managers presents a building management Expo with seminars on various topics including NYC clean heat mandates. Exhibitors present a wide variety of products and services. There is no charge for admission or for the seminars, but pre-registration is advised.

 

Register online at www.nyarm.org or contact NYARM at (212) 216-0654.

 

 

Eric Ast will represent Bright Power at this seminar on the city's new requirements for buildings that use #6 oil for heating.


Understanding the City’s New Clean Heat Requirements (Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011)

RSA (Rent Stabilization Association)/CHIP (Community Housing Improvement Program)

(CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at E. 34th St., Lower Level)

 

Bright Power, with representatives from the DEP, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Con Ed and National Grid will present on the city's new clean heating initiative, which requires buildings to cease the use of #6 oil beginning in July 2012.  The seminar will cover the background of the law, strategies for compliance, and potential funding sources to help building owners comply with the new regulations.

 

 

Amalia Cuadra will instruct attendees on "Increasing a Building's Energy Efficiency - Project Systems and Energy Impacts" as part of this day-long workshop.

 

Sustainable Design Workshop (Sept. 14, 2011)

(DPC Associates, The Hamptons Inn, White Plains)

 

Attendees to the entire DAY will be awarded 8.0 AIA LU/ HSW/ SD (Learning Units, Health, Safety & Welfare, Sustainable Design)/ 8.0 PDH (Professional Development Hours) – Contact Hours, which are accepted in all states for Registered Architects and Professional Engineers */ 5.5 LA CES, which are accepted in most states for Registered Landscape Architects/ 8.0 GBCI CE Hours, which are accepted by the Green Building Certification Institute to satisfy credential maintenance requirements for LEED APs and LEED Green Associates, as well.
*Note: NJ PE credit pending.

 

Presentations:

- Increasing a Building’s Energy Efficiency
- Photovoltaic Roofing System Concepts for LEED Buildings
- Active Design 101: An Introduction to New York City’s Active Design Guidelines
- Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management
- Methods for Planning and Implementing a Garden Roof Design for LEED Buildings
- The Hempstead Plains Interpretive Center, a SITES Initiative Pilot Project


 

Andrew McNamara will present as part of the “Solar Technology Options: PV and SHW” session. This session will provide an overview of the various solar technologies and their applications at the residential, commercial, and utility-scale levels, with a focus on what makes sense in the Northeast. Dan Fink and Jeff Perlman will also participate.

 

Northeast Solar Boot Camp, U.S. Department of Energy (August 25-26, 2011)

(CUNY Graduate Center, NYC)

 

At the Northeast Solar Boot Camp, state legislators, state energy office directors, governors’ energy policy advisors, and public utilities commissioners will work to develop a better understanding of the challenges and considerations associated with developing policies and programs that support solar energy deployment in their state .As an increasing number of states look to develop policies and programs to advance the deployment of solar and other renewable energy technologies, it is incumbent upon decision makers to develop a sound understanding of the issues associated with implementing these technologies. 

 

About Andrew McNamara.

 

Jeff Perlman will present at the session "A Portfolio Approach to Multifamily EE Retrofits: Alternative Tools" on Monday, August 8th as part of Track F: Benchmarking, Predicting and Monitoring Total Energy Use and Savings.

 

AEA Multifamily Buildings 2011: The Energy Efficiency Edge (August 8-10, 2011)

(Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent, 540 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL)

 

AEA’s Multifamily Buildings Conference series has provided unmatched opportunities for professionals interested in energy-efficient multifamily buildings to come together to discuss the field’s many challenges and opportunities. The series has convened a diverse community of policy-makers, program designers and implementers, as well as building owners and operators, design and building performance professionals, weatherization agencies, contractors, and diverse energy experts. 

 

This unique conference provides a forum for leaders and practitioners to advance the policies, strategies, and practices that make multifamily buildings energy efficient, durable and safe, extending the benefits of energy efficiency throughout the multifamily building market.

 

 

Jeff Perlman will speak at the Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Conference in July, sponsored by IPED and Enterprise.

 

6th Annual Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Conference (July 14 - 15, 2011)

(The Ritz Carlton, New Orleans, LA)

 

The 6th Annual IPED Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Conference is a unique opportunity to learn from your peers and leaders in the industry about what is happening on the national level, and future trends in green development. Enterprise and Nixon Peabody invite you to participate in the definitive national conversation on green affordable housing and community development.

 

US Green Building Council LEED professionals can now earn 9.0 GBCI CE Hours.