Local Action—Global Solutions: A 15 Year Celebration of CRES 
Agenda, June 2-4, 2011

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THURSDAY, June 2, 2011 7:00 am – 7:55 am

 

8:00 am – 8:25 am

 Keynote Address: Tony Frank, Executive Director, CRES in the Grand Ballroom

 

 

Thursday Morning Tracks

Community Based Energy Development Salons E – H

Education
Fort Collins Room

Green Building / LEED
Windsor II Room

Real Estate - EcoBroker Energy Advantage Salons A – D

Engineering
Windsor I Room

8:30 am – 9:25 am

Solar Gardens Roundtable

RJ Harrington COSEIA
Greg Ching
Solar Gardens Institute
Gerry Rome
CO Dept. of Regulatory Agencies

Colorado State University (CSU) Extension:
Education Programs for Schools and Communities

Cary Weiner CSU

Cool Buildings for a Hot, Flat, and Crowded World

Brian Dunbar
IBE CSU

Energize Your Client’s Home and Show Them How to Pay for It

John Beldock
EcoBroker

Building Diagnostics Using Thermography

Jason McGinnis
Fluke Corporation

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Morning Break in the Foyer (near Centennial)

10:00 am – 10:55 am

Strategic Environmental Planning for Renewable Energy Projects

Geoffrey Elliott
Global Environmental Management Systems

Community College / Technical Training Roundtable

Alison Wise Clean Economy Network Rockies

Hon. Claudine Schnieder
Former Congresswoman

High & Low Tech: Case Studies in Sustainable Design

Brad Tomecek
Christopher Herr
Studio H:T

New Furnace, Windows, HDTV? Which is Worth the Money?

John Beldock
EcoBroker

Daylight for Success

Paul Hutton
Hutton Architecture Studio

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Business Models for Community-Driven Projects

Mario D. Nicolais, II and John Cutler
Hackstaff Law Group

How I Started My High School Sustainability Program

Matthew Brown
Nate Olsen

Lakewood High School/ Warren technical School

The Integrated Approach to Sustainable Design

Mike Spearnak
Poudre School District

The Most Cost Effective Way to Save Energy Dollars

John Beldock
EcoBroker

Legal & Liability Issues Related to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Design

Philip Cardi
Cardi, Schulte, and Ford

Alfred Zarlengo Van Gilder Insurance Corp.

12:00 pm – 12:55 pm

Lunch Keynote: Tanuj Deora, Director, Governor’s Energy Office in Salons A – D

 

 

Thursday Afternoon Tracks

Community Based Energy Development Salons E – H

Education
Fort Collins Room

Green Building / LEED Windsor II Room

Real Estate - EcoBroker Energy Advantage Salons A – D

Engineering Windsor I Room

1:00 pm – 1:55 pm

Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs) and Other Funding Models

Robert Youngberg SD/I

Piper Foster
Pitkin County Energy Smart

Catherine Keske CSU

Ken Beitel TREI

Colorado’s Wind for Schools Program

Michael Kostrzew CSU

Integrated Solar-Geothermal Hybrid for Radiant Heating and Domestic Hot Water

James Richmond Radiance

How to Pick a Property with Free Energy and Save More

John Beldock
EcoBroker

Solar Thermal Design

Mike Wilson
Sol Source

2:00 pm – 2:55 pm

REA and Municipal Utility Project Development Policies and Opportunities Roundtable

Kent Singer CREA

Dan Hodges CAMU

Conrad Foundation’s Spirit of Innovation Program for High School Students

Nancy Conrad
Conrad Foundation

Green Roofs for the West

Andy Creath
Green Roofs Colorado

Karla Dakin
Dakin Design

Here Comes the Sun! Technology That Makes Solar Practical

John Beldock
EcoBroker

Ground-Source Heat Pumps (GSHP): Designs to Achieve Efficiency Potential

Michael D. Haughey Silvertip Integrated Engineering Consultants

3:00 pm – 3:25 pm

Afternoon Break in the Foyer (near Centennial)

3:30 pm – 4:45 pm

GEO Programs for Local Projects: REDT, Community Energy Coordinator Plans, and the Colorado Carbon Fund

Hillary Dobos GEO

Federal & State Education Standards Supporting Renewable Energy & Efficiency

Jeffery Miller CRES

Zero Energy Homes in the U.S.

David Johnston
What's Working

How Do I Know Which House is Greener?

John Beldock
EcoBroker

PV Engineering

Jason Sharpe Namaste Solar

 

FRIDAY, June 3, 2011 /b> 8:00 am – 8:30 am

Welcome:
Roger Alexander, CREC Chair;
Wade Troxell, City of Ft. Collins;
Steven D. Catanach, Manager, Fort Collins Utilities Light and Power in the Grand Ballroom

8:30 am – 9:15 am

Keynote Address: Dr. Bryan D. Willson, Director, Engines &; Energy Conversion Laboratory, CSU

Exhibits Open

Friday Tracks

Local Policy & Initiatives Salons A – D

Local Technology & Infrastructure Salons E – H

State & National Technology and Policy Updates Windsor I Room

Global Technology & Policy Issues Windsor II Room

9:30 am - 10:55 am

FortZED (Zero Energy District) Roundtable

Nathan Howard Spirae

Steven D. Catanach Ft.Collins Utilities

Wade roxell CSU

Ariana Friedlander

Atmosphere Conservancy

Energy Storage Roundtable

John Lewis NREL

Jim Himelic Xcel Energy

Frank R. Ramirez Ice Energy

Dan Zimmerle CSU

Solar Industry Update Panel

Jeff Scott (Moderator) SolSource

Joseph McCabe SRA International

Jonathan Miller GEO;

Steven Robbins NREL

Combined with Local Policy & Initiatives for this time slot.

11:00 am – 12:25 pm

Feed-in-Tariffs: Fort Collins’ Policy Panel

Katie Hoffner (Moderator) Prieto Battery

Steve Catanach Ft. Collins Utilities

Angelina Pramatarova Wirsol

Emerging Colorado Green Building Technologies and Zero Energy Buildings Panel

Andrew Michler (Moderator) NCRES

Peter Novak & James P. Walsh Sunflower Corporation

Mark Attard EC Manufacturing

The Colorado Clean Energy Cluster (CCEC) Roundtable

Tim Reeser Cenergy

Robert K. (Rocky) Scott Woodward

Ryan Speir Innosphere

Todd Miklos Advanced Energy

Green House Gases: Real Effects and Workable Solutions

William J. Parton CSU

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Lunch Keynote: Dr. Chuck Kutscher, Principal Engineer/Group Manager,
Thermal Systems Electricity, <p>Resources, &amp; Building Systems Integration, NREL

2:00 pm – 2:55 pm

Local Efficiency Programs Roundtable

Kathy Collier & Matthew Gibbs Climate Wise
John Phelan Ft. Collins Utilities

Leveraging CSU Laboratories, Programs, and Students to Innovate New Clean Energy Technologies

Tim Reeser Cenergy
Morgan DeFoort
CSU

Wind Power: A $4B Colorado Opportunity

Larry Flowers American Wind Energy Association

Local Players Working Globally Roundtable

Carl Hammerdorfer CSU
Dave Stewart
Engineers Without Borders
Alan Campbell
Environfit
Matthew Harris SEI

 

Friday Tracks

Local Policy & Initiatives Salons A – D

Local Technology & Infrastructure Salons E – H

State & National Technology and Policy Updates Windsor I Room

Global Technology & Policy Issues Windsor II Room

3:00 pm – 3:55 pm

Colorado Water Resources and Renewable Energy Roundtable

Forbes Guthrie Stewart Environmental & Josh Birks Ft. Collins City

Dan Zimmerle CSU

Smart Grid Advancement Roundtable

Wade Troxell CSU

Bill Becker Spirae

Ken Wilson Deputy Mayor, Boulder, CO

Glenn Booth Green Energy

Small Hydro Update for Colorado and the U.S.

Kurt Johnson

Telluride Energy

Extreme High-Performance Building Conservation: A Passive House Primer

Cody Farmer MainStream

Mark Benjamin Crown Jade Engineering Design

4:00 pm – 4:55 pm

Innovative Rural Energy Programs Roundtable

Myles L. Jensen PVREA

Bill Midcap Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

Cary Weiner CSU

April Dahlager USDA

Local: Renewable Energy Projects Roundtable

Craig Skinner

New Belgium Brewing Company

Carol J. Dollard CSU

Connecting Colorado’s Renewable Resources to the Markets

Morey Wolfson GEO

Developing Countries and Energy Development Roundtable

Mike Callahan PowerMundo

Stuart Conway

Trees, Water & People

Probir Ghosh invest

Alexis Halbert Paonia Chamber of Commerce

5:00 pm – 5:55 pm

Reception in the Pavilion. Cash bar.

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

CRES Awards Dinner and 15-Year Celebration in the Grand Ballroom

The Honorable Claudine Schneider, Former U.S. Congresswoman

Keynote Speakers: Dr. Tony Frank, President, Colorado State University and

Mr. Ron Binz, former Chairman Colorado Public Utilities Commission

Open House

EXHIBITORS OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

8:45 am – 9:50 am

Exhibits Open

Keynote Address: Dave Stewart, Board President, Engineers Without Borders U.S.A.; President & CEO Stewart Environmental Consulting, Inc. in the Grand Ballroom

9:50 am - 10:00 am

Morning Break

Saturday Tracks

Solar Windsor I Room

Green Building Windsor II Room

Home Power Fort Collins Room

Commercial Cheyenne Rooms I & II

10:00 am – 10:55 pm

Green Transportation

Solar Thermal: The Hottest Thing Going!

Justin Topel Hydronic Specialists

Building Community for Sustainability: The ortZED Community Energy Challenge

Ariana Friedlander & John Long Atmosphere Conservancy

Make Your Home a Net Power Plant

Steve Stevens CRES

WWind Energy for Home, Farm, and Business

Phil Brink BRINK, Inc.

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Solar PV 101: Get Solar Ready!

Jeff Scott Sol Source

Making Green Healthy & Healthy Green: Weatherization Strategies, Procedures, and Testing Protocols

Paul Kriescher Lightly Treading

Keep the Sun Shining: Solar Access for Your Solar System! Roundtable

K. K. DuVivier University of Denver

Robert Youngberg /i>Sustainable Development International

Green Jobs Roundtable

Emily Templin Lesh CO Workforce Development Council in partnership with the CO Department of Labor and Employment and GEO

12:00 pm – 12:55 pm

Lunch Break

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

SSolar 201: Design Your Own System

Rick Coen Empower Solar

The World's Strongest Energy Standard

Lance Wright Green Energy Man

Solar Thermal: The Hottest Thing Going!

Justin Topel Hydronic Specialists

Wind Energy for Home, Farm, and Business

Phil Brink BRINK, Inc.

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