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 |
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8:00 am – 8:25 am Keynote Address: Tony Frank, Executive Director, CRES in the Grand Ballroom |
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Thursday Morning Tracks |
Community Based Energy Development Salons E – H |
Education |
Green Building / LEED |
Real Estate - EcoBroker Energy Advantage Salons A – D |
Engineering |
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8:30 am – 9:25 am |
Solar Gardens Roundtable RJ Harrington COSEIA |
Colorado State University (CSU) Extension: Cary Weiner CSU |
Cool Buildings for a Hot, Flat, and Crowded World Brian Dunbar |
Energize Your Client’s Home and Show Them How to Pay for It John Beldock |
Building Diagnostics Using Thermography Jason McGinnis |
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Morning Break in the Foyer (near Centennial) |
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10:00 am – 10:55 am |
Strategic Environmental Planning for Renewable Energy Projects Geoffrey Elliott |
Community College / Technical Training Roundtable
Alison Wise
Clean Economy Network Rockies
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High & Low Tech: Case Studies in Sustainable Design Brad Tomecek |
New Furnace, Windows, HDTV? Which is Worth the Money? John Beldock |
Paul Hutton |
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Business Models for Community-Driven Projects Mario D. Nicolais, II and John Cutler |
How I Started My High School Sustainability Program Matthew Brown |
The Integrated Approach to Sustainable Design Mike Spearnak |
The Most Cost Effective Way to Save Energy Dollars John Beldock |
Legal & Liability Issues Related to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Design Philip Cardi Alfred Zarlengo Van Gilder Insurance Corp. |
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12:00 pm – 12:55 pm Lunch Keynote: Tanuj Deora, Director, Governor’s Energy Office in Salons A – D |
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Thursday Afternoon Tracks |
Community Based Energy Development Salons E – H |
Education |
Green Building / LEED Windsor II Room |
Real Estate - EcoBroker Energy Advantage Salons A – D |
Engineering Windsor I Room |
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1:00 pm – 1:55 pm |
Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs) and Other Funding Models Robert Youngberg SD/I Piper Foster Catherine Keske CSUKen 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 |
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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 |
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 |
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3:00 pm – 3:25 pm |
Afternoon Break in the Foyer (near Centennial) |
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3:30 pm – 4:45 pm |
Hillary Dobos GEO |
Federal & State Education Standards Supporting Renewable Energy & Efficiency Jeffery Miller CRES |
Zero Energy Homes in the U.S. David Johnston |
How Do I Know Which House is Greener? John Beldock EcoBroker |
Jason Sharpe Namaste Solar |
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FRIDAY, June 3, 2011 /b> 8:00 am – 8:30 am Welcome: |
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8:30 am – 9:15 am Keynote Address: Dr. Bryan D. Willson, Director, Engines &; Energy Conversion Laboratory, CSU |
Exhibits Open |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch Keynote: Dr. Chuck Kutscher, Principal
Engineer/Group Manager, |
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2:00 pm – 2:55 pm |
Local Efficiency Programs Roundtable Kathy Collier & Matthew Gibbs Climate Wise |
Leveraging CSU Laboratories, Programs, and Students to Innovate New Clean Energy Technologies Tim Reeser Cenergy
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Wind Power: A $4B Colorado Opportunity Larry Flowers American Wind Energy Association |
Local Players Working Globally Roundtable Carl Hammerdorfer CSU
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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 |
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3:00 pm – 3:55 pm |
Colorado Water Resources and Renewable Energy Roundtable Forbes Guthrie Stewart Environmental & Josh Birks Ft. Collins CityDan 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 |
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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 |
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5:00 pm – 5:55 pm |
Reception in the Pavilion. Cash bar. |
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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 |
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Open House |
EXHIBITORS OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. |
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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 |
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9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Morning Break |
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Saturday Tracks |
Solar Windsor I Room |
Green Building Windsor II Room |
Home Power Fort Collins Room |
Commercial Cheyenne Rooms I & II |
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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 |
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12:00 pm – 12:55 pm |
Lunch Break |
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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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