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Opening Keynote
The New CRES:
Resources for the Advancement of Technology,
Policy, and Education
Tony Frank, Executive Director, CRES
 Tony
has extensive experience in renewable energy
policy and has been involved in projects in
Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico since 2004.
Prior to joining CRES, he was Manager of
Development for Compass Wind and Director of
Renewable Energy Development for Rocky Mountain
Farmers Union (RMFU). At RMFU, he led renewable
energy programs to support agriculture producers
develop projects for such resources as wind,
solar, small-hydro, biofuels, carbon
sequestration, and energy efficiency. He
recently served on the Colorado Task Force on
Renewable Resource Generation Development Areas.
Frank has also worked for Colorado Working
Landscapes (where he established a rural network
for renewable energy called the Harvesting
Energy Network); Rocky Mountain Communities
(where he established community technology
centers serving affordable housing communities);
and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
Frank earned a BA in Political Science from
Vassar College and an MA of Public
Administration from CU’s Graduate School of
Public Affairs. He is a third-generation
Coloradan from Denver with family roots in the
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8:30 – 9:25 AM
Sessions
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Community Based Energy
Development Track
Solar Gardens: Project Models,
Development Opportunities, and State Rules
Roundtable
Long-Term Opportunities Solar
Gardens.
R.J. Harrington,
Jr., Policy Director, Colorado Solar Energy
Industries Association
 RJ
Harrington was elected to the Board of Directors
of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries
Association (COSEIA) in 2009. He currently
serves as the Policy Director for COSEIA and has
been involved with CSG legislation and rule
making for the past 2 years. RJ saw a Solar
Garden concept in the mid ‘90s while installing
off grid systems on the Western Slope of
Colorado. Several buildings in close proximity
each needed remote electricity. A central
battery bank powered by PV to power the
community was engineered. With fertilization
this idea blossomed into the Solar
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Time to Plant
a Solar Garden
Greg Ching,
Chief Sustainability Officer, The Solar Gardens
Institute
 Greg
Ching, Chief Sustainability Officer of The Solar
Gardens Institute, was given credit by
Representative Claire Levy as the inspiration
for the Colorado Community Solar Gardens Act. As
a Community Sustainability Services Consultant
he led projects from high tech to high touch.
Greg is a former software engineer & sales
executive now Colorado Licensed Massage
Therapist. You can learn more about his diverse
consulting background at
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregmching
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Securities Law
and Solar Gardens
Gerald Rome, Deputy
Securities Commissioner for the Colorado
Division of Securities
 Gerald Rome
is Deputy Securities Commissioner for the
Colorado Division of Securities, a position he
has held since 2004. As Deputy Commissioner, he
directs the Division's enforcement, licensing
and examination activities. Before assuming his
current position, he served for five years as
the Division's chief legal counsel in all its
civil enforcement matters.
In addition to his
work as a securities regulator, from 1990 to
1995, Mr. Rome served as Senior Attorney for the
Resolution Trust Corporation/FDIC. Mr. Rome has
also worked for 6 years as a criminal
prosecutor, including two years prosecuting
securities law violations investigated by the
Colorado Division of Securities. He currently
teaches a course in real estate securities at
the University of Denver, Daniels College of
Business. Mr. Rome received his J.D. degree
from the University of Denver School of Law, and
his B.A. degree from the University of Colorado,
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Education Track
Colorado State University
Extension (CSU): Education Programs for Schools
and Communities
Cary Weiner, Clean Energy
Specialist, Colorado State University Extension
 Cary
Weiner is Clean Energy Specialist for Colorado
State University Extension where he develops and
leads energy education efforts across the state.
His previous experience includes work as:
Renewable Energy Planner for the City of Santa
Fe, New Mexico; Budget and Policy Analyst for
the New Mexico Department of Finance and
Administration; and Environmental Educator in
New York and New Mexico. Cary, his wife, and two
young daughters are enjoying their new life in
Fort Collins.
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Green Building / LEED Track
Cool Buildings
for a Hot, Flat, and Crowded World
Brian Dunbar, USGBC LEED Faculty,
Director, Institute for the Built Environment,
CSU
 Brian
Dunbar is director of the Institute for the
Built Environment (IBE), professor of
Construction Management and created the graduate
program in sustainable building at Colorado
State University. Through IBE, an
interdisciplinary institute that engages
faculty, students and industry partners in green
building issues, Brian has guided project work
for the National Park Service, cities, school
districts, and universities. Since 2004, Brian
has annually been selected as a USGBC LEED
faculty member. Brian is co-author of “147 Tips
on Teaching Sustainability” and has been honored
by the AIA, the USGBC-Colorado Chapter, the
Colorado Governor, communities, businesses and
universities. |
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Real Estate (EcoBoker Energy Advantage) Track
Energize Your Client’s Home and Show Them How to
Pay for It
John
Beldock, EcoBroker
 EcoBroker
is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. With over
6,000 real estate professionals, mortgage
lenders, appraisers, and others trained to serve
as the next generation of industry change
agents, channel partners, consumer advocates,
and community leaders, consumers in all 50
States and a dozen countries now routinely look
for an EcoBroker to serve as their "go to"
resource. Dr. Beldock and his team founded
EcoBroker in 2001 with a determined mission to
change the paradigm in the real estate industry
from "buyer beware" to "everyone be informed and
create as many win-win-wins as possible." Dr.
Beldock is the CEO of EcoBroker International
and currently serves as the Executive Director
of the Association of Energy and Environmental
Real Estate Professionals (AEEREP.org). AEEREP
is the administrator of the EcoBroker Certified
designation program. Dr. Beldock is the former
Director of the Environmental Analysis Program
in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. He
earned his Masters and Doctorate degrees from
the University of California and its Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Beldock also
serves on the Board of the National Home
Performance Council. Dr. Beldock lives in
Colorado with his wife and three children.
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Engineering Track
Building Diagnostics
Using Thermography
Jason
McGinnis, Western Regional Manager, Thermography
Business Unit, Fluke Corporation
 Jason
McGinnis, Western Regional Manager, Thermography
Business Unit, Fluke Corporation
Jason
McGinnis is the Western Regional Manager for
Fluke Corporation’s thermography business unit.
He has over 10 years experience developing and
deploying visible and infrared imaging systems
for aerospace and advanced manufacturing
markets.
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10 – 10:55 AM
Sessions
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Community Based Energy
Development Track
Strategic Environmental
Planning for Renewable Energy Projects
Geoffrey Elliott, Global Environmental
Management Systems and Global Environmental
Management Systems & Grand Environmental
Services
 Geoff
has over 30 years experience in natural resource
assessment, environmental planning, and project
management. Industry experience includes mining,
oil and gas, transportation, water and
wastewater, and renewable energy. He is now
working with CRES to develop a more predictable
approach to community renewable energy projects
that minimize environmental impacts and better
fit regulatory frameworks.
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Education Track
Community College /
Technical Training Roundtable
Careers in
Clean Tech: Vocational and Technical
Possibilities
Alison Wise,
Clean Economist, Co-chair, Clean Economy Network
Rockies
 Wise
currently wears many hats in the growing clean
economy. She recently served as the career
services director for Ecotech Institute, the
first and only career college for renewables and
sustainability in the country. In her role
there, Alison has shifted gears from her recent
analytical positions to apply her knowledge
towards building the bridge between students and
the growing cleantech workforce.
Previously, Ms. Alison Wise was a senior
strategic analyst at the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory working in the Deployment and
Industrial Partnerships section, and is also the
co-chair for this region`s chapter of the Clean
Economy Network. She currently serves both on
the workforce development and the policy
steering committees of the Colorado Cleantech
Industry Association and is an engaged
participant in several virtual communities in
the clean energy and clean technology space,
lending strategic advice to entrepreneurs and
investors in the clean economy. She blogs at the
Huffington Post as The Clean Economist.
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Colorado Leads the Nation
Claudine
Schneider, Former U.S. Congresswoman; new energy
economy consultant; Export/Import Bank advisor;
Board Advisor to the National Grid
 Claudine
Schneider continues to add accomplishments that
serve society to her resume. From 1980-1990 she
served in the U.S. Congress. As an energy and
environmental leader, she passed the first
Appliance Efficiency Standards (that then became
the Energy Star Program), The Least Cost Utility
Planning Act and the International Treaty on
Biodiversity. In 1988 she authored the Global
Warming Prevention Act. Upon leaving Congress,
she taught leadership at Harvard. Claudine then
co-founded a successful energy business that
flourished in Central America. As an independent
consultant, advisor to the Export/Import Bank
and Board Advisor to National Grid, Claudine
continues to lead our transition to the New
Energy Economy.
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Green Building / LEED Track
High & Low Tech:
Case Studies in Sustainable Design
Brad Tomecek & Christopher Herr, Principals,
Studio H:T
 Studio
H:T is a small Boulder, Colorado based firm with
a focus on design excellence and alternative
building systems. At the heart of the work lies
the principle that design is an imperative - we
must create with intent in order to avoid the
poor results of creation by accident. The
translation of idea into architecture and energy
efficiency is an area of constant focus for us.
The possibilities that come from advances in
software technology, and the consequent direct
links to hardware, hold the promise of a new way
of making. We are in the midst of an unfolding
set of events that drive our passion for the
work. Christopher Herr and Brad Tomecek lead the
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Real Estate (EcoBoker Energy Advantage) Track
New Furnace? New
Windows? New HD Television? Which Choice is
Worth the Money?
John Beldock,
PhD, Executive Director, Association of Energy &
Environmental Real Estate Professionals
(See Biography)
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Engineering Track
Daylight for Success
Paul C. Hutton, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Hutton
Architecture Studio
 Paul
Hutton is the founder of Hutton Architecture
Studio and has been designing energy saving
buildings since 1979 and daylighted buildings
since 1982. He continues to use daylight as a
primary tool to reduce energy use and to improve
occupant well-being in all his projects. Paul is
active in education and government as well as
private practice. He is an honorarium faculty
member at the University of Colorado College of
Architecture, where he has taught the
Daylighting course for many years. Paul serves
on the Board for the American Institute of
Architects (AIA) national Committee on
Architecture for Education (CAE), and he directs
the firm’s work for the Governor’s Energy Office
(GEO), implementing the High Performance
Building Program. Paul attended Princeton
University, and has graduate degrees in both
Architecture and Environmental Planning from the
University of Virginia. He is a frequent
presenter on daylighting and energy efficiency
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11-11:55 AM Sessions
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Community Based Energy
Development Track
Business Models
for Community-Driven Projects
Mario D. Nicolais, Esq., &
John Cutler, Hackstaff Law
Group
 Mario
Nicolais is a graduate of the University of
Colorado School of Law. He has practiced in
non-traditional energy law for the past four
years, including negotiating wind and solar
leases for both landowners and developers. He
also practices nonprofit law with a specialty in
assisting trade associations with regulatory and
governmental agency questions. He has briefed
several matters before the Colorado Supreme
Court and was recently appointed by the Colorado
Senate Minority Leader to serve on the Colorado
Reapportionment Commission, creating new
legislative district
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Education track
Federal and State
Education Standards Supporting Renewable Energy
and Efficiency
Jeffrey J. Miller, CRES
Education Committee Chair& Board Member Denver
Public Schools
 Jeffrey Miller has taught
earth and environmental sciences for the
Metropolitan State College of Denver, the EPA,
and most recently for Denver Public Schools at
the Denver School of the Arts. Recently, he
participated in an NSF grant with the University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research and DPS to
develop an online digital curriculum service for
earth science teachers nationwide. Jeff’s
24-year teaching experience has included teacher
training, professional development and
curriculum development. Last year, he was
selected as an Amgen Corporation fellow with the
National Science Teachers Association. |
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Green Building / LEED Track
Sustainable
Commercial Design
Michael J. Spearnak, AIA,
Director of Planning, Design, & Construction,
Poudre School District
 Michael J. Spearnak,
AIA, is the Director of Planning, Design, and
Construction for the Poudre School District in
Fort Collins, Colorado. Guided by PSD’s
home-grown Sustainable Design Guidelines, Mike
has overseen the design and construction of
several high-performance schools. Spearnak has
been a roundtable consultant to NREL and the
U.S. Department of Energy, and has taught a
sustainable design studio at the University of
Wyoming. He has shared PSD’s experience many
organizations, including Colorado State
University, Smithsonian Institution
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, USGBC, and the AIA. A
licensed architect, Spearnak holds a M.Arch.
from the University of Colorado and a BS in
Psychology from NYU. He has also worked in
private practice, with a focus on daylighting
design in educational facilities.
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Real Estate (EcoBoker Energy Advantage) Track
The Most Cost Effective Way to Save Energy
Dollars
John Beldock, PhD, Executive
Director, Association of Energy & Environmental
Real Estate Professionals
(See
Biography)
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Engineering Track
Legal & Liability Issues
Related to Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Design
Philip Cardi, Esq., Cardi,
Schulte, and Ford, LLC;
 Philip B. Cardi is with Cardi, Schulte,
and Ford, LLC. His practice emphasizes civil
trial work involving construction litigation and
professional liability defense, specializing in
representing architects, engineers, and
surveyors in litigation and in contracts. He
received his Juris Doctor from the University of
Colorado in 1981; is a Member of the Colorado
and Arapahoe County Bar Associations; a life
member and past president of the Colorado
Defense Lawyers Association, a Professional
Affiliate of the AIA-Colorado, a member of the
Colorado Association of Geotechnical Engineers;
and a recipient of the President's Award of both
AIA-Colorado and ACEC-Colorado for service to
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Alfred Zarlengo, CIC, AAI, Professional Liability Account Executive,
Van Gilder Insurance Corporation
 Alfred Zarlengo
is an Account Executive in the Professional
Liability department at Van Gilder Insurance
Corporation, specializing in design
professionals and environmental consultants. Mr.
Zarlengo received a business degree with an
emphasis in Finance from San Diego State
University in 1991. He is a Certified Insurance
Counselor (CIC) and Accredited Advisor in
Insurance (AAI). Mr. Zarlengo is a Professional
Affiliate of the AIA-Colorado and ACEC-Colorado.
He has been with Van Gilder since 2000.
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Thursday Lunch Keynote
GEO’s Role in
Economic Development
Tanuj “T.J.” Deora,
Director, Governor’s Energy Office (GEO)
 Prior to joining the GEO, Mr. Deora
supported policy
advocacy efforts as Senior Manager in Horizon
Wind Energy’s government affairs team, promoting
investment-friendly environments at the state
and regional level across the eastern U.S.
Earlier he led Horizon’s market and transmission
development in New England and early stage
project development efforts in the Rockies. In
that role, he developed projects in Kit Carson,
Cheyenne, and Baca counties, and he helped found
and served as co-chair of the Colorado
Renewables and Conservation Collaborative, a
voluntary industry and NGO working group
developing smart siting practices. TJ has served
on the boards of the Interwest Energy Alliance,
the Colorado Independent Energy Association, and
Renewable Energy New England. Before joining
Horizon, he was a consultant with McKinsey’s
energy practice, serving utility and industrial
clients. He earlier worked in Calpine’s energy
trading group, analyzing the performance of
their fleet of natural gas-fired power plants
and guiding trading strategy. Mr. Deora started
his career as a engineer for The Dow Chemical
Company. He holds a BSME from the University of
Texas in Austin and a MA of business
administration from Harvard Business School.
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Community
Based Energy Development Track
Feed-in-Tariffs and Other Funding Models
Panel
International Renewable Energy
Development
Robert Youngberg
(Moderator), Founder Sustainable Development
International
 Robert
is President of Sustainable Development /
International (S D / I) in Denver, Colorado and
has over 30 years experience consulting on
national and international renewable energy and
environmental development projects for a variety
of clients including the University of Denver,
Western Area Power Administration, Detroit
Edison and Indianapolis Power and Light. Robert
founded and served for 8 years as Director of
the Renewable Energy Research and Policy Office
at the University of Nebraska. Prior to S D / I
Robert's executive and management positions
include Information Handling Services/Cambridge
Energy Research Associates (IHS/CERA) Oracle
Consulting, Sun Microsystems Professional
Services, Cendant Corporation, and HWS
Environmental Engineering. Robert has been
working on local, state and national energy
policies since the late 1970s including
testimony to the U.S. Congress. Currently Robert
has been focusing on Standard Offer (AKA Feed-in
Tariff) policies nationally and in Colorado.
This includes over 2 years of meetings,
presentations, forums and conferences with
Colorado legislatures, the Colorado Public
Utilities Commission, Colorado renewable energy
organizations (COSIA, CRES, CCIA, CORE, CEA),
serving on the Alliance for Renewable Energy
International Steering Committee, founding the
Colorado Alliance for Renewable Energy - C A R
E, founding member of the Solar Thermal Alliance
for Colorado, and serving on the City of Fort
Collins, CO 'Standard Offer' Solar Initiative
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Piper Foster, Pitkin County Energy Smart
Campaign Strategist
 Piper
Foster is the Pitkin County Energy Smart
Campaign Strategist, charged with weatherization
and economizing resource use of homes in a
three-county region. She completed a German
Chancellor Fellowship in November 2010, after a
year and a half in Berlin. Her research there
focused on renewable energy finance and
comparative EU spatial planning policy for
distributed generation. During her five-year
tenure as director of the Aspen-based Sopris
Foundation, Foster promoted innovative ideas to
elected leadership of the Rockies.
Transportation, land-use planning, and locally
produced energy compose Sopris Foundation’s
areas of focus. Projects included advocacy for
tiered rate electricity pricing among Rural
Electric Associations in Colorado, developing a
pocket reference guide for carbon-footprinting,
and advocating for reform of the estate tax to
protect ranches, farms and timberlands. Between
2005 and 2008, Foster directed the educational
non-profit, Tomorrow’s Voices. Prior to this,
Foster worked at the Rocky Mountain Institute
under Amory Lovins, studied violin and Spanish
in Barcelona, and worked as a Legislative
Correspondent for Hon. George Nethercutt, Jr.,
the US Congressional Representative from Eastern
Washington. Foster graduated with a degree in
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Pricing
Externalities in Colorado and Their Effect on
Energy Costs
Catherine M. H.
Keske, PhD, CSU Assistant Professor of
Agricultural and Resource Economics Department
of Soil and Crop Sciences
 Dr.
Catherine Keske an Assistant Professor of
Agricultural and Resource Economics and
Associate Director of the Institute for
Livestock and the Environment in the Department
of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State
University. She earned a MS degree in Mineral
Economics from the Colorado School of Mines and
a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics
from Colorado State University. She also earned
a MS in Hearing and Speech Sciences from
Vanderbilt University.
Keske’s current
research program focuses on bio-energy,
non-market valuation, recreation, and land
conservation policy. At CSU, she teaches
graduate classes on ecosystem services and
energy policy. She is also an Adjunct Professor
at the Denver University Sturm College of Law,
where she teaches environmental economics and
utility policy regulation. Dr. Keske has been
principle investigator or co-principle
investigator on more than 28 grants totaling
more than $11.0 million. Her funding sources
include the United States Department of
Agriculture, the National Science Foundation,
the Colorado Governors Energy Office, and the
Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment. She has published peer reviewed
journal articles in a variety of disciplinary
areas, including economics and law.
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Financing the
Future: 401(k) Plans & Renewable Energy Funds
Ken J. Beitel, Advisory Board Chairman The
Renewable Energy Initiative (TREI)
 Ken
J. Beitel, Advisory Board Chairman of the
Renewable Energy Initiative, is an engaging
speaker and educator, and one of the country’s
leading analysts on clean energy 401(k) plan
additions. Mr. Beitel’s whitepapers and
briefings have earned acclaim from the Colorado
Senate. Presentations include the 2010 Energy,
Logistics and Environment Conference and
upcoming fall 2011 Society for Human Resource
Management - Colorado State Conference
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Education
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Colorado’s Wind for Schools Program
Michael Kostrzewa,
PE, Sr. Research Associate, CSU; Director,
Colorado Wind Application Center, CSU
 Michael
Kostrzewa (Cuss-chev-a) is a Senior Research
Associate in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at Colorado State University. He
holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from New
Mexico Tech and an M.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from CSU. He has been at CSU since
1987 and is currently Assistant Director of the
CSU Industrial Assessment Center and Director of
the Colorado Industrial Energy Challenge at CSU.
He also serves as the Director of the Colorado
Anemometer Loan Program and the Colorado Wind
Application Center at CSU.
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Green
Building / LEED Track
Integrated
Solar-Geothermal Hybrid for Radiant Heating and
Domestic Hot Water
James E.
Richmond, CEM, CEA, CMVP, President, Radiance
Corporation
 James
Richmond brings 27 years of energy management
experience to your renewable energy projects;
including design/build renewable energy and
controls expertise with integrated
solar-geothermal hybrid systems. He is an AEE
Certified Energy Manager and IGSHPA Accredited
Ground Source Heat Pump Installer. James has
vast hands-on experience with energy audits and
data logging analysis for federal, municipal,
and residential energy management projects. He
has designed utility incentive programs and
written energy codes. James has developed and
managed over $12,000,000 in guaranteed energy
savings projects for Colorado public schools and
worked with design teams that converted four (4)
US Naval bases from central fossil fuel plants
to distributed geothermal HVAC systems. He has
contributed his expertise to successful energy
savings projects totaling over $100,000,000 in
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Real
Estate (EcoBoker Energy Advantage) Track
How to Pick a
Property with Free Energy and Save Some More
John Beldock, PhD, Executive
Director, Association of Energy & Environmental
Real Estate Professionals
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Engineering Track
Solar Thermal
Design
Mike Wilson, Solar
Thermal Manager & Solar Consultant, Sol Source
 Solar
Hot Water division manager for commercial and
residential customers. Mike has 18 years of
advanced automotive repair and diagnosis
experience, having been a master mechanic and
instructor for Land Rover in Georgia and
Colorado. Attended Georgia State University in
Atlanta where he studied electrical engineering
and classical guitar. Mike has competed in A
Level beach volleyball, done two decades of
technical rock climbing, and is a class 4 river
raft guide. Before moving to Colorado in 1999,
he lived in Atlanta for 35 years. Mike currently
enjoys the 12-string acoustical guitar and is an
experienced photographer.
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Community
Based Energy Development Track
REA and Municipal
Utility Project Development Policies and
Opportunities Roundtable
Electric
Cooperatives and the New Energy Economy
Kent
Singer, Executive Director of the Colorado Rural
Electric Association (CREA)
 Singer
is the Executive Director of the Colorado Rural
Electric Association (CREA). CREA is the trade
association that represents the interests of
Colorado’s electric cooperatives in legislative
matters at the Colorado Capitol as well as in
Washington, D.C. Prior to becoming CREA’s
Executive Director on January 1 of this year,
Kent was the association’s counsel, as well as
corporate counsel for Tri-State Generation &
Transmission Association and general counsel for
Holy Cross Electric Association. Kent has
practiced law in Denver for 25 years, beginning
his career as a staff attorney for the Colorado
legislature.
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It Depends
Dan Hodges, Executive Director, Colorado
Association of Municipal Utilities CAMU)
Dan
Hodges is the Executive Director of the Colorado
Association of Municipal Utilities and the
Government Affairs Liaison for Colorado Springs
Utilities. A Colorado Springs native, Dan was
hired as CAMU’s executive director in May of
2009 and has been with Colorado Springs
Utilities since 2005. Dan began his career in
Washington, D.C., serving on the legislative
staff of United States Senator Sam Brownback.
Dan holds a master’s degree in Public Policy
from the American University in Washington,
D.C., and a bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs
and English Literature from the University of
Denver in Denver, CO.
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Education
Track
Conrad
Foundation’s Spirit of Innovation Program for
High School Students
Nancy Conrad, Chair, Conrad
Foundation
 Ms Conrad
created The Conrad Foundation in 2008 to
energize and engage students in science and
technology through unique entrepreneurial
opportunities. The organization’s signature
program, the Spirit of Innovation Awards, is a
national competition that challenges students to
combine education, innovation and
entrepreneurship to create products that address
the real world challenges of the 21st century.
By enabling young minds to connect education,
innovation and entrepreneurship, the competition
helps provide a bold platform to enable the
development of an innovative workforce to
sustain our knowledge based economy.
She
is deeply engaged in the top business circles,
serving on the President’s Circle of the
National Academies and the Cosmos Club, among
others. She has been a featured speaker at
national and international conferences,
including TED Long Beach and the Legatum
Institute at MIT. Most recently, she was invited
by HM King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz to speak at
the Global Competiveness Forum in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.
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Green
Building / LEED Track
Green Roofs for
the West
Andy Creath LEED AP,
Founder, Green Roofs of Colorado
 Andy
Creath is the founder of Green Roofs of
Colorado, a green roof design, installation,
maintenance, and consultation company. He is a
board member for the Green Infrastructure
Foundation, which was founded in 2007 to respond
to the need for greater awareness and resources
to promote green infrastructure in local
communities and a co-founder of GrowWest, a
group that fosters regional dialogue for
encouraging green roof policy; forwarding the
design, construction and performance of green
roofs in Colorado; and brings together parties
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Karla Dakin, K. Dakin Design
 Specializing
in environmentally friendly landscape
architecture with an emphasis on native plants
since 1997, Karla Dakin has completed a diverse
array of residential, commercial and public
projects in the Rocky Mountain region and around
the country.
Dakin combines her landscape architecture
expertise—she holds a masters degree in
landscape architecture from the University of
Colorado, Denver--with fifteen years of
experience in the art worlds of New York City,
San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
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Real
Estate (EcoBoker Energy Advantage) Track
Here Comes the
Sun: Technology That Makes Solar Practical
John Beldock, PhD, Executive Director,
Association of Energy & Environmental Real
Estate Professionals
(See
Beldock)
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Engineering Track
Ground-Source
Heat Pumps: Designs to Achieve Efficiency
Potential
Michael D. Haughey,
P.E., HBDP, CEM, LEED AP, Silvertip Integrated
Engineering Consultants
 Mike
Haughey is principal engineer for Silvertip
Integrated Engineering Consultants. BSME with 37
years of experience in HVAC & Mechanical
consulting, facilities engineering, energy
analysis, systems commissioning, and
sustainability consulting. Past President Rocky
Mountain Chapter ASHRAE; CRES Board of
Directors, USGBC – Colorado Board of Directors,
Education Director, Programs Coordinator,
Greenbuild 2006 Host Committee Chair.; Past
instructor, HVAC Design, CU Denver and CU
Boulder. Mechanical design experience with
specialization in alternative and
energy-conserving systems such as evaporative
cooling, thermal storage, ice storage,
ground-source heat pumps, solar heating, energy
audits, energy retrofit design, natural
ventilation, commissioning support,
troubleshooting, LEED consultation, and net-zero
energy systems.
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Community
Based Energy Development Track
Governor’s Energy
Office Programs Supporting Local Projects: REDT,
Community Energy Coordinator Plans, and the
Colorado Carbon Fund REA Development Policies
Hillary Dobos, Program
Manager of the Colorado Carbon Fund, GEO
 Hillary
Dobos is the Program Manager for the Colorado
Carbon Fund, an initiative of the Governors
Energy Office, which helps Coloradoans reduce
their carbon footprint. Prior to joining GEO,
Mrs. Dobos was a Finance Research Partner at the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Mrs. Dobos
has her MBA from University of Colorado –
Boulder and Bachelors in Art History and
Economics from Bowdoin College. Mrs. Dobos is
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Education
Track
How I Started My High
School Sustainability Program
Matthew Brown, Teacher, Warren Tech/Lakewood
High School
 Matthew
Brown began teaching Technology Education eight
years ago. He completed his bachelor’s degree at
the Pennsylvania State University in Parks and
Recreation Management and his master’s degree in
Technology Education from Colorado State
University. Matthew began teaching in Jefferson
County School District in 2003 and developed his
Sustainable Energy class in 2005 at Lakewood
High School. In 2010 he offered his program at
the Warren Technical School creating the
Sustainable Engineering & Creative Design
pathway. This pathway is comprised of the
Sustainable Energy, STEM and Construction
programs and is housed within the new Center for
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Nathan Olsen, Warren Technical High School
STEM Coordinator/Teacher
 Nate
Olsen grew up and attended school on the east
coast in New Jersey. After receiving his
undergraduate degree in Industrial Technology
Education, he worked as a high school drafting
teacher. During his first 5 years of teaching he
also went back to school and received his
Masters in Educational Technology. He has 10
years of teaching Drafting and Engineering under
his belt and loves every minute of it. He is now
employed at Warren Tech where he teaches a new
STEM class, which has brought new and bright
project ideas to his teachings. The STEM
position in which he has been hired has a
multidisciplinary focus on several areas of
Career and Technical Education as well as
Academic Core enhancements in the curriculum.
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Green
Building / LEED Track
Zero Energy Homes
in the US
David Johnston,
President, What’s Working, Inc.
 David
Johnston has been at the center of the solar and
green building movements in the US for more than
three decades. In the 1970s and 80s Johnston
established himself as a leader in passive solar
design and construction. In 1980 Johnston
founded the Passive Solar Industries Council and
consulted with the US Department of Energy’s
Solar Program. His award-winning Lightworks
Construction, for ten years led the DC market
solar design and construction. In the early 90s,
Johnston founded his international green
building consulting and training firm, What’s
Working. Johnston’s innovative theories about
how to catalyze the transformation of the
building industry became the blueprints for the
Denver Built Green and California Build It Green
programs. Particularly adept at generating green
building guidelines, Johnston’s work has guided
master planned communities in Denver, Boulder,
Sacramento, San Diego, Phoenix, and Durango, CO.
An authoritative source for green building
education, Johnston has trained thousands of
builders and industry professionals. Johnston
has written four books: Building Green in a
Black and White World (2000), Green Remodeling,
Changing the World One Room at a Time (2004),
and Green From the Ground Up (2008). His most
recent work is Taunton Press’ best seller since
its release. His new book, Zero Energy Homes is
already a best seller.
Selected Awards: BGBG
Lifetime Achievement Award 2009; International
SAM/SPG European Sustainability Pioneer Award
(2007)
Nautilus Book Award 2005, Green
Remodeling / 2008 Green from the Ground Up;
Interiors and Sources Magazine Environmental
Hero Award (2005); AIA Colorado Contribution to
Built Environment (2004); Sustainable Buildings
Industry Council, Sustainable Community
Development Award (2004); Marquis Who’s Who in
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Real
Estate (EcoBoker Energy Advantage) Track
How Do I Know
Which House is Greener?
John
Beldock, PhD, Executive Director, Association of
Energy & Environmental Real Estate Professionals
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Engineering Track
PV Engineering
Jason Sharpe, Co-Owner &
Director of Engineering Services, Namaste Solar;
CO Master Electrician & NABCEP Certified Solar
PV Installer
 Jason
Sharpe is a co-owner of Namaste Solar, a NABCEP
certified PV installer, and a Colorado licensed
Master Electrician. At Namaste Solar, Jason
oversees large scale technical design, provides
specialized training on advanced PV topics, and
spearheads client representation services,
including feasibility studies, design
engineering, and production modeling. He joined
the solar industry with Jade Mountain / Real
Goods in 1998 and later joined Namaste Solar in
2006. Jason holds a BS in Electrical Engineering
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