What's Your Energy Strategy? Establishing and Justifying Goals
For Administrators & Facility Professionals: Buildings & Grounds Superintendents, Principals, School Board Members, School Business Officials and Design Professionals

Explore the impacts of high-performance schools and vehicles on fiscal and student performance. Topics include: choosing a project "standard", budgeting, impacts on student performance, using your buildings and vehicles as laboratories, understanding the implications of poor environmental quality, and assessing the tools that are available to support you. In short, ways to build and manage the school districts of tomorrow, today.

Thursday Sessions

9:00 - 10:30
Plenary Presenters:
Peter R. Smith, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Steven J. Strong, President, Solar Design Associates, Inc.

10:45 - 12:15
Energy Management
Research suggests that focused energy management enables superior financial performance. Improve your district's fiscal health by applying current energy management practices.
Chair: Pete Savio, NYSERDA
Case Study - Jim Brown, South Colonie SD, NY
Energy Benchmarking - Doug Gatlin, EPA ENERGY STAR®
Training - Paul Marquis, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

2:00 – 3:30
High Performance Schools
A three-hour, comprehensive session focusing on high performance issues in schools. Learn how you can be at the leading edge of school design. You will leave knowing about whole building "green" design criteria, federal and state program initiatives, and economic metrics.
Chair: Craig Kneeland, NYSERDA
Overview - Nick Rajkovick, Engineering Project Manager and Christian Nielsen-Palacios, Thomas Associates
Design Standards - Deane Evans, NJ Institute of Technology
Using a Fixed Budget - Ron Beruta, Honeywell, Inc.
Case Study - Bill Stark, North Syracuse CSD, NY

Friday Sessions

8:30 - 10:00
Student Performance and Building Performance
Recent studies show a direct correlation between student performance and building performance. Learn how you can improve student results through building optimization.
Chair: Charle-Pan Dawson, NYSERDA
Peter C. Lippman, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners
Douglas Mahone, Heschong-Mahone Group


10:15 - 11:45
Lighting and Daylighting
Providing effective lighting is no longer a simple solution. Discover the range of benefits from cutting-edge lighting techniques.
Chair: Charle-Pan Dawson, NYSERDA
Applying Light and Health Principles in Schools - Mariana Figueiro, Ph.D., Program Director, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Design - Naomi Miller, Principal, Naomi Miller Design
Calculations & Rules of Thumb - Jeff Schwartz, Principal, ICF Consulting

1:15 - 2:45
Performance Contracting
Performance Contracting has proven to be a viable and cost-effective method of implementing energy upgrades in schools. Find out how it has been implemented in New York State and what we have learned.
Chair: Todd Baldyga, NYSERDA
Current Marketplace and Lessons Learned - Andrew Glace, Chevron-Texaco, PC
New York State Education Department Standards - Carl Thurnau, Facilities Planning Coordinator, New York State Education Department
Contracts & Financing - Mike Neumeister, Vice President, Capital Market Advisors, LLC

3:00 - 4:30
Current and Emerging Technologies
What do school administrators and designers need to know about the current array of emerging technology? Join us to see what's new and interesting in the world of energy systems.
Chair: Matt Cusack, NYSERDA
Fuel Cells - Mark Torpey, NYSERDA
Water Reduction Methods - Greg Lampman, NYSERDA
Geothermal - Greg Lampman, NYSERDA
Load Shedding - Chris Smith, NYSERDA
Real Time Pricing - Chris Smith, NYSERDA