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Schedule for Wednesday, March 9

Sessions receive continuing education units from the following professional organizations: AIA, BOMI, BPI*, InterNACHI, NAHB and NARI.

*Check individual listings for BPI accreditation.

Track Title

8:45-10:30

11:00-12:30

2:00-3:30

4:00-5:30

Track 1 - Policy

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Climate Plans for 2020 and 2050: How We Get There From Here

Session Chair:

Ian Finlayson, MA Dept. of Energy Resources (DOER)

Session Speaker:

Marc Breslow, MA Exec. Office Energy & Environmental Affairs
George Twigg, Vermont Energy Investment Corp. (VEIC)
John Williams, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Biomass and Greenhouse Gas: A Burning Issue

Session Chair:

Robert Rizzo, MA Department of Energy Resources

Session Speaker:

Dwayne Breger, MA Dept. of Energy Resources (DOER)
Tom Walker, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences

The Future of PACE: The Path Ahead for Local Finance Programs

Session Chair:

Stephen Burrington, Serrafix

Session Speaker:

Peter Adamczyk, Vermont Energy Investment Corp. (VEIC)
Dorian Dale, Office of the Supervisor, Town of Babylon
Sadie McKeown, The Community Peservation Corporation

Track 2 - Renewable Energy Technologies

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Tools for Driving Community Wind Projects Forward

Session Chair:

Lynn DiTullio, Western Massachusetts Electric Company

Session Speaker:

Megan Amsler, Cape and Islands Self Reliance Corp.
Martha Broad, MA Clean Energy Center
Kevin Schulte, Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc.

New Trends and Existing Realities in "Small" Wind

Session Chair:

Mark Mayhew, NYSERDA

Session Speaker:

Nils Behn, Alteris Renewables
Gary Harcourt, Great Rock Windpower
Charles McClelland, The Cadmus Group
Peter McPhee, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Wind Power on Buildings: Truth from the Field

Session Chair:

Shawn Shaw, The Cadmus Group, Inc.

Session Speaker:

David Rabkin, Museum of Science
Glenn Weston-Murphy, Yale University

Track 3 - New Renewables

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Breaking Wind

Session Chair:

Joel Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions

Session Speaker:

David Hurwitt, OptiWind
Alfred Weisbrich, ENECO Texas LLC

Cross-Cutting Renewable Technologies

Session Chair:

Jim Dunn, Future Solar Systems

Session Speaker:

Leo F Casey, Satcon Technology Corporation
Kim Stevenson, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund

Betting on Biomass

Session Chair:

Drew Gillett, Solar Engineers

Session Speaker:

Michael Garjian, Vee-go

Track 4 - Residential Buildings -- Retrofit & New

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Small Houses With Minimal Point-Source Space Heating: Do You Need a Sweater?

Session Chair:

Jeremy Toal, Steffian Bradley Architects

Session Speaker:

Robb Aldrich
Duncan Prahl, IBACOS, Inc.
David Stecher, IBACOS, Inc

LEED for Homes and the Value of Site Verification

Session Chair:

Maureen Mahle, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Session Speaker:

William D'Arrigo, Conservation Services Group
Mark Price, Price Sustainability
Jay Waterman, Fore Solutions

High Design & High Performance

Session Chair:

Samantha Wood, Coldham & Hartman Architects

Session Speaker:

Jordan Goldman, ZeroEnergy Design
Stephanie Horowitz, ZeroEnergy Design
Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson Architects

Track 5 - Multi-Family Residential Buildings -- Retrofit & New

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Greening Multifamily 360: New Construction, Retrofits, Operations and Financing

Session Chair:

Bernice Radle, Buffalo Energy

Session Speaker:

Charlotte Matthews, Related Companies
Sadie McKeown, The Community Peservation Corporation

Green and Healthy Retrofits: Strategies for Implementing Healthy and Energy Efficient Living Environments into Multifamily Buildings

Session Chair:

Liz Eisenberg, Steven Winter Associates

Session Speaker:

Darien Crimmin, WinnDevelopment
Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies, LLC

Results from Retrofit and New Construction in Multifamily Buildings

Session Chair:

Session Speaker:

Luke Falk, Related Companies
Debra Hall, DHCD - Commonwealth of Massachusetts
F.L. Andrew Padian, The Community Preservation Corporation

Track 6 - Commercial Buildings -- Retrofit & New

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Toward Carbon Neutral & Zero Net Energy Campus Buildings

Session Chair:

Adelaide Grady, Wood Partners

Session Speaker:

Sam Mason, Atelier Ten
Ellen Watts, Architerra Inc.

Low Energy Campus Buildings & How to Optimize Operation

Session Chair:

Lauren Baumann, New Ecology Inc

Session Speaker:

Kevin Bright, Harvard University Green Building Services
Jason Forney, Bruner/Cott & Associates

The NZE Early Design Process & the Cx and Re-Cx Process: The Necessary Bookends of Any Great Building Project

Session Chair:

Gilbert Winn, WinnCompanies

Session Speaker:

Scott Calisti, DCAM
Maggie McCarey, MA Department of Energy Resources
Mark Walsh-Cooke, Arup
Mark Warren, WSP Flack + Kurtz

Track 7 - Mechanical Systems

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Effectively Applying Biomass Boilers for Heating: Questions & Answers

Session Chair:

Bart Bales, Bales Energy Associates

Session Speaker:

David Dungate, ACT Bioenergy
William Strauss, FutureMetrics, LLC

Burning Questions About Boilers: High Performance Boilers & Boiler Controls for Existing and New Buildings and Facilities

Session Chair:

Bart Bales, Bales Energy Associates

Session Speaker:

Roger Harris, Gaskell Associates

Modern Air-Source Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling High Performance Buildings

Session Chair:

Andrew Webster, Coldham & Hartman Architects

Session Speaker:

Nick Conklin, Mitsubishi Electric HVAC
Lance Dyer, Daikin AC America

Track 8 Wed. - Regional Sustainable Models in Germany and Upper Austria

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

What's Happening in Germany and Upper Austria: Regional Models for Sustainability Part I

Session Chair:

Andrew Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc.

Session Speaker:

Chris Benedict, Chris Benedict, R.A.
Paul Eldrenkamp, DEAP Energy Group
Thomas Hartman, Coldham & Hartman Architects

What's Happening in Germany and Upper Austria: Regional Models for Sustainability Part II

Session Chair:

Andrew Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc.

Session Speaker:

Chris Benedict, Chris Benedict, R.A.
Paul Eldrenkamp, DEAP Energy Group
Thomas Hartman, Coldham & Hartman Architects

What's Happening in Germany and Upper Austria: Regional Models for Sustainability Part III

Session Chair:

Andrew Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc.

Session Speaker:

Chris Benedict, Chris Benedict, R.A.
Paul Eldrenkamp, DEAP Energy Group
Thomas Hartman, Coldham & Hartman Architects

Track 9 - Whole Systems in Action

Keynote Speech

Session Speaker:

David Orr, Oberlin College

Martenson and Orr: Engaged in Place

Session Chair:

Amelia Amon, Alt. Technica, Ltd

Session Speaker:

Chris Martenson
David Orr, Oberlin College

There's No Place Like Home

Session Chair:

Jess Lerner, Green on the Inside

Session Speaker:

John Abrams, South Mountain Company, Inc.

Beautility: The Relational Function of Beauty

Session Chair:

Amelia Amon, Alt. Technica, Ltd

Session Speaker:

Amelia Amon, Alt. Technica, Ltd
Justin Good, The Sanctuary at Shepardsfield

Educators' Summit AM 10:40 - 12:40

Wind Wise

Session Speaker:

Systems Thinking: Linking People & Nature through Green Design

Session Speaker:

Green School Solutions for the Northeast

Session Speaker:

Imagining Our Future: Mainstreaming Sustainable Energy Education for STEM Students

Session Speaker:

Ken Wells, St. Marks School

Educators' Summit PM 1:50 - 3:50

Building as a Teaching Tool

Session Speaker:

Indigo Raffel, Conservation Consultants, Inc.

Building in Nature's Image

Session Speaker:

Kevin Stack, Northeast Green Building Consulting, LLC

Solar Sense

Session Speaker:

Energy Intelligence: How Do We Get It? How Do We Teach It?

Session Speaker:

Craig Stead, Stead Consulting