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Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference 2004

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Sessions and Speakers

Wednesday Workshops
Thursday Sessions, September 30, 2004
Friday Sessions, October 1, 2004


Thursday, September 30, 2004


8:30-10:00 AM


Welcoming remarks:  Lance R. Miller, NJ BPU

Opening Plenary Session: Steven Strong, Solar Design Associates



Clean Energy



Patriot's Theater


Green Schools



Delaware River Room


LEED Existing Buildings



George Washington Ballroom


Materials



Turning Point Conference Room


Smart Growth/Brownfields


Woodrow Wilson Board Room


10:30 AM-12:00 PM


New Jersey Solar Market

Lyle Rawlings, Advanced Solar Products, chair
Scott Hunter, NJ Office of Clean Energy
Marc Roper, RWE SCHOTT Solar
Mark Warner, Sun Farm Ventures


Case Study in High-Performance Schools--Midtown Comm. Elem. School, Neptune, NJ
Paul A. Qvale, NJSCC, chair
Beverly Briggs, RM Hanna Landscape Architects
David A. Mooij, Neptune Twnshp. Board of Ed.
Jeanne Perantoni, SSP Architects


Implementing LEED-EB in Your Organization
Michael Arny, USGBC, chair
Robert Miller, A.J. Martini, Inc.
Teresa Pohlman, Pentagon Renovation Program


Improving Your Bottom Line and the Environment through Construction and Demolition, Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
Steven Rinaldi, NJDEP, chair
Michael Buono, Environmental Service Mgmt. Group, Inc.
Mary Ferraro, NJDEP
Matthew White, Recycling the Past


Creating Sustainable Communities in NJ
Marty Rosen, NJDEP, chair
Meryl Frank, Mayor, Borough of Highland Park
Kenneth E. Pringle, Mayor, Belmar Borough
Gray Russell, Township of Montclair


12:00-2:00 PM


Lunch served in the Marriott.  Trade show open.


1:00-1:45 PM


Casting Light on Daylighting Strategies
Mike Nicklas, Innovative Design, Inc.

Delaware River Room


2:00-3:30 PM


Mid-Atlantic Wind Development

Scott Hunter, NJ Office of Clean Energy, chair                               Brent Beerley, Community Energy
Richard Dunk, Rutgers University
Theo de Wolff, Atlantic Renewable


Designing Schools as Learning Tools
Jeff Brown, Global Learning, Inc., chair Michael Nicklas, Innovative Design, Inc.


LEED-EB Case Studies
Frank Sherman, Sherman and Associates, chair
Timothy Barnish, Johnson Controls
Robert Miller, A.J. Martini, Inc.
John Subacus, Janssen Pharmaceutica


Steps in the Right Direction--Environmentally Preferable Flooring Products
Frank Peluso, NJDEP, chair
Jennifer Biscoe, Globus Cork, Inc.
Casey Johnson, Forbo Linoleum, Inc.
Neil McCaffrey, Shaw, Inc.
Manker Mills, Homasote Company


Marrying Green Design with New Urbanism to Create Sustainable Communities
Peter Kasabach, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, chair
Daniel Hernandez, Jonathan Rose & Cos., LLC
Darren S. Port, NJ Dept. of Community Affairs
Sandy Wiggins, Consilience LLC


4:00-5:30 PM


Certificate Markets for Emissions, Renewable Energy and Negawatts
Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates, chair
Ann Elsen, Montgomery County
Anna Giovinetto, Evolution Markets
Thomas Leyden, PowerLight Corp.
Dan Lieberman, Center for Resource Solutions


School Power∑Naturally:  Solar Education for New York
Judy Jarnefeld, NYSERDA, chair
Clayton Handleman, Heliotronics
John Roeder, Calhoun School, Manhattan


Economics of LEED-EB
Michael Arny, USGBC, chair


Innovations in Recycling and Recycled  Product Markets
Guy Watson, NJDEP, chair
George Glenn, East Coast Recycling Assoc., Inc.
Joe Matteo, Magnus Environmental Corporation   Thomas Nosker, Rutgers University
Stubby Warmbold, Citilogs


Brownfields--Opportunities for Neighborhood Revitalization
Sue Boyle, NJDEP, chair
JR Capasso, City of Trenton
Anselm Fusco, Cherokee Northeast
John Knifton, Somerset Development
Frank McLaughlin, NJDEP
Michael Sylvester, NJEDA


5:30-8:00 PM


Reception in the Exhibit Hall



Friday, October 1, 2004


8:30-10:15 AM


Meeting the Global Climate Change Challenge:  Moderated Panel Discussion

This session will examine the role that renewable energy and green buildings will play in meeting the global climate change challenge.  Expert panelists from government, industry, and academia in the UK and Mid-Atlantic states will address this crucial issue with real-world examples and case studies, providing an in-depth look at both opportunities and obstacles to carbon mitigation.  The panel will be moderated to encourage active audience participation and lively discussion.

Moderator: L. Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism, Inc.

Panelists:
Dennis Canavan, Johnson & Johnson
Thomas Nyquist, Princeton University
Christina Palmero, NY State Public Service Commission
Hans JH Verolme, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Michael Winka, NJBPU

George Washington Ballroom


10:15-11:00 AM


Morning refreshments served in the Exhibit Hall.


11 AM-12:00 PM


Closing Keynote - L. Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism, Inc.

George Washington Ballroom






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