Tuesday, Oct. 9 – Pre-Conference Workshops

Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Day One of Conference
(.6 CEU/6PDH)

• Welcome Remarks & Introductions
  • The Honorable Lewis Rosen, Mayor of Galveston
  • Dr. David Claridge, Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
• Electric Resources in Texas – Brian Lloyd, Executive Director, Public Utility Commission of Texas
• Efficiency & Demand Response – Paul Wattles, Sr. Analyst, Market Design, ERCOT
• EPA Perspectives – Carl Edlund, Director, Multi-media Planning & Permitting, USEPA Region 6
• Keynote: Sustainability Leadership – Major General Dana J.H. Pittard, Commanding General, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, TX

• Appropriations Insights – The Honorable Jim Pitts, Chairman, Appropriations Committee, Texas House of Representatives
• Health Reminder – Winifred J. Hamilton, PhD, SM, Director, Environmental Health Service, Baylor College of Medicine
• Air Quality Update – Susana Hildebrand, PE, Chief Engineer, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• EE/RE Impacts on Emission Reductions – Jeff Haberl, PhD, PE, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M

• Utility Goals for the Efficiency Resource – Moderator: Kristi Hardy, CenterPoint
• New PUC Rules & 2013 EE Programs – Amy Martin, Frontier Associates
• Demand Response – Jarrett Simon, CenterPoint Energy
• Integrating Efficiency and Demand Response, Solar PV, and Educational Facilities Programs – Kristy Tyra and John Hanel, Oncor
• Successes in School Energy Management – Moderator: Gavin Dillingham, Ph.D., HARC
• Overview of School Opportunities – Jim Brown, PE, ESA TerraCon
• Behavior Modification – Jennifer du Plessis, Energy Manager, Arlington ISD
• Energy Monitoring – Chad Corbitt, Energy Manager, Klein ISD
• Energy Management at Allen ISD – Steve Hanner, Director of Maintenance, Allen ISD

• Energy Codes and Green Construction – Moderator: Mike DeWein
• Measuring Energy Code Compliance – Pam Cole, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (via web link)
• Green Codes-Dallas – Zaida Basora, FAIA, Asst. Director Public Works Department, City of Dallas
• Raising the Bar-Houston – Sheila Blake, Asst. Director, Code Enforcement, City of Houston
• 2012 IECC – Berry Smith, Mechanical & Energy Inspector, City of Galveston

• Smart Grids, Smart Buildings, Wise Use – Moderator: Nelson Nease, Brickfield Burchette Ritts & Stone, PC
• Smart Grid – CenterPoint – Walter Bartel, CenterPoint Energy
• DC Microgrids – Paul Savage, CEO, Nextek Power Systems
• Feedback – Customer Insight Tools – Wayne Morrison, Reliant Energy
• EPRI-Behavioral Programs – Jen Robinson, Electric Power Research Institute

Thursday, Oct 11 – Day Two of Conference
(.6 CEU/6PDH)

• Houston Sustainability Initiatives in the Energy Capital – Laura Spanjian, Director, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, City of Houston
• Insights into Corporate Energy Management Trends – Cheryl Fyock, Senior Manager, Energy & Resources, Deloitte
• Emissions Reduction Impact of Renewables – Jeff Haberl, PhD, PE, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M

• Panel: Issues for 83rd Texas Legislature – Moderator: Michael J. Jewell, Government Relations Counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLP

  The Hon. Wayne Smith, Chairman Environmental Regulation Committee, Texas House of Representatives

  The Hon. Lyle Larson, Texas House of Representatives

  The Hon. Jason Isaac, Texas House of Representatives

• Greening Communities – Moderator: James Yarbrough, USEPA
• DOE Better Buildings Challenge – Monica Neukomm, Program Analyst, USDOE
• San Antonio – A New Energy Economy – Kim Stoker, Director, Environmental Planning, Compliance, CPS Energy
• Galveston Historical Foundation – Green Revival Certification – Matt Pelz, Galveston Historical Foundation
• Greening NASA Centers – Laurie Peterson, Sustainability Champion, Johnson Space Center
• Sustainable Commercial Building Strategies – Moderator: Keith Reihl, PE
• BP Helios Project – Bob Schoen, Vice President of HSSE and Facilities, BP IST North America Gas & Power
• Continuous Commissioning in a Data Center – John Hatcher, PE, CPMP, Principal, Command Commissioning
• Greening Grand Old Hotels in Galveston – Chris Arneson, Building Galveston Inc.

• Financing Energy Efficiency & Green Buildings – Moderator: Tod Wickersham, President, Beneficial Results, LLC
• LoanSTAR Expansion, SECO Programs – Eddy Hugh Trevino, PE, State Energy Conservation Office
• PACE – Charlene Heydinger, Executive Director, Keep PACE in Texas
• On-Bill Repayment for Financing of EE/RE – Brad Copithorne, Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund

• New Technologies That Work – Moderator: Rob Borowski, Green Canary Consulting
• Variable Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning – Steve Jones, Regional Manager, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics
• Small Scale CHP – Rich Herweck, CEO, Robust Energy
• Robotic Efficiency Solutions for Duct Performance – Frank Forrest, PE, Carlisle HVAC