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2015 Presentations

2015 Program & Presentations

Tuesday, Dec. 1 – Pre-Conference Workshops

9:00am – 12:00pm Putting PACE Into Action (.275 CEU/2.75 PDH)

  • Moderator: Gavin Dillingham, Ph.D., Research Scientist, City of Houston and Houston Advanced Research Center
  • Jonathon Blackburn, Managing Director, Texas PACE Authority
  • Stephen Block, Attorney, Thompson & Knight, LLP
  • Charlene Heydinger, Executive Director, Texas PACE Authority. Keeping PACE in Texas
  • Heather Lepeska, Program Manager, City of Dallas
  • Craig Smith, Assistant Travis County Attorney, Travis County Attorney’s Office
  • David Robins, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
9:00am – 12:00pm Continuous Commissioning® (.275 CEU/2.75 PDH)

  • Joseph Martinez, PCC, Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
  • Carlos Yagua, P.E., Assistant Research Engineer, Energy Systems Laboratory
1:30pm – 5:30pm School Facilities EE/RE Strategies (Sponsored by McKinstry) (.35 CEU/3.5 PDH)

  • Moderator: Michael Grabham, Regional Director – South, McKinstry
  • Bobbie Reilly, Sales Engineer, LG Electronics (VRF Technology)
  • Eric Cotney, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Axium Solar
  • Jim Watt, P.E., Principal Engineer, Green Star Engineering
  • Thursten Simonsen, P.E., Account Executive, McKinstry
  • Eddy Trevino, P.E., CEM, Program Manager, State Energy Conservation Office

Wednesday, Dec. 2 – Day One of Conference
(.575 CEU/5.75PDH)

7:30am – 5:00pm Registration & Information Desk Open
8:00am – 8:00pm Expo Arena Open
9:00am – 10:30am Opening Plenary:

  • Conference Opening & Introductions, Betin Santos, CATEE Conference Executive Director
  • Welcome, James V. A. Abbey, Ph.D., Director for Global and Corporate Partnerships, The Texas A&M University System
  • Keynote Speaker: Community at its Core – Climate, Energy and the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, Matthew Tejada, Ph.D., Director, Office of Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection Agency
10:30am – 11:00am Refreshment Break in Expo Arena
11:00am – 12:30pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • Collaborative Efforts to Support Adoption of New Building Energy Codes, Moderator: Fred Yebra, P.E., State Energy Conservation Office
    • Chris Herbert, Managing Director, SPEER
    • Shirley Ellis, Energy Codes Specialist, Energy Systems Laboratory
    • Kevin Taylor, Vice President, Code Consultant, Texas BBG Construction, Inc.
  • Texas Transportation, Mobility and Air Quality, Moderator: Tom Fitzpatrick, Tom Fitzpatrick Consulting
    • TERP Program Update, Steve Dayton, Technical Specialist, Implementation Grants Section, TCEQ
    • Austin and Rocky Mountain Institute – Transform Mobility, Greg Rucks, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute
    • New Bus Service and Light Rail, Christof Spieler, Board Member, METRO
    • DFW Airport Energy Efforts, James M. Crites, Executive Vice President, Operations, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
  • Financing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects, Moderator: Doug Lewin, Executive Director, SPEER
    • 179d Tax Credit/Financing, Will Volker, Partner, Efficiency Energy LLC
    • SECO Loanstar Funding, Eddy Trevino, P.E., CEM, Program Manager, State Energy Conservation Office
    • WHEEL, Colin Bishopp, Vice President, Renew Financial
    • Solar Financing Options, Eric Cotney, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Axium Solar
12:30pm – 1:45pm Lunch Presentation
Welcome, Dr. David Claridge, Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
The State of the State, Jeff Haberl, Ph.D., Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory
1:45pm – 3:00pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • Inside Scoop on Texas’s IOU Energy Efficiency Programs, Amy Martin, Vice President of Consulting, Frontier Associates, LLC (EUMMOT)
    • David Dzierski, Program Manager, CenterPoint Energy
    • Ashley Mitchell, Energy Efficiency Specialist, Texas-New Mexico Power
    • Pam Osterloh, Principal Energy Efficiency/Demand Response Coordinator, American Electric Power Texas
  • Industrial and Large Scale Energy Efficiency Projects, Moderator: Jennifer Ronk, Program Director, Environmental Science and Energy Efficiency, Houston Advanced Research Center
    • Energy Efficiency in Data Facilities, Ward Wilson, Senior Business Development Manager, Panduit, AFCOM
    • IAC Study Results, Bryan Rasmussen, Ph.D., Director, Industrial Assessment Center, Texas A&M University
    • Barriers to Energy Efficiency in Industrial Sector, Jennifer Ronk, Program Director, Environmental Science and Energy Efficiency, Houston Advanced Research Center
3:00pm – 3:30pm Utility Speed Dating – Texas Utilities
3:00pm – 3:30pm Refreshment Break in Expo Arena
3:30pm – 5:00pm Plenary Session, Texas and the Clean Power Plan (111d) Policy Update, Moderator: Kate Zerrenner, Manager, Energy-Water Initiative, Environmental Defense Fund

  • Clean Power Plan Overview, Doug Lewin, Executive Director, SPEER
  • Clean Power Plan White Paper, John Hall, Texas State Director, Clean Energy, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Panel Discussant, Matthew Tejada, Ph.D., Director, Office of Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection Agency
5:30pm – 8:00pm Reception in Expo Arena
8:00pm End of Day One

Thursday, Dec. 3 – Day Two of Conference
(.45 CEU/4.5 PDH)

7:30am – 3:00pm Registration & Information Desk Open
8:00am – 3:00pm Expo Arena Open
8:00am – 8:45am Utility Shark Tank Competition – Texas Utilities
9:00am – 10:30am Plenary Panel – Are We There Yet? Solar Energy’s Road to Grid Parity in Texas,
Moderator: Lenae Shirley, Senior Director, Technology Innovation and Market Adoption, Environmental Defense Fund

  • Vishal Shah, Managing Director Deutsche Bank
  • Joshua Rhodes, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Shannon Wagner, Strategic Research & Innovation Manager, Product Development, CPS Energy
10:30am – 10:45am Refreshment Break in Expo Arena
10:45am – 12:15pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • Innovative Municipal and Regional Programs, Moderator: Lisa Lin, Sustainability Manager, City of Houston
    • City Energy Project, City of Houston, Marina V. Badoian-Kriticos, Senior Advisor at City of Houston
    • Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Regional Coalition, Claude Griffin, Social Investment Manager Environment, Shell Oil Company
    • San Antonio and Dallas 2030 Districts, Chris Herbert, Managing Director, SPEER
  • Energy and Water Efficiency Solutions for Texas, Moderator: Betin Bilir Santos, CATEE Executive Director
    • The Energy-Water Nexus, Kate Zerrenner, Manager, Energy-Water Initiative, Environmental Defense Fund
    • Water Supply and Drought Risk in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Dana Lazarus, Planning Analyst, Resource Adequacy, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
    • Water Usage and Efficiency in Buildings, Keith Reihl, Commercial Regional Sales Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Cooling and Heating
12:15pm – 1:45pm CATEE Awards Lunch Presentation
Comments, Representative Tony Dale
Awards Emcee, Betin Bilir Santos
Dessert in Expo Arena
1:45pm – 3:15pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • Higher Education Forum on Energy Efficiency, Moderator: Thea Junt, Energy Conservation and Sustainability Manager, The University of Texas at Dallas
    • UTD Energy Efficiency Sustainability Efforts – Revolving Fund, Thea Junt, Energy Conservation and Sustainability Manager, The University of Texas at Dallas
    • Alamo College, John Strybos, P.E., Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Operation and Construction Management, Alamo Colleges
  • Power Resilience and Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Moderator: Gavin Dillingham, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Clean Energy Policy, Houston Advanced Research Center
    • Satish Ravindran, P.E., CEM, LEED Green Associate, Research Associate, Houston Advanced Research Center
    • Lynn Crawford, P.E., Market Leader Energy and Utilities, AEI/Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
    • Marcel Blanchard, Associate Vice President – Utilities & Fleet Operations, UTMB-Galveston
    • Cliff Braddock, Manager Business Development, Pepco Energy Services
    • Bud Leavell, Regional Sales Manager, Southeast/Southwest, Piller USA Inc.
3:15pm Conference Adjourns
3:15pm – 4:15pm Tour of UTMB new CHP Facility

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