CATEE 2018 Program

CATEE 2018 Conference Tracks
Air Quality	Energy Efficiency	Renewable Energy	Cross-Cutting Categories

Monday, Sep. 24
Registration & Information Desk Open	7:00 a.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Continuous Commissioning® Workshop	8:00 a.m.	–	12:00 p.m.
Improving Texas Economic Resilience with Combined Heat and Power (CHP)	9:00 a.m.	–	12:00 p.m.
Intelligent Efficiency: Rethinking the way we Leverage Data	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
2015 IECC and IC3	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
TOUR: NASA Johnson Space Center	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
New Professionals Meet & Greet	5:30 p.m.	–	7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sep. 25
Registration & Information Desk Open	7:30 a.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
2018 Texas Energy Summit Business Expo Open	7:45 a.m.	–	7:00 p.m.
Opening General Session	8:30 a.m.	–	10:00 a.m.
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	10:00 a.m.	–	10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	10:30 a.m.	–	11:45 a.m.
Texas Bets Big with Alternative Fuels Are We There Yet? The Current State and Impact of Alternative Fuels – Lori Pampell Clark, Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Texas Natural Gas Foundation – Heather Ball, Executive Director, Texas Natural Gas Foundation
Renewable Energy in Texas – An Overview
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy: TX-PACE 101
State of the State – Lunch Presentation – Dr. Jeff Haberl, Energy Systems Laboratory	11:45 a.m.	–	1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	1:00 p.m.	–	2:15 p.m.
Overview of Texas Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs
High Performance Buildings: 2030 Districts in Texas
Energy Codes Texas Style Approving 3rd Party Energy Inspectors – Jason Vandever, Energy Code Program Manager, SPEER State Role in Adopting Codes & Outreach to Localities – Fred Yebra, Energy Codes Engineer, State Energy Conservation Office & Shirley Ellis, Energy Codes Specialist, Energy Systems Laboratory
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	2:15 p.m.	–	2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	2:45 p.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Engaging the Community with Successful Air Quality Outreach Strategies Speaker: Alex Pharmakis, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Plano
Distributed Generation – Community and Individual Distributed Generation – Solar for Communities, Homes, and Businesses – Mohammed Abdalla, Founder, Good Faith Energy Distributed Generation – Solar for Communities, Homes, and Businesses – Derica Peters, Senior Environment & Development Plan, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Educational Facilities – The Life Cycle of an Energy Management Program The Beginning – Marcia Coker, Facilities Manager, Wylie ISD Growing the Program – Danny Helm, Energy Manager, Arlington ISD Continued Evolution – Joshua Minor, Director of Maintenance & Operations, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	3:45 p.m.	–	4:15 p.m.
Texas Legislative Roundtable – Clean Energy and Air Quality Policy Moderator: Elizabeth Pearsall Lippincott, Executive Director, Texas Clean Energy Coalition	4:15 p.m.	–	5:30 p.m.
Evening Reception	5:30 p.m.	–	7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sep. 26
Registration & Information Desk Open	7:30 a.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Business Expo Open	7:30 a.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Continental Breakfast & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	7:30 a.m.	–	8:30 a.m.
Morning Keynotes – Free Enterprise and Local Solutions to Reducing Carbon and GHGs	8:30 a.m.	–	9:45 a.m.
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	9:45 a.m.	–	10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	10:15 a.m.	–	11:30 a.m.
Local Governments Take the Lead on Carbon and GHGs Municipal Tracking and Reporting of GHGs – Jonathan Gregory, Conservation Program Coordinator, City of Denton
Malcolm L. Verdict Memorial Student Poster Competition
TX-PACE in Practice: Texas Case Studies Speaker: Jennifer Smith, Executive Director, Congregation Beth Israel Speaker: Kevin Spath, Manager (Business Development), City of Dallas, Office of Economic Development
CATEE 2017 Awards Luncheon Betin Santos, CATEE Exec. Director	11:30 a.m.	–	1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	1:15 p.m.	–	2:30 p.m.
Energy Water Nexus for Local Governments
DER in Texas – Micro-Grids, Storage and Dark Energy
Educational Facilities – Keeping Energy Top of Mind When Construction is King Energy Modeling – Mike Brown, Sustainability Manager/Energy Modeler, The Beck Group Incorporating Sustainability – Jim Scrivner, Division Director, Irving ISD Ensuring Efficiency is Present Through Construction – Brandon Boyter, Executive Director of Facilities, Allen ISD
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	2:30 p.m.	–	2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	2:45 p.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Educational Facilities: The Bleeding Edge – Dilemmas in Implementing Energy Projects in School Systems Challenges with Implementation of an LED Lighting Program – Jennifer Malaniuk, Energy Manager/Analyst, Richardson ISD Demand Response and Response to Energy Savings Initiatives – Victor Melton, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Building a Case for Owning the Utility Budget – Charles Ashby, Energy Manager, Northwest ISD
Everything You Wanted To Know About Financing Energy Efficiency Projects Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP) – Jessica Fleming, Program Coordinator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
How TX-PACE Will Transform Your Community Speaker: Andrew Freeman, Economic Development Manager, City of Amarillo The Benefits of PACE in Plano, Yarcus Lewis, LEED AP Sustainability Projects Manager, City of Plano
CATEE 2018 – Texas Energy Summit Closing Remarks	3:45 p.m.	–	4:15 p.m.