CATEE 2017 Program

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CATEE 2017 Conference Tracks
Air Quality	Energy Efficiency	Renewable Energy	Cross-Cutting Categories

Monday, Nov. 13
Registration & Information Desk Open	8:00 a.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Continuous Commissioning® Workshop	8:00 a.m.	–	12:00 p.m.
Workshop: Communicating Energy Efficiency: The Role of Communication in a Successful Energy Management Program	8:00 a.m.	–	12:00 p.m.
Workshop: TX-PACE Service Provider Training	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Technology Driving Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Tour: UT Dallas – Campus Transformations in Sustainability	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
New Professionals Meet & Greet	5:30 p.m.	–	7:00 p.m.
CATEE Steering Committee Dinner	7:00 p.m.	–	9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 14
Registration & Information Desk Open	7:30 a.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Business Expo Open	7:30 a.m.	–	7:30 p.m.
Continental Breakfast & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	7:30 a.m.	–	8:30 a.m.
Opening General Session Welcome – Betin Santos, CATEE Executive Director Welcome – City of Plano Opening Session Chair – Dub Taylor, Director, State Energy Conservation Office Keynote: “Texas Leads the Nation in Economic Electric Savings Potential” – Danielle Sass Byrnett, Senior Policy Advisor, DOE	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, Nov. 15
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 2017 – Texas Energy Summit Closing Remarks	3:45 p.m.	–	4:15 p.m.

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CATEE 2016 Conference Tracks
Air Quality	Energy Efficiency	Renewable Energy	Cross-Cutting Categories

Monday, Dec. 19 – Pre-Conference Workshops
9:00am – 12:00pm	Continuous Commissioning® Workshop – Hosted by Texas A&M Energy Systems Laboratory The trademarked Continuous Commissioning® (CC®) process, developed by the ESL, focuses on the optimization of public, commercial, and institutional building operations. The CC® process has been implemented in hundreds of buildings around the world in various climates.
9:00am – 12:00pm	Solar for Local and State Governments Workshop – Sponsored by Performance Services A plain English discussion about solar energy for government, business leaders and owners, fire & code officials, energy engineers & managers .. and others.
1:00pm – 4:00pm	ERI, IC3, and IECC 2015 Workshop – Hosted by Texas A&M Energy Systems Laboratory This workshop provides a detailed overview into the use of the IC3 calculator to demonstrate compliance with the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code.
	Energy Efficiency Workshop for Local Government – Sponsored by McKinstry This workshop will provide city, county administrators, facility managers, energy managers and other public sector officials with some of the latest strategies, methodologies, and benchmarks that lead towards a “best-in-class” 2020 Vision for local government facilities.
	Solar Tour – Mission Solar and Alamo 1 Solar Farm & Grid Storage Battery
Tuesday, Dec. 20 – Day One of Conference
7:00am	Registration & Information Desk Open
8:00am – 6:30pm	Expo Arena Open
8:30am – 10:00am	CATEE 2016 Opening General Session Welcome – Betin Santos, CATEE Executive Director Welcome – City of San Antonio, Invited Host Utility – Ricardo Luna, CPS Energy Opening Keynote: When Making a Difference, Really Makes a Difference – John Tooley, Advanced Energy
10:00am – 10:30am	Networking Break
10:30am – 11:45pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
	Emerging Technologies Showcase – Panel Chair: Eddy Trevino, SECO UTSA Flow Battery Testing and Demonstration Project – Dr. Juan Gomez, UTSA-TSERI 1MW Grid-Scale Solar Storage Project – Byungwook Lee, OCI Solar Geothermal Power and Desalination – James Jackson, Thermal Energy Partners LLC
	Energy and Water – Two Sides of the Same Coin – Panel Chair: Kate Zerrenner, EDF Why Does the Energy-Water Nexus Matter? – Kate Zerrenner Data-driven Insights on Customer Water Use – Brewster McCracken, Pecan Street Inc. Water/Energy Resources – Karen Guz, San Antonio Water System (SAWs) CPS Energy’s Generation Strategy – Municipal Utility Perspective – Kim Stoker, CPS Energy
	Overview of Renewable Energy in Texas – Panel Chair: Melissa Miller, President, TREIA Overview of Wind Energy in Texas – Susan Sloan, American Wind Energy Association Overview of Solar Energy in Texas – Texas Solar Market Update – Charlie Hemmeline, Texas Solar Power Association Overview of Geothermal Energy in Texas – Geothermal Technology and Spotlight Projects – Dustin Gregoire, Bosch Thermotechnology Overview of Energy from Landfill Gas in Texas – Paul Pabor, Waste Management
11:45am – 1:00pm	Lunch Presentation – State of the State SECO Update – Dub Taylor, State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) State of the State – Dr. Jeff Haberl, Energy Systems Laboratory, TEES & College of Architecture, TAMU
1:00pm – 2:15pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
	Regional and Community Programs – Panel Chair: Nicholas Jones, AACOG SA Tomorrow Sustainability Plan: A Vision for a Sustainable San Antonio – Doug Melnick, City of San Antonio Austin Energy’s Energy Efficiency Programs – Denise Kuehn, Austin Energy 2030 Districts in Texas – Elizabeth Kertesz, SPEER SECO Regional Benchmarking Tool – Jennifer Ronk, HARC
	Texas Energy Manager’s Association: Defining Sustainability to Develop a Sustainability Management – Panel Chair: Ashley Williams, City of Temple Paul Buckner, Bryan ISD Paul Raabe, Northeast ISD Keith Ordeneaux, City of Pearland & Pearland ISD
	Utility Perspectives on Renewable Energy – Panel Chair: Steve Wiese, Frontier Associates Transmission and Distribution Utilities and Retail Electricity Providers – Solar Costs, Incentives, and Trends – Steve Wiese, Frontier Associates The Perspective of an Electric Cooperative on Renewable Energy – Ingmar Sterzing, Pedernales Electric Cooperative Municipal Utilities’ Engagement with Renewable Energy – Georgetown Utility Systems – Chris Foster, Georgetown Utilities Systems Municipal Utilities’ Engagement with Renewable Energy – Austin Energy – Danielle Murray, Austin Energy
2:15pm – 2:45pm	Networking Break
2:45pm – 4:00pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
	Central Texas Corridor – Panel Chair: Ana Sandoval, Air and Health Collaborative of San Antonio Andrew Hoekzema, CAPCOG Allie Blazosky, Alamo Area MPO Mario Bravo, EDF Nicholas Jones, Clean Cities, AACOG
	Research and Compliance Tools for Energy Codes – Panel Chair: Fred Yebra, SECO Introduction of the TX A&M IC3 Energy Code Compliance Tool & Other Code Compliance Tools – Shirley Ellis, Energy Systems Laboratory Texas Field Study – Implementing Targeted Education and Outreach – Richard Morgan, SPEER
	Distributed Use of Solar Energy: Multiple Perspectives – Panel Chair: Ross Pumfrey. Texas Solar Energy Society Rooftop Solar – An Installer Perspective – D.J. Rosebaugh, Lighthouse Solar Community Solar in Texas – Current State of the State – Lori Clark, Principal Air Quality Planner, NCTCOG Municipal Utility Case Study – Shannon M. Wagner, CPS Energy SolSmart Designation and Soft Cost Reduction Strategies – Chad Laurent, Meister Consultant Groups, Inc.
4:00pm – 4:15pm	Networking Break
4:15pm – 5:30pm	Clean Air Act Policy and Legislative Panel – Panel Chair: Cyrus Reed, Ph.D., Conservation Director, The Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter Councilman Ron Nirenberg, City of San Antonio Senator Menendez, Invited Andrew Hoekzema, CAPCOG
5:30pm – 7:30pm	CATEE Welcome Reception – Sponsored by METCO Engineering
Wednesday, Dec. 21 – Day Two of Conference
8:00am	Registration & Information Desk Open
8:00am – 2:30pm	Expo Arena Open
9:00am – 10:30am	Energy Efficient & Sustainable Airport Facilities – Panel Chair: Dr. Morad Atif, Texas A&M University Houston Airport’s IAH Initiatives Project – Robert Barker, City of Houston, Houston Airport System Benchmarking and Profiling Airport Terminal Energy End Uses – Juan-Carlos Baltazar, Texas A&M University Toronto Pearson Airport – Ronak Patel, Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA)
10:30am – 11:00am	Networking Break
11:00am – 12:00pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
	Malcolm Verdict Memorial Student Poster Session – Poster Session Chair: Dr. Jeff Haberl, Energy Systems Laboratory
	Energy Efficiency for Education Facilities – Panel Chair: Dr. Gavin Dillingham, HARC Energy Management at Alamo Colleges – John Strybos, Alamo Colleges History of Energy Management at Judson ISD, David Oehler and Marcelo Jimenez, Judson ISD When Hail Breaks Loose – Marcia Coker, Wylie ISD
12:00pm – 1:30pm	CATEE Awards Luncheon Luncheon Keynote: International & National Perspective on Energy Efficiency and Clean Air in Buildings – Dr. Morad Atif, Architectural Engineering, TAMU CATEE & Poster Awards – Betin Santos
1:30pm – 2:45pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
	Texas Metro Area Roundtable: Energy Initiatives and Ozone Attainment/Maintenance Efforts – Panel Chair: Tamara Cook and Lori Clark, NCTCOG Nicholas Jones, AACOG Andrew Hoekzema, CAPCOG Shelley Whitworth, HGAC
	Industrial Energy Efficiency Efforts – Panel Chair: Erik Fowler, SPEER Tracking the Multiple Benefits of Industrial Energy Efficiency – Dr. Bryan Rasmussen, ESL Industrial Energy Efficiency and Combined Heat and Power – Jennifer Ronk, HARC PACE: Financing for Efficiency Projects – Jonathon Blackburn, Texas PACE Authority
2:45pm	Conference Adjourns

CATEE 2017 Program

CATEE 2016 Conference Tracks

Monday, Dec. 19 – Pre-Conference Workshops

Tuesday, Dec. 20 – Day One of Conference

Wednesday, Dec. 21 – Day Two of Conference