CONCURRENT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS


Presenter: Paul Clanon, Executive Director, Califor- nia Public Utilities Commission


1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Power to the People - Califor- nia’s Renewables Revolution


Te Governor has set a target of 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity in the state by 2020. To a large extent, this goal will be attained through distrib- uted power generation. Find out about the latest developments in practice, policy, permitting and finance that can help support on-site power generation. Te session will include findings from a new CEC report on opportunities for power generation on state land.


Moderator: Mark Leary, Director, CALRecycle


Presenters: Manal Yamout, Special Advisor to the Governor on Renewable Energy Facilities Shanna Atherton, Education and Out- reach Coordinator, Redwood County Energy Authority


3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Energy Efficiency: Current Priorities


Seventy-two percent of California’s 13 million residential buildings, and over 5 billion square feet of commercial structures were built before California’s energy efficiency building code (Title 24) was implemented and have never had to comply with energy efficiency require- ments. AB 758, enacted in 2009, address- es this problem. Hear about the findings from a new CEC report examining what will be needed to implement the bill. Te session will also offer an update on the next steps in implementing the Public


Utility Commissions Strategic Plan on Energy Efficiency.


Moderator: Kathleen McKee, Partner, Fagan, Friedman & Fulfrost


Presenters: Simon Baker, Supervisor, Energy Efficiency Planning, California Public Utilities Commission Karen Douglas, Commissioner, California Energy Commission Netesh Gohil, Director, Office/Indus- try Segment – North America, Philips Lighting


ROOM 205 Potpourri


10:45 am – noon Some Don’t Like It Hot: Cool Commercial Building Envelope Technologies


Tis program will provide an overview of currently available commercial building envelope options and the critical analysis needed to arrive at a well informed envelope design solution. Te presentation will cover a wide spectrum of important envelope issues including commercial building clad- ding, envelope insulation, comprehensive water management, roofing systems and reflectivity, and the potential environmental impact of the designer’s choices. Additional- ly, the program will address current industry trends and regional concerns via a case study of a recent nearby installation.


Moderator: Bill Tippins, PhD, MBA, EPDM Product Manager, Firestone Building Products


Presenters: Richard J Ruppert, Architectural Services


Manager, Firestone Building Products Aaron Jobson, AIA, LEED AP BD&C, Principal, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects


Wednesday, April 20 ROOM 202


Building Sustainability Track


10:45 am - noon CALGreen: California’s New Mandatory Building Code


California has set precedent again with its first-in-the nation green building code, which became mandatory as Janu- ary 2011. Get an authoritative briefing on how the code was developed, what it requires of builders and building officials, and what changes are coming.


Moderator: Charles “Russ” Russell, Vice President, VCA Code Group


Presenters: Doug Hensel, Deputy Director, California Housing and Community Development Dave Walls, Executive Director, Califor- nia Building Standards Commission Teresa Townsend, Supervising Archi- tect, Division of the State Architect, Cali- fornia Department of General Services Mark Johnson, Sr. Vice President, ICC


1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Implementing CALGreen – Experiences from the Field


While CALGreen establishes mandatory guidelines, it allows local jurisdictions to take local circumstances into account when adopting the code? How is this playing out in communities around the state? What issues are arising relating to compliance and inspection?


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