www.green-technology.org/gcsummit
CONCURRENT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Moderator: Doug Hensel, Deputy Director, California Housing and Community Development
Presenters: Osama Younan, City of Los Angeles Pete Guisasola, Business Development – West. Director of Municipal Code Compliance, Code Compliance and Pub- lic Works Services, Bureau Veritas North America Inc.
ROOM 203 Making It Pay to Go Green Track
10:45 am - noon Green Purchasing – The Bottom Line
Sustainable procurement not only helps both public and private sector organiza- tions meet their environmental com- mitments to conserve energy and other natural resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize waste, it also often results in cost savings. Tis expert panel will discuss ways that local and state agencies, businesses, and other organiza- tions can save time and money by switch- ing to environmentally preferable goods and services. Topics covered will include: • “Green” products that can offer the “best value” on a life-cycle cost basis.
• Strategies for negotiating lower prices for sustainable goods and services.
• Finding financing for green products that save money but have a high initial cost.
• Improving resource efficiency. • Best practices for saving procurement staff time and lowering upfront costs when specifying sustainable goods and services.
Whether your organization has already established an EPP program or is just in the process of developing one, this
workshop will highlight available provide resources and tools as well as best prac- tices and essential product categories that can yield cost savings.
Moderator: Phillip Kobernick, RPN Manager
Panelists: Alicia Culver, Director of the Respon- sible Purchasing Network (RPN) Linden Skjeie, Co-chair San Jose Envi- ronmentally Preferable Procurement Policy Implementation Team Kin Yee Wong, Senior Procurement Engineer, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, Engineering Branch, Pro- curement Division, California Depart- ment of General Services
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Finding the ROI in Green Programs
Local, state and federal tax credits and incentives can often be combined to offset the initial implementation costs for a variety of alternative energy solutions. When these powerful financial instru- ments work together, they can greatly reduce the capital costs on new develop- ment projects, as well as renovations. Te panel will discuss these solutions and how they fit into a building’s opera- tions and management landscape. We’ll hear how this technology fits into the projects the panel experts are working on, such as the 193-room dormitory project in San Diego that saved $1 mil- lion on construction costs and quali- fied for additional LEED points. Tis project’s use of fuel cells and solar PV enabled them to participate in the city’s Green Building Program and get fast- tracked through the permitting process.
Moderator: Nicole Elovitz, Director of Marketing, ClearEdge Power
Panelists: Mike Bigelow, EIT, LEED-AP, Energy Engineer, California Center for Sustain- able Energy Randal Brown, Equity Portfolio Manager, Southern California Gas Company Tara J. Hamacher, Owner, Historic Con- sultants, Inc Andrew Yip, Solar and Customer Gen- eration Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
ROOM 204 Reducing Our Footprint Track
10:45 am - noon Best Practices in Sustainability: Celebrating Leadership at the Local Level
Opportunities to embrace sustainability abound in California communities and local agencies are leading the way to save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emis- sions and adopt policies and programs that support sustainability. Tis session will highlight examples of local agency sustainability best practices, review key energy efficiency strategies that save energy and money, and explain how lo- cal agencies can be recognized for their sustainability accomplishments.
Moderator: Elizabeth Huber, Assistant Director, CalRecycle
Presenters: Yvonne Hunter, Program Director, Insti- tute for Local Government, Sacramento Kate Meis, Associate Director, Local Government Commission, Sacramento
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