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also include some of the cost-benefits of greening rooſtops in California’s unique climate.
Presenter: Tom Hawkins, President, Florasource, Ltd.
1:30 pm-2:45 pm 71 Million Square Foot Mashup of Community College Data to Drive Sustainable Decision Making Te California Community College System (CCC) serves 2.75 million students at 112 California locations and is the largest system of public higher education in the world. To measure, budget and be green with this many sites, simplicity and immediate access to information is needed. A wealth of community college and related facility information is accessible visually and in real time in a simple online platform thereby saving time and money through automated synchronization of multiple databases. Te CCC FUSION System (Facilities Utili- zation, Space Inventory Options Net) with the entire California inventory of 71 million square feet of buildings and spaces, along with the CCC Geographic Information System (GIS) Collaborative of campuses and buildings was brought together in a web enabled tool. California Community Colleges will now be able to visualize facility data in Building Information Models (BIM) that was previously only accessible in tabular format. Dynamic data driven floor plan graphics and site plans will allow for pattern recognition, better decision making and accounting of valuable facilities and assets for the full life cycle.
Presenters: Frederick E. Harris, Assistant Vice Chancellor, College Finance & Facilities Planning, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Kimon Onuma, FAIA, President, Onuma, Inc.
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9:00 am-10:15 am Renewable Energy Job Programs
10:45 am-12:00 pm Energy Upgrade California Energy Upgrade California is an unprecedented energy ef- ficiency incentive program designed to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient resulting in increased building comfort, indoor air quality, and potentially lowered utility bills. An alliance of Southern California Edison, SoCal Gas
Companies, and Los Angeles County, rebates of up to $4,500 are available to homeowners to help them offset the cost of doing these home upgrades. Los Angeles County’s funding comes from ARRA stimulus grants that are designed to build demand for home energy upgrades in the marketplace, resulting in job growth to keep up with this demand. A variety of Community Colleges and Workforce Investment Boards have worked together with LA County to subsidize BPI-Building Analyst trainings as well as HERS II and other trade specialties, preparing the workforce for these programs throughout California. With a utility-stated long term goal of 10 years and 60 percent home saturation, this whole-house approach using building science versus estimation towards energy savings, requires a versatile and trained workforce to carry it into the future. To be an approved contractor working on the program, actually doing the diagnostic testing and renovations, you need to get BPI certified as a Building Analyst, which is a nationally recog- nized standard. Many WIBs and Community Colleges applied for grants from the CEC to offer these BPI courses for free or heavily discounted to start building up the workforce to be ready for the demand once this rebate program launches. Now HERS II is work- ing its way into the Energy Upgrade program and we’re launching GreenPoint Rated trainings and rebates as well as a Multi-family program which is looking for consultants to be trained to be able to do investment grade audits. Tis session will lay out the opportuni- ties that Energy Upgrade is bringing to the market, allowing colleges to figure out how they can plan classes and curriculum to meet the upcoming demand, or if not that, to tell the attendees of what opportunities Energy Upgrade is bringing to the market, and then they can decide where to go to get trained on the skills necessary to be part of the program.
Presenters: David Cohen, Program Manager, Energy Coalition David Myers, Southern California Acting Director, Build it Green Laura Rank, Program Manager, Los Angeles Office of Sustainability
1:30 pm-2:45 pm The Role of Community Colleges in an Emerg- ing Industry Sector As an early-stage industry sector, California’s Green Economy is characterized by the dual dilemma of exciting new technologies and uncertain potential for creating new jobs. Displaced workers and career changers are encouraged to pursue Green occupations by the flow of grant funds into short-term training programs at communi- ty colleges. But are we setting workers up for their next career dead end? How can community colleges better meet workers’ needs to evolve skills and knowledge for an industry in rapid transition?
Presenter: Jim Caldwell, Executive Director, Workforce Incubator
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