Concurrent Session Descriptions
the noise of companies claiming to be green by opting into a voluntary frame- work that: (i) requires the company to consider its environmental and social impacts in a transparent way, while (ii) providing the company’s directors and officers the discretion (and legal protec- tion) to prioritize those considerations ahead of short-term profits in any given situation. Attendees will learn: (i) how a Benefit Corporation differs from other business entity choices, like traditional corporations, partnerships and LLCs; (ii) the process for creating a Benefit Corporation; and (iii) how to use the Benefit Corporation to stand out in the marketplace and promote environmen- tal and social objectives. Tis session will be taught by the attorney who wrote and championed the law in California, USGBC Northern California Chapter co-founder and general counsel, Donald Simon.
Presenter: 20
Donald Simon, Partner, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
Room 104 Greening K-12 Schools: “Collective Im- pact” Energy Assessments & Workforce Training Te County and City of Santa Cruz have taken on the important endeavor of greening their K-12 portfolio. Having committed to shepherd each of their schools through the Monterey Bay Green Business Certification Program, they have also begun considering LEED certification for their school facilities. Te US Green Building Council-NCC Monterey Bay Branch Green Schools Advocacy Committee is partnering with the County Public Works De- partment and the City of Santa Cruz’ Green Schools Committee to offer a Collective Impact Program that will provide energy assessment services at no-cost to local schools. Local students and professional mentors perform the assessments in this program that’s designed to give students hands-on learning experience while providing budget strapped schools a cost-effective solution to energy conservation and allocating limited modernization resources. Students from Cabrillo Col- lege volunteered their time to conduct detailed site surveys at several school sites to determine the available Energy Conservation Measures (ECM’s) that should be considered in order to reduce
the schools baseline energy and water usage. Experienced LEED profession- als who work in the area are mentoring the student volunteers. Tis method serves to establish and train a local green collar work force. Ready access to skilled labor is critical for emerging renewable energy and energy-efficiency businesses. Soquel High School pursued an alternate method by tasking a team of professionals to complete a compre- hensive energy audit of the building HVAC systems. Te team started by defining a scope of work, building a benchmark, creating a systems diagram and a monitoring points list. A LEED project was recently completed on the Carmel Middle School campus; the “Hilton Bialek Habitat” is a showcase for sustainable features that provides educational programs for school chil- dren and the local community. MEarth “a place to connect ME to Earth” has blossomed into a bustling non-profit environmental education center com- mitted to inspiring students, of all ages, to understand, appreciate and protect the natural environment. Tis facility and it’s programs provides another great example of how principles of “Collective Impact” can have a positive effect on the local community.
A challenge with greening K-12 schools is the inability of decision makers to know how best to spend a school’s limited resources; facility personnel are typically overloaded and budgets are tight. Teaming with the local USGBC Advocacy Committee, local universities and community colleges is a way for school districts to overcome this lack of resources while providing critical workforce training. Tey are part of a “Collective Impact” group that can successfully transform our schools into “green schools” within this generation.
Moderator:
John Diffenderfer, Principal, AEDIS Group
Presenters: Tanja Roos, Program Director, Hilton
Bialek Habitat-MEarth Andrea Lewis, Executive Director, Hilton Bialek Habitat-MEarth Ken Wagman, College Educator, Chair- person- Santa Cruz City Schools Green Schools Committee Steve Murphy, P.E., LEED AP (BD&C, O&M), Director of MEP and Sustainability,
www.green-technology.org
Blach Construction; USGBC-NCC Co- chair Green Schools Committee
Room 105 Sharing and Recognizing Local Agency Sustainability Best Practices California cities and counties are demonstrating their leadership in sustainability by adopting programs and policies that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, at the same time they save money and promote a healthy local economy. Learn about new opportunities to share best practices and success stories through the Institute for Local Government’s Sustainable Communities Learning Network. Find out how your community can receive statewide recognition for its sustain- ability and climate change leadership by participating in the Beacon Award: Local Leadership in Solving Climate Change. Tis session provides an opportunity to exchange ideas and information with colleagues through an interactive format and hear about opportunities to let your residents know about your agency’s leadership activities. Attendees will Learn how to connect with colleagues to share best practices and learn from each other, how to receive statewide recognition for agency sustainability best practices and how local agencies are blending sustain- ability and economic development.
Presenters: Yvonne Hunter, Program Director,
Climate Change Program, Institute for Local Government Steve Sanders, Program Director, Land Use and Environment Program, Institute for Local Government
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Rooms 101 & 102 Why Not “Geo”? : Te First, Last & Best
Termal Energy A mind-blowing session for the Geo-curious
A million geo-enabled homes would generate 4GWs (eight 500MW power plants) worth of avoided energy produc- tion, or 33% of Governor Brown’s goal of installing 12 GWs of localized renew- able power generation by 2020. Phil Henry will present on breaking down barriers with AB 2339, which requires the California Public Utilities Commis- sion to identify and address existing barriers to the widespread deployment
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