Tim Kauffman / Federal Times – 2011-02-18 13:15:53
http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3871808
WASHINGTON (December 24, 2008) — In about five years, more than 10,000 Marines and their families will move from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam on what promises to be the greenest military base in the world. The Guam construction is one of dozens of high-profile projects being undertaken by the Navy in a concerted effort to cut energy use and decrease consumption of oil and other fossil fuels by harnessing solar power, wind energy and even ocean temperatures.
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USGBC 2009 Federal Summit: Register Now
Event Information
When: Thursday, May 14, 2009
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Where: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Join the U.S. Green Building Council and colleagues from the federal government in a daylong exchange of ideas on how to meet the goals of sustainability in buildings and communities. High level speakers from throughout the government sector will join us to discuss topics such as leveraging recent opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to achieve environmental goals, implementing technical solutions to meet the energy efficiency goals set out in Energy Independence and Security Act and updates on LEED and other USGBC activities.
The event is open to employees of all federal agencies, non-governmental organizations and private firms that work with federal agencies.
See the Detailed Program Schedule �
Registration
Federal Employees, $150:
https://www.usgbc.org/Login.aspx?REFERRER=/Workshops/WorkshopList.aspx?REGISTER=3087
General Attendees, $250:
https://www.usgbc.org/Login.aspx?REFERRER=/Workshops/WorkshopList.aspx?REGISTER=3088
2009 Federal Green Building Leadership Award
The 2009 Federal Summit marks the launch of USGBC�s new Federal Green Building Leadership Award program. For nearly a decade, the federal government has pioneered the use of LEED and innovative green building initiatives to lead by example in advancing the sustainability of the built environment. The Federal Green Building Leadership Award program honors this crucial work by recognizing individuals within the federal government who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in and commitment to green building.
The period for accepting nominations for this award is now closed. The recipient of the first Federal Green Building Leadership Award will be announced at the 2009 Federal Summit.
Program Schedule
9:00 AM- 9:30 AM Registration and Breakfast Buffet
Location: Amphitheater Foyer
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Opening Plenary: Leadership in Greening Federal Facilities
Location: Amphitheater
Nancy Sutley
Chair
Council on Environmental Quality
Rick Fedrizzi
President, CEO & Founding Chairman
U.S. Green Building Council
Lisa Jackson (Invited)
Administrator
Environmental Protection Agency
Introduction by: John Howard
Former Federal Environmental Executive
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Workshop A, B, C
Workshop A Leveraging Stimulus Funding to Advance Green Building: New Resources, Challenges, and Opportunities
Location: Amphitheater
William Guerin
Recovery Act Program Management Office
US General Services Administration
Matthew Rogers (Invited)
Senior Advisor
US Department of Energy
Workshop B Energy Performance Contracting
Location: Polaris
Cynthia Vallina
Deputy Associate Administrator for Procurement and Senior Budget Analyst
Office of Management and Budget
Schuyler Shell
U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy
Management Program
Jonathan Cohn & Irvin Gray
Project Managers, USG Datacenter Project
Contractors to U.S. Department of State
Workshop C Green Building Success Stories from the Federal Government
Location: Hemisphere A
Randy Oyerbey
Oakridge National Laboratory Green Campus Initiatives
Rick Pospisil, USAA Realty
FBI Regional Headquarters, Chicago, IL
LEED Platinum Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
Ft. Carson, Colorado
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch
Location: Atrium
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Workshops D, E, F
Workshop D Advancing Sustainability and Security
Location: Hemisphere A
CAPT Ken Branch (Invited)
Assistant Commander for Public Works, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
US Department of the Navy
Dr. Teresa Pohlman
Director, Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs
US Department of Homeland Security
Workshop E The Launch of LEED Version 3
Location: Amphitheater
Scot Horst
Senior Vice President
USGBC
Mike Opitz
Vice President, LEED Implementation
USGBC
Brendan Owens
Vice President, LEED Technical Development
USGBC
Workshop F Streamlining Green: New Resources to Address Challenges in Meeting Federal Requirements
Location: Polaris
Sally Ericsson (Invited)
Associate Director for Natural Resource Programs
Office of Management and Budget
Dana Arnold (Invited)
Acting Federal Environmental Executive
Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
Sam Higuchi (Invited)
Environmental Management Division
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Coffee and Snack Break – Networking
Location: Amphitheater Foyer
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM The Role of Federal Buildings in a Low Carbon Economy
Location: Amphitheater
Kevin Kampschroer
Acting Director
Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings
General Services Administration
Gilbert Sperling (Invited)
Program Manager
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
US Department of Energy
Chris Pyke
Director of Climate Change Services
CTG Energetics
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Break
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Leading the Way on Energy and Climate
Location: Amphitheater
RDML Wayne Shear (Invited)
Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
US Department of the Navy
Introductions by: John Howard
Former Federal Environmental Executive
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Federal Green Building Leadership Awards Reception
Location: TBD
