NESEA Building Energy Conference 2009

Session Schedule

Conference Sessions on Wednesday, March 11

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Track Title

8:30-
10:30AM

  Opening  Plenary

Marc Rosenbaum

11:00-12:30 2:00-3:30 4:00-5:30

Multifamily Ventilation: A Big Waste And An Easy Save!

 

Session Chair:

Marc Zuluaga, Steven Winter Associates

Session Speaker:

Jim Fitzgerald, Conservation Services Group

Beyond R Values: Insulation Truths

 

Session Chair:

Larry Harmon, Air Barrier Solutions LLC

Session Speakers:

Bill Hulstrunk, National Fiber

Bruce Torrey, Building Diagnostics

Maple Leaf Tour of High Performance Buildings

 

Session Speakers:

Tom Hartman, Coldham & Hartman Associates

Bruce Coldham, Coldham & Hartman Associates

Accelerating Clean Energy Across The Northeast

 

Session Chair:

Sonia Hamel, United Kingdom Embassy


Session Speakers:

Paul Farrell, CT Dept of Environmental Protection

Paul DeCotis, Deputy Secretary of Energy for NY

David Cash, MA Assistant Secretary for Policy

Integrating Energy And Environmental Regulations: Moving Toward A Low Carbon Economy

 

Session Chair:

Paul Hibbard, Department of Public Utilities

 

Session Speaker:

Clifton Below, Commissioner of the Public Utilites Commission NH

 

Jessie Stratton, Environment Northeast

Low Carbon Fuel Standards: Regional And National Options To Green Our Transportation Fuels

 

Session Chair:

Sonia Hamel, United Kingdom Embassy

Session Speakers:

Carol Lee Rawn, CERES

 

Nancy Seidman, MA Dept of Energy Protection

Coralie Cooper, NESCAUM

Relevant, Ready, Responsive and Reliable Air Barriers: The Army Corps' Tough New Specifications

 

Session Chair:


Dunta Drozdowicz, Context Green

Session Speaker:

Wagdy Anis, Wiss, Janney & Elstner Assoc.

Huffing & Puffing: The Effects Of HVAC On The Building Enclosure

 

Session Chair:

James Petersen, Petersen Engineering Inc

Session Speaker:

Lew Harriman, Mason/Grant Consulting

Air Barrier M&V A to Z: Measurement and Verification From Design Through Construction

 

Session Chair:

Richard Renner, Richard Renner Architects

Session Speaker:

Terry Brennan, Camroden & Assoc.

The Reality Of Small Wind Turbines: Experience From MA and CT

Session Chair:


Bill Stillinger, PV Squared


Session Speakers:

Jim Christo, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Mark Durrenberger, New England Breeze

Shawn Shaw, The Cadmus Group

Solar Financing

 

Session Chair:

Lisa Frantzis, Navigant Consulting

Session Speaker:

Dale Hedman,

Karina Lutz,

Larry Chretien,

 

Integrating Plug-In Hybrids: Renewable Storage And The Grid

 

Session Chair:

Steven Letendre, Green Mountain College

Session Speaker:

Jim Dunn

 

Kenneth M. Huber, PJM

Woody Biomass Energy: Market Development And Strategic Plans

 

Session Chair:

Dwayne Breger, PhD Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Session Speakers:

Eric Kingsly, Innovative Natural Resources Solutions

John Rizzo, American Development Institute

Charlie Niebling, New England Wood Pellets

Net Zero Energy Building Task Force

 

Session Chair:

Janet Curtis, Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Session Speakers:

Carlyn Sarno, NorthEast Energy Efficiency Partnership

Paul Eldrenkamp,

Byggmeister Inc

Ellen Watts, Architerra


Offshore Wind: Managing And Promoting Development

 

Session Chair:

Nils Bolgen, Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust

Session Speakers:

Daniel Mendelsohn, Applied Technology and Management

Fara Courtney, Good Harbor Consulting

Deerin Babb-Brott, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Best Practices For A Sustainable Campus

 

Session Chair:

Mark Sternick, Dietz & Co. Architects

Session Speakers:

Nathan Gauthier, Harvard University

Ellen Watts, Architerra

 

The Best Buildings On Campus

 

Session Chair:

Mark Sternick, Dietz & Co. Architects

Session Speakers:

David Madigan, VanZelm Engineers

Ray Weaver,

John Bryant, Mount Holyoke College

Dan Arons, Architerra

Greg Bergmiller, S/L/A/M Collaborative

The Greening of the Enterprise

 

Session Chair:

Jon Guerster, Groom Energy Solutions

Session Speakers:

Lisa Drake, Stonyfield Farm

Scott Self, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Resiliance Planning: The Whole Difference

 

Session Chair:

Robert Leaver, New Commons

Session Speakers:

Fred Presley, New Commons

Everett Hyde, Hampton CT Planning and Zoning Board

Local Economies In Practice: Reports From The Field

 

Session Chair:

Robert Leaver, New Commons

Session Speakers:

John Abrams, South Mountain Co.

Justin Good, The Sanctuary at Shepardsfield

The Cosmology of Beauty: Aesthetics Is The New Ethics

 

Session Chair:

Amelia Amon, Alt Technica

Session Speakers:

Justin Good, The Sanctuary at Shepardsfield

Hans Lohse, LifeSpace Architecture & Interior Design

Defining Employment In The Clean Energy Sector

 

Session Chair:

Kevin Doyle, Green Economy

Session Speakers:

Heidi-Garrett Peltier, Political Economy Research Institute

Wanda Reindorf, Conservation Services Group

 

Penni Conner, NStar

The Importance And Benefits Of Certification

 

Session Chair:

Jane Weissman, Interstate Renewable Energy Council

Session Speakers:

Rebecca Eaton, North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners

Jerry Ventre, Interstate Renewable Energy Council

Les Nelson, Solar Rating and Certification Corporation

Larry Sherwood, Small Wind Certification Council

 

Community Colleges: Preparing Students For The Job Ahead

 

Session Chair:

Richard Lawrence, Clean Energy Program Coordinator

Session Speakers:

John Kidder, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Joesph Sarubbi, SMART-TEC

Teresa Jones, Greenfield Community College

Are You Ecoliterate? Kevin Stack Reads From A Seven Generation Builders' Field Guide

 

Session Chair:

Mark Price, Steven Winters Associates

Session Speaker:

Kevin Stack, NorthEast Green Building Consulting

What Would John Straube Do? John Speaks His Mind

 

Session Chair:

Mark Price, Steven Winter Associates

Session Speaker:

John Straube, Building Science Corporation

Walking The Walk: Deep Energy Retrofits For The Real World

 

Session Chair;

Mark Price, Steven Winter Associates

Session Speakers:

Marc Rosenbaum, Energysmiths

Paul Eldrenkamp, Byggmeister Inc