GovEnergy 2010 Workshop Schedule

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010

  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM – Exhibitor Move-In
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM – Registration Open

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2010

  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM – Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM – Exhibitor Move-In
  • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM – Optional Technical Tours
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM – Opening Networking Reception (Location: Exhibit Hall C)

MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010

  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM – Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM – Breakfast & Opening Plenary Session (Location: Hall B)
  • 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM – Exhibit Area Open (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM – Networking Break (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Session 1:
    • Building O&M:  High Performance Buildings, LEED and Green Globes (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  Basics of Energy Contracting (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101: Introduction to Energy Management (Room:174)
    • Energy Security:  Framing the Challenge (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases:  Greenhouse Gases 101 (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Why Behavior Matters (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership:  Crosswalk of Federal Energy Requirements (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Conrol Systems (EMCS): Metering 101 (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing:  Agency Updates (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Solar Stampede: Everything Solar Photovoltaic (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Federal Energy and Water Requirements for Specialty Buildings (Room:168)
    • Sustainability:  An Overview of Federal Guidelines and Requirements (Room:220 )
    • Technology:  HVAC Technologies (Room:222)
    • Water:  The Latest Federal Water Reduction Requirements (Room:162 and 164)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Special Exhibitor Session: Doing Business with the Federal Government, Part 1 - Overview of GSA Contracts (Rooms: 147 and 154)
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Networking Lunch (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM – Session 2:
    • Building O&M:  Building Audits (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101:  Facility Evaluations/Surveys/Assessments (Room:174)
    • Energy Security:  Managing the Conflict:  Reduction Versus Resilience (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases:  Scope 3 Emissions (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Behavioral Factors Affecting Decision Making  (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership:  Executive Order 13514 – What is it? (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS): EMCS-What Is It and What Do You Do With the Data? (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing: Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs) – Advanced Topics (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Renewable Roundup: Federal Renewable Activity and Projects (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Best Practices for Energy and Water Reduction in Healthcare Facilities (Room:168)
    • Sustainbility: Developing Strategic Sustainbility Plans (Room:220)
    • Technology: Energy Modeling: Does it Work?  (Room:222)
    • Water: Outdoor Water Efficiency Solutions  (Room:162 and 164)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM – Special Exhibitor Session: Doing Business with the Federal Government, Part 2 - Other Ways to Do Business (Rooms: 147 and 154)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM – Networking Break (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Session 3:
    • Building O&M:  Energy Recovery (Room:171 and 173
    • Contracting: Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101:  Ecnomics of Energy Management (Room: 174)
    • Energy Security:  Framework for Analysis (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases: GHG’s and You – E.O. 13514, Climate Legislation, and EPA’s Rule on Mandatory Reporting (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Building an Energy Awareness and Awards Programs (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership:  Navigating Agency Reporting Mandates and Scorecards –OMB and EISA (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS): Analyzing Energy and Utility Data (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing: Tax Credits, Carbon Credits and Other Incentives (Room:141)
    • Renewables: Scouting Report: Tools and Support to Get Started (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings: The Pentagon Energy Program (Room:168)
    • Sustainbility:  Go Green with Sustainable Acquisition Practices (Room:220)
    • Technology:  Wireless Control and Communications (Room:222)
    • Water: Creating Water Resources Through On-Site Reverse Osmosis (Room:162 and 164)
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Special Exhibitor Session: Doing Business with the Federal Government, Part 3 - Innovative Uses of GSA Schedule Contracts (Rooms: 147 and 154)
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM – Networking Event (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010

  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM – Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM – Networking Breakfast (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM – Exhibit Area Open (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM – Session 4:
    • Building O&M:  HVAC (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  Using Agency Schedule Contracts (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101: Operations and Maintenance (O&M) (Room:174)
    • Energy Security: Strategic Planning and Projects (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases:  Basics of GHG Accounting – Section 9 Guidance Q&A and Public Sector Protocol (PSP) (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Targeting People (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership:  Department of Defense Energy Update (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Conrol Systems (EMCS): EMCS, Demand-Response, and Other Utility Programs (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing:  Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs)-Assuring Savings (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Trailblazing with Biomass (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Technologies and Strategies for Energy and Water Reduction in Laboratories (Room:168)
    • Sustainability:  Green Building Rating Systems and Standards (Room:220)
    • Technology:  LED Lighting (Room:222)
    • Water:  New Water Saving Technologies (Room:162 and 164)
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM – Networking Break (Location:GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Session 5:
    • Building O&M:  Lighting (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101: Basic Energy Management Technologies (Room:174)
    • Energy Security:  Outside the Perimeter (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases:  Reporting GHG Inventories (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Effective Use of Your People (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership:  Civilian Agency Updates (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Conrol Systems (EMCS): Measurment & Verification (M&V) Protocols, Plans, and Applications (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing:  Enhanced Use Leasing (EUL) (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Prairie Winds: Everything on Wind-to-Energy Systems (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Laboratory Efficiency Lessons Learned (Room:168)
    • Sustainability:  Modeling Strategies and Techniques for New Construction (Room:220)
    • Technology:  Non-LED Lighting (Room: 222)
    • Water:  Winning Water Project Case Studies (Room:162 and 164)
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Networking Lunch (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM – Session 6:
    • Building O&M:  Developing and Energy Management Program (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  Utility Energy Service Contracting (UESC) (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101: Renewables (Room:174)
    • Energy Security: Game Simulation (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases:  Case Studies on Agency GHG Reporting (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Organizational Diagnostics (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership:  Energy Legislation and Policy Update (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Conrol Systems (EMCS): Reality Check-Insights Into Innovative Solutions from Case Studies (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing:  Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Geothermal Prospecting (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Strategies and Technologies to Improve the Performance and Efficiency of Central Utility Plants (Room:168)
    • Sustainability:  Measuring and Reporting Sustainability (Room:220)
    • Technology:  Combined Heat and Power (CHP) (Room:222)
    • Water:  Water Efficiency in New Construction Site Development (Room:162 and 164)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM – Networking Break (Location: GovEnergy Exhibit Hall, Hall C)
  • 4:00 PM – Exhibit Hall Closes, Exhibitor Move-Out
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Session 7:
    • Building O&M:  Perfecting O&M Cost Estimating (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  Energy Supply Contracting (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101: EISA Section 432 Web-Based Tool (Room:174)
    • Energy Security: Game Results (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases:  Carbon and Land Mangement (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Dealing with Change: Approaches that Work (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership:  FEMP Services (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Conrol Systems (EMCS): Sub-metering-How Is It Better Than Master Metering? (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing:  Utility Rebates and Incentives (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Turning Green into Gold: Renewable Economics (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Central Utility Plant Strategics for Mission-Critical Applications (Room:168)
    • Sustainability: A Local Perspective (Room:220)
    • Technology:  Fuel Cell Technology (Room:222)
    • Water:  Water Savings in Industrial Settings (Room:162 and 164)
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM – Off-site Networking Event (Location: Gilley’s Dallas, located at 1135 South Lamar Street)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010

  • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM – Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM – Networking Breakfast (Location: GovEnergy Corridor C)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM – Session 8:
    • Building O&M:  Building Retrofit Lessons Learned (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  Renewable Energy Contracting (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101: Commissioning and Retrocommissioning (Room:174)
    • Energy Lawyers and Contracting Officers Working Group: Legal Issues in Energy Projects (Room:155 and 156)
    • Energy Security: Smart Grids (Room:221)
    • Greenhouse Gases:  Approaches to Managing and Mitigating GHG Emissions and Cost Impacts (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Using Meters and Data to Effect Behavior Change (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership: The International Climate Change Scene (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Conrol Systems (EMCS): Cyber Security Solutions for Installation-Wide Energy Management and Industrial Control Systems (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing:  Financiers’ Perspectives (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Sun Like it Hot: Everything Solar Thermal (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Specialty Buildings Medley (Room:168)
    • Sustainability:  Case Studies in New Construction (Room:220)
    • Technology:  Underutilized Technologies (Room:222)
    • Water:  Plumbing Retrofits 101 – Lessons Learned (Room:162 and 164)
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM – Networking Break (Location: GovEnergy Corridor C)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Session 9:
    • Building O&M:  Commissioning and Retro-commissioning (Room:171 and 173)
    • Contracting:  REC and Carbon Contracting (Room:140 and 142)
    • Energy 101: Energy Awareness and Outreach (Room:174)
    • Energy Lawyers and Contracting Officers Working Group: Energy Lawyers Town Hall (Room:155 and 156)
    • Energy Security: Inside the Perimeter Room:221, 225 and 226 Greenhouse Gases:  Getting to Climate-Neutral (Room:Ballroom C3)
    • Human Behavior:  Evaluation of Behavior Programs (Room:Ballroom C4)
    • Legislation, Policy & Leadership: Agency Updates Part 2 (Room:Ballroom C2)
    • Metering and Energy Management Conrol Systems (EMCS): ISO 50001- International Standard on Energy Management (Room:163 and 165)
    • Project Financing:  Demand-Response Programs (Room:141)
    • Renewables:  Renewables on the Wild Frontier (Room:Ballroom C1)
    • Specialty Buildings:  Stategies and Technologies for Data Center Efficiency (Room:168)
    • Sustainability:  Case Studies in Existing Buildings (Room:220)
    • Technology:  The Path to Net-Zero (Room:222)
    • Water:  Storm Water Management for Exisiting Facilities (Room:162 and 164)
  •  12:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Closing Session (Location: Hall B)
  • Agency Meetings 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2010

  • Agency Meetings