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East Coast Green is offering over 30 continuing education sessions focused around individual topics tracks throughout the conference.

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FR17C3
Friday, September 17, 2010, 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Ready or Not ... 2030 is Coming Fast:
Get Help from ENERGY STAR

1.0 HSW/SD LU Hours - Approved
1.0 USGBC CEU Hours - Approved

In the era of "percent better than" energy metrics - do you know if your energy use targets are based on actual building performance? How well does its energy use compare to that of similar buildings? Do all of those innovative and "cool" design strategies actually deliver a better building? Lastly, do you know how much energy a building is really using? This session will help you solve the riddle of quantifying fossil fuel energy use, CO2 reduction and provide easy to understand metrics that can be communicated to C-level executives, O & M staff and design teams for setting design targets as well as tracking energy use in existing building. The session will demonstrate how to use EPA's energy performance scale throughout building life cycle from design targets to benchmarks for actual energy performance. Projects that have achieved ENERGY STAR, 2030 Challenge and other state and federal energy requirements will be highlighted during the discussion.

Speaker:

Karen P. Butler
Manager, Commercial New Construction EPA - ENERGY STAR,
US Environmental Protection Agency

Download PDF of Presentation:
FR17C3 - Get Help From Energy Star.pdf
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Program Outline:

  • Why is EPA in the energy business?
  • The Carbon Footprint of Our Built Environment (Overview)
  • Electricity & GHG Emissions
  • Source-to-Site Energy
  • Energy by Fuel Source
  • Local and National Agenda
  • Targets + Metrics - 2030 Challenge
  • Getting to 50% Reductions)
  • Methods
  • Tools
  • Paradigm Shift - Beyond Business as Usual
  • Answering the Call ...