.:AFEC 2008:. Advanced Facilities Manangement and Engineering Conference and Exhibits



		2008 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS THESE PRICES APPLY IF YOU REGISTER BEFORE NOV 5 Two-Day Full Conference Registration: $95 ($75 for each additional person) (includes all seminars, keynote luncheon, Thurs lunch, and technical demonstrations) Wednesday Registration: $60 ($50 for each additional person) (includes all Wed seminars, keynote luncheon, & technical demonstrations) Thursday Registration: $60 ($50 for each additional person) (includes all Thurs seminars, lunch and technical demonstrations) Wednesday Keynote Luncheon Only: $30 Technical Demonstrations & Exhibits: FREE Xcel Energy Seminars (listed below): FREE COLOR KEY FOR CONFERENCE TRACKS G= Green/Sustainability E= Energy O= Operations & Maintenance M= Facilities Management & Technologies Wednesday, November 12 8:00-9:00 AM O-5 Arc Flash Studies-Why You Do Them Fred Toepfer, Business Development Manager, Emerson Electrical Reliability Services Arc flash hazards, Reduce risk, improve safety , be regulatory compliant. Arc Flash is a serious hazard with potentially devastating effects. Ensuring worker safety and meeting the challenges of the new arc flash safety requirements can be a difficult task. You will learn more about how your company can stay in compliance with changing regulatory requirements during each phase of an arc flash analysis. Mr. Toepfer has a BSEE from Louisiana State University and a MBA from Vanderbilt. He has 25 years experience in sales and marketing in the power industry. He is currently responsible for the arc flash solution business of Electrical Reliability Services in the US. E-1 How To Sell Energy Projects –101 Basic Rich Kahler, Honeywell Road map to finishing a project. Simple broad brush. In this session you will decide what is important to your company and things that are unique to your company. You will determine what results you are trying to achieve. G-1 LEED-EB Made Simple Jim Bradburn and Jesse Jones, The RMH Group A brief description of the LEED-EB process and reason for doing it. This one-hour seminar will give a brief description of the LEED-EB process. It will include the reasons and advantages of certifying a building in the LEED rating system, steps to take before and during the certification process, and the key participants who need to be involved. An overview of the LEED EB credits will be presented, along with a few strategies for how to certify an older building. Considering LEED for New Construction can be applied to existing buildings, the presentation will also include a run-through of the differences between LEED for New Construction and LEED for Existing Buildings to help in determining when to use each rating system.. This seminar will provide information to answer questions associated with the desire to have a sustainable and green building in Colorado. Jim Bradburn is a mechanical engineer and sustainable design specialist with The RMH Group in Lakewood, Colorado. His portfolio reflects his interest in and knowledge of mechanical engineering for sustain¬able design. His recent work includes a variety of sustainability upgrades at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Golden, Colorado, campus; the BLM Rawlins Field Office Building and the Denver Zoo’s Asian Tropics development. Jim earned his B.S. in Mechanical Technology from Purdue University. Jim is active in the USGBC Colorado Chapter as Treasurer on the Board of Directors. Jessie Jones is a mechanical engineer with The RMH Group in Lakewood, Colorado, where she serves as an integral part of the firm’s sustainable design team. Her recent work includes LEED-EB consulting for Brookfield Properties Corporation’s Republic Plaza in downtown Denver; Propp Realty’s Golden Hill Office Centre; and multiple sustainable enhancements to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Golden, Colorado, campus. Jessie earned her B.S. in Architectural Engi¬neering from the University of Wyoming and is a LEED Accredited Professional in both the LEED-NC and LEED-EB. She is an active member of the local ASHRAE chapter where she holds the Sustainable Engineering Chair position and USGBC’s Colorado Chapter serving on the Education Committee. Jessie is also involved in Women in Design and BOMA. Wednesday, November 12 9:45-10:30 AM O-2 Electrical Systems 101 For Facilities Managers William D. Mele, President. Indoor Environmental Solutions, Inc. This session will cover the application of electrical power in commercial buildings. The session is for new building engineers and non technical personnel including facilities and property managers. Power distribution, electrical utilization and systems, energy conservation and issues of sustainable design will be presented. William Mele is a Certified EPA and a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant. He started Indoor Environmental Solutions in 1998. He is also and adjunct instructor at Red Rocks Community College. M-5 Occupancy Planning: The Impact Of Time On Space Utilization David Hurtado- Owner, Hurtado Consulting Group and Lynda Schroer, Sr. Vice President, BGL Space should be treated as a finite resource. As economic conditions and organizational requirements change, it is fiscally responsible to proactively assess the impact of time on the utilization of space. High quality companies pay attention to the impact of space on their corporate culture, employee productivity and the bottom-line, thus making them successful. The management of space is a dynamic process, with the passing of time delivering a significant impact to the workplace. In order to be perceived as an invaluable business partner to your corporation, it is critical to observe, document, communicate and respond in an insightful manner! How to manage the impact of time on space utilization. Mr. Hurtado has managed the Federal Express real estate portfolio and implemented a master plan for J. D Edwards world headquarters and he has directed one of the largest telecommunications data networks rollouts. Lynda Schroer provides management for BGL’s staff and projects. Her experience includes facilities planning, project management and implementation projects and remodels. E-2 How To Sell Your Energy Projects-201 Advanced Rich Kahler, Honeywell More specific detail on finishing the sale of energy projects. This session will cover items such as return on investment, pay back, improvement of property values, warranties, appeal and life cycle cost . G-8 Low Cost Starting Points For Greening Existing Facilities Jenny Carney, Director – YRG Sustainability Consultants Learn which low-cost and no-cost strategies deliver meaningful environmental benefits. This session will provide an overview of low-cost environmental best practices that can make significant contributions to building sustainability. Topics covered will include case studies and strategies in lighting efficiency, waste management, procurement, green cleaning, and water efficiency optimization. Jennies expertise is in building operations and upgrades including development of the LEED for existing buildings. She currently heads up YRG’s efforts conducting LEED-EB project certification reviews. Wednesday, November 12 11:00-11:45 AM O-9 On-Line Partial Discharge Testing--Cable System Testing Without An Outage Ashley Harkness Jr, Laboratory Manager, Electrical Reliability Services Do Medium Voltage cable systems power your facility? Then, Partial Discharges are probably eating those cable systems away. And your facility is headed for an unplanned power outage. On-Line Partial Discharge Testing can find partial discharges before a failure occurs and do it while your systems energized. This presentation explains what partial discharges are, how they occur, and on-line testing techniques. Examples of real life cable system failures are examined. Comparisons are made to other testing standard techniques. Attendees will learn how On-line Partial Discharge Testing can help improve electrical system reliability and production uptime. On-Line Partial Discharge Testing improves power system reliability and uptime. Mr. Ashley Harkness is currently serving as the testing laboratory manager for Electrical Reliability Services, Pleasanton, California, a division of Emerson Process Management - Asset Optimization. For the past 25 years, Mr. Harkness has been involved with field-testing of electrical power systems. In several roles, Mr. Harkness gained extensive experience in the realms of product safety inspection and testing, forensic analysis of power cable system failures, and radio frequency interference. This experience makes Mr. Harkness uniquely qualified to discuss On-Line Partial Discharge Testing of medium voltage cable systems. M-3 B.M.I (Building Information Modeling) Fred Pax, Director of Architectural Technologies, Davis Partnership Architects Derek Cunz,Director of Project Development, Mortenson Construction Session covers BIM today, BIM tomorrow and what the future has in store. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a technology that is enabling a wave of change in how buildings get designed, built and operated. There are estimates of 30% waste in today’s construction methods. BIM promises to cut this waste drastically by providing us the tools to virtually build, coordinate and simulate the many complex systems and process that go into constructing and operating today’s modern buildings. In this presentation we will define BIM, look at the current state of BIM, and explore what possibilities the future has in store for BIM. As a tireless champion of the intelligent application of architectural technology within the design profession, Fred Pax, AIA, LEED AP is today considered one of the industry’s leading experts in the use of Building Information Modeling [BIM]. A licensed architect, Pax was an early innovator of 3-D modeling at the University of Cincinnati where he graduated with a Bachelor in Architecture. Throughout his 32 year career, Pax has consistently led change efforts at the crossroads between technology and architecture and has helped to introduce BIM to the FAA, US Army Corp of Engineers, GSA, PCL Construction, Stanley Consultants and numerous other leaders in the field. (insert photo)Derek Cunz is the Director of Project Development for Mortenson Construction and is a recognized leader within the industry in the implementation of virtual building and BIM. Engineering News Record named Derek a Top 25 Newsmaker in 2006 recognizing his contribution to the design and construction industry. Derek has been a speaker at various conferences on the subject of Building Information Modeling, including the AIA, AISC, SAME, University of Denver, Construction Industry Institute, DBIA, University of Colorado, Stanford University, and the American Bar Association. E-5 Energy Efficient Lighting – Today And Into The Future Jeff Kramer, LC, Philips Lighting Session covers lighting technologies, their applications and other factors important to understand. This presentation focuses on factors affecting lighting decisions. A variety of technologies will be discussed including incandescent, halogen, compact fluorescent, linear fluorescent, metal halide and LED. Discussion of effects of recent legislation and also future trends will be covered. Mr. Kramer is an active member of the Illuminating Engineering Society. He has been in the lighting business for over 20 years. He has done many successful lighting retrofit projects. He is proficient at applying new lighting technologies in effective ways. G-2 Intro to LEED-Building Rating Systems. LEED-EB+C1 Lisa Henry, Knoll, Inc. Session will cover LEED impacts on buildings. The demand for sustainable development among building owners, developers and public agencies is growing as the benefits associated with environmentally friendly design, construction and building operations become more widely known. This program will address questions related. Lisa Henry is a LEED Accredited Professional. She is certified by the national Council of Interior Design. She is also Greenguard Environmental Institute qualified instructor. She graduated from Interior Design Institute and Arizona State University Wednesday, November 12 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation Luncheon The Role of the Built Environment in Colorado’s New Energy Economy Jeff Lyng, Renewable Energy Program Manager, Colorado Governor's Energy Office Jeff’s presentation will include an overview of the Colorado Climate Action Plan with a discussion on the role that energy efficiency and renewable energy in the built environment will play in achieving the state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. In addition, Jeff will speak to the initiatives underway at the Governor’s Energy Office in advancing efficiency and renewable energy in the commercial buildings sector. Jeff Lyng is the Renewable Energy Program Manager at the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office (GEO). At the GEO he is responsible for overseeing implementation of the offices renewable energy programs. He formerly served as the Commercial Buildings Program Manager at the GEO. Prior to joining the Governor’s Energy Office, Jeff worked as a Technical Consultant at Xcel Energy on the company’s demand side management and renewable energy programs. Jeff’s undergraduate training is in Ecology from SUNY-ESF and he earned a Masters of Engineering degree in energy from the University of Colorado at Boulder Building Systems Program. Jeff’s thesis work focused on implementing solar energy in the Colorado production home market. While at CU, Jeff served as the project manager for the 1st Place 2005 Solar Decathlon Team. Wednesday, November 12 2:00-3:00 PM 0-1 Green Data Centers Terry Autry, P.E., LEED AP, Senior Mechanical Engineer, The RMH Group (Consulting MEP Engineers) This presentation will include a brief summary of the LEED Green Building Rating System and strategies for data centers in pursuit of LEED certification. Since data centers are large users of electrical power, a significant portion of the presentation will be dedicated to energy efficiency. A basic method to measure a data center’s energy efficiency will be presented along with trends in cooling system design and facility operation to improve energy efficiency. “Greening” data centers with a focus on improved energy efficiency Terry Autry is a Senior Vice President and Senior Mechanical Engineer with The RMH Group, a mechanical, electrical, and industrial processing engineering firm located in Lakewood. Terry has overseen critical facility projects for many noteworthy clients including Fortrust, Level Three, NCAR, Boeing, Boulder County, and the General Services Administration. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas Arlington and is a LEED Accredited Professional. M-8 Preventive Maintenance Practices: Optimizing Your Maintenance Program Paul Wheeler, Intelligent Service Engineer, Trane Inc Jim Shilling, Manager Facilities Management Services, Trane, Inc This session covers how to Optimize your maintenance program using appropriate technology. Preventive maintenance is a major element, but not the only element in an effective maintenance process that prevents systems interruptions. This presentation describes a seven step process for optimizing your maintenance program to align it with overall business goals. Paul Wheeler is a Professional Engineer with 30 years experience in Facilities Management. Jim Shilling also has 30 years experience in Facilities Management both growing and down sizing facilities. Jim Shilling is a manager with Trane’s Facilities Management Services with 30 years of experience in facilities management. Jim’s experience includes both growing and downsizing facilities within a division of Texas Instruments, and being a key contributor to the successful startup of a semiconductor company. E-3 Re-Commissioning Facilities for Energy Savings Greg Bradshaw, Bradshaw Building Solutions, Inc. Re-commissioning provides low cost, high return improvements for facility operations. This presentation covers the goals, strategies, challenges and benefits of successful Re-Commissioning of existing facilities. Common issues and measures are discussed. Re-Commissioning activities include design review, submittal review, installation verification, point-by point checkout, functional testing, stability verification, interface review and documentation verification are considered. Greg Bradshaw, Bradshaw Building Solutions, has 42 years experience in the construction industry, the last 32 years focusing on re-commissioning, automation systems, energy management, energy retrofits and smoke control systems. Greg has worked with controls/integration companies, a mechanical design/build firm, a BAS manufacturer as regional manger, an engineering firm specializing in commissioning & retro-commissioning. Greg now has his own company focusing on re-commissioning, smoke control & building automation system consulting. Greg has spoken many times about a number of subjects, including Web-based BAS, Building Systems Interoperability, Energy Retrofits, Control Strategies, Smoke Control Systems and Networks & the BAS. Thursday November 13, 2008 8:00 – 9:00 AM 0-4 Best Green Practices for Glycol-Based Fluid Systems John Panasewicz – CEO, Clear Choice Antifreeze, Great Western Glycol How recycling glycol is cost effective and helps with green effects on building maintenance. Using a combination of case studies, graphics, and audience participation, John will challenge you with new ways to improve your environmental scorecard without compromising your budget. The session will include discussion of glycol concentration, inhibitors, disposal, recycling, and reuse. The participants will also receive information on ways to improve their LEED points with such innovations as bio-glycols and recycled conventional glycol. John Panasewicz has a rich entrepreneurial and technical background. The last ten years of his professional efforts have focused on glycol recycling for both the transportation and building maintenance industries. Great Western Glycol operates the largest glycol distillation still in the greater Colorado Rocky Mountain region. Clear Choice is the dominant dedicated antifreeze service on the Colorado Front Range. John was heavily involved in water recycling in the 1980’s as CFO for PureCycle Corporation. He earned his BS-EE from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School. E-4 Chiller Asset Management Discussion - When to Retrofit / When to Replace Scott Tracy, President / Owner, Chiller Systems Service Inc. Robert Ellis, Chiller Systems Service Inc. Chiller retrofits, Energy saving, Cost effective alternatives to machine replacement Potential benefits of retrofitting existing chillers include: Asset investment protection, Lower energy spend, Reduced first cost project investment. Many existing chillers are a less than ideal match to their connected load or operational requirements. Often times, chillers are required to operate over 80% of their annual hours under part load conditions causing excess energy spend as well as premature machine damage. Retrofit options include compressor retrofits, variable speed motor upgrades, microprocessor upgrades, enhanced heat transfer, oil migration management. Chiller retrofit projects, when properly designed and implemented have proven to have a relativity short return on investment and can be a viable alternative to machine replacement. Scott Tracy Over 30 years in the commercial / industrial HVAC industry with primary focus on large capacity chillers, boilers and vane axial and centrifugal fans. Extensive experience in chiller retrofit design, engineering, cost analysis and implementation. Mechanical systems service and reliability focused maintenance practices utilizing predictive diagnostic and root cause analysis methods. Robert Ellis Over 30 years in the commercial / industrial HVAC industry with primary focus on large facility mechanical systems and energy management efficiency. Extensive experience in building automation, facilities management, system wide commissioning and re-commissioning / project management. HVAC systems reliability focused / predictive diagnostic maintenance procedures implementation. G-4 LEED-EB and Energy Efficiency Joseph Havey, Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers Lori Carter, Property Manager, Crestone Partners No and low-cost Operational Adjustments to Improve Energy Performance. This session will help you be able to identify no-low cost operational adjustments. Quantify the financial returns of operations and maintenance measures. Identify how and when to use metering and data loggers. Describe how to make the most of your energy management and building automation systems. Explain why and when to commission existing buildings. Mr. Havey has 25 Yrs experience in commercial and corporate real estate management. He has professional affiliations with BOMA and BOMI. He has a B.S. degree in business Administration and Finance from Regis University. Lori Carter has been president of BOMA and holds international awards for property of the year for Denver Place in 2005/2006. She also is Co-Chair in designing the BOMA International Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP). Thursday, November 13 9:45 – 10:30 AM M-4 Trends That Drive Change Kary Minehart, Workplace Design Specialist, Allsteel How current trends are driving change in our work environment. This presentation is on how the following areas impact the workplace: Changing generational demographics. Attraction and retention of employees. Need for customization of the workstation. Constant adds/moves/changes. How to express your company’s”brand”. Ttransitioning from private office to open plan. Kary Minehart has a BS degree in Interior Design from the University of Nebraska. She has completed workplace consulting projects with companies such as Bridgestone/firestone, Citi Bank, Nemours Healthcare and American Express. E-7 Present and Future of Xcel Energy's DSM and Renewable Programs Jim Sack, Key Account Manager, Xcel Energy Xcel Energy will present their latest Demand Side Mangement(DSM) and Renewable programs and will update you with their future programs and technologies. This is the long version of the seminar: Listen to what Xcel Energy is offering for their electric business customers in a suite of energy conservation and renewable programs that will help you increase your company's energy efficiency, reduce your operating costs and improve your energy's costs. With additions to the DSM program and changes to renewable technologies, Xcel Energy will update you on what lies ahead for the next few years. Stop by and visit Xcel Energy's DSM presentations for each of their existing programs. We hope you can find opportunities to reduce your facilities energy costs. Jim Sack is a Key Account Manager, serving the large commercial and industrial customers for Xcel Energy in Colorado. Mr. Sack has 29 years with Xcel Energy in the area of Energy Services. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado in Architectural Engineering. He is certified as an Energy Manager and a Power Quality Consultant. Mr. Sack’s primary responsibility is conducting energy audits and energy analysis to improve building efficiencies and energy savings to the commercial and industrial market. G-7 Achieving High-Performing Buildings with ENERGY STAR Peter Flippen, Senior Associate, ICF International Learning market-tested ENERGY STAR tools for achieving high-performing commercial buildings. This session will teach about benchmarking building energy performance using ENERGY STAR’s free online tool, Portfolio Manager. Make the business case for energy efficiency investments with the Building Upgrade Value Calculator and other financial analysis tools. Use Target Finder to ensure that new buildings are designed with energy efficiency in mind. Mr. Flippen Ha five years of experience supporting EPA’s ENERGY STAR program. He primarily supports EPA’s ENERGY STAR commercial buildings program with a focus on helping energy service companies and utilities leverage ENERGY STAR to improve their energy efficiency services and program delivery. G-9 Daylighting Zack Rogers, Director of Engineering, LightLouver LLC The what, when, why and how of Daylighting Daylighting is a key strategy for creating high performance and sustainable buildings. However, if it is not implemented correctly it can often negate the many potential benefits. This talk will provide some background on daylighting design: the why?, what?, when? and how? of daylighting, followed by a variety of daylighting case studies illustrating the successes, failures, and lessons learned from each project. Zack Rogers is an Associate with Integrated Design Associates, Inc. providing sustainable electrical engineering, lighting design and daylight design services. Previously, Mr. Rogers led the Daylighting Analysis Group within Architectural Energy Corporation (AEC) for 8 years, consulting to Architectural Design Teams on sustainable daylighting and electric lighting design. This involved both initial design assistance as well as detailed computer simulation, using the Radiance software, of daylighting and electric lighting design solutions. Mr. Rogers, using advanced Ray-Tracing software, developed the LightLouver™ Daylighting System and is co-owner and Director of Engineering of LightLouver LLC. Mr. Rogers also does software programming and developed the Sensor Placement and Optimization Tool (SPOT) software. Thursday, November 13 11:00 – 11:45 AM 0-7 Life Safety System Maintenance and Code Compliance Howard Hardy, Interim Fire Marshal, Parker-South Metro Fire Rescue Authority As a building is constructed, it is subject to extensive plan reviews and inspections that ensure compliance with adopted codes and verify that all life safety systems are fully functional. The challenge for a facilities manager is to maintain these systems after the building is occupied. We will discuss methods, procedures, requirements and useful documents to assist the facilities manager in this process. We will also discuss how to prepare for the periodic life safety inspections conducted by the fire department throughout the life of the building. Maintaining code compliance and safety throughout a facility’s lifespan. After graduation from college with a BME degree Mr. Hardy worked in construction and as a general contractor for approximately 18 years. Mr. Hardy has been in the inspection field for approximately 15 years and worked as a building inspector, fire inspector, plans examiner and maintains ICC certifications as a building inspector, fire inspector and plans examiner. Mr. Hardy currently serves as Fire Marshal for West Douglas County Fire Protection District, a consultant in the private sector, and the interim Fire Marshal for South Metro Fire Rescue since May of 2007. M-6 Facility Performance Don Guizzetti, President, AIM Property Services Inc. How to serve your customers with a compulsive level of customer service. Presentation will include an interactive discussion of philosophy and methods to attract and retain building tenants and to cultivate tenant loyalty by providing a compulsive level of customer service. Emphasis will be on relationship building through listening to the customer, determining their needs and finding ways to continuously exceed expectations. Don Guizzetti has over 30years experience in facilities maintenance and management in buildings such as the Denver public Library, Tolin Mechanical Systems, 1999 Broadway and Lincoln Tower. G-5 BOMA No and Low-cost Operational Adjustments to Improve Energy Performance Joseph Havey, Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers This session is offered as an abbreviated version of the full 7 point program offered by BOMA. BEEP Course 4: No- and Low-Cost Operational Adjustments to Improve Energy Performance This beneficial class presents best practices for operations and maintenance measures to improve the energy efficiency of commercial real estate without capital expenditures. It also focuses on the financial impact of no- and low-cost adjustments and reviews how to use tools such as data loggers and metering to identify and verify improvement opportunities. Upon successfully completing this seminar, you’ll be able to… • Identify no- and low-cost operational adjustments • Quantify the financial returns of operations and maintenance measures • Identify how and when to use metering and data loggers • Describe how to make the most of your energy management and building automation systems • Explain why and when to commission existing buildings Mr. Havey has 25 Yrs experience in commercial and corporate real estate management. He has professional affiliations with BOMA and BOMI. He has a B.S. degree in business Administration and Finance from Regis University. Thursday, November 13 1:15 – 2:00 PM 0-8 Requirements for Cleaning Roof Top Coils Alan Searcy, Stormwater Quality Coordinator, City of Lakewood Maura McGovern, Environmental Protection Specialist I, CDPHE, WQCD, Industrial Permit requirements for discharges associated with cleaning heat transfer equipment. The presentation will give a brief background on the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program requirements and how it relates to the implementation of regulating the discharges associated with the cleaning of heat transfer equipment. The presentation will focus on the permit requirements and allowable discharges covered under the Colorado Discharge Permit for Discharges Associated with Commercial Washing of Outdoor Structures, General Permit COG-607000. The presentation will end with a question and answer session. Mr. Searcy holds a BS degree in Environmental Science from Metro State College of Denver. He has worked with a joint task force to design and implement all National Pollutant Discharge Elimination system programs to comply with the Federally mandated NPDES Phase I permit. Maura McGovern holds a BS in Environmental Sciences with emphasis in Water Resources. Prior to working in current position Maura worked for Douglas County as a Drainage, Erosion and Sediment control Administrator. Ms. McGovern has been working with the Water Quality Control Division as an Industrial Permit Writer since March of 2008. Prior to working for the Division, she worked for Douglas County as a Drainage, Erosion and Sediment Control Administrator. Maura has a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Sciences with an emphasis in Water Resources. M-9 Building For The Future: The Elements Of Success Dane Taival, Director, Controls & Contracting, Trane Energy-efficient technologies in buildings are critical to reducing energy consumption. Building energy consumption currently at 30% is projected to increase by 60% by 2030. This presentation will cover major technologies, including High Efficiency Chilled water systems, Energy Recovery, Indoor Air Quality, District Cooling/Heating System, Geothermal Heat Pump System and Thermal Storage Solutions. Also included will be renewable technologies. Dane Taival has been with Trane for 15 years. He handles asset management and high performance building services, controls contracting, and comprehensive solutions. He has 17 years experience in the HVAC industry. E-8 Solar Power Applications for Commercial Buildings John Thornton, Principal, Thornton Solar Consulting Survey of photovoltaic (PV) applications for commercial buildings. Presentation will provide a survey of PV applications for new and retrofitted commercial buildings. It will also include a basic discussion of currently available PV technologies and the types of systems, design approaches as well as does and don’ts. It will include an introduction to estimating performance and costs as well as the maintenance that can be expected. Mr. Thornton has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State. He has worked for TRW Systems, North American Aviation, Martin Marietta and NREL. With over 44 years engineering experience, most of it with NREL, where he was principal Engineer specializing in Photovoltaics. Xcel Energy’s Free Seminars Xcel Energy will offer presentations of their commercial and industrial energy conservation rebate programs. Xcel Energy offers solutions to their electric business customers in a suite of energy conservation and management products that will help you increase your company's energy efficiency, reduce your operating costs and improve your bottom line. Learn how you can receive a rebate for installing energy efficiency equipment and hear the latest updates on new commercial rebate programs. Day 1- Nov 12th 8:00-9:00 a.m. DSM Overview (Xcel- Derek Shockley) 9:45-10:30 a.m. Compressed Air (Blackhawk- Chuck Byrnes) 11:00-11:45 a.m. Cooling (Long- Doug Hargrave) 2:00-3:00 p.m. Energy Analysis (Long- Doug Hargrave) Day 2- Nov 13th 8:00-9:00 a.m.DSM Overview (Xcel- Derek Shockley) 9:45-10:30 a.m.EMS (Trane- Jim Knutson) 11:00-11:45 a.m. Lighting Design (Clanton & Associates- Nancy Clanton) 1:15-2:00 p.m. Custom Program (Xcel- Tom Minerick)