Event  Schedule
Show Hours:
Wednesday, June 11: 10 AM - 4 PM
Thursday, June 12: 10 AM - 3 PM

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2008 Seminar Schedule.


Wednesday: June 11, 2008
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Session 1
Opening Keynote Speaker

Presented by:

Carl Guardino
President & CEO
Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Green Building Policy, Energy Watch Partnership and Regional Collaboration
One of the most distinguished business and community leaders, Mr. Guardino leads the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, a public policy trade association representing more than 200 of Silicon Valleys most respected companies.

In 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Carl to a four year term on the California Transportation Commission. He serves on numerous community service boards.

In 2000, the San Jose Mercury News named Mr. Guardino one of the five most powerful people in Silicon Valley.

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Session 2
The Solar Industry & Other Sources of Clean Energy
Moderated by:
Bill Elam, Engineering Manager MindSource

Panelists Include:
George Koshy- Grub & Ellis- Microsoft Facility Installed 30,000 sq. feet of solar panels in 2006

Reinhold Zeigler, Design Engineer, LEED AP, General Partner, Synergy California L.P.

Michael Hall, President, Borrego Solar

Mark Inanen, VP Marketing, ACRO Electric Solar by ACRO)

Anthony Ravitz, Project Coordinator, Google

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Session 3
7-Point Challenge
Presented by
George Denise, CFM, CPM, FMA, RPA, Cushman & Wakefield at Adobe, President, Vice President - President Elect of BOMA - Silicon Valley Chapter (Building Owners and Managers Association)

The plan includes a 7-Point Challenge for members to reduce use of natural resources, non-renewable energy sources, and waste production and work in coordination with building management, ownership, and tenants to achieve the following goals:

  1. Continue to work towards a goal to decrease energy consumption by 30 percent across portfolios by 2012.
  2. Benchmark energy performance and water usage through EPAs ENERGY STAR benchmarking tool.
  3. Provide education to building managers, building owners and operators, engineers, and others involved in building operations, to ensure that equipment is properly maintained and utilized.
  4. Perform an energy audit and/or retro-commissioning of buildings and implement low-risk, low-cost strategies to improve energy efficiency with high returns.
  5. Extend equipment life by improving the operations and maintenance of building systems and ensure equipment is operating as designed.
  6. Through leadership, positively impact your community and your planet by helping to reduce your industrys role in global warming.
  7. Position yourself and the industry as leaders and solution providers to owners and tenants seeking environmental and operational excellence.
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Session 4
Maximizing LEED Credits
Presented by:
Jodi Soboll, Senior Project Manager, Gilbane Building Company

How the client, architect, and builder can maximize LEED credits earned for a project

Ms. Soboll will draw upon cases to illustrate successful implementation of Green Building practices

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Session 5
Presentation by California Energy Commission
Presented by:
Lance Shaw, California Energy Commission

Obstacles and Incentives for Furthering Green Building in the Private and Commercial Sector

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Lunch Break


1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Session 6
Integrated Pest Management
Presented by:
Chuck Payton, President, A-Pro Pest Control

How to utilize IPM in a manner compatible with Green Building criteria.

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Session 7
Rebates and Incentives

What's In It For You And Your Company "Go Green- Get Paid"
Presented by:
Loralyn Perry, CGBP, PG&E
Roger Engstrom, Senior Engineer, Intergy Corporation
Ben Mehta, Manager, Business Development, Energy Connect

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Session 8
"Cool Roofing"
Presented by:
Michael Stephenson, President, Platinum Roofing, Inc

A discussion about utilizing fluid-applied, white acrylic cool roofing material to obtain a replacement that is Title 24 compliant and qualifies for LEED.

"Living Roofs"

Presented by:
Don Lambrecht- DLA- Don Lambrecht & Associates (Carlisle SynTec)

A discussion about the benefits and technical aspects of green (garden) roofing. Don Lambrecht will discuss challenges and opportunities occurring on new green installations with real world examples faced during installation on commercial buildings. Advantages of green roofing highlighted during presentation will include: reducing urban heat island effects, reducing energy and water bills, storm water run-off management, air / water purification, increasing property value while improving employee productivity and reducing absenteeism. Conclusion of presentation will focus on how todays green roofing systems tie back into the exterior building sealing & waterproofing to provide a sustainable weatherproof building envelope.

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Session 9
Energy Efficiency in the Data Center-Beyond Virtualization
Presented by:
Donnie Foster, President & CEO, Power Assure

Virtualization and consolidation are the "buzz" in the data center energy reduction activities. Mr. Foster will discuss advanced technologies that will work in virtualized and web farms to improve capacity management (power and cooling) and create sustainable energy savings with improved service levels and disaster readiness.

Thursday: June 12, 2008
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Session 10
Intelligent Building Interface Systems (IBIS)
Presented by:
Ted Ludwick, Chief Engineer, LEED AP, Cushman & Wakefield, Adobe Systems, Inc

Ted will discuss how, with the help of Integrated Business Solutions, Adobe's Flash Player 9 and and a team of Cushman & Wakefield Engineers, came up with a Universal Translator which speaks all the different languages of all of their equiptment. How they track and trend points from different systems to see if they are running efficiently. For instance, how much harder do our building systems need to run at different levels of temp and humidity? Are the existing building sensors accurate? What about solar loads? Does our Optimum start work? Where does all the power go in the building? What is all of this stuff running at night? How about water, and natural gas?

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Session 11
Water Conservation in Buildings
Presented by:
Karen Morvay, Water Conservation Specialist, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Kevin Galvin, Santa Clara Valley Water District

The Santa Clara Valley Water District has a wide variety of programs and rebates to help make buildings as water efficient as possible. This presentation will focus on methods for saving water and funding availability.

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Session 12
Case study of a utility reduction program in JDSUs energy intensive Santa Rosa manufacturing site.
Presented by:
Robert Ule, Global Energy Manager, JDSU

JDSUs Global Energy Manager, Robert Ule, will present a case study of how an energy intensive manufacturing site implemented an effective utility reduction program. This case study shows how a balanced approach is required to obtain real savings in facilities were energy consumption is driven by the manufacturing process. Four approaches with practical examples will be covered; behavior change, equipment efficiency, energy procurement, and rebate programs. By integrating these four approaches with a cross-functional team the Santa Rosa manufacturing site was able to reduce the utility costs by 13.5% without impacting production.

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Session 13
Strategies for Designing a Green Print Program
Presented by:
Kristin Merry, Business Analyst - Canon Business Solutions

How to reduce the environmental impact of printing Learn about reducing the environmental impact of your overall print design within your organization: electricity use, carbon emissions, use of hazardous materials, and redirection of wastes.

Kristin will present vendor neutral strategies and best practices for earning additional LEED points and reducing operating expenses through an efficient print design.

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Session 14
Greening Your Building Toward the Bottom Line?
Presented by:

Craig Sheehy
CPM, President & CEO
Envision Realty Services, LLC

Real life, state-of-the-art green building practices not only improve our impact on the environment, but also improve Net Operating Income. In this lively discussion, you will learn about some of the pioneering programs that have helped to protect the environment, save operating expenses and turned a 950,000 sq. ft. building into one of the greenest high rises in North America.

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Session 15
Automated Demand Response: A Look at the Technology and Incentives
Presented by:
Andy Taylor, Owner, Applied Power Technologies

The traditional process for demand response (DR) has been that the utility sends out a signal and the customer manually takes action to reduce load. The State of California is pushing for customers to adopt technology to automate the process i.e., an automatic signal is sent, and software/hardware in the customer's systems reads this signal and automatically initiates the DR controls. Learn what is needed to implement Auto DR and about available incentives.

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Session 16
Authentic Green Design and Maintenance of Exterior Landscapes.
Landscaping LEED Certification

Presented by:
Dr. John Law, Director of Technical Services, ValleyCrest Landscape

Landscape LEED certification through Sustainable Site Development(SS), Water Efficiency(WE), and Innovation in Upgrades, Operations, and Management (IU); a practical guide of sustainable best practices to certify your building.

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Session 17
Closing Keynote Address

Randall H. Knox III
Senior Director of Real Estate, Facilities and Security


Randall H. Knox III
Senior Director of Real Estate, Facilities and Security
Adobe Systems Incorporated


Introduction to the state-of-the-art technology that enabled Mr. Knox and his team to achieve a U.S. Energy Star Qualification, and three USGBC Platinum LEED Certifications for their gorgeous facility.






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