NESEA Building Energy Conference 2007

Session Schedule
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Sessions on Wednesday, March 14

Thursday Sessions >

 

Track Title
9:00-
10:30AM

Opening Plenary from Edward Mazria, AIA
11:00-12:30 2:00-3:30 4:00-5:30

Fixing Homes - The Top 10 Most Effective Ways to Reduce Energy Costs

 

Session Chair:

Peter G. Talmage, PE, Energy and Design
Session Speakers:

Larry Harmon, Air Barrier Solutions, LLC

Peter G. Talmage, PE, Energy and Design

Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency: Good Results with Good Practices

 

Session Chair:

F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates

Session Speakers:

F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates

Darren Port, New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs, Green Homes Program

 

Infrared Thermography: One of the Best Diagnostic Tools for all Building Professionals

 

Session Chair:

Peter G. Talmage, PE, Energy and Design

Session Speaker:

John Snell, ASNT Thermal/Infrared Level III, Snell Infrared

Zero Energy Homes: This Year's Crop

 

Session Chair:
Robb A. Aldrich, PE, Steven Winter Associates
Session Speakers:

Robb A. Aldrich, PE, Steven Winter Associates

Betsy Pettit, AIA, Building Science Corporation

Duncan F. Prahl, RA, IBACOS, Inc.

Designing Livable Small Homes

 

Session Chair:

Thomas R. C. Hartman, AIA, Coldham & Hartman Architects

Session Speakers:

Gordon Tully, RA, LEED® AP, Tully Architectural Consulting, LLC

Bruce Coldham, AIA, Coldham & Hartman Architects

Practitioners' Panel on Affordable Housing: What are We Doing Right (or Wrong)?

 

Session Chair:

F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates

Session Speakers:

Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting

F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates

Henry Gifford, Gifford Fuel Saving, Inc.

Raphael Herz, Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust

Bruce Hampton, AIA, LEED® AP, Elton+Hampton Architects

What Does it Mean to be "Green:" LEED® and Alternative Systems: What They Mean, How They Work

 

Session Chair:
Dennis Carlberg, AIA, LEED® AP, Arrowstreet
Session Speakers:

William White, US EPA, Region 1
Harvey J. Bryan, PhD, FAIA, LEED® AP, Arizona State University

Barbra Batshalom, LEED® AP, Green Roundtable

Architectural Daylighting: Art, Science and Economics

 

Session Chair:

Margo Jones, AIA, Margo Jones Architects

Session Speakers:

David Norris, Carpenter Norris Consulting

Marilyne Andersen, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Design Advisor:  The On-Line Design Tools for Architects and Building Engineers

 

Session Chair:

Dennis Carlberg, AIA, LEED® AP, Arrowstreet

Session Speakers:

Leon R. Glicksman, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Leslie Keith Norford, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ventilation: Do ASHRAE 62.1 & 62.2 Ensure Good IAQ?

 

Session Chair:
Michael Bruss, Bruss Construction
Session Speaker:

Courtney Moriarta, Steven Winter Associates

Tightness, IAQ, & Ventilation Effectiveness

 
Session Chair:
Richard Renner, AIA, Richard Renner Architects
Session Speakers:

William A. Turner, PE, LEED® AP, Turner Building Science & Design, LLC

Steven M. Caulfield PE, CIH, LEED® AP, Turner Building Science & Design, LLC

Building Water Consumption

 

Session Chair:

James Petersen, Petersen Engineering

Session Speaker:

David Del Porto, Ecological Engineering Group

 

High Performance Green Schools – Sweeping the Northeast!

 

Session Chair:

Samuel J. Nutter, CEM, LEED® AP, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Session Speakers:

Donald Fudge, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership

Carolyn L. Sarno, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership

The Future of Renewable Energy in New England: The Great Debate

 

Session Chair:

Warren Leon, PhD, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Session Speakers:

George H. Aronson, CommonWealth Resource Management Corporation

Laura Dubester, Center for Ecological Technology

Mary Beth Gentleman, JD, Foley Hoag LLP

Alan Nogee, Union of Concerned Scientists

 


Case Studies: Economics of Onsite Renewables for Businesses

 

Session Chair:

Jon Abe, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Session Speakers:

Chad W. Cox, PE, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Tom Michelman, Boreal Renewable Energy Development

Steve Weisman, SEBANE

Paul Lyons, PE, Zapotec

 

State Energy Funds: Status of Programs

 

Session Chair:

Erika Morgan, Citizenre

Session Speakers:

Adele Ferranti, NYSERDA

Warren Leon, PhD, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Lise Dondy, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund

 

The Solar Tipping Point: Are We There?

 

Session Chairs:

Joel Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions

Session Speakers:

Jeffery D. Wolfe, PE Global Resource Options

Jane Weissman, Interstate Renewable Energy Council

 

Solar Thermal Systems in the Northeast: Evaluation of the Design and Cost Benefit of Solar Hot Water and Space-Heating Systems

 

Session Chair:

Drew Gillett, PE, Solar Engineers

Session Speaker:

Robb A. Aldrich, PE, Steven Winter Associates

Everett M. Barber, Jr., Sunsearch, Inc.

Northeast Regional Impacts of Global Climate Change

 

Session Chair:

William Moomaw, PhD, Tufts University

Session Speakers:

Roberta Hotinski, PhD, Carbon Mitigation Initiative - Princeton Environmental Institute

James J. McCarthy, PhD, Harvard University

 

Carbon Reduction in the Building Sector

 

Session Chair:

Marc Breslow, Massachusetts Climate Action Network

Session Speakers:

Marc Breslow, Massachusetts Climate Action Network

John Plunkett, Optimal Energy

 

Climate Change: Strategies in the Northeast

 

Session Chair:

Erika Morgan, Citizenre

Session Speakers:

Peter Frumhoff, PhD, Union of Concerned Scientists

Kurt Adams,

Maine Public Utility Commission

James Marzilli, Jr., Massachusetts Legislature

Sustainability in Communities of Color: Walking the Talk

 

Session Chair:

John O'Sullivan Francis, Sr., Solar & Environmental Workshop

Session Speakers:

John O'Sullivan Francis, Sr., Solar & Environmental Workshop
Jonah DeCola
, YouthBuild Boston, Inc.

Kenneth Guscott, PhD, Honorary Consul of Jamaica, West Indies
Penn S. Loh,
Alternatives for Community Environ-ment

Working Toward Sustainability in the Northeast

 

Session Chair:

Catherine M. Miller, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Session Speakers:

Catherine M. Miller, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Christa Koehler, Clean Air Cool Planet

Steven W. Whitman, AICP, Jeffrey H. Taylor and Associates

 

 

How to Finance Your Renewable Energy Startup

 

Session Chair:

Henry K. Vandermark, Solar Wave Energy, Inc.

Session Speakers:

William Osborn, Commons Capital LP

Eric Emmons, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund

David S. Miller, Clean Energy Investor Group
A. Quincy Vale, PowerHouse Enterprises, Inc.

Jeffery D. Wolfe, PE,

GroSolar

 

Plastics Contaminating Our Environment and Food Web

 

Session Chair:

Marilyn Strong, RN, Solar Design Associates, Inc., The Healing Garden

Session Speakers:

Gregory A. Norris, PhD, Sylvatica, New Earth, Harvard School of Public Health

Marcus Eriksen, PhD, Algalita Marine Research Foundation

 

 

Healthy Cleaning and Building Maintenance Practices: Experience from the Field

 

Session Chair:

Naomi Mermin,

Naomi Mermin Consulting

Session Speakers:

Jane Jones, Home Owners ReHab

Hong Lee, Urban Edge Housing

Noah Maslan, Urban Edge Housing

 

How Healthy Are Our Fuel Choices: Health Effects of Fossil Fuel and Nuclear

 

Session Chair;

Marilyn Strong, RN, Solar Design Associates, Inc., The Healing Garden

Session Speakers:

Linda Gunter, Beyond Nuclear

Jane K. Bright, Healthlink