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Saturday May 3, 2003
Westchester County Center, White Plains

Make plans now to attend this timely conference and help chart our course towards an independent and sustainable energy future for this region. The conference is being supported by a broad cross section of business, environmental, government, grass-roots and professional groups. It is our hope that the conference will inspire action to effect measurable reductions in the energy demand in Westchester.

Through a series of presentations by representatives of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, architects, energy professionals, and others, the conference will focus on how energy demand to the grid—and often, energy costs--can be significantly reduced through conservation measures, increasing energy efficiency, replacing aging heating and cooling systems with more efficient systems, substituting renewable energy sources on site, and sustainable building design.

The conference will offer separate tracks for residential and commercial/institutional/municipal buildings and will include presentations on NYSERDA and NYPA programs and incentives, an introduction to the LEED standard, the latest technologies available to increase energy efficiency, conservation measures, solar and geothermal options, examples of green buildings, and landscaping to reduce energy load.

Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning about current, practical solutions for energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy. The residential track is designed for individual homeowners as well as professionals associated with designing, building, or renovating/improving homes. The commercial/institutional/municipal track is designed for those who own or manage larger buildings such as office buildings, schools, etc., as well as for the professionals associated with their design, building, or renovation.

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Program Agenda

8-9 - Registration and trade show (Continental Breakfast)

9:00 - Welcome: Edna Sussman, Federated Conservationists of Westchester County

9:10 - NYSERDA: The Mission and the Programs:

Rick Gerardi, Director, NYSERDA Residential Energy Programs

9:25 - Westchester County Energy Initiatives

Westchester County Executive Andy Spano

9:40 - Case Studies: Energy Solutions for Homes and Buildings

Commercial: 123 Main Street, White Plains, Sobeida Cruz, New York Power Authority

Residential: Manna Jo Greene, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

10:20 - Wind Powered Electricity Now Available and Affordable

Ron Kamen, Community Energy

10:30 - Landscape Strategies to Reduce Energy Demand

Nicholas Pouder, landscape architect

10:40 - Introducing the “Pocantico Conversations,” a forum for professional discourse

Sue Morrow Flanagan

10:45 - Break

11:00 - Breakouts

A: Residential: Energy Efficiency for the Existing Home Options and Financing

• Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Audits
  Mike leCuyer, Conservation Services, Inc.
• Best Practices in Home Retrofit
  F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates
• Con Ed Consumer Programs to Reduce and Manage Energy Load
  Eileen Egan-Annechino, Con Edison

B: Commercial/institutional/municipal: Energy Efficiency for the Existing Building Options and Financing

• Energy Audits for Commercial and Institutional Buildings
  John Oyhenart, TRC Energy Services
• Schools Save Energy and Money
  Bob Cunningham, Kingston School District
• After the Audit–Next Steps
  Alec Roberts, Roberts Geosystems

12:30 - Lunch andTrade Show

1:45 - Breakouts

C. Residential Green Construction: The Elements and Financing

• Green and Energy Efficiency Strategies in New Homes
  Steven Winter, Steven Winter Associates
• Energy Star Homes: Affordable, Comfortable and Healthy
  Tom Jordan, ICF Consulting
• Elements Employed in Case Studies:
  • Recently Built Energy Star Homes
    Mike Trolle, Building Performance Construction LLC
  • The High-Performance Single-Family Residence
    Michael McDonough, architect
• Designing for a Green Community
  Greg Thomas, Performance Systems Development Inc.

D. Green Building Construction for Commercial, Institutional and Municipal Applications:
The Elements and Financing

Moderator, Bill Bobenhausen, Sustainable Design Collaborative

• Green Building, LEED Overview, Design Process, Green Building Tax Credit
  Carl Ian Graham, Steven Winter Associates
• Elements Employed in Local Case Studies:
  • Burnham Building in Irvington
    Steve Tilly, architect
  • Heimbold Visual Arts Center at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers
    Susan Rodriguez, Polshek Partnership Architects
    Michael Rengers, Sarah Lawrence College
  • Pleasantville Housing and Rockefeller Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
    Jon Vogel, Jonathan Rose Companies
• 100% Recycling Construction Debris: We Are Almost There!
  Tom Kacandes, Taylor Recycling Inc.

3:15 - Breakout

E: Residential: Real-World Solar and Geothermal Solutions

• Solar for the Home
  Ed Witkin, Bridgewater Solar Works
• Solar Energy Works in New York: A Case History
  George Fletcher, The Croton Sustainable Energy Cooperative
• Geothermal for the Home
  Andrew Sebor, Altieri Sebor Wieber

F. Commercial, Institutional and Municipal Buildings Real-World Solar and Geothermal Solutions

• Solar Electric Power Systems for Commercial and Government Buildings
  David Eisenbud, PowerLight Inc.
• Geothermal in Commercial Buildings
  Bob Dooley, RJ Dooley Construction

4:15 – 5:30 PM - Networking and Trade show

If you need directions to the county center, please go to:
http://www.westchester.org/solutions/directions.html.