Session 1 Track A: Energy Policy in the Pacific Northwest

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Kerry Meade , MPA

Executive Director

Northwest Energy Efficiency Council

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

James Dodenhoff

Principal

Silent Running LLC

Speaker

Public Safety Power Shut-Offs (PSPS’s): Risk Mitigation for Who and What?

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Nancy Najarian

Business Development and Grants Specialist

NAJ Enterprises, LLP

Speaker

Find and Win the New U.S. Government Grants

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Luke Howard

Clean Buildings Performance Standard Technical Lead

Washington State Department of Commerce

Speaker

Building Sector Decarbonization, WA State Policy Overview

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Emily Salzberg , LEED AP

Managing Director, Building Codes and Standards, WA State Energy Office

WA State Department of Commerce

Speaker

Building Sector Decarbonization, WA State Policy Overview

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Session 1 Track B: Commissioning and Auditing

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

John Avina , P.E., CEM, CEA, CMVP, CxA

President

Abraxas Energy Consulting

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Kami Valentine , NEBB Certified Professional, ACG Commissioning Authority

Project Manager

Neudorfer Engineers, LLC

Speaker

Boots on the ground RCx & TAB

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Vincent Sage , PE, LEED AP, CxA, CEA, EMP

Senior Commissioning Authority

Northwest Engineering Service, Inc

Speaker

Using an Energy Audit to Estimate Return on Investment for Retro-Commissioning

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Jason Hyatt , CEM, CMVP

Senior Energy Management Engineer

Puget Sound Energy

Speaker

Solving Complex Problems with Utility Programs

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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Tim Dugan

President

Compression Engineering Corporation

Speaker

Industrial Compressed Air Energy Management, Success Stories From 20 Years in the Pacific NW

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Session 1 Track C: How Technology Enables Modern Energy Management

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Arun Jhaveri , Ph.D., CSDP

Senior Energy Advisor

AJA/City of Burien/University of Washington

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Jack Zeiger , PE, CEM

Energy Conservation Engineer

Tacoma Power

Speaker

Getting Into Hot Water: Commercial Heat Pump Water Heating for Multifamily Applications

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Vytau Virskus , JD

Principal

Millenium Energy Company

Speaker

The Cheapest Energy Is the Energy You Don’t Use: New Technologies to Reduce Energy Demand in Older Buildings

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Matt Cable , CEM

Supervisor Technology Development

Enbridge

Speaker

Real Time Grid Integration of Smart HVAC Contro

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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Scott Milne

President

Rocky Mountain Efficiency Group

Speaker

Advanced Efficiency Technologies for Health, Safety and a Rapid ROI

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Session 1 Track D: Decarbonization and the Grid

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ricson Chude , PE, CEM, CEA, CMVP

Project Manager

Southern California Edison

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Randall Higa , PE, LEED BD+C

Consulting Engineer

Southern California Edison

Speaker

How can Buildings Support a Decarbonized Grid?

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Bill Henry , CEM

Program Director

Pacific Ocean Energy Trust

Speaker

How Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Could Advance Grid Decarbonization in the Western U.S.

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Uzma Siddiqi , PE

Sr. Manager Grid Modernization and Strategic Tech

Seattle City Light

Speaker

Why is Grid Modernization Important at Seattle City Light?

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Kincheiu Wei , PE

Principal Engineer

Seattle City Light

Speaker

Why is Grid Modernization Important at Seattle City Light?

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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Mark Frankel , AIA, LEED Fellow

Director of Research and Innovation

Ecotope, Inc.

Speaker

How Decarbonization Drives a Need for Grid Integration

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Session 2 Track A: Incentives, Financing, and Utility Programs

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Amy Wheeless

Senior Policy Associate

NW Energy Coalition

Chairperson

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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Rebecca Sheppard , BOC II, MBA

Senior Project Manager

Northwest Energy Efficiency Council

Panelist

Clean Buildings Performance Standard Helpdesk

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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Jennifer Ewing , LEED Green Associate

Environmental Stewardship Program Manager

City of Bellevue, WA

Panelist

Bellevue Clean Buildings Incentive Program

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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Jacob Goldman , LEED, AP

Chief Engineer & Vice President

Energy Tax Savers Inc d/b/a R&D Tax Savers

Panelist

Tax Incentives in a Post Covid World

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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Beth Robinweiler , CEM, CMVP

Supervisor, Energy Management Engineering

Puget Sound Energy

Panelist

Clean Buildings Accelerator: PSE's Response to HB1257

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Session 2 Track B: Solving the Problem of Quantifying Efficiency

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Steve Kromer , PE, CMVP

Energy Engineer

SKEE

Chairperson

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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Colm Otten

Portfolio Segment Manager

Seattle City Light

Speaker

Energy Efficiency as a Service Vs COVID

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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

John Avina , P.E., CEM, CEA, CMVP, CxA

President

Abraxas Energy Consulting

Speaker

Why do we calculate uncertainty

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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Thomas Yeh , CEM, CMVP, CBCP, CDSM

Technical Advisor

NYSERDA

Speaker

Big Data performance analysis of FDD and ASO implementations

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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Pavan Ryali , CEM, CMVP, PMP

Consulting Engineer

NYSERDA

Speaker

Big Data Performance Analysis of FDD and ASO Implementations

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Session 2 Track C: Strategies for Scaling Energy Efficiency and GHG Reduction/Carbon Credits

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Adil Khan , BSEE, MBA

Electrical Engineer - Applications and R&D

TransPower Company

Chairperson

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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

CP Pitones

Solutions Consultant, Energy Management

Yardi Systems

Speaker

Leveraging software to scale energy efficiency projects

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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Adil Khan , BSEE, MBA

Electrical Engineer - Applications and R&D

TransPower Company

Speaker

MPTS Technology for Energy Efficiency & Significant CO2 Reduction making Green buildings Greener

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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Scott Jenkins

EVP Partnerships

Planled

Speaker

Human Centric Sustainability - A love motivated carbon reduction strategy

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Session 2 Track D: Renewables and Energy Storage

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Nancy Najarian

Managing Director

NAJ Enterprises, LLP

Chairperson

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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Lynn Mueller

President & CEO

SHARC Energy Systems

Speaker

Case Study: Wastewater Energy Recovery at leləm̓ Development

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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Bernard Brown , REP, Associate AIA

Chief Technology Officer

Empire Diversified Energy

Speaker

Pyrolysis in Waste to Energy

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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Larry Henkel

Sr. Director Business Development

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (McDermott)

Speaker

Thermal Energy Storage (TES)

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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Leslie Myers

Clean Energy Product Manager

Puget Sound Energy

Speaker

Using Renewables to Meet Sustainability Goals

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Session 3 Track A: ESG and Carbon Reporting

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Kristin Gustafson , PE, CEM, BEMP, LEED AP

Director of Energy Incentives

Eide Bailly LLP

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Avril Levasseur , PE

Program Manager

Stanford Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator

Speaker

Building Decarbonization Education for the Next Generation

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Andrew Mangan

Founder

United States Business Council for Sustainable Development

Speaker

Collaborative Decarbonization Projects

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Session 3 Track B: Building Success Stories

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Irina Rasputnis , LC

Executive Director, Lighting Design Lab at Seattle City Light

Seattle City Light

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Lisa Frasene , CEM

Project Manager

Seattle City Light

Speaker

Alaska Building - Energy Efficiency & Electrification Success Story

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Jim Loewen , PE, CEM

Sr. Energy Management Analyst

Seattle City Light

Speaker

ELECTRIFICATION: DOAS & VRF King County International Airport Terminal

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Ron Major , CEM

Project Developer

UMC Inc.

Speaker

Coupling Infrastructure Renewals with Electrification

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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Wes Hoppler , PE, CEM

Citywide Resource Conservation Advisor

City of Seattle

Speaker

Electrification: Recipies for Success

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Session 3 Track C: Hydrogen

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Mike Hopkins , BA, JD, MA, MBA

CEO

Bakken Energy

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Mike Hopkins , BA, JD, MA, MBA

CEO

Bakken Energy

Speaker

The Clean Hydrogen Civil War and its Implications for Decarbonization

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Kevin Simmons , PhD

Chief Materials Scientist

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Speaker

Materials Compatibility for a Hydrogen Economy

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Session 3 Track D: EVs and Transportation

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Cal Silcox

Sr. Consultant

TRC

Chairperson

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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Paul Gardner

Product Development Manager

Puget Sound Energy

Speaker

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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Mark Gooden

Transportation Electrification Analyst

Edison Energy

Speaker

The Role of Electric Vehicles in Reaching Carbon Reduction Goals

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Shelley Pattison

Manager, Strategic Policy and Partnerships

Snohomish County PUD

Speaker

Snohomish PUD EV

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