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2008 Symposium West Proceedings

 
Use the 2008 agenda outline below to access the FES-West conference presentations that have been authorized for public release. 

FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM – WEST  BIG SKY LODGE, MONTANA                        UPDATED: 13 June 2008

Final Agenda

MONDAY  June 16, 2008

8:00 am

5:00 pm

Registration

U.S. Army Break-out

Talus

1:00 pm

5:00 pm

 Whole Building Design Guide – A Tool For Greening Facilities – Richard Paradis

South Mammoth Room

5:00 pm

7:00 pm

Ice Breaker Reception Welcome

Whiskey Jack's

TUESDAY  June 17, 2008

6:30 am

8:00 am

Breakfast

Huntley Dining Room

8:30 am

10:00 am

Plenary Session

Missouri Ballroom

 

8:30-8:45

Welcome to Yellowstone:  Steve Lobst, Yellowstone Park Chief of Park Maintenance

 

8:45-9:00

Welcome to Symposium-West:  Joe Cascio, Office of the Federal Environment Executive

 

9:00-9:30

The World's First National Park: Jim Evanoff, Yellowstone Park

 

9:30-10:00

Keynote Speaker:    Alex Beehler, OSD

10:00 am

Exhibits Open

10:00 am

10:30 am

BREAK

10:30 am

12:00 pm

Breakout 1.1

Energy Savings Performance Contracts Panel- Lessons Learned

Lake/Canyon

 

Moderator: Karin King

Energy Track

 

Wayne Evelo

DOE/NNSA Sandia 

 

Ernest L. Fossum, CEM

Idaho National Laboratory

 

 Bathsheba Gilmore

Johnson Controls

 

Michael Holda

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

 

 

 

 

 

Breakout 2.1

EMS At The Organization Level

North Mammoth

 

Moderator: Larry Woods

EMS Track

 

Federal Environmental Management Systems Workgroup Update

Steven Woodbury

DOE

 

EMS Organizational Implementation Model

James Chitty

DRMS

 

Challenges of Developing a National EMS Strategy in a Large Decentralized Federal Agency

Kurt A. Gernerd

USFS

 

 Individual Facility EMSs within the Corporate EMS Framework

Megan Ahn

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Breakout 3.1

Buildings that Work Like a Tree

South Mammoth

 

Moderator:

Mike Lowell

General Services Administration

 

Development of Environmental Training Guidelines for Building Managers

Todd Hancock

Environmental Protection Agency

 

Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center, an off-grid green building

Trent Duncan

Bureau of Land Management

 

Lighting the Future, Sustainable Lighting

Steve McGuire

Philips Lighting Company

 

Breakout 4.1

Recycling and EMS

Whiskey Jack's

 

Moderator:

Leslie McLaughlin

Navy Region Southwest

 

Moving to Zero Waste

Leslie McLaughlin

Navy Region Southwest

 

Cleanout and Disposition Toolkit

Dr. Dennis L Hjeresen

Los Alamos National Laboratory

 

DeCA's Effective Waste Management Plan

Carroll Shepherd and Mike McCarthy

DeCA

Breakout 5.1

Fleet Petroleum Reduction and Alternative Fuel Use
Talus

 

Moderator:

Melanie Wood

EPA

 

GSA Fleet and Automotive: Serving the Federal Community
Kevin Gibson

GSA

 

Reducing Agency Environmental Footprint with a Vehicle Allocation Methodology
Kurt A. Gernerd

U.S. Forest Service

Breakout 6.1

Family Track

Missouri Ballroom

 

History of Yellowstone

Jim Evanoff

Yellowstone Park

 

 

 

12:00 pm

1:30 pm

Lunch

Huntley Dining Room

 Missouri Ballroom

 

12:55-1:15 Plenary Speaker                    Mary Nickerson, Toyota, Green Automobile Manufacturing

 

1:15-1:25 Plenary Speaker                      Jay Meldrum, Professor, Michigan Tech, "Clean Snowmobile Challenge"

1:30 pm

3:00 pm

Breakout 1.2

Renewable Energy

Lake/Canyon

 

Moderator: Karin King

 

DOE's TEAM Initiative and Renewable Energy

Matt Gray

DOE

 

Solar Power Plants Large and Small

Gary T. Sheehan

Sun Technics Energy Systems

 

 

Renewable Energy- Power Purchase Agreements

Chandra Shah

DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory

 

Breakout 2.2

EMS Outreach/Reporting/

Recognition

North Mammoth

 

Moderator: Steven Woodbury

EMS Track

 

The Importance of Employee Participation in Continuous Improvement

Megan Ahn

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

 

NPS Environmental Management Program: EMS Reporting - Transparency in Progress

Blair Aimes

PRIZIM

 

Environmental Awareness and Outreach at Sandia National Lab

Katrina Wagner

Sandia Nat. Lab

 

EPA's Performance Track Program - Receive Recognition and Rewards for Being an Environmental Leader

Mary Bryne

EPA

Breakout 3.2

Buildings that Work Like a Tree

South Mammoth

 

Moderator:

Mike Lowell

General Services Administration

 

Commissioning Zero Energy Buildings

Jorge Coto

MBO, Inc

 

Using LEED for Existing Buildings for GSA

Jessica Higgins

General Services Administration

 Renee Azerbegi

President, Ambient Energy

Breakout 4.2

Commodity Recycling

Whiskey Jack's

 

Moderator:

Leslie McLaughlin

Commander Navy Region Southwest

 

Tracking Commodity Prices

 Ted Schleukter

Commander Navy Region Southwest

 

Military mattresses, cradle to cradle

 John Wuichet

US Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region

 

Precious Metals Sales & Recovery

Terri Hall

DOE/NNSA

Breakout 5.2

Fleet Petroleum Reduction and Alternative Fuel Use
Talus

 

Moderator:

Chris Juniper

Fort Carson

Alternative Fuel and Fuel Conservation in Transportation

 Jimmy Parrish

Defense Supply Center Richmond

 

Low Cost Ways to Cleaner Diesel

Jeffrey Kimes

USEPA Office Transportation and Air Quality

 

 

 

Breakout 6.2

Family Track

Plaza

 

 

Hiking, Ski Lift Options

 Big Sky Park

 

3:00 pm

3:30 pm

BREAK

3:30 pm

5:00 pm

Breakout 1.3

Energy Efficiency Initiatives

Lake/Canyon

 

Moderator:

Karin King

 

Data Center- Energy Efficiency Opportunities
William Tschudi
DOE-Lawrence Berkeley Lab

 

In-House Retrocommissioning- Optimizing an Existing Building's Energy Efficiency

Morgan Gerard Michael Rocco

DOE-Sandia National Lab

 

Quest for Zero Energy Homes

Manette Messenger

US Army

Breakout 2.3

EMS Case Studies – Part 1

North Mammoth

 

Moderator: Steven Woodbury

EMS Track

 

How the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) Grew its EMS

Mike Moran

Pacific Northwest National Lab

 

Fostering Continuous Improvement, Best Practices and New Strategies at Idaho National Lab

John S. Irving

Idaho National Lab

 

Sustainability Management System Success Story - Fort Jackson

Sonja Lynn Odom Pd.D.

CTC

 

Chemical Life Cycle Management Program

Dennis Hjeresen Kirk Hollis