APPENDIX B: WORKSHOP ITINERARY
November 8, Monday
Opening Session
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8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 |
Welcoming Remarks Irvin L. White, NRC Chair |
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9:20 |
Overview of Bulgarian Energy Sector and Efficiency Goals Plamen Tzvetanov, Bulgarian Chair |
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10:10 |
Overview of Romanian Energy Sector and Efficiency Goals Gleb Dragan, Romanian Chair |
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11:00 |
Break |
U.S. System for Achieving Energy Efficiency Objectives at the National, State, and Local Levels
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11:10 |
National Level Frank Stewart, Acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewables, U.S. Department of Energy |
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11:50 |
State Level Francis Murray, New York State Energy Commissioner |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
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2:00 |
State Level (continued) Gunnar Walmet, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Brian Henderson, Division of Energy Services, New York State Energy Office Pat Connally, Weatherization Programs, New York Department of State |
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3:30 |
Break |
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3:45 |
Local Level Richard Cherry, President New York Urban Coalition Housing Group Steven Reese, President, Youth Energy Corporation |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
November 9, Tuesday
New York Power Authority (NYPA)
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8:30 |
Introduction to NYPA and Lighting Demonstrations Scott Brown, Senior Power Analyst |
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9:15 |
NYPA's Conservation Programs Richard M. Flynn, Chairman Direct Installation Programs Angelo Esposito, Manager, Energy Conservation Group |
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11:30 |
Tour of New York Public Library Annex |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
Brooklyn Union Gas (BUG)
Host: Helmut W. Peter, Executive Vice President
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1:45 |
Welcoming Remarks Steve A. Vitale, General Manager, Research, Development, and Demonstration Video Overview of BUG: “The Energy to Grow” Overview of BUG and RDD Michael Celinski |
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2:45 |
Energy Conservation Fred Kohl, Manager, Consumer Conservation |
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3:15 |
Demand-Side Management Joseph Vaszily, Manager, Integrated Resource Management Video: “York Gas Engine Heat Pump” |
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3:45 |
Power System Overview Cynthia Gallo, Associate Business Development Manager, Power Systems Steve Eber, Business Development Director, Power Systems |
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4:15 |
Tour of Base Building Plant John McMann, One MetroTech Building Manager |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
November 10, Wednesday
New York State Department of State and
New York City Weatherization Coalition, Inc.
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8:30 |
Orientation of Low-Income Weatherization Programs in New York City David Hepinstall, Executive Director, New York City Weatherization Coalition, Inc. F.L. Andrew Padian, Director of Energy Audit Services, New York City Weatherization Coalition, Inc. |
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10:20 |
Site Visit at 3489 Broadway (79 Unit Building) Discussion of energy audit, boiler replacement, and DSM measures David Reiber, Weatherization Director, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation |
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12:30 |
Site Visit at 769 Beck Street (3-story row house) Overview of TIPS decision-making process and retrofit measures Bob Pollock, Weatherization Director, Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
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2:30 |
Site Visit at Aquilar Gardens Complex Overview of cogeneration equipment and NYSERDA monitoring program Gunnar Walmet, Program Director, Industry and Applications, and Buildings Research Norine Karins, Project Manager, Buildings |
November 11, Thursday
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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9:30 |
NRDC's Energy Activities and Energy Efficiency of NRDC's New York Office Ashok Gupta, Senior Energy Analyst |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
Polytechnic University
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1:00 |
Overview of Polytechnic University and its Educational Programs Ivan Frisch, Provost Sunil Kumar, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kalle Levon, Associate Professor of Polymer Chemistry Richard Mandelbaum, Director, Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications A. George Schillinger, Director Management of Technology Program Edward Wolf, Professor of Physics and Head of Department |
ConEd Conservation Center
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3:30 |
Tour of Conservation Center William Nicodemus |
November 12, Friday
Orange and Rockland Utilities
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9:00 |
Introduction to Orange and Rockland Utilities Michael Thorpe, Program Administrator, Demand-Side Management James Cuccaro, Manager, Economic Analysis |
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10:45 |
Reynolds Metals Corporation: Utility-Business Cooperation William Dougherty, Sales Engineer, Power Generation, Cummins Metropower, Inc. |
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12:45 |
Lunch |
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2:00 |
Tour of U.S. Military Academy's Generator Site |
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4:00 |
Non-Utility Generation Demand-Side Management Bill Atzl, Manager, Demand-Side Management Operations Utility-Government Cooperation on Low-Income Energy Efficiency Assistance Eugene Reynolds, Senior Conservation Services Representative |
November 15, Monday
Washington Briefing Session
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9:00 |
U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory System Irvin L. (Jack) White, Senior Director of Energy Programs, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Introduction to the FEDS System: A Comprehensive Approach to Facility Energy Management Ray Reilly, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories |
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10:45 |
Break |
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11:00 |
U.S. Department of Energy's Building Efficiency Programs Richard Jones, Office for Building Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy's Oil and Gas Programs Ralph Avellanet, Office for Oil Exploration and Production, U.S. Department of Energy |
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12:15 |
Lunch in meeting room |
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1:15 |
Importance of Independent Organizations to Link the National and Local Levels Marjorie Witherspoon, Executive Director, National Association for State Community Services Program Role of the National Research Council in National Energy Management, Planning, and Efficiency James Zucchetto, Division on Infrastructure, Energy, and Environmental Engineering, National Academy of Sciences |
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2:30 |
Break |
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2:45 |
National Energy Policy and the Efforts of the Alliance to Save Energy David Nemtzow, Executive Vice President, Alliance to Save Energy Review of Integrated Resource Planning Thomas Foley, Director-Portland Office, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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6:00 |
Reception at Romanian Embassy |
