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ecoDistrict Training Archive

The DowntownDC BID training stresses a “triple bottom line,” method of doing business that protects the planet, people and profit. It's a holistic and sustainable approach to guiding and accelerating efforts to make the downtown healthy, competitive and attractive.
 

2012 Building Energy Summit Summit Materials

PDF versions of presentations from the March, 2012 event

The Future of Energy in Downtown DC Richard H. Bradley Downtown BID   [PDF 915 KB]		Creating the Smart Energy Future Audrey Zibelman President and CEO Viridity Energy    [PDF 955 KB]
Sustainability Business Culture & Using Data to Accelerate Market Transformation Elizabeth J Heider, AIA LEED AP BD+C Senior Vice President, Skanska USA Chair, US Green Building Council    [PDF 2.6 MB]
Energy Supply Strategies
Electricity and Natural Gas Purchasing Strategies Kathy Kiernan Senior Vice President APPI Energy    [PDF 542 KB]		Customer-Sited Electrical Generation: Energy Supply Strategy DC Metro Area David Thomas Osborn, M.Sc. Vice President – Energy Solutions CoR Advisors    [PDF 641 KB]
Building Participation in Load Management Paul Tyno Senior Director Viridity Energy     [PDF 1 MB]
Benchmarking, Monitoring, Reporting
Early Lessons Learned: Benchmarking, Monitoring, Reporting David Borchardt Chief Sustainability Officer The Tower Companies    [PDF 1 MB]		Energy Information Systems: Benchmarking, Monitoring, Reporting Anthony Campbell, RPA, LEED AP Energy & Technology Advisor Commercial Buildings    [PDF 1.1 MB]
Energy Benchmarking, Monitoring, Reporting Betty Ann Kane Chairman Public Service Commission of DC    [PDF 764 KB]		The State of Making Sense of Baseline Data Jon S. Towslee, P.E., CEM Senior Vice President EFT Energy Inc.     [PDF 882 KB]
Better Buildings, Better Business
Better Buildings, Better Business - A Practical Approach Evan K. Tyroler, LEED AP, MSRE, BEP, Vice President- Cassidy Turley     [PDF 870  KB]		Corporate Sustainability: Economic Outcomes Occupant Attitudes Direction Dave Pogue, LEED AP Global Director of Sustainability CBRE     [PDF 1.12 MB]
Energy Management: Reducing Demand and Improving ROI
Energy IT Innovation Scott Paisley Technical Director JouleX    [PDF 860  KB]		Analytics and the New Era of Facilities and Operations Joe Phillips Director – Smarter Buildings IBM Global Business Services     [PDF 1.16 MB]
SCIenergy   Dave Weinerth Executive Vice President – Marketing SCIenergy    [PDF 1.88 MB]
Roadmap to Energy Efficiency and Case Studies
District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility Ted Trabue Managing Director DC SEU     [PDF 0. 51 MB]		The Roadmap to Energy Efficient Buildings Darlene Pope President and CEO CoR Advisors     [PDF .0.76 MB]
Case Studies - Aventine Office - 1525 Wilson Boulevard Carlos Santamaria, RPA, LEED AP Vice President – Engineering Services Glenborough     [PDF 1.138 MB]
Financing Energy Efficiency Projects
Financing Energy Efficiency Projects Lori Collins Managing Director Abundant Power Solutions     [PDF 1.2 MB]		District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility Kimberly Henderson Manager-Commercial and Institutional Programs - DC SEU      [PDF 424 KB]
Advanced Energy Management Technologies
Advanced Energy Management Technologies Marc Petock Vice President Global Marketing & Communications - Tridium    [PDF .68 MB]		Using Data as a Tool to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs John Petze Principal SkyFoundry     [PDF 1.02 MB]
Maximizing Energy Efficiency via Advanced Lighting Control Rick Schuett VP Global Sales -Encelium Technologies   [PDF .88 MB]		Advanced Energy Management Technology Mike Zimmerman CEO BuildingIQ   [PDF 2.71 MB]

2010 Downtown DC Eco-District Summit Materials

PDF versions of presentations from the September 30, 2010 event
 

Materials below were made available prior to the summit and provide background regarding green building activities underway in the city and the Downtown BID, the District Government's Climate Action Plan, Climate of Opportunity, released in September 2010.

Green Building Activity in the Downtown BID [PDF 87 KB]	Green Building in the Downtown BID [PDF 44 KB]
Climate of Opportunity Full report  [PDF 771 KB]	Table ES.2 Excerpt from Climate of Opportunity is available as a separate download and features a comprehensive list of programs and activities that were discussed during the summit.

For further background material see ULI’s website from their June 2010 New York forum on Energy Finance for Real Estate. There are presentations on how the Empire State Building realized a 38% energy savings through energy retrofits, on District Energy, financing solar energy, energy services agreements, as well as other materials on financing energy efficiency.

2008 Energy Star Training

Energy Efficiency Training for Property Managers and Building Engineers

The first Energy Star training session for Downtown property managers, Benchmarking Your Property with the EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager, was hosted by the BID along with co-sponsors Energy Star and Cool Capital Challenge, Trainer Leslie Cook, Energy Star Public Sector Manager – Climate Protection Partnerships Division, demonstrated how EPA’s online energy management tool, Portfolio Manager, helps evaluate energy performance by measuring and tracking energy use and carbon emissions across a portfolio of buildings.  Attendees learned how to develop a baseline for energy use, prioritize investments, set goals and track energy use improvements over time.

DOWNLOAD LESLIE COOK'S PRESENTATION
[pdf – 2.1 MG]

Get more information about Energy Star and future training opportunities.

Energy Efficiency Training for Property Managers and Building Engineers

The Downtown BID hosted Energy Efficiency Training Managers and Building Engineers featuring five panelist practitioners, and service providers who presented examples of energy efficiency improvements.  The featured  presentation by the Akridge Team demonstrated how by a program of management and operations improvement their company to cut energy consumption at the Homer Building by 34%.  The event was co-sponsored by Akridge, Cassidy, Pinkard and Colliers, Energy Star, Cool Challenge and the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

DOWNLOAD AKRIDGE'S PRESENTATION
[pdf – 433 KB]

Get more information about the 5/29/08 training and download a checklist of action steps.

Send comments to:

 Scott Pomeroy
 Environmental Programs Mgr
 Downtown BID
 summit@downtowndc.org
 202-661-7580