ERAPPA 2009 - Portland

Sustainable

Imagine Energy Efficient Campus: Benchmarking Energy Use Through ENERGY STAR 

Maureen Roskoski, REPA, LEED AP, Facility Engineering Associates, PC

Are your buildings operating efficiently? How can you benchmark your portfolio's energy consumption?  We will show you how you can use ENERGY STAR's online Portfolio Program to benchmark your buildings' energy performance across your campus.  This session will show you how to calculate your score you and prioritize energy initiatives.

Facilities Planning

How to Stay Lean and Mean in a Down Economy

David Slomsky, William A. Berry & Son, Inc.; Marylou Batt and George Smith, Lesley University; Simeon Bruner, RA and Jason Forney, AIA, LEED, Bruner/Cott Architects

How do schools spend construction dollars wisely without sacrificing their competitive edge? Those involved with campus construction will be interested to hear an economic outlook with regards to construction, as well as hear from a New England University on how their school is constructing through this down economy. (All Levels)

People

Using The Power Of Students...Case Study of The University Of Vermont Engineering Intern Program

            Salvatore Chiarelli, Richard Wolbach,  University of Vermont

The University of Vermont's Physical Plant Department has partnered with the College of Engineering and Mathematical Science with a use of an available viable resource, the Engineering Students.  Developing a list of meaningful, real, and challenging projects, Physical Plant has tapped into this resource as a way to get some engineering studies performed as well developing a potential applicant pool for introduction of young talent into an aging Facilities work force.

Potpourri

Cost Effective Management & Quality Assurance Strategies for Pavements

Robert Christman, P.E., Vanesse Hangen Brustlin

Significant resources are directed to the ongoing operation and maintenance associated with campus pavements. Most important is to properly manage what you have, and, assure what you actually get. In this session, a nationally recognized expert in pavement engineering will offer a case study that illustrates new approaches to cost-effective management and quality assurance of pavements and identify benefits, key principles and lessons learned.

Intended Audience: Pavement facility planners, engineers, operations managers; facility pavement infrastructure asset managers.                                                                  Technical complexity: mid-level supervisors, managers, or senior technical staff

Utilities/Energy

Commercial-Scale Outdoor Solar Powered Area Lighting is Becoming Mainstream. What's Driving It and What are the Do's and Don'ts (AIA/LU, HSW, SD)

            Moneer Azzam, SolarOne Solutions, Inc

Lighting is a key factor in selecting a college campus.  Security, energy

issues and green-branding has catapulted interest in solar powered lighting.  New products and claims are flooding the market.  Quality, performance and price vary widely, creating confusion for facility managers.  This presentation brings clarity through discussion of basics and case studies.