ERAPPA 2009 - Portland

The Question Of Greenwash And The Environmental Benefits Of LEED Building Construction And Certification. Are The Benefits Real Or Imagined? (AIA/LU, HSW, SD)

David Early, P.E., C.E.M., C.C.C.A., University of Southern Maine

The LEED Certification program has become the target of increasing criticism.  Has LEED created the illusion of environmental sustainability, rather than actual sustainability?  Is the true goal and mission of the USGBC an economic, business centered effort about promoting their own agenda, prestige, and financial worth?  Can this be true? What is the right or wrong emphasis on Green?  This presentation will be of interest to everyone interested in green construction, renovation and the LEED process. 

Facilities Planning

"Bright" Green Buildings Provide Significant Return on Investment for the Higher Education Market (AIA/LU)

William MacGowan, P. Eng., Delta Controls

The presentation summarizes the benefits of converging Green Technologies and Building Intelligence.  To date there has been tremendous talk about the value of this convergence.  Missing for Facilities Managers has been the detail required for proper evaluation.  This presentation provides highlights of a recently completed industry research study entitled "Bright Green Buildings". 

Target Audience: Facilities Managers

Technical Complexity: Mid-Level

People

Improving Your Electronic Communication: E-Mail Do's and Don'ts

            Michelle Frederick, American University

E-mail is the most common, convenient, and potentially the most costly means of business communication today. With all this e-mail traffic, the potential for disaster is huge if you are not careful to write messages that are as safe and secure, as they are clean and clear.  This session will help participants at every level in an organization avoid e-mail liabilities while creating electronic documents that are as persuasively and powerfully written, as they are risk-free. 

Potpourri

Getting Answers - How to Slice and Dice Data Using Excel Pivot Tables

(Session 1 of a 2 session series-- requires preregistration)

Phillip Rouble, Algonquin College

This hands-on workshop looks at the basics of pivot tables to slice and dice large tables of information into meaningful summary reports. Pivot tables are fast, easy to use and can yield surprising results. This workshop will be useful to anyone trying to dig answers out of tables or databases.

Basic Microsoft Excel skills are assumed and all participants must bring a laptop with Excel, either Excel 2003 or Excel 2007 may be used.

Utilities/Energy

Utility Master Plan-Look Back to Look Ahead 

            Howard McKew, P.E., CPE, RDK Engineers

Campus growth doesn't necessarily mean campus growth.  Aggressive campus operations management can actually eliminate the need for central plant growth.  While there is not a lot of documented experience on campus air conditioning capacity and system diversity, it is possible to manage the chilled water system distribution based on 45% to 65% diversity of the cooling load.  The target audience is experienced facility managers responsible for central chilled water plants, as well as other operations management personnel.  The discussion is based on recent campus master plan projects and energy auditing assessments.