USGBC EnErGy SUmmitBy the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter

Tuesday, August 23, 2011The Houstonian Hotel

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USGBC EnErGy SUmmit

Welcome to the 2011 USGBC Energy Summit

We are glad you’re here

The USGBC Energy Summit educates the building indus-try about energy trends, efficiency, and incentives along the Gulf Coast. Participants provide a forum to share expertise about energy topics with consumers. Meet other building managers, facility engineers, operators, building owners, and building support such as engineers, architects, and ven-dors. Experience a variety of perspectives and viewpoints regarding the movement to bring green to the commercial property industry.

This program guide will allow you to plan your day. Please refer to the following pages for course descriptions, meeting room assignments, and speaker biographies.

We hope you enjoy your day learning!

Schedule:7:00am: Registration & Networking

8:00am: Breakfast & Keynote presentation 9:30am: Session 1

10:45am: Session 2 12:00pm: Lunch & Keynote presentation

1:30pm: Session 3 3:00pm: Session 4

4:30pm: Happy Hour

Table of contents:Welcome & Schedule...........Page 2

Sponsors...........Page 4Course Offerings...........Page 6

Course Offerings (continued)...........Page 7-8Speaker Biographies...........Page 9

Speaker Biographies (continued)....Page 10-17Floor Plan...........Page 18

Morris ChenTranswestern

Michael Langton

RLB Engineers

Executive Planning Committee

Dennis CruseCrescent Real Estate

Tom EasleyCB Richard Ellis

Technical Services

Keith Reihl Reihl Engineering

Vicki HollonTranswestern

Jonathan WilsonSummit Energy

Lora-Marie BernardUSGBC Texas Gulf Coast

USGBC EnErGy SUmmit

Sponsors

Silver Level ($5,000)

Bronze Level ($1,000)

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A special thank you to all of our sponsors! Your support connects green knowledge with community green leaders.

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Breakfast & Keynote: 8:00AMDynamics and Fundamentals of the Texas Energy Markets: Production, Capacities and ConsumptionBecause the vast majority of any Texas building’s energy consumption comes in the form of electric power, it’s critical for those in commercial real estate to understand what factors drive power prices in Texas. Prices are not always determined solely by local market fundamentals. Rather, today’s inter-national energy markets can influence how much building owners in Texas pay for power tomorrow. This presentation looks at the drivers of Texas power prices, around the Lone Star State and around the world.Lisa Zembrodt, Risk Manager, Summit Energy

Session 1: 9:30am

DEmanD Still matttErS PanEl DiSCUSSion Room: Grande IBack when utility rates in Texas were regulated, the effect of your facilities’ electrical demand was ob-vious and seen monthly on your electricity bill, and the peak could be experienced for 12 months after the incident. As we implement smart meters and more demand response programs, energy demand is becoming increasingly important in determining your bill and in providing revenue opportunities for your company. Join this track to discover how and to what degree Demand Still Matters in your price for energy and efficiency.Moderator: Brett Pearlman, Former Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Panel: David Roylance, Prism Energy Solutions Andrew Elliott, GDF Suez Energy Resources NA Steve Ash, Transwestern

EnErGy ratinG SyStEmS Room: Grande IIA discussion on Energy Star changes and the new ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient system. The benefits of each along with issues will be covered. Speaker: William Bahnfleth, PhD and PE, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

onSitE GEnEration Room: PecanA look into 3 different aspects of CHP. Beginning with an overview of CHP and fuel cells, discussion will involve their applications today, financial feasibility and a look into the future. Then a presentation on a short case study to show the viability of CHP and the conditions required to produce a successful CHP project, as well as an update on current legislation effecting CHP in the State of Texas. Finally, a dialogue about current applications for solar and wind, involving a discussion of the current and future legislation and incentive to promote the industry and a look into the future of the contribution of solar and wind to meet our overall energy needs. Speakers: CHP and Fuel Cells: Dan Bullock, Houston Advanced Research Center CHP Viability: Rich Herweck, Robust Energy Solar PV/Thermal and Wind: Ralph Parrott, Alternative Power Solutions

Course Offerings

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Course OfferingsSession 2: 10:45am

tEChnoloGy liGhtinG: lED liGhtinG anD ControlS Room: Grande IConfused about lighting and LED’s? Come to this session! The lighting technology exists today to meet current energy code requirement. However, future energy codes will require more aggressive changes in our current lighting strategies to meet those requirements. LED lighting is a leading candi-date to change the current paradigm to meet the future requirements of ASHRAE 90.0-2010. This track will include a presentation of the current lighting technology, and the transition into more efficient tech-nologies to improve lighting efficiencies including LED technology, retrofit opportunities, paybacks, daylighting, task lighting, and lighting controlsSpeakers: Gregg “Rudy” Ryberg and Ken Byrd, Cree Lighting

CoDE anD rEGUlationS Room: Grande IIASHRAE 90.1 2007 and IECC 2009 will be discussed as they are the current State and city Energy Codes. We will also discuss ASHRAE 90.1 2010 and anticipated changes to the codes. Other items covered include EPACT and other relevant codes influencing energy usage such as IES Lighting Lev-els. Speakers: Dub Taylor, State Energy Conservation Office Keith Reihl, Reihl Engineering

inCEntivES Room: PecanA discussion on the available funds for energy conservation projects. Potential fund sources include 179D of the tax code, Centerpoint rebates and the Green Office Challenge. A later session will present a case study that utilized funding for themSpeaker: Jarrett Simon, Centerpoint Energy

Session 3: 1:30 pm

PErformanCE ContraCtinG PanEl DiSCUSSion Room: Grande IIWhy Performance Contracting? How to do it? How it works? When does it make sense? What are the issues with it? Our panel will discuss the Pros and Cons of performance contracting from the perspec-tive of different types of performance contractors. The moderator will present questions to the panel in an open question format to stimulate a free discussion of ideas as to how to assist building owners into turning energy savings projects that might otherwise not be funded, into viable projects through a shared or cost savings partnership.Speakers: Ken Sidebottom, Johnson Controls Michael Flores, McKinstry Kevin Thoms, Hunton Services Chad Nobles, Siemens

EnErGy ConSErvation iDEaS Room: Grande IA discussion of different energy conservation ideas and where to find more ideas. Ideas include power factor correction, Energy Audits, Window Films, Lighting Retrofits, Equipment Upgrades, Stair Light-ing, Schedule, Maintenance, Occupancy Sensors, Day/Night cleaning and occupant measures such as hibernating computers. We will also cover anticipated costs and paybacks on average.Speakers: Steve Redding, RLB Engineers Keith Reihl, Reihl Engineering

Lunch & Keynote: 12:00 pmLivable Centers: Beyond the BuildingJeff taebeL, Director of Community and Environmental Planning, H-GAC

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Course Offerings

Session 3: 1:30pm (continued)

BUilDinG EnErGy EffiCiEnCy PoliCiES Room: PecanOperational standards can directly impact the bottom line. This discussion will address operational procedures and policies that can help the building management team maintain energy efficiency in their buildings, resulting in lower operating costs, increased NOI and greater property value. Speaker: Al Skodowski , Transwestern

Session 4: 3:00pm

DEmanD Still matttErS PanEl DiSCUSSion Room: Pecan Back when utility rates in Texas were regulated, the effect of your facilities’ electrical demand was ob-vious and seen monthly on your electricity bill, and the peak could be experienced for 12 months after the incident. As we implement smart meters and more demand response programs, energy demand is becoming increasingly important in determining your bill and in providing revenue opportunities for your company. Join this track to discover how and to what degree Demand Still Matters in your price for energy and efficiency.Moderator Brett Pearlman, Former Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Panel: David Roylance, Prism Energy Solutions Andrew Elliott, GDF Suez Energy Resources NA Dennis Cruse, Crescent Real Estate Equities

WinninG thE ComPEtition for CaPital DollarS Room: Grande IA discussion on how to take your project from conception to completion using a lighting and a central plant case study. We will cover how to present your idea, financial analysis including incentives and life cycle costing and how to evaluate bids and complete your project and how to sell your project to your decision maker. Speakers: Tom Easley, CB Richard Ellis Technical Services Dennis Cruse, Crescent Real Estate Equities

tEChnoloGy New Approaches for Cooling System Efficiency Room: Grande II This session will discuss cloud-based software and services available to commercial and institutional facilities enabling them to optimize the energy efficiency of HVAC systems. This software utilizes comprehensive mathematical models to process thousands of operational variables, enabling HVAC systems to automatically and continuously adjust operating parameters to lower energy usage, reduce carbon emissions and lower operating expenses. Ben Erpelding, P.E. will present the necessary steps required for designing, configuring, implementing, measuring, and maintaining high performance chilled water systems. Actual case studies from large central plant optimization projects will be includ-ed using measurement and verification data gathered from successful installations. Speaker: Ben Erpelding P.E., C.E.M, Optimum Energy

Evolution and Future of Building Envelope Technologies Room: Grande IIThis session will discuss the past, present and future of glass enhancements technologies including cost effective options for window replacement and how to use properly calculate and evaluate glass projects with energy modeling. The impact on HVAC sizing, comfort expectations and the limitations of win-dow film will also be covered.Speaker: Harry Rahman, Huper Optik International

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Jeff Taebel, FAICPDirector

Houston-Galveston Area Council

lUnCh KEynotE: Livable Centers: Beyond the BuildingJeff Taebel is the Director of Community and Environmental Planning at the Houston-Galveston Area Council, where he oversees the agency’s community and environmental planning, socioeconomic modeling, economic development and community enhancement initiatives. He has 25 years of experience in urban and regional planning, including 21 in his current position. Actively involved in community service, professional development and planning education, Jeff is a former President of the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association and later this month will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He also serves as an Adjunct Faculty member of the Graduate Community Development Program at Prairie View A&M University. Jeff received a Master of Urban Planning from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in Life Sciences from the University of Nebraska.

BrEaKfaSt KEynotE: Dynamics and Fundamentals of the Texas Energy Markets, Production, Capacities and ConsumptionLisa Zembrodt’s expertise in the energy markets is critical to many Fortune 500 companies, particularly in the commodity price risk management programs of large, industrial energy users. In addition to risk mitigation guidance and market analysis, she routinely pres-ents at industry conferences, helping decision-makers understand the current and future states of energy supply and demand. Lisa has also provided industry commentary and analysis to news outlets, in-cluding CNBC, BNN, Bloomberg and Dow Jones Newswires.Lisa received a Bachelor’s of Arts in International Economics from Eastern Kentucky University and her MBA from the Univer-sity of Louisville. She also completed work toward a certificate in International Studies at Yamanashi University in Kofu, Japan.

Lisa ZembrodtRisk Manager

Summit Energy

Speaker Biographies

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DEmanD Still mattErS PanEl moDEratorBrett A. Perlman is currently President of Vector Advisors, a management consulting firm that provides services to telecommunications and energy clients. Prior to his cur-rent role, he served as Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas from 1999 to 2003. Perlman was appointed to the Texas PUC in 1999 by then-Governor George W. Bush and served until his term ended in September 2003. In this role, he was responsible for leading the successful restructuring of Texas’ $17 billion electric utility industry and $4 billion telecommunications industry as these markets opened to competition. As a result of Perlman’s leadership, Texas has been widely recognized as having the best electric restructuring program in the country and as one of the most successful competitive telecommunications markets. In addition, Perlman was the only publicly appointed official to serve throughout the entire Texas electric restruc-turing process and therefore has unparalleled insights into the Texas electric market.

Brett PearlmanPresident

Vector Advisors

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Speaker Biographies

David RoylanceChief Executive OfficerPrism Energy Solutions

Andrew ElliottDirector

GDF SUEZ ENERGY RESOURCES

DEmanD Still mattErS PanEliStDavid has more than 25 years in the energy industry and a proven track record of deliv-ering innovative electricity and natural gas solutions for consumers. Prism Energy So-lutions is a leading energy procurement and risk management advisory firm focusing on retail energy markets. He is also President of Cavallo Energy Texas, a wholesale energy and retail services provider to the Texas General Land Office State Power Pro-gram. David previously served as President and COO of SaveOnEnergy, the nation’s largest online price comparison site for electricity consumers. David joined Reliant Energy in 1998. As Senior Vice President, he led the commercial and industrial sales and marketing division, driving the profitable expansion of Reliant’s retail business. He also served in several other capacities with Reliant, including Director of Natural Gas Trading and Marketing in the western United States, and helped establish a Eu-ropean sales and marketing presence. From 1986-1998, David held positions of in-creasing responsibility at Conoco Philips’ domestic and international units. Roylance holds a BA from University of North Texas and is Board Chair for Children at Risk, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children.

DEmanD Still mattErS PanEliStAndrew has more than 19 years of experience working within the natural gas and electricity markets across the U.S. He currently directs the retail portfolio manage-ment activities in ERCOT for GDF SUEZ. Before joining GDF SUEZ in 2003, An-drew held positions with Reliant Energy and Duke Energy where he worked in the roles of natural gas & power trading, origination/structured transactions and asset optimization. He received a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from University of Houston.

DEmanD Still mattErS PanEliStStephen is a member of Transwestern’s National Property Management Advisory Group and is also responsible for the property management and reporting activities of approximately 34 million square feet of commercial properties in Houston and Louisiana. Beginning his career in 1988, Steve has contributed and overseen to the management of real estate projects including the 1.7 million square foot Four Oaks Place, the 1.55 million square foot Williams Tower, Marathon Oil Tower, One Shell Square, Greenspoint Plaza, 3D/International Tower, The Esperson Buildings, and the Lakes on Post Oak. Previously, he was an Asset Manager with NationsBank handling property management and disposition. He has extensive experience in building opera-tions, financial reporting, training of personnel, tenant improvement, construction and leasing for office, industrial, retail and medical real estate services.His management assignments have serviced such tenants as Exxon Mobil, Williams Companies, Huntsman, Van Kampen American Capital, Transwestern, Hines, Rowan Companies, Memorial Hermann and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital.

Steve AshManaging Senior VP

Transwestern

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Speaker Biographies

William Bahnfleth Professor & Director

Pennsylvania State University

Daniel BullockDirector

U.S. DOE Gulf Clean Energy Application Center

EnErGy ratinG SyStEmS SPEaKErWilliam Bahnfleth is Professor and Director of the Indoor Environment Center in the Department of Architectural Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in University Park, PA, where he has been employed since 1994. At Penn State, Dr. Bahnfleth teaches undergraduate courses in HVAC fundamentals and controls and graduate courses in chilled water systems, hot water and steam systems, and indoor air quality. His research interests cover a wide variety of indoor environmental control topics, including chilled water pumping systems, stratified thermal energy storage, protection of building occupants from indoor bioaerosol releases, ultraviolet germi-cidal irradiation systems, and others. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 technical papers and 11 books and book chapters. He consults regularly on the design of chilled water thermal energy storage systems and has been involved in more than 20 projects world-wide.

onSitE GEnEration: ChP anD fUEl CEllS SPEaKErDaniel Bullock is the Director of the U.S. DOE Gulf Clean Energy Application Center. Dan has over twenty years experience in high technology covering a wide variety of roles including fundamental research, technology development, operations, marketing and sales. Bullock has previously worked for IBM, Advanced Micro Devices, and a number of technology start-up companies in the energy and microelectronics industries. Bullock graduated with distinction in solid state physics from Pennsylvania State University, and holds advanced degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in both engineering and public administration. In 2009, Bullock was awarded the CHP Champion award by the U.S. Clean Heat and Power Association.

onSitE GEnEration: ChP viaBility SPEaKErRich Herweck is the Chief Executive Officer of Robust Energy. Herweck founded Ro-bustEnergy on June 1, 2009 to focus on energy solutions in the State of Texas that im-prove energy security while simultaneously improving the environment. RobustEnergy has developed strategic alliances that include strong players in the CHP industry in Tex-as. The Advisory Board and management team have decades of experience in the field. Herweck has assembled the right people to make deployment of CHP happen in Texas. Under Herweck’s leadership and advocacy skills, the Texas CHP Initiative was success-ful in having the CHP Energy Security language passed in two different bills, HB 1831 and HB 4409, during the 81st Texas Legislative session. These bills were signed by the Governor in June 2009. For the enhancement of energy security for critical infrastructure in the State of Texas, the new Texas law requires a CHP feasibility study for government facilities that are considered critical infrastructure.TXCHPI and Herweck also achieved recognition for CHP in the 80th Texas Legislature. The result was inclusion of CHP in the Energy Efficiency bill, HB 3693, which called for a Public Utility Commission study of combined heat and power technologies in the State.

Rich HerweckChief Executive Officer

Robust Energy

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Speaker Biographies

Ralph Parrott Founder

Applied Power Systems

Gregg “Rudy” RybergDirector of Sales -

Health CareCree Lighting

onSitE GEnEration: Solar Pv/thErmal & WinD SPEaKErRalph Parrott Graduated from Purdue University in 1991 with a BS in Construction Engineering and Management. Upon graduation Ralph spent 6 years with MW Kel-logg (now KBR) as a construction field engineer and process systems designer. Mr. Parrott then spent the next 11 years as a sales representative and sales manager for several construction related products and services. Ralph is the founder of Alternative Power Solutions which is a rapidly growing renewable energy engineering, design, and construction firm in Houston TX.

tEChnoloGy liGhtinG SPEaKEr

tEChnoloGy liGhtinG SPEaKErKenneth “Ken” Byrd currently heads the Applications Engineering Department at Cree LED Lighting. He has over 17 years experience with LED lighting, and has been instrumental in the growth and development of LED technology, contributing in a number of capacities. He has served in roles in Silicon Carbide materials de-velopment, process control, production and project management, manufacturing, and marketing. He was one of the original employees of LED Lighting Fixtures, which Cree, Inc. acquired and is now the vehicle for LED lighting adoption globally. Ken is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served from 1987 to 1993 in Nuclear Engi-neering and is a veteran of the first Gulf War. He received his BS in Nuclear Power Technology from the University of Arizona in 1992. He began a career with Cree, Inc. in 1994, served in a variety of roles until 2006, when he left to pursue a start-up company called LED Lighting Fixtures. This company was acquired by Cree, Inc. in 2008. Ken has served in the role of Applications Engineer since 2008.

Ken Byrd Applications Engineering

Cree Lighting

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Speaker Biographies

Dub TaylorDirector

State Energy Conservation Office, Texas Comptroller of

Public Accounts

Keith ReihlChief Executive OfficerReihl Engineering, LLC.

CoDE anD rEGUlationS SPEaKErDub Taylor is the Director of the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), which is operated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Under his direction, SECO helps the state make the most of domestic energy, reduce state and local government energy costs and promote cost-effective clean energy technologies. SECO’s mission is to maximize energy efficiency while protecting the environment. Prior to joining SECO in 1999, Taylor’s public sector experience includes six years with the Texas Railroad Commission’s Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division. Taylor’s private sector experience was focused in commercial real estate, property appraisal and property tax consulting. A native of Dallas and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Taylor resides in Austin with his wife, two children and two dogs. Taylor currently serves on, and is actively involved in a number of energy efficiency and clean energy-focused national, state and local organizations.

CoDE anD rEGUlationS SPEaKErKeith Reihl is a Sustainable Engineer and President/CEO of Reihl Engineering, LLC. He provides LEED Consulting and Commissioning for a variety of built environ-ments, including existing buildings, new construction and renovation projects. He also provides oversight in the design of MEP systems. Keith has extensive experience in commercial, higher education, K-12, residential, data centers, retail, restaurants, high-tech and airport projects. Keith is known in the Houston business place for his numer-ous civic leadership roles. He has served as the technical chair and a board member for the Greater Houston Area USGBC Chapter before being tapped as the 2009 incoming chair. Meanwhile, he maintains an active leadership role in ASHRAE Houston where he is the Vice President and the chapter’s chair for Research and Promotion & Sustain-ability. He is active in the Construction Industry Council, the Energy and Mechanical Code Committees and Recycling committee for the City of Houston. Keith is also on the Gulf Coast Green executive committee as the ASHRAE Liaison. Keith is a licensed professional engineer in Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree in architectural en-gineering at Kansas State University and earned his MBA at the University of Houston.

inCEntivES SPEaKErJarrett Simon joined CenterPoint Energy in 2007 and is responsible for the imple-mentation of various corporate energy efficiency programs which include duties such as budget oversight, personnel development, program selection, goal achievement and bonus achievement. Prior to joining CenterPoint Energy Mr. Simon served as an Energy Engineer II for Siemens Building Technologies. In that capacity Mr. Simon oversaw all aspects of efficiency projects including technical and design assistance, project development, and the post construction measurement and verification period. Prior to Siemens Building Technologies Mr. Simon worked as a Project Manager for several years at Popham Walter Architects, CHP & Associates and CES/Way Inter-national. Mr. Simon has over 15 years of experience working in energy efficiency related fields. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University and was born and raised in Houston, TX.

Jarrett Simon Manager Program

ImplementationCenterpoint

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Speaker Biographies

Steve Redding President

Redding Linden Burr

Al SkodowskiManaging Senior VP and

Director LEED and Sustainability Services

Transwestern

EnErGy ConSEvation iDEaS SPEaKEr Steve Redding, President of Redding Linden Burr, has led the growth of his firm into one of the largest and most respected MEP engineering firms in Houston in just a few short years. A graduate of Rice University with a Master’s Degree in mechanical en-gineering, Steve is a Registered Professional Engineer in over 25 states and a LEED Accredited Professional. He has served as the president of ASHRAE Houston chapter and has held various other positions. Steve is also a member of Rice Design Alliance and was recently appointed to serve on the board of the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

BUilDinG EnErGy EffiCiEnCy PoliCiES SPEaKErAl has over 20 years of commercial real estate facility management experience in-cluding expertise in energy management, construction management, operations, and due diligence.Under Al’s leadership, Transwestern is currently pursuing LEED-EB: O&M certification on over 80 buildings. In addition, Al and his team have success-fully attained LEED-EB: O&M certification on existing client projects totaling one-third of all current national certifications in this LEED category. The projects in-clude the Gold certified Wrigley Global Center in Chicago, the Silver certified One Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the Silver certified 1800 West Loop South and the Gold certified Pennzoil Place, both in Houston. In 2009, the USGBC awarded Al its Leadership Award for the private sector. This prestigious honor is given to individuals who signify vision, leadership and commitment to the evolution of green building design and construction.Prior to taking on his current role, Al man-aged engineering and operations for Transwestern’s Midwest region. In this role he initiated the firm’s LEED-EB certification initiative in conjunction with the USGBC’s Pilot Portfolio Program and was instrumental in managing Transwestern’s ENERGY STAR® program for the Midwest Region. Under his leadership, the Midwest bench-marked its portfolio in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager with several achieving the ENERGY STAR label.

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PErformanCE ContraCtinG PanEliStKen Sidebottom works for the Solutions Business of the Building Efficiency Division at Johnson Controls Inc., a leading provider of Energy Savings Performance Con-tracts, building fire and security management systems, HVAC equipment and building automation controls. Johnson Controls Building Efficiency is focused on providing Safe, Healthy and Sustainable environments for their customers. Ken’s areas of exper-tise include energy & water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and sustainable building operating solutions. He is adept at using the EPA ENERGY STAR Build-ing Rating System for Ranking & Labeling buildings as well as other Sustainable “Green” Building Programs such as LEED. As an expert in energy efficiency and sustainability relating to green buildings, he has made presentations at various indus-try Trade Shows, Conferences, Workshops, and many other industry related speaking engagements. He is quoted in various trade Publications on the benefits of Greening Existing Buildings and the benefits of Building Green.

Ken SidebottomProject Development ManagerJohnston Controls, Inc.

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Speaker Biographies

Michael FloresDirector-Southwest Region

McKinstry

Kevin ThomsVP of Business DevelopmentHunton Trane Services

PErformanCE ContraCtinG PanEliStMichael Flores has over 20 years of experience in the industry of designing, construct-ing and operating, and funding smart and efficient buildings. Under his leadership, the Southwest Region of McKinstry has grown from initial launch in 2009 to a broad-ly capable organization that today serves the states of Texas and Oklahoma. In the last 2.5 years, McKinstry has opened offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi, created 22 full time jobs and has become recognized as a comprehensive design, build, operate and maintain enterprise in the region. As Director of the South-west Region for McKinstry, Michael is the business unit leader responsible for the continued growth of McKinstry’s Energy and Facility Services operation. In his role as Director, Michael has the ultimate authority and responsibility for client outcome, experience, and satisfaction. Michael has a passion for saving money and improving a client’s fiscal health. Throughout his career, Michael has helped to oversee, develop and deliver over $100 million in utility savings projects.

PErformanCE ContraCtinG PanEliStKevin O. Thoms, RPA is Vice President of Business Development for the Hunton Trane Services, a division of The Hunton Group. He has been with the Hunton Group since 2004 and has worked primarily in the office highrise and corporate facilities campus market for both owner occupied and commercial investment office buildings. His responsibility is to assist owners and managers to find sustainable business and physical plant solutions to reduce their energy and overall operating and capital costs.Kevin has prior commercial real estate experience spanning 27 years in executive positions with companies such as Coldwell Banker (CBRE), Grubb and Ellis, and PM Realty Group. Kevin has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Washington. He is professionally affiliated with BOMA where he has been an officer, board mem-ber, and held chairs of numerous committees over the years. While in commercial real estate his teams were recipients of two BOMA International TOBY awards at consecutive International Convention and Trade Shows in Highrise and Campus Of-fice Park categories.

PErformanCE ContraCtinG PanEliStChad Nobles earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Distribution Engi-neering from Texas A&M University in 1996. He currently serves in a dual role for Siemens as the Siemens Corporate Account Manager for the City of Houston as well as an Account Executive for Siemens Industry, Inc. – Building Technologies Division focused on energy & environmental solutions. Chad started his career selling and de-signing building automation system and HVAC controls, along with fire, security, and mechanical services. For the past 7 years, Chad has developed, sold, and managed over $70 million in performance contracts (energy & operational savings/conserva-tion projects) mainly in the public sector. Conservation projects included lighting, HVAC, water conservation, water and wastewater treatment plants, automatic meter reading, water meter replacements, solar, alternative energy, and a variety of other conservation measures. Chad is an active member in various organizations including Energy Services Coalition, Greater Houston Partnership, Texas Municipal League, and Government Finance Officers Association. He has spoken at various conferences and symposiums on energy efficiency, water conservations, and air quality.

Chad NoblesProject Development Manager

Siemens

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Speaker Biographies

Tom Easley Regional Facilities Manger

CB Richard Ellis Technical Services

Dennis CruseEnergy Services Manager/

Operations Project ManagerCrescent Real Estate

Equities

WinninG thE ComPEtition for CaPital DollarS SPEaKEr In April of 2008 Thomas Easley joined CB Richard Ellis as Regional Facilities Man-ager for the Gulf Coast and Central Texas regions. He is responsible for training, de-velopment, and quality control for over 100 building and operating engineers in these two markets. Thomas brings 30 years of engineering and maintenance experience to the CBRE team. Prior to joining CBRE, he was a consultant with Virginia based JDM Associates, advising the TIAA-CREF office portfolio with methods to reduce energy consumption, procure power, and facilitate the Greening of the 44,000,000 square foot office portfolio. As the Corporate Engineering Director for 7,000,000 square feet of medical office space with Healthcare Realty (HRT) of Nashville, Tennessee, he coordinated and performed due diligence efforts associated with acquisition. During his eighteen years with American General Corporation, he worked in the Property Management and Engineering Management groups.

WinninG thE ComPEtition for CaPital DollarS SPEaKEr Dennis F. Cruse serves on Crescent’s Asset Management team as Energy Services Manager/Operations Project Manager for Crescent Real Estate Equities, LLC over-seeing all aspects of the daily activities and long term strategic planning for energy procurement, energy management, energy efficiency projects and sustainability for Crescent’s office portfolio of 35 office buildings comprising over 17 million square feet. His energy procurement experience includes the direction and administration of requests for proposals and negotiations for contracts for over 13 million megawatt-hours of electricity and over 3 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Mr. Cruse earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Hous-ton, University Park with a secondary area of concentration in Marketing. He holds the professional designations of Certified Facilities Manager (CFM), Certified Energy Manager (CEM®), Certified Energy Procurement Professional (CEP®), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED – AP®), Cer-tified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP) and Certified Energy Auditor (CEA).

WinninG thE ComPEtition for CaPital DollarS SPEaKEr Ben Erpelding P.E., C.E.M, Vice President, Engineering and Solution Architecture for Optimum Energy, has more than 13 years of experience in energy efficiency, dis-tributed generation, renewable energy, and demand response. Ben has worked on over 500 chilled water plants in the US, Asia and Middle East. For 6 years (as part of the non-profit San Diego Regional Energy Office), Ben measured and verified actual performance and cost savings for large central plant energy efficiency retrofits, photo-voltaic installations, demand response projects, and combined heat and power instal-lation. Ben received his Master of Science, with an emphasis in Combined Heat and Power, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, from San Diego State University. Ben is a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of California and a member of the HPAC Engineering magazine Editorial Advisory Board, where he has also published several technical articles.

Ben ErpeldingVice President, Engineering &

Soulation Architecture Optimum Energy, LLC

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Speaker Biographies

Harry RahmanNational Director of Business Development

Huper Optik International

tEChnoloGy: EvolUtion anD fUtUrE of BUlDinG EnvEloPE tEChnoloGiES SPEaKErHarry Rahman is National Director of Business Development for Hüper Optik USA. A former Vice-President of the International Window Film Association, Harry is the youngest person to ever hold the office. Harry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Houston and is active member of the USGBC Gulf Coast Chapter. He regularly presents on the broad topics of energy efficiency, green business practices, and ROI reporting, particularly for facility managers. Harry has consulted and lead projects with commercial clients throughout the U.S. and Mexico, including retrofit product selection, and conducted DOE II EQUEST modeling for cli-ents such as Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Princeton University, the State of Texas, and Trump Tower.

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