The AEE Columbia River Chapter and Energy Trust of Oregon are proud to present the next Energy Engineering Forum. This free event consists of a presentation followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. A complimentary lunch and certificates of attendance will be provided.
Wed, November 28, 2018; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
Register for the event HERE
The AEE Columbia River Chapter and Energy Trust of Oregon are proud to present the next Energy Engineering Forum. This free event consists of a one hour panel discussion by green building experts followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A.They will be discussing the challenges and solutions to working within the complex commercial real estate market.
A complimentary lunch and certificates of attendance will be provided.
Register for the event HERE
Bridging the Gap: Commercial Real Estate and Energy Efficiency
Panellists:
Wade Lange, CPM, RPA, FMA
Vice President, Regional Manager, Portland, American Assets Trust
Mr. Lange serves as Vice President and Regional Manager for the Portland area, overseeing operations and development for approximately 1.3 million square feet of office, residential and retail property. Prior to joining American Assets Trust in February of 2013, Mr. Lange served as Vice President of Property Management for Langley Investment Properties and Ashforth Pacific, from 1997 to 2013, with primary responsibility for the Lloyd properties now owned by American Assets Trust. Mr. Lange also worked for the Oregon State Legislature as the Facilities Manager for the State Capitol and as the Maintenance Manager for US Bancorp’s corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Lange is a native of Portland and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science from Portland State University and serves on the boards of BOMA Oregon, Oregon Smart Growth, Go Lloyd, Portland Street Car, Lloyd Enhanced Service District, Lloyd EcoDistrict and the Holliday Park Partnership.
Emily Pearce, CEM, MBA
Vice President, Waypoint Energy
Emily Pearce has 20 years of business experience with over a decade of that in the energy efficiency industry. She has lead strategic initiatives for many utility programs including developing and designing innovative energy efficiency and market transformation programs, introducing new technology to the marketplace, and implementing and improving national energy efficiency programs. Her responsibility has included managing over $100M budgets over the past decade. Ms. Pearce has lead major business development efforts across the U.S. with specific experience in commercial utility markets, the built environment and the commercial real estate market with expansive relationships throughout these sectors. As Vice President at Waypoint, Emily runs the energy services side of business which spans across the U.S. Emily has a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University, and an M.B.A in Finance and Organizational Behavior from Marylhurst University. She is also a Certified Energy Manager. Emily is the Chair of the Green Building Interest Group (GBIG) – a sub-committee of the Cascadia Portland Collaborative of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and on the Board of the AEE Columbia Chapter.
Melynda Retallack, Ink:built
Melynda is a Principal and owner at Ink:built Architecture, a woman owned architecture and development company. She views each project Ink Built takes on as an opportunity to demonstrate how buildings can have a restorative effect on our environment and even start to alleviate issues of affordability and equity in housing. After graduating from high school here in Portland, Mel earned a Bachelor of Architecture with a minor in Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon and then moved to San Francisco to develop affordable housing and complete school renovations around the Bay Area. She is a licensed architect in Oregon and Washington and a LEED AP BD&C with over 20 years of experience in architecture and real estate development. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Camp Fire Columbia- a youth services organization and is a past chair and is still active with the Green Building Interest Group (GBIG) – a sub-committee of the Cascadia Portland Collaborative of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and International Living Futures Institute (ILFI). Mel spends her free time backpacking and paddling in the northwest and tending her urban garden.
For those attending remotely, please see below for webinar information
USA Toll Free: +1 (872) 240-3212
Access code: 541-528-093
The AEE Columbia River Chapter and Energy Trust of Oregon are proud to present the next Energy Engineering Forum. This free event consists of a one hour panel discussion by green building experts followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A.They will be discussing the challenges and solutions to working within the complex commercial real estate market.
A complimentary lunch and certificates of attendance will be provided.
Bridging the Gap: Commercial Real Estate and Energy Efficiency
Panellists:
Wade Lange, CPM, RPA, FMA
Vice President, Regional Manager, Portland, American Assets Trust
Mr. Lange serves as Vice President and Regional Manager for the Portland area, overseeing operations and development for approximately 1.3 million square feet of office, residential and retail property. Prior to joining American Assets Trust in February of 2013, Mr. Lange served as Vice President of Property Management for Langley Investment Properties and Ashforth Pacific, from 1997 to 2013, with primary responsibility for the Lloyd properties now owned by American Assets Trust. Mr. Lange also worked for the Oregon State Legislature as the Facilities Manager for the State Capitol and as the Maintenance Manager for US Bancorp’s corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Lange is a native of Portland and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science from Portland State University and serves on the boards of BOMA Oregon, Oregon Smart Growth, Go Lloyd, Portland Street Car, Lloyd Enhanced Service District, Lloyd EcoDistrict and the Holliday Park Partnership.
Emily Pearce, CEM, MBA
Vice President, Waypoint Energy
Emily Pearce has 20 years of business experience with over a decade of that in the energy efficiency industry. She has lead strategic initiatives for many utility programs including developing and designing innovative energy efficiency and market transformation programs, introducing new technology to the marketplace, and implementing and improving national energy efficiency programs. Her responsibility has included managing over $100M budgets over the past decade. Ms. Pearce has lead major business development efforts across the U.S. with specific experience in commercial utility markets, the built environment and the commercial real estate market with expansive relationships throughout these sectors. As Vice President at Waypoint, Emily runs the energy services side of business which spans across the U.S. Emily has a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University, and an M.B.A in Finance and Organizational Behavior from Marylhurst University. She is also a Certified Energy Manager. Emily is the Chair of the Green Building Interest Group (GBIG) – a sub-committee of the Cascadia Portland Collaborative of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and on the Board of the AEE Columbia Chapter.
Melynda Retallack, Ink:built
Melynda is a Principal and owner at Ink:built Architecture, a woman owned architecture and development company. She views each project Ink Built takes on as an opportunity to demonstrate how buildings can have a restorative effect on our environment and even start to alleviate issues of affordability and equity in housing. After graduating from high school here in Portland, Mel earned a Bachelor of Architecture with a minor in Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon and then moved to San Francisco to develop affordable housing and complete school renovations around the Bay Area. She is a licensed architect in Oregon and Washington and a LEED AP BD&C with over 20 years of experience in architecture and real estate development. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Camp Fire Columbia- a youth services organization and is a past chair and is still active with the Green Building Interest Group (GBIG) – a sub-committee of the Cascadia Portland Collaborative of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and International Living Futures Institute (ILFI). Mel spends her free time backpacking and paddling in the northwest and tending her urban garden.
For those attending remotely, please see below for webinar information
USA Toll Free: +1 (872) 240-3212
Access code: 541-528-093
We are working with the Energy Trust of Oregon to present a series of Energy Engineering Forums throughout 2018. These free events consist of one hour technical presentations followed by fifteen minutes of Q & A. Complimentary lunch and certificates of attendance will be provided. Be sure to join our mailing list to be notified of this and other AEE CRC events!
Oregon Energy Code – What’s in it, where is there room for improvement, and how is it applied
Jim Edelson
Director-Codes and Policy
New Buildings Institute
Since buildings account for over 30% of Oregon’s GHG emissions, its building energy codes are one of the most important policy levers to meet its climate goals. But Oregon’s energy code has gone from national leader to laggard in the past 8 years. This presentation will explain what is in Oregon’s energy code, how it is developed and applied to projects, and its opportunity for improvement. The talk will conclude with the most recent policy developments in Salem and Portland
Presenter:
As Director of Codes and Policy at New Buildings Institute, Jim has served on multiple state code boards and energy policy Advisory Committees. Jim has publishes and speaks on stretch codes, on net zero policies, and on utility programs that achieve market transformation through energy code implementation. He currently serves on ASHRAE 189.1, and is leading the development team for Stretch Codes in the state of New York. He has a Bachelor of Science and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan.
We are working with Energy Trust of Oregon to present a series of Energy Engineering Forums in 2017. This free event consists of a one hour technical presentation followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. A complimentary lunch and certificates of attendance will be provided.
Does this make sense anymore? – Energy Efficiency in a Market Awash with Low-cost Power
Charlie Grist
Conservation Resource Manager
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
The market price of energy is so low that sometimes it’s negative, wind and solar plants are springing up like mushrooms after a rain, natural gas generation is so cheap it’s displacing coal, and in many places electric loads are not growing – even though population is. These circumstances challenge the notion of energy efficiency as a resource. Yet the Northwest Power Council’s Seventh Power Plan (2016) calls for developing ever more energy efficiency. Come hear Council staffer Charlie Grist describe the current state of the power system, the near-term outlook and how energy efficiency fits into the picture.
We will also be hosting this event as a webinar. Please use the link below to register.
Presenter:
Charlie joined the Council staff in 2002 as a senior analyst. He works primarily on energy efficiency issues as part of the development and implementation of the Council’s regional power plan. Charlie’s energy efficiency work covers regional conservation potential assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation. He is vice chair of the Council’s Regional Technical Forum. Before joining the Council staff, Charlie was a senior analyst at Oregon Office of Energy for 18 years working on state energy policy development, energy facility siting, energy forecasting, utility regulation, energy conservation, renewable resource development, and Columbia River issues. Charlie has a B.S. in resource analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He likes to windsurf in the Columbia River Gorge.
PORTLAND, Oregon (June 19, 2017) – The Association of Energy Engineers Columbia River Chapter (AEE CRC) today announced that they will host a comprehensive five-day Training Program for Energy Managers in Portland this fall. The nonprofit organization acts as a local training conduit for national certifications. The increasingly recognized and requested Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification exam will be proctored on the final day of the training.
The special five-day seminar provides an in-depth, comprehensive learning and problem-solving forum for those who want a broader understanding of the latest energy cost reduction strategies. The program begins by examining the fundamentals within all key areas of energy management. Students then learn, system by system, how to diagnose and analyze energy savings opportunities.
The Training Program will take place October 23 – 27 at the National Electrical Contractors’ Association (NECA/IBEW-48) Electrical Training Center, located at 16021 NE Airport Way, in Portland, Oregon. Daily schedule is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes breakfast and lunch. The price of the course and exam is $1,999 for AEECRC Members and $2,199 for Non-Members.
Interested in becoming an AEE CRC member and receiving a $200 discount on the training? Click HERE.
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) instructor Eric Woodroof will teach the course. Woodroof, who has led the CEM program on five continents, states, “The new energy/carbon requirements in the US will absolutely make the CEM even more desired by employers and energy consumers.”
“The CEM certification has become the de facto standard in the energy efficiency industry,” said Pat Lydon, former President of Columbia River Chapter. Since its inception in 1981, the Certified Energy Manager credential has become widely accepted and used as a measure of professional accomplishment within the energy management field. It has gained industry-wide use as the standard for qualifying energy professionals both in the United States and abroad.
Register here.
Please note registering for a preparatory live or online seminar does not automatically register you to take the CEM exam. You must submit your certification application separately. To learn more about CEM Certification, please visit: www.aeecenter.org/certification/cem.
Questions? Send an email to: d.farrell@strategicenergygroup.com
About the Columbia River Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers
The Columbia River Chapter is the local chapter of the national Association of Energy Engineers. AEE CRC is dedicated to helping the community implement energy efficient technologies to reduce expenses, improve the environment and bolster our economy. The nonprofit organization acts as a local training conduit for national certifications, to promote the scientific and educational interests of those engaged in the energy industry and to foster action for sustainable development. AEE is a nonprofit professional society of over 16,000 members in 89 countries, offering a full array of informational outreach programs, seminars, conferences, journals, books and certification programs. AEE’s network of 82 local chapters meets regularly to discuss regional issues. To learn more about AEE CRC, please visit: www.aeecrc.org.
We are working with Energy Trust of Oregon to present a series of Energy Engineering Forums in 2017. This free event consists of a one hour technical presentation followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. A complimentary lunch and certificates of attendance will be provided.
Improving Energy Performance by Testing Adjusting and Balancing (TAB)
John M Herboth, P.E. CxA, EMP, BET CP
Northwest Engineering Services Inc. (NWESI)
The presentation on TAB and Energy Use will discuss how a building’s heating and cooling systems balancing can lead to energy use changes. The presentation will use specific project details in a discussion on the challenges regularly experienced by TAB providers from design, through construction, and after a building is occupied plus how those issues have impacted the end product’s energy use.
We will also be hosting this event as a webinar. Please use the link below to register for the event
Presenter:
John Herboth is a Commissioning Project Manager at Northwest Engineering Service Inc. but also leads & performs TAB on projects up and down the I-5 corridor. Over the last 9.5 years with NWESI, he has commissioned over 50 projects and has been involved in over 18 TAB projects. Over the last 3 years he has led the firm’s building envelope testing services and in 2015 started their building envelope commissioning services.
Click here for a copy of the presentation!
We are working with Energy Trust of Oregon to present a series of Energy Engineering Forums in 2017. This free event consists of a one hour technical presentation followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. A complimentary lunch and certifications for Professional Development Hours will be provided.
Energy Efficiency & Refrigeration Systems
Dave Moser, PE
Cascade Energy
Large ammonia refrigeration systems use gobs of energy. This Energy Engineering Forum will discuss common strategies for improving the energy performance of the systems, from low cost adjustments to capital upgrades and considerations for new systems.
Register for the event here.
Note that we will have a webinar setup for remote attendees.
Presenter:
Dave Moser – Dave is a senior project engineer at Cascade Energy here in Portland. For the last 18 years he’s been working with commercial and industrial mechanical systems, including design, energy audits, and commissioning.
We are working with Energy Trust of Oregon to present a series of Energy Engineering Forums in 2017. This free event consists of a one hour technical presentation followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. A complimentary lunch and certifications for Professional Development Hours will be provided.
Energy Efficiency & Refrigeration Systems
Dave Moser, PE
Cascade Energy
Large ammonia refrigeration systems use gobs of energy. This Energy Engineering Forum will discuss common strategies for improving the energy performance of the systems, from low cost adjustments to capital upgrades and considerations for new systems.
Register for the event here.
Note that we will have a webinar setup for remote attendees.
Presenter:
Dave Moser – Dave is a senior project engineer at Cascade Energy here in Portland. For the last 18 years he’s been working with commercial and industrial mechanical systems, including design, energy audits, and commissioning.