ENERGY MANAGEMENT TRAINING & TOOLS: AN OVERVIEW
8:00a.m. – 11:30a.m. Workshop
Workshop FULL - WAITLIST ONLY

As building design continues to evolve, it’s never been more important for Facility Managers and Operators to stay up to speed on the industry’s latest developments. Attend this workshop and discover the latest tools at your disposal, from the BOMA e-Energy online demonstration session and post-secondary curriculums to newly available lighting and mechanical tools.

Attendees will leave with an understanding of the best options available to support their role today and in the future.

Please note: this workshop is technical in nature

Target Audience: Maintenance staff, operations staff, sustainability staff, professionals looking for a career change

ENERGY CONSERVATION DEMYSTIFIED: UNCOVERING A STARTING POINT
8:00a.m. – 4:00p.m. Workshop

Is your organization ready to shift to a conservation culture and save on its energy costs, only you’re not sure where to start?

This full-day Natural Resources Canada Workshop is a must-attend for those new to energy conservation. Based on Dollars to $ense, a step-by-step approach developed by the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) at Natural Resources Canada, this workshop teaches you the basics (like the difference between kWh and kW) and will help you find immediate energy savings opportunities in your organization. You’ll also leave with creative ideas on how to build a conservation business case and ways to encourage decision makers in your organization to adopt a conservation strategy.

Target Audience: Large commercial customers new to energy conservation, energy modellers, Green Team leads, information technology staff, maintenance staff, operations staff, property managers, senior management, sustainability staff

CANADA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL PROGRAMS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
12:30p.m. – 4:00p.m Workshop
Workshop FULL - WAITLIST ONLY

Attend this workshop and discover the benefits of two flagship initiatives from the Canada Green Building Council: the GREEN UP building performance program and the LEED Canada Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system. You’ll learn how both of these complementary frameworks can be applied to improve the performance of an existing building.

Case studies will be presented to demonstrate why benchmarking and improving building performance is important; and, more specifically how these programs can help guide capital investment decisions, transform your day-to-day operations and maintenance routine, leading to significant cost savings.

Target Audience: Property managers, senior management, sustainability staff, energy managers, operations staff, building owners

GOING PUBLIC WITH ENERGY DATA: IS THIS THE FUTURE?
10:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. Breakout Session

With energy conservation a political priority in BC and elsewhere, can publishing your building’s energy use give you a competitive edge?

Today, many governments around the world now require commercial property owners to disclose data on the energy performance of their buildings. Attend this session to learn about the benefits and potential drawbacks of disclosing data, and how this new practice may be applied to new and existing buildings in BC. If you like to stay ahead of the curve, you should attend this session.

Please note: this session is technical in nature

Target Audience: Developers, local governments, energy modellers, project engineers, architects, consultants

Product Stewardship: Going from Reactive to Proactive
10:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. Breakout Session

Today, there is increased market pressure for retailers and manufacturers to take a proactive role when it comes to product decommissioning and product stewardship.

Sit in on this session as we discuss best practices and hear real-world examples from leaders in product stewardship and decommissioning and overall what it means for your community.

Target Audience: Retail and manufacturing partners, Power Smart Alliance members

SOCIAL MARKETING: THE UNTAPPED ENERGY MANAGEMENT TOOL
10:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. Breakout Session

There’s a lot of hype around social marketing – and more specifically, the impact it can have on your organization. Yet sometimes social marketing activities are perceived as productivity-draining initiatives that lack meaningful metrics. But that doesn’t have to be the case.

Attend this session and discover how three key social marketing concepts – academic, application and evaluation – will help you to deploy a successful campaign centered around energy conservation and behaviour change. Real-world case studies will demonstrate how social marketing can deliver impressive and previously untapped, bottom line results.

Target Audience: Energy managers, Green Team leads, maintenance staff, operations staff, property managers, retail marketing staff, senior management, sustainability staff

Motivating Individuals to Care About Energy Conservation
1:30p.m. – 4:00p.m. Breakout Session

Getting the attention of individuals and mobilizing groups toward a common goal of energy conservation can be done.

Hear how different communities have applied principles of social psychology and adult learning to achieve commitment, action and results in their efforts to reduce energy consumption. You’ll take away proven strategies and ideas that you can start implementing right away.

Target Audience: Community energy managers, Conservation Community of Practice practitioners, sustainability or green team coordinators, marketing and communication directors

THE EVOLUTION OF ENERGY MARKETS & THE IMPACT ON COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES
1:30p.m. – 4:00p.m. Breakout Session

The integrated global energy market is exerting a strong influence on the business environment here in BC. At the same time, we face unique, local realities that are shaping rates and market dynamics here at home.

Join our discussion with energy market experts and senior managers from prominent companies and learn about the changes they’ve seen in energy markets. They’ll outline the impacts these changes have had on their operations and the way their business practices have evolved in response as well as share their perspective on emerging opportunities in small energy and effective ways that conservation has supported their strategies.

Target Audience: Property managers, senior management, developers, building owners

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: THE LATEST IN LIGHTING
1:30p.m. – 4:00p.m. Breakout Session

High-efficiency lamps and ballasts, luminaires, lighting controls and solid-state lighting technology… energy efficiency is more than just changing a light bulb. Attend this session and discover how the newest energy-efficient lighting design and lighting technologies are being applied and why it’s important to stay up to speed on new code regulations. Real-world use cases and award-winning projects will also be highlighted in this presentation.

You’ll learn about revolutionary software that better predicts performance and energy saving potential and how daylight harvesting, integrated controls and efficient design can influence the behaviour of building occupants and support high productivity levels.

Please note: this session is technical in nature

Target Audience: Energy managers, maintenance staff, operations staff, property managers, sustainability staff

PACIFIC COAST COLLABORATIVE: Third Symposium on Energy Equipment Efficiency
1:30p.m. – 4:00p.m. Breakout Session

The Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) was established in 2008 by the Premier of British Columbia and Governors of California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. It includes the 2010 Action Plan on Innovation, the Environment and the Economy.

Under the Action Plan, BC initiated a series of staff-level Symposia to pursue a regional “market transformation” strategy for energy using equipment, including set-top boxes, televisions, computers and servers and more. Attend this session and you’ll learn about the PCC, the Action Plan and the related efforts underway.

Target Audience: Pacific Coast Collaborative partners, manufacturers of related equipment, appliances and electronics, service providers, technology providers/retailers, consultants, building developers, members of environmental organizations and NGOs

Grill the District Energy Experts!
1:30p.m. – 4:00p.m. Breakout Session

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This is a must-attend session for communities that are considering implementing (or have newly implemented) a district energy system as part of a community energy plan.

Expert panelists will guide attendees through the concept of district energy and discuss existing district energy projects and technologies. An interactive, dialogue-driven session, your questions are welcomed and encouraged.

Please note: this session is technical in nature

Target Audience: Practitioners, consultants, community energy managers

HOW TO GENERATE BUSINESS RESULTS THROUGH CONSERVATION
10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. Breakout Session

Are you ready to reduce operating costs and save money, all while increasing productivity and boosting investor confidence? Sit in on this session and find out how BC Hydro programs can play a key role in transforming your business.

You’ll learn the requirements for building a persuasive business case for conservation that will win over project partners and senior management, and convince them to pursue a conservation strategy. We’ll also share stories and tips to help you get started and review practical examples of what’s possible.

Target Audience: Property managers, building owners, senior management

BRINGING INNOVATION TO BC: THE POWER SMART DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. Breakout Session

The Power Smart Demonstration program applies emerging and innovative technologies to today’s conservation challenges and promotes faster market adoption of these sometimes previously unproven solutions.

Sit in on this session and benefit from the findings of newly completed demonstration projects in commercial and institutional facilities. Hear first-hand about the risks associated with demonstration projects, the challenges and opportunities experienced along the way and how successful technologies are integrated into BC Hydro Power Smart programs.

Target Audience: Consultants, contractors, energy managers, maintenance staff, operations staff and managers, property managers

HOW TO CAPITALIZE ON THE NEW CONSERVATION RATE STRUCTURES
10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. Breakout Session

Attend this session to find out how your organization can make the most of BC Hydro’s new Large and Medium General Service Conservation Rates. You’ll learn about the details of the new rate structures and how they can strengthen your business case for conservation. Also, you’ll hear about the new tools BC Hydro has made available to better support planning and budgeting for conservation in your organization.

Target Audience: BC Hydro Alliance members, energy managers, operations staff, comptrollers, senior managers, plant managers, production managers

HOW TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF ENERGY DESIGN
11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. Breakout Session

Sit in on this session and discover how building energy codes, construction and energy costs as well as building labelling systems are transforming how we design our built environment. Emerging energy design techniques, along with case studies for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in office buildings will be presented.

You’ll learn how to plan for future energy design developments thanks to practical examples of what’s possible from around the world and here at home.

Please note: this session is technical in nature

Target Audience: Building owners, architects, engineers, facility operators

SELLING CONSERVATION? HOW TO SECURE BUY-IN FROM SENIOR EXECUTIVES
11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. Breakout Session

What information motivates senior managers to approve energy conservation projects?

Hear first-hand accounts from a panel of senior managers who know what it takes to secure long-term funding for energy conservation projects. Panellists will share stories and honest insights that will leave you primed and eager for your next meeting with management.

Target Audience: Maintenance staff, operations staff, energy managers, property managers, senior management, sustainability staff

BUILDING COMMISSIONING: USE CASES & BEST PRACTICES
1:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Workshop

Do you want to improve your project delivery results? Attend this interactive workshop and learn how building commissioning, a project management practice, can benefit the planning, design, construction and post-construction phases of your project and lead to improved commissioning outcomes.

Hear about what it takes from owners, the design team and construction and operating groups to create a smooth commissioning process. Learn how quality assurance measures, preventative maintenance plans, tailored operating manuals and reliable training procedures are critical to success. Real-world use cases and an overview of commissioning best practices will be included in this workshop.

Please note: this workshop is technical in nature

Target Audience: Building owners, architects, engineers, facility operators

KEEPING THE “CONTINUOUS” IN CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION
1:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Workshop
Workshop FULL - WAITLIST ONLY

Sustaining an improved level of building performance is no small feat. If you have completed phase one – the re-commissioning of your building, sit in on this workshop as we examine phase two – the continuous aspect – of Continuous Optimization.

You’ll learn about the support activities BC Hydro has available for you to sustain success and take part in a simulated coaching session where a “typical building” is assessed. We will discuss approaches and tactics to find energy savings and more importantly improve upon those savings over time.

Please note: this workshop is technical in nature

Target Audience: BC Hydro Alliance members, energy managers, operations staff, sustainability staff, Green Team leads