Seminars
MEET 2012 Seminar Schedule
(Schedule Subject to Change)
Wednesday May 2nd
| TIME | Meeting Room ‘A’ – Moncton Coliseum Complex |
| 10:00 am | ‘Where are we now?’ – Reviewing Lighting technology both today and the near future. A discussion on the direction Lighting Technology is taking and why. – Derek Bussey, Cooper Lighting, Canada |
| 11:00 am | ‘Transforming an Older Facility into a High Performance Building’ – Most buildings, new or old, do not perform anywhere near their most efficient potential. HVAC systems deteriorate with time. Find out what to look for relative to improving the efficiency of the HVAC and lighting systems in a building, learn how to do it at minimum cost by taking advantage of incentives and rebates, and learn how to keep it performing at its potential to save your owner operating and utility costs. – James Newman |
| 1:30 pm | ‘Fundamental energy issues/challenges; Status on the 'Maritime' electricity industry & provincial policies; regional wind installations and the Lower Churchill interconnection; and Tidal energy progress’ – John Woods , V.P., EnergyDevelopment, Minas Basin Pulp & Power Co. Ltd. |
| 2:30 pm | Efficiency NB – New Commercial Building’s Core Performance Guide / Residential Energy Efficiency Program Presentation – This presentation will provide a high level overview of Efficiency NB’s Commercial Sector incentive programs before focusing on the Commercial Sector’s Core Performance Guide, Efficiency NB Edition. Specifically, the presentation will highlight the simple, discrete integrated design strategies and building features, that when applied as a package, can result in energy savings of at least 25 to 35% beyond the performance of a building that meets the requirements of the Model National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (MNECB) 1997. The Core Performance Requirements to be covered include efficiency measures such as air barrier performance; opaque envelope performance; lighting control and power density; and, mechanical systems. The Core Performance Guide strategies represent ‘state of the shelf’ technologies and practices that are broadly available in the building industry, and have been demonstrated to be cost-effective. The Guide will assist commercial property owners and developers in managing and reducing energy use through the construction of energy efficient buildings. – This presentation will also cover the incentive programs offered by Efficiency NB for new and existing residential buildings. The presentation will cover the key points of the program eligibility guidelines and the technical requirements for heating, ventilation and domestic hot water equipment. |
Thursday May 3rd
| TIME | Meeting Room ‘A’ – Moncton Coliseum Complex |
| 10:00 am | ‘Where are we now?’ – Reviewing Lighting technology both today and the near future. A discussion on the direction Lighting Technology is taking and why. – Derek Bussey, Cooper Lighting, Canada |
| 11:00 am | ‘Mitsubishi Electric Vehicle – The EV is unique’ – It has both capabilities and characteristics to make it the ideal sustainability choice, in both commercial and residential applications. Knowing these capabilities and characteristics and comparing them to the user's needs can determine an EV's suitability. |
| 1:30 pm | ‘Efficiency Nova Scotia’ – Efficiency Nova Scotia is a new organization responsible for developing and administering programs that help Nova Scotians reduce their energy consumption and improve their energy efficiency. Efficiency Nova Scotia offers financial incentives, technical assistance and financing to make it easy and affordable for businesses to improve energy-efficiency. Join Michael Archibald, Business Development Manager, to learn how these programs can help you save energy and money. |
| 2:30 pm | ‘Green Practices and ASHRAE Standards 90.1 and 62.1 – How to Have a Healthier, More Profitable Building with Better Mechanical/Electrical Design (and More Thought to the Building Envelope)’ – Learn how to surpass the ASHRAE Standards to refine and better maintain your mechanical and electrical/lighting systems. This will help conserve energy, enhance the health, well-being, and productivity of the occupants of your clients’ buildings, and save (read that “make”) money for your client, the building owner. – James Newman |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SESSIONS/SPEAKERS:
JAMES L. NEWMAN, CEM, LEED®AP, OPMP, BEAP, FESD Owner/Managing Partner, Newman Consulting Group, LLC Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jim Newman is an active member of many technical societies, is a member of the Construction and Design Committee and of the Speakers Bureau of the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD), and ESD’s spokesperson on energy and environmental issues. He is a Fellow of the ESD.
Jim is a trainer for ASHRAE Energy Standard 90.1 and has trained hundreds of architects, engineers, code officials, and contractors on the use of the Standard. He has been active in several ASHRAE TCs, was Vice-chair of the Industrial Air Conditioning TC in the 1970s, chaired many symposia and was responsible for the rewrite of 10 chapters in the Applications Guide and Data Book during that time. He has also been active on TC 5.5, Air-to-Air Energy Recovery, for the past 10 years. He was a member of the committee that developed ASHRAE’s Energy Policy Document for 2008 and a Provisional Energy Auditor for the pilot program of the new ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient (bEQ).
He is a member of the Energy and Environment Committee of BOMA International, Chair of the Energy Committee of the Detroit BOMA chapter, a past Board member of the Detroit Regional Chapter (DRC) of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and of the Detroit ASHRAE chapter. Jim is Immediate Past Co-Chair of the Public Policy Committee of USGBC-DRC and makes presentations to municipalities on how they can Green their cities and attract Green development.
Jim lectures at area colleges and universities, is a frequent speaker on radio and television programs, and provides webcasts and podcasts on Indoor Air Quality, Energy, and Sustainable Buildings. He also teaches technical review classes on taking the examination to become a LEED Accredited Professional.
Jim has published numerous papers on Indoor Air Quality, Energy Conservation and USGBC and LEED, and is an internationally recognized speaker on these issues and on Green Design and Efficient Operating and Maintenance practices. His most recent book, co-authored with two attorneys, Current Critical Issues in Environmental Law – Green Buildings and Sustainable Development, was published by Lexis Nexis in June 2008.
He writes a column for the monthly Newsletter of the Detroit ASHRAE Chapter on LEED and Sustainable Design and is LEED Project Administrator for many LEED-certified buildings in the United States as well as elsewhere in the world.
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