Pittsburgh, PA
How can civil engineers and facility managers best prepare their site and staff to meet the requirements for building electrification? The panel discussion will initially focus on the need for electrification and the costs of inaction in the context of climate change. This will lay the groundwork for the panel discussants to delve into fundamental issues of building electrification, such as the technology options and the cost implications of the various options in different climate zones, before sharing the best practices from the success stories of building electrification. Finally, the panel will talk about the behavioral nudges required to enable the building owners to embrace and adopt building electrification technologies.
Instructors
Alexander (AJ) Rutherford, Energy Program Manager (Electrical Engineer), Civil Engineering Technical Branch, Department of Defense, Air National Guard Read Bio
Mr. Rutherford is a 2015 graduate from the University of Maine, majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology w/Electrical Engineering minor. Previously, he served 15 years as a computer technician in the US Army and private sector. AJ joined CETSC in October of 2022 following 8 years as a General Engineer at Minot AFB. Focused on energy resiliency and metrics, AJ is currently working on establishing programs for baseline compliance with EO14057, fully metering the ANG, and installing microgrids throughout the enterprise. AJ plays trumpet, bakes for the office, designs and 3D prints things, hates wearing ties, and believes an engineer is useless without their technician.
John Moynihan, Managing Partner, Cogen Power Technologies, Cogen Power Technologies Read Bio
John is experienced Managing Partner who has developed over $200M in CHP projects with a demonstrated history of working in the Power industry. He has demonstrated track record of negotiating design-build contracts and then assembling a team to deliver these complex projects. He is responsible for developing and delivering CHP projects at six hospitals of which three are Level 1 Trauma Centers. Was the Plant Manager for Burrstone Energy Microgrid for three years. Developed the automated Economic Dispatch program with the Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory used to Operate the Plant to maximize savings for the Customers. More recently, he expanded business into the Federal Space with latest 4.6 MW CHP project at the Navy's Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC. John holds a Masters of Engineering focused in Electrical power engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Peter Knowles, Senior Program Manager, The Building People Read Bio
Pete Knowles is a Senior Program Manager with The Building People with a focus on energy and smart building technology. Pete has 17 years of experience working with federal civilian and military stakeholders on energy, technology resilience, real estate, and environmental challenges. He is currently working with clients to achieve the sustainability and carbon-free energy goals identified in EO 14057 and the IRA, and to implement respective smart building technologies required to facilitate the electrification transition. Currently, Pete and his team are analyzing and aggregating data for millions of square footage of GSA smart buildings real estate into a centralized dashboard. The dashboard includes real-time and historic monitoring of building operation and cyber KPIs along with required workforce training. Aligned with these efforts, his team is also facilitating building operation recommissioning through smart building technologies' optimization and deficiency identification.
Reshma Singh, Program Director, IMPEL Program, Department of Energy Read Bio
Reshma Singh serves as Program Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's tech-to-market IMPEL program (IMPEL.lbl.gov), manages the California Energy Commission's R2M2 microgrid program, and previously the Presidential U.S.-India bilateral Center for Building Energy Research and Development (www.CBERD.org) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She brings over 10 years of experience advancing urban sustainability, cleantech buildings innovation, and working with complex international ecosystems in United States, India, and Singapore. Reshma's work lies at the intersection of design and technology of smart buildings and cities, with a focus on energy, data analytics, UX, and IoT sensors and controls. Reshma holds two cleantech patents. She is author of the "Building Innovation Guide for High-Performance Energy Efficient Buildings in India" (www.BuildingInnovationGuide.com), and contributor to the book "Mutations: Harvard Project on the City".
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Recognize the contribution of buildings to air pollution/climate change and the breakdown of fuel emissions in buildings;
- Identify technology options to electrify buildings and opportunities to replace equipment economically;
- Recognize the economics of electrifying buildings;
- Recognize best practices in building electrification;
- Select the drivers of behavioral change for building electrification.
