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Actions for Businesses: Resources to Reduce Energy Use, Costs, and Climate Impacts

Presented by: The Business Climate Coalition (BCC) and C4S

Thursday, October 29, 2009
4:30 – 7:30 pm
Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters
2425 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222    
Strip District
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Discover practical, “what to do” resources and perspectives for businesses to save money through smarter ways of using energy and reducing climate impacts. 

Energy conservation provides an ideal way to reduce costs and climate impacting emissions.   Businesses of all sizes are looking to seize the opportunities to advance both objectives.  This event is intended to help businesses by highlighting energy reduction programs in utility operators and distributors under PA ACT 129 and other conservation and demand response programs.   Other tools, such as Energy Star-affiliated Portfolio Manager and energy audits provide useful guidance and ways of measuring progress, both keys to successful business management.

Learn about other businesses who are leading in their achievements that have positively impacted their bottom lines.  This event builds off of this summer’s insightful energy and climate debates by providing practical, tangible steps for businesses that pay off.  The presented solutions remain robust despite pending legislative uncertainty regarding energy and climate policies.

Panel of Featured Business Case Studies:

• Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters and Evolve EA
  • Shawn Fertitta, Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Program Administrator/Facility Manager, Pittsburgh Opera
  • Dave Deal, LEED AP, evolve environment::architecture
    
• Regional Enterprise Tower and Constellation Energy
  • Jim Hassinger, President CEO, Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation
  • Greg Lok, Director of Project Development, Constellation Energy

Panel of Resources:

• Business opportunities through PA ACT 129: Dave Defide, Program Manager, Duquesne Light
• Energy Procurement and Demand Response Programs: Carolyn Pengidore, CEO, Clearchoice Energy
• Portfolio Manager: The Key to Measuring Progress: Eric Carlson, WV EPA Congressional/State Liaison, U.S. EPA Region III
• Return on Investment, Energy Efficiency, and Auditing:
  • Tim Carryer, Director, Diagnostic Energy Auditor’s Association of Western Pennsylvania
  • Chuck Watson, Director, EnergyChaser
  • Greg Wozniak, G. A. Wozniak & Associates
• State energy grants for businesses: Andrew Place, Special Assistant for Energy and Climate Change, PA Department of Environmental Protection

Moderated by Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam, Associate Professor, Palumbo*Donahue Schools of Business, Duquesne University

Agenda:
4:30 Reception, informal networking, and light snacks
5:00 Introductory remarks
5:10 Panel presentation on how leading companies saved money and reduced emissions through energy savings programs
5:45 Q & A
6:00 Panel presentation on resources and opportunities for reducing
energy costs and GHG’s
7:00 Q & A
7:25 Resources, networking

Presented by: The Business Climate Coalition of the Pittsburgh Climate Initiative and the Champions for Sustainability (C4S)

Cost: $25 per person (members $20)

Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages provided

Space is limited.

Registration Information

• C4S/Sustainable Pittsburgh Members Register online ($20.00):

• Non-members Register online ($25.00):

• Online registration deadline: October 29, 2009

or contact:

Jillian Ryan jryan@sustainablepittsburgh.org 412.258.6652
or
Matthew Mehalik mmehalik@sustainablepittsburgh.org 412.258.6644.