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2009 Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference Schedule |
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Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference Schedule
November 3-4, 2009 Doubletree Hotel – Colorado Springs, Colorado Tuesday, November 3 9:30-11:00a.m. | Pre-conference event: Success Stories in Military Sustainability. Location: Academy/Palmer Room Come learn from military sustainability veterans how they created success at their installations and see what great concepts are being implemented. This event is designed to inspire, spur dialogue, and understand how to overcome barriers and inertia.
| 11:00 | Conference Registration and Expo Opens | 12:30- 1:45 | Workshop Session 1 | | Military | The Future of Military Sustainability Location: Academy/Palmer Room Mary Barber, Fort Carson Sustainability - This session will focus on understanding existing and proposed federal executive orders, the DOD/Army's definition of sustainability and the Army's way forward in pursuing its sustainability strategy.
| | Community | Sustainable Urban Designs for Community and Schools Location: Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge/Seven Falls Room Jay Garcia- La Plata Communities - Sustainable community design techniques including: master planning, preservation of existing vegetation and topography, well designed common areas such as parks, trails, open space, and etc. Bill Franzen- USGBC Colorado Green Schools Advocacy Committee & Colorado State University - Institute for the Built Environment- Group from CSU will introduce the benefits of green schools and show a new and a remodeled green elementary school. Included: presentations from two CSU graduate students.
| | Living | “Get off the Bus” Location: Windows Room Amy Filipiak- Green Cities Coalition Transportation Working Group- A lively discussion and examination of public transportation in Colorado Springs.
| | Business | Strategic, Sustainable Business Leadership Location: Three Creeks Room Renee Moorefield and Nina Peterson, Wisdom Works - Engage in a robust discussion about what it takes – in leadership presence, communications and daily behaviors – to operate as a strategic sustainable business leader.
| 2:00 – 4:00 | State of the Region – leaders from around the Pikes Peak region gather to report on current happenings in sustainability and future direction for our community. Location: Grand Ballroom | Facilitated by Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabek, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
Presenters: Mayor Lionel Rivera, Colorado Springs Mayor Eric Drummond, Manitou Springs Mayor Tyler Stevens, Green Mountain Falls, Chair of PPACG Annie Oatman-Gardner, Senator Michael Bennet’s Office Mona Newton, Governor's Energy Office Jerry Forte, CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities David Csintyan, President and CEO Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Mary Barber, Fort Carson Sustainability and Environmental Management Systems Mike Kazmierski, CEO, Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corp. Mark Tremmell, Downtown Partnership Sustainability Group, Colorado Springs Steve Saint, Green Cities Coalition Chair Susan Saksa, Executive Director, Leadership Pikes Peak Linda Kogan, Sustainability Director, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
| 4:00 – 5:00 | Workshop Session 2 | | Military | Safeguarding Natural Resources: Managing for Climate Change Impacts Location: Academy/Palmer Room Mary Barber, Fort Carson Sustainability – Climate change is already altering many of the nation's natural ecosystems, and climate impacts on wildlife habitat and military training lands will increase significantly over the next several decades. Adaptation to climate change may require fundamental changes in how, when and where managers employ conservation tools and actions. This session will summarize anticipated changes in the climate of Colorado, especially the transition and plains ecosystems and describe approaches to assessing and managing climate change impacts.
| | Community | Sustainable Urbanism Location: Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge/Seven Falls Room John Olson, Meghan Riesterer, and Ryan Tefertiller – U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Southern Colorado Branch; Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Colorado; and the City of Colorado Springs have teamed up to present innovative and sustainable planning approaches for the physical development of the built environment and its public realm. The focus of the discussion will be on using a form-based code to build a more sustainable, healthy downtown.
| | Living | Drivers for Sustainable Living and Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Location: Three Creeks Room Jacquie Ostrum - Colorado Springs Renewable Energy Development Group; and, Jerry Unruh, South Eastern Colorado Renewable Energy Society (SECRES). Learn about drivers for sustainable living, climate change, and limited fossil fuels resources (particularly oil and gas), and what individuals can do to reduce their carbon footprint.
| | Business | Corporate Social Responsibility Location: Windows Room Bill Morris – GRX/Metech and Andy Riley– Community Intersections- Highlight a business model built through an alliance between a for-profit business and a non-profit organization that has been able to produce triple bottom line results.
| 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. Evening Reception | Reception including Food, cash bar, and Entertainment by the local band Grass it Up. Band sponsored by Heating & Plumbing Engineers. Location: Grand Ballroom
| | 6:00 p.m. | Keynote Address Nancy R. Tuor, Vice Chair International Masdar ‘Green’ City Program Director, CH2MHill Location: Grand Ballroom Ms. Nancy Tuor is Group President and Executive Sponsor for Sustainability. She recently served as Program Manager on the MASDAR ‘Green’ City development in the United Arab Emirates. CH2M HILL is the delivery partner for the first phase of the MASDAR development, a carbon-neutral and zero-waste sustainable city nestled in the heart of Abu Dhabi—the first major hydrocarbon producing nation. MASDAR is a comprehensive Abu Dhabi government program to address the issues of sustainable energy sources and environmental practices. The program is focused on developing and commercializing advanced and innovative technologies in renewable, alternative, and sustainable energies. The 6-km2 energy, science, and technology community is currently under construction.
| | 7:00 p.m. | Community Sustainability Awards Location: Grand Ballroom Sustainability Award Ceremony presented by Eric Cefus, Executive Director, Catamount Institute and Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network; and Fort Carson Sustainability Awards presented by Mary Barber, Sustainability Resource Officer, Fort Carson. 2009 Community Sustainability Awards
Sponsored by Catamount Institute, Colorado Springs Utilities,
and City of Colorado Springs will honor: Alicia Archibald
Jane Ard-Smith
Cheyenne Mountain Resort Honorable Mention:
Coreen and Shanti Toll
Veda Salon 2009 Fort Carson Sustainability Awards
Action 22 Foundation
Kim Van Treadway
Tisha Casida
DOIM VI
Fountain Utilities
Roger Christiansen
John Tseu, Hensel Phelps Construction
Joe Wyka
Jane Ard-Smith | | 7:30-8:30 | Social with Entertainment by Grass It Up |
Wednesday, November 4 7:00 a.m. | Registration Breakfast with Entertainment by Colorado Springs Conservatory Expo Opens
| 8:00 | Welcome and Opening Session | | Keynote: | Dennis Quantaince, CEO and CDO (Chief Design Officer) Quaintance-Weaver Restaurant & Hotels Location: Grand Ballroom Mr. Quantaince is responsible for bringing us the first LEED Platinum Hotel and Restaurant in the United States. Come hear the story of how and why sustainability was a key driver in the process of building his hotel. Mr. Quantaince is coming from his home and business in Greensboro, NC to support our regions efforts to be more sustainable. He is driven to leave the world a better place for his children.
| 9:45- 10:45 | Breakout Session 1 (please note two sessions with different start time)
| | Military | Sustainable Materials Management - Section 1 Location: Academy/Palmer Room
Mr. David Asiello, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment.
Department of Defense installation requirement and strategies for green/sustainable procurement, chemical/emerging contaminant risk management, Executive Order "Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance" (5 October 09) and the potential synergies of regional Department of Defense installation collaboration." | | Community | Communication and Social Media Location: Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge/Seven Falls Room Nancy Brockman of Chimera Communications; Greg Caton, Durango, Colorado’s Assistant City Manager and Director of Sustainable Services; and Gabriel Romero, Communications Specialist, Corporate Communications Department at Colorado Springs Utilities. Learn from these experts how to communicate sustainability through various communication tools, including social and creative media.
| | 10:00 – 11:00
| Integrating Sustainability into Architectural Design Location: Grand Ballroom Bill Fisher/Fisher Architecture (Palmer Lake) and Doug Abernethy/RTA Architects (Colorado Springs) of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Southern Colorado present and overview of how the profession of architecture integrates sustainability into building design solutions and will provide a review of sustainable green building practices including 10 Principles of Livable Communities and the AIA’s 50 on 50: 50 strategies toward 50% fossil fuel reduction in buildings.
| | Living 9:30 – 11:00 | Urban Gardening and Xeriscape Location: Windows Room Larry Stebbins, Pikes Peak Urban Garden (PPUG); and Cathie Schaeder, Colorado Springs Utilities. Starting and growing your own urban garden as well as tips for Xeriscaping.
| | Business | Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Overview and Local Best Practices Location: Three Creeks Room Lynette Myers, Colorado Environmental Leadership Program of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Sustainability Division; and Sue Crane, Aeroflex. Presentation of CELP Overview and Best Practices in the Pikes Peak Region. Also Aeroflex/Colorado Springs shares their journey towards sustainability, including what activities have been implemented, and what activities are in store for the future.
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Breakout Session 2 | | Military | Sustainable Materials Management - Section 2 Location: Academy/Palmer Room Christopher Juniper, Fort Carson Sustainability; Dan Golden, Fort Carson Directorate of Public Works; and Douglas Porter US General Services Administration. Presentations and discussions on (1) Fort Carson's Progress towards Zero Waste by 2027; (2) GSA's Procurement of a 1 MW Solar Array for the Denver Federal Center; and (3) Fort Carson's Sustainability-based Life-Cycle Assessments of its Procurement HotSpots. | | Community | Fountain Creek Watershed Today and Tomorrow Location: Windows Room Ann Seymour and Carol Baker of Colorado Springs Utilities. Present overview of Fountain Creek Watershed and current conservation efforts in the Pikes Peak Region.
| | Living | Preserving Rural Landscapes: Sustainable Food Production and Community Development at Maytag Mountain Ranch Location: Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge/Seven Falls Room Russ Maytag, Maytag Mountain Ranch; and Frank Kinder, Fort Carson Sustainability. Present growing food in the Pikes Peak region, using innovative models to sustain Colorado's ranching and farming heritage in a community supporting design that respects the environment, preserves open space, treats animals and people fairly, and provides high-quality, sustainably produced food in a way that helps everybody win. Come learn how Mr. Maytag is helping ensure future generations have access to healthy, Colorado-grown food, open spaces, and opportunities to understand and support successful rural agriculture and economies.
| | Business | Best Sustainable Business Practices and Competitive Advantage Location: Three Creeks Room Eric Cefus and Jackie Rockwell- Catamount Institute and the Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network. Members present, including: Vince Colarelli of Colarelli Construction on Sustainable Community Design; Dave Bracket, Pizzeria Rustica and National Green Restaurant Certification; and Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, PhD, highlights of UCCS Business School’s locally-customized Pikes Peak Sustainability Assessment Tool.
| 12:00 | Lunch | Speaker- Dr. Bruce R. Cords, Ph.D., Vice President, Environment, Food Safety & Public Health – Ecolab Location: Grand Ballroom Dr. Bruce Cords is Vice President, Environment, Food Safety & Public Health for Ecolab Inc., the world’s leading provider of cleaning, food safety and infection prevention products and services. As Vice President of Environment, Food Safety & Public Health, Dr. Cords is also responsible for managing Ecolab’s external technology partnership activities. Dr. Cords has held a variety of positions within Ecolab’s Research, Development and Engineering group during his tenure with the company.
| 1:45- 2:45 | Breakout Session 3
| | Military | Part I - Understanding Stormwater and Fort Carson's Stormwater Management Approach Location: Academy/Palmer Room Fort Carson Stormwater Management Team - A presentation on Stormwater: Overviews of what it is, who it impacts, past practices, the Post's current Management Plan using Low Impact Development, and some examples of technologies and designs in use to help mitigate it.
| | Community | Sustainable Award Winning Forestry in Pikes Peak Region Location: Windows Room Brent Botts & Jeff Hovermale of U. S. Forest Service, Pikes Peak Ranger District. Efforts undertaken to reduce footprint on the environment that resulted in their being awarded the 2008 Sustainability Award by the Colorado Springs Visitors Bureau.
| | Living | A Clear Road Forward Location: Three Creeks Room Jacek Popiel, author of Viable Energy Now presentation covers the role of fossil energy in the industrial economy, including its impact on economic and political theory. Starting with the dawning limitations in oil supply, it covers current alternatives and maps out the changes in policy, economic thinking, technology and attitude needed for the transition to a sustainable energy supply. | | Business | Business Principles of Economic, Social, and Ecological Sustainability Location: Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge/Seven Falls Room Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Business, College of Business and Administration of University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; and Tom Arata, VP Marketing, Global Antimicrobial and Hand Care Programs of Ecolab. Focus on companies that have adopted the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment and services to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability. | 3:00- 4:00 | Breakout Session 4
| | Military | Part II - Understanding Stormwater and Fort Carson's Stormwater Management Approach Location: Academy/Palmer Room Fort Carson Stormwater Management Team - A presentation on Stormwater: Overviews of what it is, who it impacts, past practices, the Post's current Management Plan using Low Impact Development, and some examples of technologies and designs in use to help mitigate it.
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| Land Conservation and Land Use in the Pikes Peak Region Location: Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge/Seven Falls Room Scott Campbell, Palmer Land Trust; and Susan Davies and Bill Koerner, Trails and Open Space Coalition. Presents sustainability, land use, and preservation as well as an overview of advocacy for trails and open space of the Pikes Peak region.
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments Location: Grand Ballroom Sarah White and Rob McDonald discuss and identify potential opportunities and constraints of regional sustainability/economic development planning as they relate to Fort Carson growth.
| | Living | Sustainability 101 and President’s Climate Challenge Location: Windows Room Dr. Howard Drossman, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, and Emily Wright, Sustainability Coordinator, both of Colorado College. Learn the key concepts of Sustainability as well as an overview of Colorado College's participation in the President's Climate Challenge. | | Business | Reducing Energy Needs and Practical Business Solutions Location: Three Creeks Room Michael Schlierf, Solargreen Technologies; and Deborah Mathis, Colorado Springs Utilities present day lighting applications for reducing energy needs and solar thermal hot water, heating and chilling with evacuated tube technology; as well as, overview of energy efficiency and renewable energy rebate and program offerings for commercial customers.
| 4:00-5:00 | Closing Ceremony
Remarks and Prize Drawing
| Speaker - Kris Spaulding – Design for Environment – Herman Miller Location: Grand Ballroom Kris Spaulding joined Herman Miller’s Design for Environment team in 2007 after 8 years in dealer development and marketing, most recently as Product Manager for Filing and Storage. Her role involves working with global product development teams and Geiger International to ensure the safety of materials used in products. Kris also works closely with MBDC (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry) to implement their Cradle-to-Cradle Design(SM) Protocol at Herman Miller. She has been active in educating employees about reducing their carbon footprint and meets regularly with customers to discuss Herman Miller’s environmental programs.
Closing remarks and Drawing for Prizes (must be present to win)
by Eric Cefus, Executive Director, Catamount Institute |
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2009 Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference