Don't miss the NEPA Green Exchange March 6
Published: February 15, 2010
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How do you save money and conserve on natural resources while constructing (or retrofitting) your dream home or business building? This is the question that the NEPA Green Exchange plans to answer during its forum of green professionals, architects, engineers, vendors and the public at no charge on March 6 at Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) in Nanticoke beginning at 8 a.m.
The Luzerne County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers together with the AIA PA / Northeastern Chapter are sponsoring a Green Forum called: the NEPA Green Exchange.
How do you save money and conserve on natural resources while constructing (or retrofitting) your dream home or business building? This is the question that the NEPA Green Exchange plans to answer during its forum of green professionals, architects, engineers, vendors and the public at no charge on March 6 at the Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) in Nanticoke.
The event will be kicked-off with introductory and keynote speeches discussing Pennsylvania's initiatives and funding that make implementing green improvements easier on the pocket book.
Michele Dempsey of DxDempsey, will speak on the following topic: "Green Offices Increase the Bottom Line: Case Studies Illustrating How Green Practices Save Money and Create Healthier Workplaces".
Other speakers include: Avery Gretton of Highland Associates who will speak about Sustainable Construction; Bill McFarland, the Director of Electrical Engineering Services at Borton-Lawson, will speak on LED Lighting and in another session he will explain PPL Act 129 - the State requirement for Pennsylvania Electric Distribution Companies to cost-effectively reduce electricity consumption and peak demand on their systems. Many other informative sessions will be offered.
The two break-out speaker sessions will focus on how materials and processes based on conventional raw materials and energy sources can be replaced by renewable or recyclable materials and energy sources often at a savings. The practical aspects of implementing green improvements in residences, roofing systems, ceilings, appliances and lighting and controls will be presented. Applying solar panels, wind power and geothermal energy to light, heat and cool homes and buildings economically will also be discussed.
The kinds of support to new and developing businesses, in implementing green improvements, which are available from both Ben Franklin and The Sustainable Energy Fund, and, making green initiatives part of the building code are subjects that will be discussed in separate sessions.
Supporting the speaker sessions of the forum will be 12 separate vendor displays of renewable or recyclable building materials, energy saving lighting systems and renewable energy sources that will be shown concurrently with the speaker sessions. In each case achievable cost savings will be indicated.
AIA Continuing Education Credits (CEU 1.0) are available.
Contact Norm Johnstone at nejstone@yahoo.com or (570) 824-2371.
