ARRA Related Energy Code Workshop
for State and Local Officials

February 4-5, 2010
Fairmont Hotel, Washington, DC

Agenda & Presentations
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Colonnade Room

1:00 – 1:15 pm
Introduction and Welcome
David Terry, Executive Director, National Association of State Energy Officials

1:15 – 2:15 pm
The Big Picture and ARRA
This session will provide an overview of Congress’ interest and intent with ARRA funding. Where we are now and where we need to go, what are the requirements, issues, etc.

Speakers:
John W. Jimison, Senior Counsel, Energy; House Energy and Commerce Committee
Jean Boulin, Building Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy

Moderator:
Jeff Genzer, General Counsel, National Association of State Energy Officials

2:15 – 3:00 pm
State and Local Roles
The target audiences that can help get us there, their roles and their needs.

Speakers:
David Conover, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Aleisha Khan, Executive Director, Building Codes Assistance Project

Moderator: - Section 410
Brian Henderson, Regional Coordinator, National Association of State Energy Officials

3:00 – 3:15 pm
Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm
Update on the Code Development Process
This session will provide information on the recent recommended energy code enhancements and the public comment process on the proposals being considered for adoption.

Speakers:
David Karmol, Vice President, International Codes Council
Harry Misuriello, Representative, ASHRAE 90.1 Committee
Ron Majette, Buildings Energy Code Project Leader, U.S. Department of Energy

Moderator:
David Conover, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

4:15 – 5:30 pm
Update on Adoption
This session will provide strategies for State and local energy code adoption and what materials and technical assistance are available and/or needed to facilitate adoption and how it should be delivered. How states can leverage energy codes to achieve other state goals and policies. Current strategies to build more support in the local jurisdictions through promoting code adoption and providing resources.

Speakers:
David Conover, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Karen Clifton, Energy Program Manager, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Joe Hill, Assistant Director for Energy Services, New York State Department of State

Moderator:
Aleisha Khan, Executive Director, Building Codes Assistance Project

5:30 pm
Adjourn for the Day

Friday, February 5, 2010

7:30 – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15 am
Update on Implementation
This session will focus on Energy Code implementation and what materials are needed to foster increased implementation and how they should be delivered. Identify the real costs, benefits and resource needs to build to the national model energy code. Identify and communicate the benefits to builders. Combined state/local implementation strategies working with builders and providing training.

Speakers:
David Conover, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pat Hudson, Residential Programs Manager, Michigan Bureau of Energy Systems
Henry Kosarzycki, State of Wisconsin

Moderator:
Aleisha Khan, Executive Director, Building Codes Assistance Project

9:15 – 10:00 am
Update on Enforcement
States are focused on code compliance but enforcement primarily occurs at the local level. Nevertheless, states can be effective leaders in providing training, establishing measurement and tracking protocols, gathering data, providing resources, and moving the state’s building sector on a continuum toward higher energy efficiency. In addition to teasing out the real costs of enforcement, training, and resources, this presentation will look at activities that provide high-impact and discuss the latest progress on code compliance.

Speakers:
David Karmol, Vice President for Federal and External Relations, International Code Council
Representatives, State/Local Government

Moderator:
David Conover, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

10:00 – 10:45 am
Compliance
This session will focus on how to measure and use data gathered to drive future development, adoption, implementation and enforcement improvements. Compliance strategies will be discussed, along with workable plans to put into action.

Speaker:
David Conover, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Moderator:
Brian Henderson, Regional Coordinator, National Association of State Energy Officials

10:45 – 11:00 am Break

11:00 am– 12:30 pm
Roadmap to Success
This session will be an open discussion of State and local activities and strategies to support successful realization of the ARRA goals. This session will focus on the ARRA requirements, and dealing with adoption and compliance and how to help the states get there.

Moderator:
Sean McDonald, Project Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

(This moderated session will address code issues, problems, barriers and possible solutions, and allow for audience interaction to identify and discuss problems, needs and solutions to achieve successful adoption of and compliance with energy codes.)

12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 – 3:30 pm
A Special Condensed 2-Hour Webinar - !!! POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER !!!
This component of the Workshop will cover the key aspects and issues raised during the previous Thursday afternoon and Friday morning Workshop sessions, including recommended state and local strategies associated with adoption and compliance verification, state and local case studies related to these topics, approaches to measuring and expressing energy code compliance rates and the technical assistance and resources available to the states.

3:30 pm
Adjourn for the Day
 

For more information on any of the above events, contact Shemika Spencer, 1414 Prince Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone 703.299.8800; Fax 703.299.6208. Information on additional Energy Related Meetings can be found on www.EnergyMeetings.com.