BOMA/NY to host annual Energy Action! Day on March 9

Now that the "going green" challenge is being met through Energy Star and LEED certification in buildings that are up to 100 years old, what is the next step? How will New York's building owners and managers sustain sustainability? BOMA/NY's Annual Energy Action! Day takes on that challenge March 9 with a morning of case studies and practical advice from owners and managers, Con Edison's CEO Kevin Burke, and newly-elected NYC public advocate Bill De Blasio. The program kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with a half hour address by Burke, and is followed by three 45-minute modules, and a luncheon address by De Blasio. Module One: Sustainability Financing, led by Thomas Krol, LEED AP from Con Edison Solutions, and joined by panelists Jorge Lopez, president and CEO of Con Ed Solutions and Charles Goulding, president of Energy Tax Savers. The panelists will cover modeling and applying for rebates, the EPAct and its specific tax savings applications for commercial real estate, paying for upgrades using operational savings and lending programs. Module Two: Sustainability Education: How to engage managers and tenants, moderated by James Kleeman, RPA of Related Management with tips from three LEED AP professionals, Drew Masters of Great Forest focusing on terms and misnomers relating to energy, waste and water; Hilary Beber of the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning, who will update attendees on the new green buildings legislation's energy code, benchmarking, lighting upgrades & audit and retrofitting; and Sukanya Paciorek of Vornado Realty Trust who will discuss how to best educate tenants, and the tools and resources that are available. Module Three: Catherine Luthin of Luthin Associates will moderate a three-part session where managers can learn from each other's experience through an exchange of best practices on meeting the new code requirements, on-going commissioning and low-cost strategies to obtain LEED-EB from the Rockefeller Development Group, New York University and the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street. The day also features table top exhibits by leading providers of sustainability goods and services. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and includes continental breakfast. Cocktails begin at 11:35 a.m. and the luncheon runs through 1:30 p.m., during which time Public Advocate Bill De Blasio will speak. The cost for the seminar and luncheon is $220 for BOMA/NY members and $290 for non-members. Luncheon only is $160 for BOMA/NY members and $210 for non-members. Sponsorships are $2,500; exhibitor fees are $850 for BOMA/NY members and $1,500 for non-members. Anyone interested in attending the seminar, luncheon or acting as a sponsor or exhibitor should contact Sylvester Giustino, director of legislative affairs, at [email protected].