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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH
EXHIBITION HALL
REDBIRD ROOMS C & D
1:00 PM—5:00 PM Exhibitor Booths Open - Click here for a list of exhibitors
NETWORKING RECEPTION
REDBIRD ROOM B
5:30 PM – 7:30PM Networking, Hors D'oeuvres & Cash Bar (Tickets Required)
— Welcome by Town of Normal Mayor Chris Koos (Invited)
— Cosponsored by Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
PRESENTATIONS — FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESSES
REDBIRD ROOM F
10:00 AM—11:00 AM Federal Incentives & SEDAC Resources
— Don Fournier, Smart Energy Design Assistance Center
11:00 AM—12:00 PM IL Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards (EEPS) Public Sector Incentives
— Bruce Selway, IL DCEO
12:00 PM—1:30 PM Lunch Break (meal not provided) - VISIT EXHIBITORS
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1:30 PM—2:15 PM Act On Energy Commercial Incentives
— Geoff Brigham, Ameren Illinois
2:15 PM—3:00 PM Nicor Gas Commercial Incentive Programs
— Shaun Dentice, Nicor Gas
3:00 PM—5:00 PM State Energy Sector Partnership – Panel (Invited Speakers)
— Moderator: David Loomis, Center for Renewable Energy at ISU
— Warren Cheatham, Career Link, Bloomington
— Minor Jackson III, Parkland College, Champaign
— Jennifer Brackney, Workforce Development Department, Peoria
— Anthony Corso, Illinois Central College, East Peoria
— Robert Jones, Jr., Workforce Connection, Rockford
— Anne Schneider, Land of Lincoln Workforce Alliance, Springfield
PRESENTATIONS — TECHNICAL TRAINING
REDBIRD ROOM E
1:30 PM—2:15 PM Saving Money with Variable Speed Drives
— Ron Ingram, Square D in partnership with Springfield Electric Supply
2:15 PM—3:00 PM LED Lighting Technologies
— Kevin J. McCartan / Jeff Crowley, Cooper Lighting / Pilipuf-Grist
MAXIMIZING RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
REDBIRD ROOM G
8:30 AM—5:00 PM Registration required - click here for information and registration.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH
EXHIBITION HALL
REDBIRD ROOMS C & D
9:00 AM—5:00 PM Exhibitor Booths Open - Click here for a list of exhibitors
3:00 PM—5:00 PM Halloween Candy Giveaway – At Participating Exhibitor Booths
PANEL PRESENTATIONS — BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
REDBIRD ROOM G
9:30 AM—11:30 PM New Changes in IL Building Energy Codes (Invited )
— Moderator: Bruce Selway, IL DCEO
9:30 — Lisa Mattingly, Capital Development Board
10:00 — Darren Meyers, International Codes Council
10:30 — Gene Dakin, Commercial Plan Reviewer, City of Peoria
11:00 — Phil Bussmann, Brady Homes, Bloomington
11:30 PM—1:30 PM Lunch Break (meal not provided) - VISIT EXHIBITORS
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1:30 PM—3:30 PM Retro Commissioning Stories from the Front Line (Invited)
— Moderator: Rand Veerman, Town of Normal
1:30 — Slides from SEDAC building assessment tours
2:00 — James McNally, McNally Engineers
2:30 — Bob Furgeson, Entec Services, Peoria
3:00 — Michael Kuk, Sieban Energy
PRESENTATIONS — TECHNICAL TRAINING
REDBIRD ROOM E
9:30 AM—10:15 AM Adiabiatic Humidifiers
— Larry Cluchey, American Research Products, Inc.
10:15 AM—11:00 AM Large-Scale Geothermal Conversion in Unit 5 School District
— Jeff Monahan, Facility Manager, Unit 5
11:00 AM—11:45 PM Ultra Fast Paybacks in Lighting Technologies
— John Griffard, Budget Lighting, Inc.
11:45 AM—1:30 PM Lunch Break (meal not provided) - VISIT EXHIBITORS
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1:30 PM—2:15 PM Demystifying LEED for Homes
— Jason LaFleur, USGBC Illinois Chapter
2:15 PM—3:00 PM Smart Energy Grid
— Jeff Carroll, Siemens, Chicago APEC Member
3:00 PM—3:45 PM ComEd Commercial Incentives
— George Malek, ComEd
SOLAR MARKET CONFERENCE
REDBIRD ROOM F (NEW LOCATION)
8:00 AM—4:00 PM Click here for information and registration.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
EXHIBITION HALL
REDBIRD ROOMS C & D
9:00 AM—3:00 PM Exhibitor Booths Open - Click here for a list of exhibitors
1:00 PM—3:00 PM Halloween Candy Giveaway – At Participating Exhibitor Booths
PANEL PRESENTATIONS — RESIDENTIAL SOLUTIONS
REDBIRD ROOM F
9:30 AM—11:00 PM Home Performance with Energy Star
— Bruce Selway, IL DCEO
— Korey Hart, EarthWays Center
11:00 AM—1:00 PM Lunch Break (meal not provided) - VISIT EXHIBITORS
1:00 PM—3:00 PM Utility-Sponsored Residential and Multi-Family Financial Incentives
— Moderator: TBD
1:00 — Bernie Anderson, Nicor Gas
1:30 — Denise Munoz, ComEd
2:00 — Wade Morehead, Ameren Illinois
2:30 — John Freitag, Illinois Association of Electric Coopss
PRESENTATIONS — TECHNICAL TRAINING
REDBIRD ROOM E
9:30 AM—10:30 AM Residential Geothermal and Solar Air Conditioning
— Brian Houchin, Bratcher Heating & Air Conditioning
— Dean Meece, Geocomfort
10:30 AM—11:30 AM Energy Efficiency Awareness and Safe Electricity
— Molly Hall, IL Energy Education Council
11:30 AM—1:00 PM Lunch Break (meal not provided) - VISIT EXHIBITORS
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1:00 PM—2:00 PM Money-Saving Benefits of Residential Energy Assessments
— Allan Anderson, Green Dreams Group, IL Association of Energy Raters
2:00 PM—3:00 PM Science of Windows
— Andy Scott, Energistics
MIDWEST SOLAR TRAINING NETWORK MEETING
REDBIRD ROOM G
Not open to public
