The University of Iowa Presents:
September 27, 2006 |
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Sheraton Amos Dean D
(80 seats) |
Sheraton Lindquist Room
(65 seats) |
Sheraton Johnson Room Coffee Shop
(50 seats) |
Town Center Campus Theater 1 (250 seats)
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Town Center Campus Theater 2
(300 seats) |
Town Center Campus Theater 3
(350 seats) |
Vetro
Conference Center |
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| 8:00 | LEED Workshop: Design for Sustainable Systems
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| 9:00 | Iowa’s Abundant Renewable Energy Resources - Michelle Kenyon-Brown, IRENEW |
Wind Technology Debut: Affordable Home, Farm and Small Business Wind Power Generator – Josh Levinson, Southwest Wind Power |
Expo Opening Session – Jeff Vonk – Iowa DNR and keynote speakers |
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| 10:00 | Career Opportunities in Green Design – Russ Price, Stanley Consultants ------------------ Energy Savings Benefits of Variable Primary Pumping – Jim Nonnenmann, Stanley Consultants |
Gasification of Wood-based Biomass Fuel – Robin Reid-Murphy, Beth Pihlblad, Derek Wachter Environmental Reclamation and Recycling |
Social Marketing of Renewable Energy Projects Workshops – Risa Beckwith, Beckwith Partners |
Mining is Change and No Dirty Gold Campaign – OXFAM America – Paul Bugala |
Case Study: A Successful Wind Project in Illinois – Sean Middleton, Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative |
Panel: Legislative and Policy Trends Supporting Renewable Energy – Iowa DNR |
Private Panel: Talk of Iowa, WSUI Radio |
| 11:00 | Showcasing Innovative LEED Projects – Andrew Price, Stanley Consultants |
Biodiesel Industry Trends in the US – Grant Kimberley, Iowa Soybean Association |
Energy Efficient Lifestyles – Bev Hannon |
The Coal Rush: Coal-fired Power Plants – Mark Kresowik, Sierra Club and UI Alum |
Two Commercial-Scale Wind Projects in Higher Education – Rob Lammpa and Troy Goodnough |
A Plan to Re-Energize America – Jeff Barrie |
Energizing City Gov’t Mayor Franklin Cownie |
| 12:00 | Bluegrass On The PedMall - Bob Black And The Banjoy Band |
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Dell Computers and UI: Working Together To Reduce Energy Consumption – Kirk AmRhein, Dell Higher Education |
Women of Wind Energy – Brown Bag Lunch Discussion |
Cleaning America's Rivers – Chad Pregracke, Living Lands & Waters |
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| 1:00 | Green Building Supply – UI Alumnus Starts Successful Business in Chicagoland – Ori Sivan, GreenMaker Supply |
Switchgrass as Biofuel – Bill Beldon, Chariton Valley Biomass Project |
Community Energy Development: Marketing Farm-scale Production Equipment – Steve Fugate, Flying F Biofuels |
Developing a Portfolio of Renewables – Randy Bauer, Alliant Energy |
Developing a Workforce of Trained Technicians for the Wind Industry – Al Zeitz, Iowa Lakes Community College |
Creating a Market for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction, Nathan Clark, Chicago Climate Exchange |
Cities Efforts at Energy and Environment: Panel – Frank Cownie, Roy Buol, Mark Henning |
| 2:00 | Designing Schools For The Future - High Performance - LEED – Kevin Monson, Jim Behle, Martha Norbeck, Neumann Monson Architects |
Community Development: Creating Synergistic Bio-based Business Clusters – Michael Ott, BIOWA |
Developing a Workforce in Renewable Energy – Amy Heart, Midwest Renewable Energy |
The History of Wind Machines from 200 BC to Present – John Root and Ken Hach |
Financing Options for Renewables: Case Studies for Wind and Hybrid Projects – Bill Haman, Iowa Energy Center |
Environmental Panel: The Evidences of Climate Change – Philippe Cousteau, Ted Glick, Jerald Schnoor, Marcelo Mena, Mark Kresowik |
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| 3:00 | From Vision to Action: Energizing an Iowa Community to Build a Biodiesel Plant – Mike Bohannan, Iowa Renewable Energy and Ed Raber, Washington Economic Development |
Carbon Sequestration from Agriculture and Forestry – David Miller, Iowa Farm Bureau |
Dispelling The Myth That LEED Is Only For High Cost Buildings – David Sorg, OPN Architects, David Landsverk, Rockwell Collins, C.T. Ling |
MidAmerican Energy Company's Wind-Powered Electric Generation ------------------ Renewables - Success on a Large Scale – Tom Budler, Steve Guyer, Mid American Energy |
Large-Scale Wind Power Construction Considerations: Site and Environment – Cal Dufalt, M.A. Mortenson |
Clipper Turbine Works Production Plant – Bob Loyd, Clipper Windpower Cedar Rapids |
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| 4:30 | Euforquestra University of Iowa Pentacrest |
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| 5:00 | Global Warming Rally
University of Iowa Pentacrest |
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