JUNE 22 UPDATE - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct utility savings, incentives, rebates and tax benefits are often overlooked by the design team costing the owner significant money due to a lack of project collaboration. This breakdown can cause a mismatch of mechanical equipment, unexpected inefficiencies that are easily avoidable and missed opportunities to recoup money that's sitting on the table yet rarely tapped.
Panelists will discuss the importance of integrated design and the potential savings owners and developers can realize on new construction and existing buildings.
Representatives from LIPA, National Grid, USGBC-LI, a tax expert and contractor both specializing in green building construction opportunities will uncover the readily available programs and unveil a matrix designed to help the integrated design team match LEED credits to the potential savings and benefits to Long Island commercial rate payers.
Learning Objectives
- Unveiling of new LEED Point/Cost Savings matrix developed in conjuntion with USGBC-LI/LIPA/National Grid
- Overview of the importance of integrated design on both LEED/non-LEED projects
- Review of LIPA & National Grid Incentives in commerical design/build
- How early coordination with LEED APs, public utility, design team and MEP’s can uncover energy efficiency that otherwise may not have been considered
- Discussion of utility incentives, tax savings and how integrated design leads to lower operating expenses
- How integrated design leads to cost savings on overall operations of building mechanicals after construction
- Discuss various mechanical equipment, size and efficiency and its related savings
- Learn Firm Rate vs. non-firm rate
- Review of EPAct Opportunity – Extension through 2013
- Lighting and Lighting Controls, Qualifying HVAC technologies and tax benefits
- Expanded energy-related tax credits
- Grants in lieu of tax credits
- Grants available for specified energy properties
Speakers
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Moderator
Vince Capogna
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Vince Capogna, LEED AP ID+C Vince Capogna is the Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council – Long Island Chapter and President of Synergy Green Building Group, Inc. and its four affiliated companies, New York ICF, Corp., Synergy Concrete Corp., Synergy Electric Corp., and Synergy Green Building Consulting, LLC. These companies help create an energy efficient building envelope, reduce energy usage through proper lighting, and offer LEED consulting services. |
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Speaker
John Pratnicki
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John Pratnicki is the program manager for the LIPA Commercial Efficiency Audit Program and has served as senior technical support for all of the LIPA commercial programs. John has been a part of the LIPA commercial programs team since 2005 and has run multiple programs including the retrofit energy and capacity efficiency program, building operator certification program and has been chosen to head up the LIPA technical assistance program.
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Speaker
Lee Westerlind
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Lee Westerlind is the Technical Support Consultant for National Grids Commercial / Industrial gas efficiency programs. Lee has been involved in the gas efficiency programs since they were rolled out in 2007. Lee supports the National Grid Customer Energy Solutions group by identifying and managing gas efficiency projects specific to the Commercial & Industrial segments for both the LI and NYC service territory for National Grid. Lee has been instrumental in developing strong working relationships with Con Edison, NYSERDA and LIPA to ensure that customers can take full advantage of all efficiency opportunities available. Lee has been with National Grid since 1992, and has held a number of positions supporting the delivery of energy programs.
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Speaker
Jacob Goldman
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Jacob Goldman LEED AP, EA is a Senior Engineer/Tax Consultant with Energy Tax Savers. He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Buffalo, an MBA from the University of Maine at Orono, a LEED AP and he is an Enrolled Agent, enrolled to practice before the IRS. He is the co-author of numerous articles related to the Energy Policy Act of 2005. He has presented on the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to hundreds of corporations, architectural firms, engineering firms, accounting firms the International Parking Institute, World Energy Congress, and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
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Speaker
Rudy Holesek
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Rudy Holesek is President of Apollo HVAC Corp and its two affiliated companies, Advanced Control Solutions, Inc., and Automated Building Systems, Corp. with offices on Long Island and in New Jersey. Mr. Holesek understands the importance of energy conservation and a clean environment. His company has demonstrated leadership in energy conservation projects and has been recognized by LIPA in 2004 and 2005 for innovative systems design and implementation. Mr. Holesek is a member of the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and serves on the Board of both the Long Island Chapter of both the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Rudy is Treasurer of USGBC-LI.
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Speaker
Joe Rocco
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Joe Rocco, LEED AP is Assistant Vice President for the utility consulting firm Applied Energy Group with 20+ years of experience in energy conservation and sustainable project design and construction. Since joining AEG, he has provided consulting to electric and gas utilities across the US and internationally. Mr. Rocco’s experience includes energy efficient program design, implementation and evaluation for electric and gas utilities’ residential, commercial and industrial customers. |
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Paul Meyer
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Paul M. Meyer, PE, LEED AP, is a Senior Engineer at Horizon Engineering Associates specializing in building commissioning and LEED related services with almost 30 years of extensive experience in the construction, operation and maintenance of major building systems for the biopharmaceutical and medical manufacturing industries. Mr. Meyer has been involved in over 20 LEED registered projects, four of which are targeted as platinum. Some of the LEED related services include Indoor Environmental Quality testing, LEED AP services, energy modeling, and of course commissioning.
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