Via
third-party validation over the last decade the class A office
buildings and corporate facilities within the City of Houston have made
impressive advancements in energy efficiency. To tackle the next steps
the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the
United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD)
and partners in the WBCSD’s Energy Efficiency in Buildings market
transformation initiative convened a deep-dive workshop exploring
ambitious and actionable strategies for reducing energy consumption in
buildings by 30% or more in the Houston market.
At the November meeting of CoreNet a number of the participants in the
lab’s three day collaborative effort of building owners, operators,
investors, and tenants will share findings and describe the path
forward. The panel will review the means to balance operational energy
optimization and value to owners and tenants via healthful and
productive workplaces.
Panelists:
Gavin
Dillingham, PhD
Research Scientist, Clean Energy Policy
Dr. Gavin Dillingham
holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Rice University. He joined HARC
as a Research Scientist in 2012, and conducts research related to
factors that predict energy policy adoption and the outcomes of these
policies based on program design and implementation.
Dr. Dillingham’s
research is informed by practical experience through real-world
application of policies and technologies. Prior to joining HARC, he was
the Energy Manager at the Houston Independent School District and the
Director of Sustainability for the General Services Department at the
City of Houston. In these positions, he led large energy efficiency and
renewable energy programs which included large-scale energy performance
contracting, behavioral energy management programs, retro-commissioning
and installation of solar powered systems.
During his time at
HARC, Dr. Dillingham has led the Gulf Coast Clean Energy Application
Center. He is also leading the development of the City of Houston’s
Climate Action Plan. His current research projects include a study of
energy management programs in the K-12 market; a study on the longevity
of residential weatherization program benefits over time; and
researching policy innovation and diffusion related to the adoption of
energy efficiency standards at the state and local governmental level.
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Marina Badoian-Kriticos
City of Houston
Mayor's Office of Sustainability
Marina V.
Badoian-Kriticos serves as Senior Advisor to the Mayor’s Office of
Sustainability. In this role, she provides support and expertise to
help the City continue to be a leader in building energy efficiency and
energy conservation. Marina has 14 years of related experience and
previously worked as Sustainability Director for the International
Facility Management Association where she drove sustainability
initiatives through a global organization and developed tools for
market innovation.
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Clayton Ulrich
Hines
Since joining
Hines in 1975, Mr. Ulrich has provided the leadership and direction for
Hines' 1,000 member operations engineering team. He is responsible for
developing and implementing the strategy for Hines’ global engineering
operations. Mr. Ulrich leads Hines’ energy management and conservation
focus on an annual utility spend in excess of $215,000,000. His
experience with building operations, technologies, equipment and
systems serves as the foundation for executing his engineering
leadership responsibilities on Hines' portfolio encompasses 260
properties, 140 million square feet, 100 cities and 17 countries.
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Jonathan Wilson
Schneider Electric
Jonathan
Wilson spent five years in commercial real estate supporting the
development of office and retail properties across the U.S., prior to
joining the Houston office of Summit Energy Services, now known as
Schneider Electric’s Energy and Sustainability Services. He
currently works with commercial property owners to understand their
energy use and manage the commodity risk embedded in their real
property portfolios. He is part of the world’s largest energy services
firm, managing over $30 Billion in annual energy spend for clients in
120 countries. Jonathan is key to a team that manages energy
strategies for 450 million square feet of commercial office properties,
including 65 million square feet in Houston. He has been an
active member of the Urban Land Institute, founding member of the Texas
Gulf Coast Energy Summit and serves on the Board of Directors for the
USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. Jonathan earned a Bachelor of
Business Administration in Finance from Texas State University and a
Master of Quantitative Finance from Tulane University.
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Rives
Taylor FAIA LEED AP BD+C
Principal, Gensler
Rives Taylor FAIA is a Texas licensed, practicing architect and
educator. He has over 28 years experience in institutional and
commercial architecture with 20 years spent focusing on strategic
planning, programming, sustainable design, project management and
commissioning in university facility environments, corporate
headquarters and campuses, health and wellness facilities and private
residential practice.
Rives casts a wide net in elevating both the why and how of sustainable
design, including students, faculty, professionals, public officials
and the general public. In 20 years as adjunct Professor at the
University of Houston and visiting Professor at Rice University, Taylor
has influenced more than 5,000 students in his technical and
high-performance design studios and seminars.
The approaches Rives developed for Gensler not only affect the firm's
extensive practice but also influence clients' building decisions
worldwide. He developed a firm-wide green practice primer called "The
Four Tiers of Sustainability", led the inclusion of sustainable design
and a wellbeing focus in the firm's in-house education program, and in
partnership with Architecture 2030 and the Design Futures Council,
developed an "eco-charrette" process and developed a building
performance metric that is now used in all of Gensler's projects.
Design and construction standards Rives developed for clients such as
BP and Toyota are now embedded in those clients' protocols and are
followed worldwide. He is launching a new practice area focus of Health
and Wellness – elevating the design focus on the health provider and
her customer in clinical, wellness community and lifestyle
environments.
He leads Sustainable Design Education at the Hines College of
Architecture at the University of Houston, and teaches at Rice
University as well.
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