DC Ecodistricts Events & Training - March 15 & April 11

[Nina Dodge]

Hello colleagues,

In case you don't know about the following events focused on the development of DC's ecodistricts, please see the following.

The evening panel on April 11 is free, the others are paid.  Registration still open for all, including tomorrow's.

All best,

Nina 

Nina Dodge

Politics & Prose Climate Action Project

Washington, DC

(202) 577-1939

I.  DC Building Energy Summit   [fee - walk-in registration open]

    Thursday March 15th, 2012

    Time: 7:30a-2p
    Location: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Ctr

As a kick off to the Better Buildings Challenge, the DC Building Energy Summit, hosted by the DowntownDC ecoDistrictis part of an effort to transform DC into one of the nation’s most energy efficient cities. The goal of the ecoDistrict is to collectively reduce DC's energy consumption by 20% by the year 2020. Building by building, owners and managers will be equipped with the tools they need to significantly reduce energy consumption and costs, and ultimately save money.

The summit will present a detailed roadmap to sustainability. Topics covered will include both supply and demand side energy strategies and how to:

• purchase energy,
• monitor and benchmark energy usage,
• evaluate building operations,
• implement efficient solutions, and
• integrate with the smart grid.

The Summit will feature keynote presentations by industry leaders, hands-on educational breakout sessions, case studies, and networking opportunities for colleagues and solution providers.

Online registration is available.http://www.downtowndc.org/do/2012-energy-summit

http://www.dcenergysummit.com/register-now/

II.  Shades of Green:  Washington DC's Emerging Ecodistricts  [FREE]

     April 11, 2012

     6:30 - 8:00 pm

National Capital Planning Commission 401 9th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20004 Map it | Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter | RSVP

http://www.ncpc.gov/ncpc/Main(T2)/PublicParticipation(Tr2)/Public%20Participation(Tr3)/upcomingEvents/sog.html

III.  DC Ecodistricts Training [$300 - registration still open]

      April 11, 2012

      8 am - 4:30 pm

 The link to register is on the attached flyer.

 

The Portland Oregon Sustainability Institute is hosting a one-day training workshop at UDC on developing ecodistricts (i.e. governance, district energy/water implementation, etc.). They’ll be using 4 “ecodistrict” projects in the city as case studies: the Southwest Ecodistrict, the Downtown BID, the UDC Campus, and Walter Reed. I’ve attached the flyer in case you’re interested. It costs $300 and will include breakfast and lunch. The entire agenda is located on the registration page (link on the flyer).

 

Feel free to forward to people who might be interested.