June 13 Energy Efficiency Pre-Conference Workshop

• Introduction – John Ebers – Associate Director of Sustainability Education and Training, Practice Greenhealth
• EnergyStar’s Portfolio Manager Training – Erin Richmond – Manager, ICF International
• Partners Healthcare’s Strategic Energy Management Plan – Robert “Bob” Cox – Senior Project Manager, Jacobs Global Buildings

June 14 Health Hospitals Workshop

Session I: A Broad Perspective on Climate and Energy in the Healthcare Sector (whole session)

• John Park – Energy Program Team Leader, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Joe Bialowitz – Senior Environmental Stewardship Consultant, Kaiser Permanente
• Russell Manning – Senior Health System Planner, Capital Planning Branch, TRICARE Management Activity
• Moderated by: Anna Gilmore Hall – Executive Director, Practice Greenhealth

Session II: Administering Climate and Energy Programs at the Institutional Level (whole session)

• Cary Krosinsky – Senior Vice President, Trucost
• Peter Syrett – Associate Principal, Perkins & Will
• Peter Arn – Vice President of Enterprise Development and Support Services, LifeBridge Health
• Moderated by: Gary Cohen – President, Health Care Without Harm

Session III: Green Design and Facilities Management (whole session)

• Leonard Taylor, Jr. – Vice President for Facilities, University of Maryland Medical Center
• Clark Reed – Director, Healthcare Facilities Division, U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR for Healthcare
• Lidia Berger – Vice President and National Sustainable Director for the Federal Program, HDR Inc.
• Moderated by: Melissa Gallagher-Rogers – Director, Government Sector, U.S. Green Building Council

Special Guest Lunch Presentations

• Susan Wilburn – Technical Officer, Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization
• Twisuk Punpeng – Director, Bureau of Technical Advisors, Dept. of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

Session IV: Assessing the Lifecycle of Operations and Modernizing Procurement (whole session)

• Seema Wadhwa – Sustainability Engineer, Inova Health System
• Valerie Patrick – Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer Corporation
• Linda Lee – Director of Operations, Waste Management
• Moderated by: Daniel Kreeger – Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers

Session V: The Role of Food Services in Addressing Energy, Climate and Health  (whole session)

• Jamie Harvie – Executive Director, Institute for a Sustainable Future
• Diane Imrie – Director of Nutrition Services, Fletcher Allen Health Care
• Lisa Lagasse – Doctoral Fellow, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Moderated by: Daniel Kreeger – Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers

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This 2-day event featured a pre-conference workshop on energy efficiency conducted by Practice Greenhealth and a tour of Fort Belvoir Community Hospital made possible by HDR Inc.