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Speaker ProgramSpeakers Program 1800 Building Room 1812 12:00 – 1:00 “Clean Heating Choices:
Alternatives for the Hearth and Home” Amy Warren, Puget Sound Clean Air
Agency 1:00-2:00 “Developing Geothermal Energy in
the NW, The Energy Under Our Feet” Susan Petty, AltaRock Energy Room 1813 12:00 – 1:00 “Renewable Energy in the Pacific Northwest” Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun &
Wind 1:00-2:00 “How to Create a Healthy Home
Environment” Doug Kennedy, Pathway Design
& Construction 2:00-3:00 “Gross National Happiness” Cecile Andrews, Founder, Phinney
Ecovillage 3:00-3:30 “Forevergreen – Progress Towards
a Sustainable Community” Juniper Nammi, City of Shoreline
Planning & Development Services 3:30-4:00 “Are You Comfortable in Your
Home?” David Vollan, Home Performance
Inc. Room 1814 12:00-1:00 “Community Solar: It’s Happening Here!” Linda Irvine, Northwest SEED 1:00-2:00 “The New Economy of Energy
Retrofits: Incentives for Builders and Homeowners” David Bangs and Dan Wildenhouse,
Home Performance Washington 2:00-2:30 “Changing the World” Tom Watson, King County Solid
Waste Division 2:30-3:00 "Build a Healthy Garden by Building
Healthy Soil" Nancy Morrison, Garden of Weedin’ 3:00-4:00 “Life as a Volunteer: an on-going
search for fun, friends and making a difference" Rebecca Luke, les Egoistes, LLC
and Sustainable Style Foundation 2010 SolarFest – Additional Speaker Information Cecile Andrews, Founder, Phinney Ecovillage “Gross National Happiness” “Most
of the ills in our society can be traced to our beliefs about money and
happiness. Americans think that if we’re rich we’ll be happy, so making money
has become our national goal. But this goal not only does not deliver
happiness, it destroys the planet. How can we change this? A new campaign for a
Gross National Happiness standard is catching fire. Join us to explore what
true happiness is and learn how we can influence national policies for the
well-being of people and the
planet.” Bio: Cecile Andrews is the author of Slow
Is Beautiful: New Visions of Community, Leisure and Joie de Vivre
(New Society Publishers, 2006), and The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good
Life (HarperCollins, 1997). A
former community college administrator, Cecile has been a visiting scholar at
Stanford University and affiliated scholar at Seattle University. She is
founder of the Phinney Ecovillage in Seattle. Her work has been featured in
the PBS
video "Escape from Affluenza" and the TBS video "Consumed by
Consumption" (featuring Cecile, Ed Begley Jr., and Phyllis
Diller), CBS News "Eye on America," New York Times, Los Angeles Times,
Esquire, and various PBS and NPR programs. Cecile received her
doctorate in education at Stanford University and gives workshops and
presentations; she has written a column for the Seattle Times, and; she has
co-hosted a local NPR program. David Bangs, Home Performance Washington and Energy Friendly
Ventures & Dan Wildenhouse, Home Performance Washington and Fluid Market
Venture Strategies “The New Economy of Energy Retrofits: Incentives for Builders and
Homeowners” Energy and water waste in existing homes and buildings is clearly
at the center of our ability to respond to the climate crisis. New local and
national programs and incentives are providing big opportunities to retrofit
homes for improved efficiency, comfort and health. Home performance expert Dan
Wildenhaus will describe the home performance process, which starts with
diagnostic testing to determine a whole house plan, and continues through
installation to make the house perform better in every respect. Then, Home
Performance Washington founder David Bangs will outline emerging opportunities,
such as new utility incentives and the proposed federal Home Star” program. Bios: Dan Wildenhaus brings an impressive resume to the Fluid team
with his work as the technical support and trainer for the ENERGY STAR Homes
Northwest program. Wildenhaus has been an instructor in the Seattle Community
College system, conducted home energy audits, weatherization repairs, and
provided consultation and analysis for private clients in both the new
construction and existing home markets. Wildenhaus is the Technical Standards
Chair for Home Performance Washington and the new Chair for Seattle’s
Residential Energy Efficiency Opportunity Committee. David Bangs, Principal of Energy Friendly Ventures and former
Microsoft manager, founded Home Performance Washington (HPW) one year ago by
bringing together a handful of like-minded energy auditors and contractors
interested using a whole house energy retrofit approach to maximize efficiency,
comfort, durability and safety. The group found that working together would be
necessary to surmount significant obstacles and transform an industry
traditionally focused on installing individual products. Today, HPW is
comprised of over 100 service providers, conservation programs, educational
institutions and other stakeholders statewide.
David serves on the executive committee of Efficiency First, an
association with more than 900 members nationwide, which has been instrumental
in putting together the federal Home Star legislation currently before
Congress. Learn more at www.homeperformancewashington.org and
www.efficiencyfirst.org. Linda Irvine, Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic
Development (SEED) “Community Solar: It’s happening here!” Community Solar projects are catching on, as new
state and federal policies make it easier to share costs and benefits. Hear
examples of the latest projects from across the country and a close-up of two
local projects in development: Seattle City Light’s Community Solar project and
The Port of Coupeville’s Solar P-Patch. Bio: Linda Irvine is Project Manager for Northwest
SEED. She supports utilities, municipalities, and community groups in planning
and implementing successful solar projects. She is currently researching a
national version of Northwest SEED’s Community Solar Guide. She began her
energy career as an intern at Renewable Northwest Project in 2000, and
continued to pursue efficiency at PECI and the City of Langley. In her spare
time, she raises goats and reads spy novels. Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind An overview of renewable energy options in our region and how to
select which is best for you. Includes solar water heating, photovoltaic, wind
and micro-hydro power, and a summary of current financial incentives. Bio: Kelly Keilwitz is the founder and chief of Whidbey Sun &
Wind, a renewable energy design, sales and installation company on Whidbey
Island. Kelly is a professional civil engineer, is a NABCEP Certified
Photovoltaic Installer, and a WA State Electrical Administrator. Kelly’s
extensive training and experience with renewable energy began in 1999. Doug Kennedy, Pathway Design & Construction “How to Create a Healthy Home Environment” As
we are building new homes and renovating many others to meet and surpass the
new energy codes, it becomes increasingly important that we understand how the
home is going to function and the impact that it will have on both Indoor
Environmental and Indoor Air Quality. This presentation will explore many of
the problems and their causes, and present possible solutions for individuals
who are exploring the renovation of an existing or construction of a new
home. Bio: Doug
has been involved in the building/real estate field for over 35 years.
His overlapping careers in education, residential construction, real
estate appraisal and property management have helped shape his beliefs as to
the importance of the symbiotic relationship between individuals, their residences
and the environment. Working with the ALA – “Master Home Environmentalist
Program,” the Built Green – “Healthy Home for Building Professional Trainings,”
as well as his continuing EPA-RRP training for the TM4 Group and National
Center for Healthy Housing, have further solidified a commitment to help make a
difference by trying to provide Pathway’s employees, clients, and others in the
community useful information needed to make informed decisions regarding their
construction and remodel projects. He serves on the
American Lung Association Master Home Environmentalist steering committee and
Master Builders/Built Green Remodel committee, both of which are committed to
furthering community education. He was recently presented the 2008 Governor’s Award of Excellence, for
work with the ALA-MHE program and the 2009 Master Builder’s Built Green “Pioneer Award.” Rebecca Luke, les Egoistes, LLC and Sustainable Style Foundation “Life as a Volunteer, an on-going search for fun, friends and
making a difference" What
can be done when a party girl wants to save the world? She enlists her friends.
The start of Sustainable Style Foundation could have a seemingly cerebral and
esoteric story, but it is the story of two friends who love all things
‘fabulous” hoping they could save the world in style. The mission? To educate, support and inspire
people from all walks of life to make more sustainable personal lifestyle
choices at work, at home, and at play™. Cut to seven years later and Sustainable
Style Foundation is known, internationally, as one of the organizations that
founded the “sustainability movement.”
Rebecca Luke, Co-founder & Sr. Stylist will share how Sustainable
Style Foundation showcases that, “The
world is full of opportunities to ‘do good, live well and look fabulous’.”™ Bio: Rebecca Luke - Managing Partner & CEO les
Egoistes, LLC Nancy Morrison, Garden of Weedin’ "Build
a healthy garden by building healthy soil" This
will be a 15-minute presentation on how to build up your garden soil to make it
healthy and happy. When your soil is healthy, your plants will thrive. Juniper Nammi, City of Shoreline Planning & Development
Services “Forevergreen – progress towards a sustainable community” In July 2008, Shoreline City Council adopted the Shoreline
Environmental Sustainability Strategy.
What is the City of Shoreline doing to implement this Strategy? How can you recognize a project that is part
of our sustainability programs? Over the
past two years an interdepartmental team of City staff has been working to
implement the Strategy, starting with top 16 priority recommendations. Additionally, a wide variety of City and
community projects are incorporating environmental sustainability
elements. Come learn about the City’s
progress towards a sustainable future.
Juniper will provide an overview of the City’s projects and programs
underway and introduce new tools and resources that are being developed. Bio: Juniper Nammi is currently an Associate Planner with the City
of Shoreline and a Shoreline resident.
She acted as project manager for development of the Shoreline
Environmental Sustainability Strategy and is currently co-chair of the City’s
interdepartmental Green Team which is charged with implementation of this
Strategy. Juniper also works as part of
the permit services team reviewing a wide variety of permits and assisting
customers when they have questions about City regulations. She has a Masters degree in Water Resources
Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004). Susan Petty, AltaRock Energy “Developing Geothermal Energy in the NW, The Energy Under Our Feet” A demonstration of how geothermal energy works Bio: Susan Petty is president, CTO and founder of
AltaRock Energy, Inc., a developer of geothermal heat and power projects using Engineered
Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology. She has over 30 years experience in the
geothermal industry, including negotiation of geothermal lease agreements, power
sales agreements, geothermal project financing agreements, geothermal property
sales and purchases, and policy studies for state and federal agencies. David Vollan, Home Performance Inc. Are You Comfortable in Your Home? Many homeowners aren’t very comfortable in their homes. When they
invest in a home improvement project with the expectation that they will feel a
difference sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t. I will explain the basic building science which
can help guide homeowners toward home improvement projects that will improve
comfort, indoor air quality and lead to decreased energy bills. Bio: David Vollan is the owner of Home Performance Inc., one of
the leading home performance contractors in the Seattle area. Home performance contracting is basically
applied building science. We use diagnostic tools to assess a home’s air
barrier, insulation performance and heating system to address comfort, indoor
air quality and high utility bills. Prior to home performance contracting David
was a “green” remodeler and carpenter. His interest in energy efficient
building practices lead him to specialize in the still relatively young field
of home performance contracting. Amy Warren, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency “Clean Heating Choices: Alternatives for the Hearth and Home” Decisions you make about how you heat your home make a difference
for air quality, your health, the health of your neighbors and the health of
our planet. Different fuel choices come with an array of environmental,
economical and health considerations. During the winter months, over 60 percent of the Puget Sound
region’s fine particle pollution come from fireplaces and wood stove, compared
to about 15% coming from vehicles and 2% from industry. It takes just three months for wood smoke
to become Washington’s third leading source of air pollution. Studies show that people who heat their homes with wood have more
respiratory problems than those who don’t. Smoke particles also invade
neighboring homes. Research shows that children in wood-burning neighborhoods
are more likely to have lung and breathing problems. Come learn ways that you can still enjoy a fire in your home, but
lessen your impact on pollution in your neighborhood. We’ll discuss alternatives to heating your
home with wood, as well as better ways to burn wood that produces more heat
with less pollution. Bio: Amy Warren is a Communications Specialist for the Puget Sound
Clean Air Agency where she plans, implements, and manages marketing, education,
and outreach programs. She also serves
on local and statewide task forces developing strategies and campaigns to
engage the public in reducing fine particle pollution from indoor heating with
wood. Amy has a degree in broadcast communications from Western Washington University
and earned a certificate in public relations from the University of
Washington. She is also a trained Master
Composter/Soilbuilder for the City of Seattle and enjoys volunteer outreach
promoting natural gardening and yard care. Tom Watson, King County Solid Waste Division “Changing the World” How
to use all the tools available to us - social media, working with governments,
activism, supporting green products and more - to advance renewable energy and
other environmental goals. Tom will give his
thoughts and lead an open discussion. Bio:
Tom manages the King
County EcoConsumer public outreach program, and as part of that work he
writes the EcoConsumer column for the Seattle Times and does regular
appearances on KOMO4 TV and KOMO radio. Tom has
been a project manager with King County Recycling and Environmental Services
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