Track Sessions and Speakers, March 10

Green Buildings

- Green Schools and Colleges
- Green Building Codes and Policies
- Greening Buildings in Communities

Invited speakers include:

- Leslie Cook, U.S. EPA-Energy Star Program, Washington
- Merrilee Harrigan, Vice President for Education, Alliance to Save Energy, Washington
- Robert Frick, Don Penn and Associates
- Theresa Townsend, Department of General Services, State of California
- Mychele Lord, Lord Green Real Estate Strategies
- Zaida Basora, Deputy Director Housing Services, City of Dallas
- Don Ferrier, Ferrier Custom Homes
- Rusty Hodapp, Vice President Energy and Transportation, DFW International Airport
- Bob Adams, National Association of Church Design Builders
- Ken Sidebottom, Johnson Controls
- Leo Putchinski, Habitat for Humanity
- John Christmas, Hannon Armstrong

Sustainability Through Clean Vehicles

- A Step Towards Sustainability
- Greening Through Clean Vehicle Programs-Green Taxis
- Emerging Hybrid Technologies
- Greening Your Grass: Alternative Lawn-mowing-Advancing Alternatives to Idling

Invited speakers include:

- Jim Evanoff, Environmental Manager, Yellowstone National Park, U.S. National Park Service
- Jack Bewley, Yellow Cab-Gerry Gilbert, City of San Antonio
- Robert Heath, Waste Management, Inc.
- Fred Blood, City of Austin
- Stacy Neef, Austin Energy
- William Barton, Cascade Sierra Solutions
- Mitch Greenberg, U.S. EPA-SMARTWAY Program
- Staff from North Central Texas Council of Governments

Energy Efficiency-Renewable Energy

- Methane Capture and Reuse-Energy Efficiency
- Wind, Solar and Other Renewables
- Making Contacts and Getting Financing

Invited speakers include:

- Chris Voell, U.S. EPA Climate Change Division
- Katry Martin, St. Landry Parish Landfill Project, Louisiana
- Laura Vimmerstedt, U.S. Department of Energy-National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Gary Bartlels, City of Arlington, Texas
- Alan Goldberg, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Mary NIx, City of Dallas
- Dub Taylor, Director Texas State Energy Conservation Office and Chair, NASEO-Cris Eugster, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Houston
- Freddie Guerra, Camp Dresser & McKee
- Jill Lucien, Rebuilding Together
- Terry Sanders, Ozark Action, Inc., West Plains, Missouri
- Jim Brown, U.S. EPA-Region 6, Dallas
- Erik Aaboe, Lead by Example Coordinator, State of New Mexico
- Jake Stewart, Director of Climate Programs, Austin Energy
- Yarcus Lewis, City of Plano, Texas
- John Brown, NexGen Partners
- Cindy Thyfault, Westar Trade Resources
- Teresa Bomhoff, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development
- Daniel Conklin, Wells Fargo Bank
- Charlie Smither, RealEnergy

Sustainable Surfaces

- Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies
- Stormwater Mitigation Issues and Strategies
- Sustainable Pavement Practices for Municipal Streets/Roads

Invited speakers include:

- David Nowak, U.S. Forest Service
- Jan Prusinksi, Executive Director, Cement Council of Texas-Stanley Graveline, Sika Sarnafil, Inc.
- Sheila Blake, City of Houston-Martin Smith, Ecological Design Group
- Claire Robinson, Los Angeles Emerald Necklace Trail System
- David Hitchcock, Houston Advanced Research Center
- Glen Abrams, Planner, Philadelphia Water Department
- Scott Cahill, EPA-Region 7, Kansas City
- Roger Tadlock, TDM/Invisible Structures
- Janette Monear and Matt Grubisch, Texas Trees Foundation
- Matt Offenberg, WR Grace Co.
- Matt Singel, Cement Council of Texas
- Sia Ardekansi, University of Texas-Arlington
- Casie Pierce, Groundwork Dallas-Willis Winters, City of Dallas
- Willis Winters, City of Dallas

Sustainable Practices and Livability

- Designing Livable Strategies
- Promoting sustainability for stationary and area sources
- Resources for developing sustainability
- New challenges and opportunities for materials management
- Recycling ­ focus on cities

Invited speakers include:

- Geoff Anderson, Smart Growth America
- John Thomas, U.S. EPA
- Judd Pankey, Prescott Realty Group
- Ann Davlin, Davlin Development Group
- Eric Griffin, City of Dallas
- Thomas Vinson, University of Texas
- Chris Meeks, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Ashley Zanolli, U.S. EPA-Region 10, Seattle
- Scott Zaremba, President, Zarco 66, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas
- Fred Blood, Austin Energy
- Rusty Hodapp, Vice President Energy and Transportation, DFW International Airport
- Peter Bella, Alamo Area Council of Governments
- Jill Jordan, Assistant City Manager, City of Dallas
- Andrew Kricun, Deputy Executive Director, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, New Jersey
- Elizabeth Frisch, Culture Technologies
- Dianne WIlkins, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- John Gamble, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
- Nancy Nevil, Director of Sustainability and Environmental Services, City of Plano, Texas
- Kim Mote, Texas Product Stewardship
- Tammy Cheatham, The Recycling Foundation
- Jessica King, AUstin Sustainability Administrator
- Jeff Michno, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Christine Guitar, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington
- Michael Patton, Metropolitan Environmental Trust, Oklahoma City
- Michael Weber, Professor, University of Texuas, Austin