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Webinar: Writing Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Climate Action Plans

Date:  10/15/2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Price: $99.00
Registration Deadline: 10/14/2008 11:00:00 AM

Registration For This Event Is Closed

For additional registration information and special discountsclick here.

Institutions of many different sizes are setting greenhouse gas reduction targets. The real challenge is developing a greenhouse gas reduction action plan.  This webinar will provide the tools and templates necessary to develop an effective greenhouse gas reduction plan that can be tailored to your institution. This webinar will have a particular focus on the Climate Action Plan requirements of the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment.

This online event will cover:

  • Quantifying and prioritizing reduction strategies
  • Writing and implementing supporting policies and programs
  • Setting reduction targets and timetables 
  • Financing approaches
  • Tracking and reporting strategies

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Michael Crowley, MS, LEED AP, is the former Assistant Director of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative and now leads EH&E's Pathways to Campus Sustainability Program.  He led the USGBC LEED certification process for 28 university buildings; managed the Green Campus Revolving Loan Fund; developed Harvard’s web-based green design/build resources; and developed Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences greenhouse gas reduction commitment.

Robert R. "Bert" Bland, P.E., is the Director of the Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Office at Cornell University. Bert has been an energy/environmental engineer in an oil refinery, has done research on producing fuel ethanol from cellulosic waste biomass, and now leads the effort to enhance Cornell University's facilities and operational environmental performance. The Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Office is leading the development of a Climate Action Plan to fulfill the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, and has become a founding reporter of The Climate Registry.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Signatories (and their designees) of the College and University Presidents Climate Commitment and those considering joining
  • LEED project managers
  • Sustainability Coordinators
  • Director of Facilities and Energy Management
  • Director of Purchasing
  • Environmental Health & Safety professionals

WEBINAR PARTICIPATION
Participation in the webinar is $99 per phone connection and allows access to ONE phone line for an unlimited number of people to listen. Program includes a live one-hour presentation by the experts followed by a live 30-minute Q&A session.

Special Discounts!
eH&E-Compliance Support Site Subscribers. Participation (one phone connection) isFREE for clients who are current  eH&E-Campus, eH&E-LabSupport, and eH&E-Healthcare subscribers. To register, contact Margaret Demille at 1-800-825-5343 (or 781-247-4300).

AASHE Members. Participation in the webinar is $75 per phone connection. To register, contact Margaret Demille at 1-800-825-5343 (or 781-247-4300).

Note: To receive the discount, you must contact Margaret Demille at 1-800-825-5343 (or 781-247-4300) to register. Discounts can not be processed through the online registration process.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT

To Register and Pay by Credit Card: Go to the ONLINE Registration Page.

To Register and Pay by Check: Mail registration form and check made payable to Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Attn: Margaret Demille, 117 Fourth Avenue, Needham, MA 02494. To download a copy of the Registration Form click on the link.

Registration Deadline: Payment must be received with registration by October 14, 2008, 11:00 a.m. Eastern. 

PROGRAM MATERIALS
You will receive via email a PDF file of the slide presentation and supporting materials approximately 48 hours prior to the program date and again on the day of the program.

QUESTIONS
Contact Margaret Demille via phone at 1-800-825-5343 (or 781-247-4300) or via email at medemille@eheinc.com

 

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