Global Energy Managers Workshop 2021

On October 19-20, 2021, UC Davis hosted the third Global Energy Managers Workshop where over 200 facility managers, students, and faculty from around the world met virtually to share and learn about energy-saving, cost management, and carbon reduction strategies.

Agenda

Resilience–Adapting to and Mitigating Major Challenges

Tuesday, October 19

9:00am – 9:15am Kick Off & Introduction (Watch Presentation) (Download Slides)

Kurt Kornbluth, Director of the Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab, UC Davis
Joshua Morejohn, Energy Manager, UC Davis

9:15am – 10:00am Keynote: Green Transition the Smart Way–Also a Story of Structural and Organizational Change (Watch Presentations) (Download Slides)

Frida Frost, COO of PowerLabDK at the Center for Electric Power and Energy, DTU Electrical Engineering

10:00am – 11:20am Resilience Session–Mitigating Major Disruptive Events (Watch Presentations)

Moderator

Eric Eberhardt, Director of Energy Services, University of California Office of the President

Speakers

Strengthening California’s Grid Reliability and Customer Resilience (Download Slides) – David Erne, Manager, Supply Analysis Office, California Energy Commission
Adaptive Capacity as a Path to Campus Resiliency (Download Slides) – John Onderdonk, Interim Associate Vice President for Facilities and Chief Sustainability Officer, Caltech
Inferring Vacancy to Enhance Building System Schedules in Times of Change (Download Slides) – Chris Weyandt, Energy Management Engineer, Sustainable Berkeley Lab

11:20am Break

11:30am – 12:45pm Decarbonization Session–Efficiency and Electrification as a Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality (Watch Presentations)

Moderator

Jordan Sager, Assistant Director, Energy & Engineering, UC Santa Barbara

Speakers

The Push to Electrify Buildings – Scott Blunk, Strategic Business Planner, Electrification and Energy Efficiency, Distributed Energy Strategy, SMUD (Download Slides)
Tec de Monterrey Sustainability and Climate Change Plan 2025 – Actions to Decarbonize 26 Campuses (Download Slides) – Delia Gutiérrez Espinosa, Professor of Climate Change and Use of Energy, Tec de Monterrey
Enhancing a Facilities Training Program for Energy Efficiency (Download Slides) – Angela Mu, Energy Manager, Weill Cornell Medicine

12:45pm – 1:15pm Lunch – Live Music from Pacific Currents Music

1:15pm – 2:00pm Education Session–How to Incorporate Project-Based Learning into Campus Energy Projects (Watch Presentation) (Download Slides)

Melody Baglione, Professor and George Clark Chair of Mechanical Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Kurt Kornbluth, Director of the Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab, UC Davis
Meena Venkatraman, Mater’s Student, Energy Graduate Group, UC Davis

2:00pm Raffle for Energy Prize

Wednesday, October 20

9:00am – 9:15am Welcome & Recap (Watch Presentation)

Kurt Kornbluth, Director of the Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab, UC Davis
Joshua Morejohn, Energy Manager, UC Davis

9:15am – 10:00am Keynote: Reaching California’s Clean Energy Goals Reliably and Affordably Under Climate Uncertainty (Watch Presentation) (Download Slides)

Siva Gunda, Vice Chair, California Energy Commission

10:00am – 11:00am Brainstorming Session–Collective Opportunities for Action (Watch Presentation)

Eric Eberhardt, Director of Energy Services, University of California Office of the President (Download Slides)
Nicole Hathaway, Senior Development Engineer & Communications Director, UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center (Download Slides)
Sean Parker, Acting Associate Director, Facilities and Construction, Strategic Sourcing Centers of Excellence, University of California Office of the President (Download Slides)
Keith Taylor, Assistant Economic Development Specialist in Cooperative Extension, UC Davis Community & Regional Development (Download Slides)

11:00am Break

11:15am – 12:00pm Strategies for Financing Projects (Watch Presentations) (Download Slides)

Allen Tollefson, Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management, UC Davis
Kelly Ratliff, Vice Chancellor of Finance, Operations, and Administration, UC Davis

12:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch – Live Music from Pacific Currents Music

12:30pm – 1:45pm UC Davis Research Session (Watch Presentations)

Moderator

Kelly Kissock, Faculty Director, UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute

Speakers

Renewable Energy & Advanced Lighting Systems for Exterior Applications (Download Slides) – Nicole Hathaway, Senior Development Engineer & Communications Director, UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center
Why Do Empty Buildings Still Use So Much Energy (Download Slides) – Leslie Nelson, Master’s Student, Energy Graduate Group, UC Davis
Western Cooling Efficiency Center Overview and Research Highlights (Download Slides) – David Vernon, Co-Director of Engineering, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center

1:45pm Raffle for Energy Prize

Speakers

Melodie Baglione
Professor and George Clark Chair of Mechanical Engineering
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Scott Blunk
Strategic Business Planner
SMUD

Eric Eberhardt
Director of Energy Services
University of California Office of the President

David Erne
Manager, Supply Analysis Office
California Energy Commission

Delia Gutierrez Espinosa
Professor of Climate Change and Use of Energy
Tec de Monterrey

Frida Frost
Chief Operating Officer
DTU Electrical Engineering

Nicole Hathaway
Senior Development Engineer & Communications Director
UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center

Siva Gunda
Vice Chair
California Energy Commission

Kelly Kissock
Faculty Director
UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute

Kurt Kornbluth
Director of the Program for International Energy Technologies & D-Lab
UC Davis

Joshua Morejohn
Energy Manager
UC Davis

Angela Mu
Energy Manager
Weill Cornell Medicine

Leslie Nelson
Master’s student,
Energy Graduate Group (EGG)
UC Davis

John Onderdonk
Interim Associate Vice President for Facilities and Chief Sustainability Officer
Caltech

Sean Parker
Acting Associate Director, Facilities and Construction
Strategic Sourcing Centers of Excellence, University of California Office of the President

Kelly Ratliff
Vice Chancellor of Finance, Operations, and Administration
UC Davis

Jordan Sager
Interim Assistant Director, Energy & Engineering
UC Santa Barbara

Keith Taylor
Assistant Economic Development Specialist in Cooperative Extension
UC Davis Community & Regional Development

Allen Tollefson
Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management
UC Davis

Meena Venkatraman
Master’s Student, Energy Graduate Group (EGG)
UC Davis

Dave Vernon
Co-Director of Engineering
UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center

Chris Weyandt
Energy Management Engineer
Sustainable Berkeley Lab

Workshop History

On October 22-24, 2019, energy managers from around the world gathered at UC Davis to discuss and share ideas for the future of their work. This event was hosted by UC Davis Facilities Energy & Engineering, in partnership with the Sustainable Campus, Sustainable Cities initiative. The agenda was packed with interesting presentations and discussions, including district energy optimization, energy coursework design, and utility metering, as well as campus tours. Presentations from this workshop can be found here.

On October 7, 2020, UC Davis hosted the second Global Energy Managers Workshop, where over 190 facility managers, students, and faculty from around the world met virtually to share and learn about energy-saving, cost management, and carbon reduction strategies. View the agenda and presentations here.