Germanna's Fall 2010 Green Jobs Conference Scheduled for Oct 25 at the Culpeper Daniel Technology Center

Monday, October 25, 2010

A one-day conference on opportunities for

green living & working

Germanna Community College Daniel Technology Center, Culpeper, Virginia

Green Communities

Green Jobs

WORKSHOP SERIES:

9:40-10:40 – repeated 10:50-12:00

Green Building Professional Development

• The Changing Building Code:

Jeb Paarfus, Culpeper County Green Building Resource Center

• Marketing High-Performance Homes:

Amber Stewart, ICF International

• Green Building Training & Certification Options:

Sustainability Works

Andrew Grigsby, Principal, Commonwealth

Efficiency and Green Living for Consumers

• Top Ten Home Energy Upgrades:

Adam Letcher, Owner, Building Performance Retrofitters

• LEAP, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, and HomeStar: Understanding the New Programs

for Home Energy Improvements:

Cynthia Adams, Director, Local Energy Alliance Program of

Charlottesville/Albemarle County

• The Local/Organic Food Business Opportunity:

Environmental Council with panelists

Don Lock, Conservation Officer, Piedmont

Green Business

• Smart Grid, Smart Buildings, Pace Financing, Renewable Energy:

Rappahannock Electric Co-op

• Cloud Computing:

Terremark

• LEED Buildings:

Turner Construction

• Green Roofs:

Oscar Warmerdam, Owner, Sempergreen

Welcome:

8:15 - 8:45am

Dr. Sam, President, Germanna Community College

• Frank Bossio, Administrator, Culpeper County

Kickoff Plenary:

8:45 - 9:30 am

The Green Technology Transformation: Virginia’s Business Opportunity: Dr. Carole Inge, CEO, The National

Institute for the Commercialization of Clean Energy

Luncheon/Keynotes:

12:00 – 1:30pm

Virginia’s energy future:

Stephen Walz, Director, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy

Energy Independence: Federal Efforts:

Senator Mark Warner’s office

Call 540-937-2900 and register now: Only $20 which includes lunch.

Joseph R. Daniel Technology Center

18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701

540-937-2900 • www.germanna.edu/workforce