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Climate Week NYC
Sep 20 - Sep 27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[ Climate Week NYC ]
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With Richard Yancey (CEO, Building Energy Exchange), Zack Semke (Founder, Passive House Accelerator), Ryan Dougherty (Dir., Geothermal Exchange), ohn Rhodes (Chief Program Officer, NYS Dept. of Public Service).
Sep 24 (Thu) @ 09:00 AM       $7
Building Energy Exchange, 31 Chambers St, 6th Fl

 
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Can buildings play a significant role in solving the crisis brewing in our power grids?

Join Building Energy Exchange & the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for a moderated discussion with regulatory & industry experts exploring how building decarbonization can help address, rather than exacerbate, the current & future challenges facing our grid.

Our power grids face an array of converging & mounting challenges. After more than two decades of relatively flat consumption, the electrical grid is experiencing significant increases in demand driven by building & vehicle electrification, extreme weather events, & the rapid growth of data centers. At the same time, the transition to clean, renewable energy is creating new challenges in balancing supply & demand.

The costs to provide enough power for these increases are astronomical, & the lead-time to bring new generation online is a significant challenge. However, buildings can play a critical role in reducing the loads. By reducing overall energy use & managing peak demand, buildings can become active partners in supporting a more reliable, resilient, & decarbonized grid.

This session will explore the emerging grid issues & the various strategies-such as load shifting, peak load reduction, improved building envelopes, & geothermal-that buildings can deploy to reduce grid demand. Coffee & pastries will be served!

Opening Remarks
Richard Yancey, CEO, Building Energy Exchange
Laurie Kerr, Principal Climate Advisor, USGBC

Presentations
Zack Semke, Co-Founder & Director, Passive House Accelerator

Panelists
Ryan Dougherty, Executive Director, Geothermal Exchange Organization
Laurie Kerr, Principal Climate Advisor, USGBC - Moderator
John Rhodes, Chief Program Officer, NYS Department of Public Service
Zack Semke, Co-Founder & Director, Passive House Accelerator

Schedule

9:00 am - Doors open
9:15 am - Welcome & Presentations
10 am - Panel Discussion & Q+A
10:55 am - Closing Remarks
11:00 am - Networking
 
 
 
 
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