Energy Innovation Conference Program 2011

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Energy Innovation Conference 2 Sustainability - The Future is Now

Energy Innovation Conference 2011 Sustainability - The Future is Now

Wednesday March 2, 2011 www.energyconf.org

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Energy Innovation Conference 2011 Sustainability - The Future is Now

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 8:00 – 8:50 AM Registration / Packet Pick-up

9:00 – 9:45 AM

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Gary Reed Title: “EIU Renewable Energy Center Update” Location: West Building 138 Description: Update on the EIU Renewable Energy Center

Keynote Speaker: Doug Wilson Title: “Green Design” Location: West Building 045 Description: National celebrity designer Doug Wilson

Dyke Barkley Title: “Is Your Landscape ‘Green?’”

Location: West Building 119 & 120 Description: There’s beauty and sustainability. An

earth friendly garden can be gorgeous and simple. Join Dyke as he discusses ways to make your landscape more earth friendly and low maintenance. Using native plants, windbreaks, composts, and other methods you can easily make your yard look great.

Michael Beavers Title: “Bio-heating” Location: West Building 127 Description: This presentation will cover the principles

involved in heating with bio-heat. The aerobic bio heater we will be discussing does not create foul smelling or explosive gasses, and there is no flame of any kind. Its byproducts are CO2, water vapor, and heat. Fuel can be leaves, grass, mulch or almost any kind of yard waste.

Plans are available for free and it can be made with basic items from the local hardware store. Imagine having a flameless heater that can produce over 3 million BTU’s of heat per load using grass clippings. Not to be missed for the DIYs in the crowd.

Charles Bovard Title: “An Absolute Beginner’s Guide To Getting Into Solar” Location: West Building Atrium 038 Description: If you want to learn more about getting

started in solar but don’t know where to start, this presentation is for you! Learn that building your own solar power system doesn’t have to be expensive or overly complicated. Many others just like you have done it and there is no reason you can’t as well. Basic components

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of a low-cost, three panel, 45 watt solar kit * Setting up your first system * Basic safety * Understanding system capability * Batteries 101 * Learn more resource sheet. Not to be missed for the DIYs in the audience.

is back to his Illinois roots to discuss his journey from farmland Broadlands to Broadway and Back! Plus... his design insight will help guide you on how to conceive a room and pull it off without breaking the bank. Tips will also include eco-friendly design choices, sources and energy saving advice.

Doug Wilson is a modern day Renaissance man - a designer, author, television showman and philanthropist. While he is perhaps best known as the “colorful” designer for his daring, high-impact rooms on TLC’s hit series “Trading Spaces,” this small-town boy turned design-phenomenon extends well beyond his television persona. Raised five miles outside the town limits of Broadlands, Illinois, population 350, Wilson uses the purity and serenity of his childhood home as inspiration for melding organic elements with a fresh, sophisticated and inherently American sense of style.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Doug Wilson Title: “Green Design, Questions & Answers” Location: West Building 045 Description: Doug will answer your questions.

Lola Lucas Title: “Find Your Green Job –Now in CIS!” Location: West Building 113 Description: The Illinois Career Information System (CIS) now

includes Find Your Green Job. The new Green Career Interest Survey helps you figure out which is your best fit within ten sectors shown on the Green Economy Map. There are industry profiles, trend alerts and job postings for companies in Illinois.

More than ever CIS has preparation, wages, and outlook for careers that green the planet and your wallet!

Eric Pals Title: “Solar at Lake Land College” Location: West Building 112 Description: Please join us for a discussion about the solar array that has been installed at Lake Land College. This presentation will include a field trip / guided tour of the installation site.

Aur Beck Title: “Solar and You” Location: West Building 102 Description: Please join us for an engaging discussion of all things solar.

Scott Jasinski Title: “The Basics of Energy Auditing and Energy Efficiency in Schools” Location: West Building 119 Description: Please join us for a session filled with tips related to conducting an energy audit for schools.

Julie Birdwell Title: “Straw Bale Construction; A Path to Sustainability” Location: West Building 121 Description: Please join us for this engaging discussion on the construction of and benefits of a straw bale house. Not to be missed by the DIYs in the crowd.

Charles Bovard Title: “An Absolute Beginner’s Guide To Getting Into Solar” Location: West Building Atrium 038 Description: If you want to learn more about getting started

in solar but don’t know where to start, this presentation is for

you! Learn that building your own solar power system doesn’t have to be expensive or overly complicated. Many others just like you have done it and there is no reason you can’t as well. Basic components of a low-cost, three panel, 45 watt solar kit * Setting up your first system * Basic safety * Understanding system capability * Batteries 101 * Learn more resource sheet. Not to be missed for the DIYs in the audience.

12:00 – 12:50 PM

Lunch: Stop by and purchase some BLISS BBQ Location: West Building 038

1:00 – 1:45 PM

Film Shorts / Energy Fair Location: West Building 120 Description: Meet the newest award winning scientists and directors as the results of the competitions are displayed and shown.

Craig Pals Title: “Wind Power and Lake Land College” Location: West Building 112 Description: Please join us for a discussion about the wind turbine that has been installed at Lake Land College. This presentation will include a field trip / guided tour of the installation site.

Rob Westcott Title: “Weatherization 101 – Getting the Most from Air Sealing and Insulation” Location: West Building 121 Description: During this presentation, participants will

learn to view a house as a system in terms of its overall energy efficiency. Participants will learn why common renovations such as replacing windows and doors may not produce the greatest savings or comfort benefits, while less expensive air-sealing and insulation techniques can produce dramatic improvements. Not to be missed for the DIYs in the audience.

Mark Russell Title: “Green Within Information Technology” Location: West Building 102 Description: Please join us for a discussion about green opportunities within the information technologies field.

Scott Jasinski Title: “What SEDAC Can Do for You” Location: West Building 113

Description: The presentation will cover the overall

services of the Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC) and how it can help you with your energy savings.

2:00 – 2:45 PM

Jeff Oder Title: “Practical Energy Solutions and Associated Lake Land College Training Opportunities” Location: West Building 138 Description: Presentation will consist of an overview of

green technology educational opportunities currently being offered through Lake Land College including photovoltaic and wind power generation as well as home automation and smart grid technology. How these systems are currently being used on the college campus will be discussed as well as practical applications for residential properties in order to reduce environmental damages and/or improve economic feasibility for the home owner. Energy use and generation will be key topics.

Mindy Bunselmeyer Title: “Top 40 Hits For The Planet” Location: West Building 127 Description: Please join us for an engaging discussion of the top 40 ways to conserve and help save the planet.

Rob Westcott Title: “Weatherization 101 – Getting the Most from Air Sealing and Insulation” Location: West Building 121 Description: During this presentation, participants will learn to view a house as a system in terms of it’s overall energy efficiency. Participants will learn why common renovations such as replacing windows and doors may not produce the greatest savings or comfort benefits, while less expensive air-sealing and insulation techniques can produce dramatic improvements. Not to be missed by the DIYs in the audience.

Charles Bovard Title: “An Absolute Beginner’s Guide To Getting Into Solar” Location: West Building Atrium 038 Description: If you want to learn more about getting

started in solar but don’t know where to start, this presentation is for you! Learn that building your own solar power system doesn’t have to be expensive or overly complicated. Many others just like you have done it and there is no reason you can’t as well. Basic components of a low-cost, three panel, 45 watt solar kit * Setting up your first system * Basic safety * Understanding system capability

* Batteries 101 * Learn more resource sheet. Not to be missed for the DIYs in the audience.

Steve Wilder Title: “Working Above Ground: Achieving and Maintaining Safety Compliance” Location: West Building 112 Description: This workshop will focus on the OSHA requirements for working on the wind turbines.

Jason D. Connor Title: “Sustainability=Conservation, Preservation & Innovation” Location: West Building 102 Description: Jason Connor will use his experience as the

NRCS District Conservationist along with being a small farmer to discuss his personal experience and career expertise on backyard conservation, energy saving techniques in a rural setting, where to find assistance for agriculture based energy reduction, as well as green community ideas.

3:00 – 3:45 pm Ray Rieck Title: “Lake Land Updates” Location: West Building 138 Description: Please join us for an update on the exciting projects that have been completed over the past year.

Mindy Bunselmeyer Title: “Top 40 Hits For The Planet” Location: West Building 127 Description: Please join us for an engaging discussion of the top 40 ways to conserve and help save the planet.

Mike Strohl Title:”Geothermal on the Farm” Location: West Building 112 Description: Are you building a new shop or garage in the near future? Participants will be able to see what a local farmer has done in his new 92X80 shop. The new shop has geothermal floor heat as the only heat source. Participants will also be able to listen in as he talks about the installation process, cost of the system and benefits. Not to be missed by the DIYs in the audience.

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Conference wrap-up / evaluation / door prizes

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