Take it from an Expert: 2018 Energy Exchange and Better Buildings Summit

By Better Buildings Beat Team on Aug 01, 2018

One of the most popular features of the Better Buildings Summit is coming to Cleveland, Ohio August 21-23, and our friends at Energy Exchange are getting in on the action! We're bringing our team of technical experts from the national laboratories and DOE to the Ask-an-Expert Lounge, where they will be available to answer YOUR questions about technologies, data, process, and tools that impact energy performance. We'll have additional experts this year from the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). Stop by and learn more about DOE and the national labs, and discuss emerging technologies, strategies, and ideas to approach projects within your own organization. If you can, catch a product demonstration by FEMP staff!

The Ask-an-Expert Lounge will be located right outside the Energy Exchange trade show floor, with hours every morning and afternoon Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the event. The current schedule is below; for the most updated schedule throughout the conference, click here. And of course, don't forget to register today if you haven't already! See you in Cleveland. 

Ask-An-Expert Lounge Schedule

Tuesday 10:00 - 10:30 AM

Space Conditioning - Michael Deru, National Renewable Energy Lab (Better Buildings)

Federal Facility Design and Operations Experts - FEMP

Specialty Facilities (Federal Labs and Data Centers) Experts - FEMP

Federal Agency Reporting & Accountability Experts - FEMP

Tuesday 3:30 - 4:00 PM

Plug & Process Loads - Kim Trenbath, National Renewable Energy Lab and Sormeh Konijav, Waypoint Building Group (Better Buildings)

ISO 50001 Ready and Facility Operations Experts - FEMP

Federal Agency Reporting & Accountability Experts - FEMP

Federal Workforce Development & Engagement Experts - FEMP

Wednesday 10:00 - 10:30 AM

Space Conditioning - Michael Deru, National Renewable Energy Lab (Better Buildings)

Home Energy Score - Maddy Salzman, DOE (Better Buildings)

Energy Data Management - Adam Guzzo, DOE (Better Buildings)

ESPC, UESC, ENABLE and Appropriations Project Development Experts - FEMP

Distributed Energy and Energy Procurement Experts - FEMP

Portfolio Resilience Planning and Implementation Experts - FEMP

Wednesday 3:30 - 4:00 PM

Building Envelope - Melissa Voss Lapsa, Oak Ridge National Lab (Better Buildings)

Water Efficiency & 50001 Ready - Prakash Rao, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Better Buildings)

Steam & Energy Assessments - Thomas Wenning, Oak Ridge National Lab (Better Buildings)

Portfolio Resilience Planning and Implementation Experts - FEMP

Specialty Facilities (Federal Labs and Data Centers) Experts - FEMP

Facility Related Control Systems Security Experts - FEMP

Thursday 10:00 - 10:30 AM

Plug & Process Loads - Kim Trenbath, National Renewable Energy Lab and Sormeh Konijav, Waypoint Building Group (Better Buildings)

Building Envelope - Simon Pallin, Oak Ridge National Lab (Better Buildings)

DOE Tools - Harry Bergmann, DOE (Better Buildings)

Federal Agency Reporting & Accountability Experts - FEMP

Federal Workforce Development & Engagement Experts - FEMP

ESPC, UESC, ENABLE and Appropriations Project Development Experts - FEMP

Thursday 3:30 - 4:00 PM

Plug & Process Loads - Kim Trenbath, National Renewable Energy Lab and Sormeh Konijav, Waypoint Building Group (Better Buildings)

Process Heating & Waste Recovery - Sachin Nimbalkar, Oak Ridge National Lab (Better Buildings)

DOE’s Energy Assessment and Management Software – Thomas Wenning, Oak Ridge National Lab (Better Buildings)