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2020 Better Buildings Summit Goes Virtual

2020 Better Buildings Summit Goes Virtual

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Building Summit is now a Virtual Leadership Symposium

This annual event for Better Buildings, Better Plants Partners and other key stakeholders provides the opportunity for professionals to explore emerging technologies and share innovative strategies in energy and water efficiency.

Join us June 8-11, 2020 for 4 days of timely webinars and peer exchanges with fellow industry stakeholders and experts. The event is free to attend.

 

Why Participate?

  • Discover what’s next in emerging technologies, resiliency planning, and workforce development.
  • Share and discuss successful approaches utilized by Better Buildings, Better Plants partners facing the same challenges as your organization.
  • Grow your network and make connections with industry peers, technical experts, and other Better Buildings partners and Allies.
  • Explore future opportunities to achieve greater energy, water, and waste efficiency in your organization.

 

Who Participates?

Over the last 4 years, over 3,000 professionals from public, private, and industrial sector organizations have attended the Summit. Attendees typically include:

  • C-Suite Executives
  • Building Owners, Managers, and Operators
  • Facility and Energy Managers
  • Leaders, Policy Advisors, Decision Makers
  • Sustainability Directors
  • Engineers
  • City Managers and Officials

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Resilience Roundtable: Public Sector Meets Commercial Real Estate at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2019 Better Buildings Summit

Resilience Roundtable: Public Sector Meets Commercial Real Estate at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2019 Better Buildings Summit

Corporate Sustainability Strategies is pleased to announce Brenna Walraven has been asked by The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to speak at the 2019 Better Buildings Summit. Walraven was selected because she has demonstrated leadership and forward thinking in energy efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency for the real estate industry.

 

Resilience Roundtable

Learn how local governments can work with private building owners to ensure the resilience of their building stock. Commercial real estate fund and asset managers will share how investment decision-making around resilience is informing investments in commercial developments. Local government representatives will share their organizational strategies to enhance community resilience. Enjoy a lively facilitated discussion between private and public Better Buildings Challenge partners! This session is part 2 of 2 in a series around public and private sectors working together to meet resilience needs.

 

Panelists

  • Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, City of Orlando, FL (LinkedIn)
  • Eric Friedman, Director, Leading by Example Program, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (LinkedIn)
  • Marta Schantz, Senior Vice President, Greenprint Center for Building Performance Urban Land Institute (LinkedIn)
  • Brenna Walraven, President and CEO, Corporate Sustainability Strategies (LinkedInTwitter)

 

Date and Time

Wednesday, July 10
3:30 PM

 

About U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Summit

The 2019 Summit will be held in the Washington, D.C. metro area (Arlington, VA) July 10-11, with pre-conference activities starting on July 9. This annual event for Better Buildings, Better Plants Partners and other key stakeholders provides the opportunity for professionals to explore emerging technologies and share innovative strategies in energy and water efficiency. Attendees can expect two days of interactive sessions with industry experts and market leaders as well as many opportunities to network with peers.

 

Learn more and register.

 

Back by Popular Demand: Best of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2018 Better Buildings Summit

Back by Popular Demand: Best of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2018 Better Buildings Summit

As one of the highest rated speakers at U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2018 Better Buildings Summit, Brenna Walraven of Corporate Sustainability Strategies will be speaking on highlights of Investor-Oriented Sustainability Insights for Commercial Real Estate. Additional presentations by other highly rated speakers includes Building a Next Generation Workforce for Next Generation Buildings and Transition Planning for Energy Managers

Featured Presentations

  • Building a Next Generation Workforce for Next Generation Buildings by Richie Stever, University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Transition Planning for Energy Managers by Matthew Pekar, United Technologies Corporation
  • Investor-Oriented Sustainability Insights by Brenna Walraven, Corporate Sustainability Strategies (LinkedIn | Twitter)

Date and Time

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
3:00-4:00 PM ET

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About U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Summit

This year’s Summit was held in conjunction with the Energy Exchange and brought together leaders from the federal, commercial, education, state, and local government sectors to share best practices in energy and water efficiency, integrated resilience, and emerging technologies.

 

Learn more about DOE’s Better Buildings Summit here.

Investor-Oriented Sustainability Insights at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2018 Better Buildings Summit

Investor-Oriented Sustainability Insights at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2018 Better Buildings Summit

Corporate Sustainability Strategies is pleased to announce Brenna Walraven has been asked by The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to speak at the 2018 Better Buildings Summit.

 

Walraven was selected because she has demonstrated leadership and forward thinking in energy efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency for the real estate industry.  She will be speaking about Investor-Oriented Sustainability Insights for Commercial Real Estate.

Investor-Oriented Sustainability Insights

What are the current and new sustainability trends for commercial real estate institutional owners and real estate investment managers? Better Buildings Challenge and Alliance partners will share insights and engage with audience stakeholders on how to move the industry forward.

Learning Objectives

  • GRESB updates
  • meeting global and corporate sustainability goals
  • responding to resiliency and weather disasters
  • engaging investors in energy matters.

Panelists

  • Deb Cloutier, President and Founder, RE Tech Advisors (LinkedIn | Twitter)
  • Eric Duchon, Global Head of Sustainability, LaSalle Investment Management (LinkedIn | Twitter)
  • Meghan Johnson, Associate, Sustainability TH Real Estate (LinkedIn)
  • Brenna Walraven, President and CEO, Corporate Sustainability Strategies (LinkedIn | Twitter)

Date and Time

Wednesday, August 22
10:30 AM

About U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Summit

This year’s Summit will be held in conjunction with the Energy Exchange and will bring together leaders from the federal, commercial, education, state, and local government sectors to share best practices in energy and water efficiency, integrated resilience, and emerging technologies.  This year’s Energy Exchange and Better Buildings Summit will be held August 21-23, 2018 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Learn more about DOE’s Better Buildings Summit here.