Dept. of Energy Webinar December 15th--- 'Greensburg, Kansas and Beyond'
Dept. of Energy Webinar December 15th---
'Greensburg, Kansas and Beyond'
The U.S. Dept. of Energy's (DOE) Building Technologies Program is offering a webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 15th, 2009, from 12-1:30pm EST titled "Greensburg, Kansas and Beyond."
This webinar is the second in a series on Greensburg, Kansas, a town that has been pursuing a vision of a model green community since recovering from a massive tornado in May 2007. This webinar focuses on the town's efforts to rebuild green and features:
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A detailed look at Greensburg's built environment in a 100% renewable city: tools, design strategies, and successes.
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Greensburg's approach to wind-generated electricity, successes in other rural communities, and the impact community wind is having in America
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John Deere's plans for green dealership buildings throughout North America and the company's partnership with DOE and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on a Commercial Building Energy Alliance to reduce energy use in retail buildings.
This webinar is geared toward federal agencies, state energy offices, renewable energy and energy efficiency associations, architects, residential and commercial builders, planning firms, and utilities. The presenters will include:
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Chuck Banks, Principal, Banks Associates
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David Jeffers, Manager, Retail Brand Experience, John Deere Corporation
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Shanti Pless, Buildings Energy Efficiency Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Tom Wind, Owner, Wind Utility Consulting, PC
This webinar is free of charge, but you must register in advance at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/webinars.html to obtain a URL for the presentation and call-in phone number.
