EE Noon: Opportunities and Challenges for Energy Efficiency in Universities
According to the American Colleges & Universities Presidents’ Climate Commitment, “Colleges and universities must exercise leadership in their communities and throughout society by modeling ways to eliminate global warming emissions, and by providing the knowledge and the educated graduates to achieve climate neutrality.”
In many ways, universities represent the frontlines of climate change as they address their own efficiency efforts while simultaneously instilling these values in the next generation of Americans. Many colleges are consistently demonstrating that energy efficiency is “the first fuel” and the most cost effective approach to greening however there is still plenty more to be done. Learn about the efforts underway at many leading universities and of the existing business opportunities in this $2 billion energy efficiency and cogeneration market.
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- Opportunities and Challenges for Energy Efficiency in Universities, Rob Pratt
- Sustainablility and ENergy Efficiency at GW, Meghan Chapple-Brown
Presenters
Rob Pratt, Chairman & CEO, GreenerU
Meghan Chapple-Brown, Director, Office of Sustainability, The George Washington University
According to the American Colleges & Universities Presidents’ Climate Commitment, “Colleges and universities must exercise leadership in their communities and throughout society by modeling ways to eliminate global warming emissions, and by providing the knowledge and the educated graduates to achieve climate neutrality.”
In many ways, universities represent the frontlines of climate change as they address their own efficiency efforts while simultaneously instilling these values in the next generation of Americans. Many colleges are consistently demonstrating that energy efficiency is “the first fuel” and the most cost effective approach to greening however there is still plenty more to be done. Learn about the efforts underway at many leading universities and of the existing business opportunities in this $2 billion energy efficiency and cogeneration market.
Biographies
Rob Pratt is Chairman and CEO of GreenerU, a company dedicated to helping colleges and universities become climate leaders while reducing energy, water and infrastructure costs. (See www.GreenerU.com) Mr. Pratt was formerly the founder and CEO of Energia Global International (now Enel Latin America), a company that became one of the leading renewable energy development companies in Central America. He also served as Director of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, a $250 million state fund to promote the development of renewable energy as well as clean energy economic development in MA.
Rob is a national and regional leader in clean energy and currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of the American Council on Renewable Energy; Chairman and founder (1984) of the International Institute for Energy Conservation; Treasurer, Executive Committee and board member of the Alliance to Save Energy; Executive Committee and board member of the New England Clean Energy Council; and President and board member of the Cambridge Energy Alliance. He received an MPA degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center, and a BA degree from Wesleyan University.
Meghan Chapple-Brown is the George Washington University's first director of its Office of Sustainability. Ms. Chapple-Brown draws upon nearly 15 years of experience in sustainable development in corporate and nonprofit organizations. She specializes in the relationship among sustainable futures, organizational strategy, and market innovation, which is founded on her previous work with organizations including SustainAbility, Ford Motor Company, Nike, Wal-Mart, the Dow Growth Center, World Resources Institute, and Public Allies. She graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in environmental sciences and pre-medicine, and earned two master's degrees in corporate strategy and environmental policy from the University of Michigan.
