2019: Energy & Facilities: Safety, Comfort, Sustainability

8:30 – 9 a.m.

REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:20 a.m.

Opening Remarks
Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, New York Institute of Technology

9:20 – 9:55 a.m.

Sustainability, Reliability, and Critical Infrastructure
Peter M. Curtis, President and CEO, PMC Group One, LLC

9:55 – 10:30 a.m.

Facility Condition Assessment Process - A Practical Overview
José R. Febres, P.E., D.Eng., Technical Compliance Officer, International Monetary Fund

10:30 – 10:50 a.m.

BREAK

10:50 – 11:25 a.m.

Energy Audits, Retro-Commissioning, and Local Energy Laws
Murat Bayramoglu, CEM, CBCP, Energy Efficiency Engineer, Vert Energy Group, Inc.

11:25 a.m. – Noon

NFPA 70E Requirements on Arc Flash Mitigation
Peter Davie, P.E., Principal Staff Engineer, PSEG Long Island

Noon – 1:20 p.m.

BUFFET LUNCH and NETWORKING

1:20 – 1:55 p.m.

The Role of Renewable Natural Gas in the Future Energy Mix
Devinder Mahajan, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Gas Innovation and Technology and Professor, Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Stony Brook University

1:55 – 2:30 p.m.

The Impact of Building Envelope on Potential Energy Savings
Ehsan Kamel, Ph.D., EMIT, Director, Energy and Green Technologies Laboratory, New York Institute of Technology

2:30 – 2:50 p.m.

Dynamic Energy Systems for Architecture and Design
Marcella Del Signore, RA, Associate Professor, Architecture, New York Institute of Technology

2:50 – 3 p.m.

Closing Remarks
Robert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., CEM, LEED AP BD+C, Director, Energy Management, New York Institute of Technology