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8:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Distributed Work Strategies: What Works and What Doesn’t in Today’s Corporate Facilities
Joel Ratekin, Principal, Ratekin Consulting LLC
Angie Earlywine, Associate, Location Leader, HOK Advance Strategies
New, powerful workplace solutions happen when progressive business leaders implement innovative strategies. Speakers will discuss the findings of a year-long IFMA study and share solutions that address the emerging workforce, productivity and budget. Hear real-world results from companies ranging from the telecom and finance industries to defense and energy corporations. Credit: 0.1 CEU

Objectives:

• Increase operational efficiency
• Improve employee and customer satisfaction
• Increase capacity for innovation
• Communicate and share information more effectively
• Improve employee attraction and retention

Moving Toward a Zero Energy Future
Scott Shell, AIA, LEED®-AP, Principal, EHDD Architecture
David Kaneda, PE, AIA, LEED®-AP, Principal, Integrated Design Associates Inc.
Discover how an electrical design company was able to convert a midcentury California bank branch into a zero-energy facility, offsetting 100% of its emissions using renewable energy sources. Learn the secret techniques involved with “net-zero” design and find out what can be achieved by applying a full complement of smart, sustainable concepts in the remodeling of your facility. Credit: 0.1 CEU

• Recognize all of the energy-wasting aspects of a traditional office building, and learn how to prioritize and redesign
• Identify the components of a repeatable, integrated design process with specific examples of architectural features, lighting strategies, materials decisions and thermal solutions
• Evaluate technologies that are key to sustainable building concepts, including building control systems, advanced glazing products, photo-voltaics and sensors
  

More Than an Expense: How Have Changes in the Energy Markets Influenced the Way Companies are Dealing With Their Energy Costs
Mike Moore, President, American Energy Solutions 
Not long ago, energy costs were just another line item on the expense budget—a lot has changed in the past 10 years. Today, the complexity of the energy market is forcing companies to re-think the way they manage expenses. Many market-related factors affect procurement decisions, such as deregulation. The general trend of rising energy costs is increasing the costs of overall operation. Add aging facilities into the mix, along with mandatory greenhouse gas emission reporting, and you get a very complex interrelationship of issues. Learn to take a much more comprehensive approach when implementing energy strategies. Credit: 0.1 CEU

Objectives:

• Identify key areas of a comprehensive energy strategy
• Maximize capital dollars and funding for projects
• Review data collection and reporting tools for executive management analysis
• Identify savings opportunities
• Understand the carbon credit markets

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Morning Keynote Address
How Can a Facility Professional “Sell” Sustainability into the C-suite?
Jerry Yudelson, PE, MS, MBA, LEED AP
The business case for sustainability encompasses five main areas of activity: economics, risk management, marketing/PR, government relations and stakeholder relations. Each of these has both tangible and intangible components. The facts are rapidly mounting that prove organizations with strong sustainability initiatives are also strong in all aspects of the Balanced Scorecard. In fact, a recent study showed that 80 percent of the top 250 companies in the world had strong sustainability programs. How can a facility professional “sell” sustainability into the C-suite? How can facility professionals partner with the CFO and Chief Sustainability Officer to create effective programs for their organizations? Jerry Yudelson’s extensive research and consulting experience has the answer.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Establishing a Broad Sustainability Program
Robert J. Gross, The Vanguard Group

Learn to:

• Estimate the costs of sustainability programs
• Share the vision, engaging employees and monitoring progress
• Establish a sustainability dashboard
• Manage with metrics

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Measuring Success: Sustainability Metrics That Work in Your Facility
Kathy O. Roper, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology
Christopher P. Hodges, CFM, PE, IFMA Fellow           
Facility Engineering Associates
Learn to harness productivity in the workplace using the triple bottom line as your compass, balancing cost against results using operating budgets to fund sustainable initiatives.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Discuss:

• How to use the triple bottom line as your compass
• The facility life cycle and total cost of ownership
• Balancing first cost against results - using Operating and Capital budgets to fund sustainable initiatives

ENERGY STAR for Commercial Buildings: A Best Practice in Energy Efficiency
Alyssa Quarforth, B.A., M.E.M.
An informative overview of the ENERGY STAR Commercial Buildings Program.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Discuss:

• The value of energy efficiency and benchmarking energy
• Consumption
• Myths in the marketplace
• Benchmarking using Portfolio Manager
• Energy Performance Rating System
• Building case studies
• Local legislation leveraging ENERGY STAR
• How to get started today

Keynote Address
Managing a Footprint: The Role of Facility Management in a Policy Environment of Change
Panama Bartholomy, California Energy Commission
Panama Bartholomy is a graduate of Humboldt State University (HSU) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Restorative Development and a candidate for a Master of Science in Community Development at U.C. Davis. He is an environmental advisor for Karen Douglas, a commissioner at the California Energy Commission. Bartholomy is a board member on the Northern California Chapter of the United States Green Building Council and the Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living. He also serves on the City of Sacramento’s Planning Commission, General Plan Advisory Committee and the County of Sacramento’s Environmental Commission.

The keynote address will answer important questions concerning environmental policy as it relates to the facility management profession.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Discuss:

• Context of national and state policy
• Role of facility management in state policy
• Innovation drivers
• Getting ahead of the policy curve

Track 1: Sustainable Initiatives from a Global Perspective

Rating Systems and Consultants
Which to Consider? What’s the Difference? At what cost? What are the benefits?
Peter Winters, CFM, CFMJ, AIA, HOK Advance Strategies
Tim McEnery, Booz Allen Hamilton
Mark Sekula, CFM, LEED-AP, Facility Engineering Associates
Moderated by Kathy Roper CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Sustainable Initiatives from a Global Perspective
John J. McGee, MBA, IFMA Chairman
Teena Shouse, CFM, Facility Engineering Associates
Moderated by Shari Epstein, Director of Research, IFMA
Panelists will share with the audience findings on global reporting initiatives

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Sustainability: Integrating LEED® Into the Nine Core Competencies
Bill Conley, CFM, CFMJ, LEED®-AP, IFMA Fellow
Pacific Building Care
An overview of common themes in LEED® guidelines and the nine competencies.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Track 2: Achieving Your Sustainability Goals Through Green Product Procurement and Performance

• Cleaning, Lighting, Water, Energy

Healthy Cleaning for Sustainability
Gregory Owens, JohnsonDiversey
Learn how to implement a sustainable cleaning program and discover how green cleaning can impact and support sustainability.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Elements of Sustainable Lighting
Patricia Becker, LC
Speaker TBD
Philips Lighting
This presentation will offer lighting solutions that not only save energy, but last longer and are better for the environment. Participants will learn about corporate sustainability, elements of a sustainable lighting system and the design of products around these elements.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

The Facility Manager’s Role in Water Management
David J. Allen, LEED AP, Senior Sales Executive
Communications and Water Conservation, Kohler Co.
As water and sewer rates rise nationally and regional water shortages create the need for aggressive conservation strategies, water efficiency has become a growing concern for facility managers. Discover how water is used in commercial buildings, how to conduct a water audit within your own building and discuss strategies to reduce the building's water demand in the most cost-effective way.

Credit: 0.1 CEU 

Leased Properties
Green Leases: Re-envisioning the Commercial Leasing Process       
Sean Ivery, Navigant Consulting
Find solutions to the obstacles that stand in the way of greening your leased facility.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Measurable Green Procurement
Chris Detrich, LEED®-AP, SiteStuff
Improve your green purchasing process through spend reporting and historical data analysis.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Owner Occupied
Creating a Change Management Program to Implement Sustainability Initiatives
Kit Tuveson, CFM, IFMA Fellow, Tuveson & Associates LLC  CFM, IFMA Fellow, Tuveson & Associates LLC 
Learn how to change your approach to securing management approval for your programs and projects.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Developing Strategies to Address Under-Funded Sustainable Initiatives
Roger W. Peterson, ARAMARK
Sustainable solutions for every budget.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Leased & Owner Occupied
Management for the 21st Century, or Back to Basics?
George Denise, CFM, Cushman Wakefield of California Inc.
Adobe Systems Inc. has a long-standing commitment to resource conservation, waste reduction, environmental protection and sustainability. All five Adobe facilities are green certified through the USGBC’s LEED® program. Four of the five buildings received platinum certification, the highest level attainable. At the company’s headquarters in San Jose, 64 conservation projects were completed over a period of five and a half years at a cost of US$1.4 million. Adobe received US$389,000 in rebates and successfully reduced operating expenses by US$1.2 million per year. Find out what Adobe is doing now to continue to pave the way for a sustainable industry.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Time

Registration & Breakfast

Keynote Presentation: Managing Human Capital in the Global Economy
Paul Tiffany, Ph.D., The Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley
Paul Tiffany is a senior lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He teaches courses in competitive strategy, business and public policy, business and economic history and international management. Dr. Tiffany earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola University, his MBA from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley.

Learn about the global talent war, talent retention and organizational leadership. Credit: 0.1 CEU

Learning Objectives:

• How is the world changing the demand for the best people
• Supply issues: training and development
• The HR function in the typical firm: what’s wrong with this picture?
• Where will you find the best talent in the future? 
• Nurturing a culture of talent management leadership in your organization

Breakout Session 1.1
From Resistance to Results: Guiding Business Leaders on Managing in the New Workplace
Diane Stegmeier, Stegmeier Consulting Group
In this dynamic, interactive session, Diane Stegmeier, recipient of IFMA’s Award of Excellence 2008, Distinguished Author for a Book, will lead participants through hands-on activities that will better prepare them to respond to managers’ resistance to change in the new workplace. Credit: 0.1 CEU

Learning Objectives

• Identify drivers of behavior resulting in resistance to change
• Proactively support business leaders on managing in the new workplace
• Emerging Techniques for Managing for Results

A book signing, featuring Diane's book Innovations in Office Design: The Critical Influence Approach to Effective Work Environments will take place from 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Breakout Session 1.2
21st Century Emergency Communication: How Leaders Should Communicate to Staff and Community Members Following Emergency Situations
Sean Kaufman, MPH, Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research
This real-life program will present factors that lead to “noise” during emergency situations and the strategies that leaders can use to minimize or maximize “noise” on a daily basis. Lessons learned in this course can be immediately applied. Credit: 0.1 CEU

Objectives:

• Describe how “noise” impacts one’s ability to think and perform
• The four factors which increase or decrease “noise” among individuals
• List the strategic steps for communicating with individuals during emergency situations

Breakout Session 2.1
Is This Person Just Difficult? Understanding and Managing Conflict
Melodee Wagen, Workspace Strategies Inc.
Globalization is impacting companies around the world. Employees with significant differences in cultural norms are working together in a single environment. Learn to recognize and understand these conflicts, and discover how to take control and proactively manage through to resolution. Credit: 0.1 CEU

Objectives:

• Learn to recognize when conflict might be due to a cultural or generational difference
• Watch for key areas where tensions are likely to arise
• Use a step-by-step methodology to proactively explore underlying issues

Breakout Session 2.2
  The Changing Global Economy and Facility Management
Paul Tiffany, Ph.D, The Haas School of Business
Discuss the validity of globalization, the slowing economy, and implications for the FM industry and future prospects.

Credit: 0.1 CEU

Learning Objectives

• The current challenge to trade barrier reductions
• The current economic downturn: cyclical movement or tectonic shift?
• The global economy of the 21st Century: which direction?
• America and the 21st Century economy

Afternoon Networking Break

Book Signing with Diane Stegmeier: Innovations in Office Design: The Critical Influence Approach to Effective Work Environments