That Green Thing 2008 - An Energy Conservation Event
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Event Description

This is an interactive and informative symposium geared to small and mid-sized businesses who want to explore going green and how it can affect the bottom line.

Symposium Topics:

RecyclingEnergy / Carbon offsets
Cost Saving Measures
LEED - Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
Cleaning & Maintenance

Keynote Speakers:

Vaughn Lazar - The Pizza Man
This unique business has made a commitment to operate green. Every aspect of the business has been affected by the mission.
Julia Dundorf - Carbon Challenge
Learn about the issues and consequences of global warming and specific actions you can take to reduce carbon emissions.

Seminars on these topics will run consecutively throughout the event. Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit with exhibitors who offer products, services and programs for going green. This is a comprehensive event aimed at imparting knowledge and resources to anyone interested in creating or converting to environmentally friendly practices.

Cost: $25 payable at the door. (Cash or check only. No credit cards accepted.) Tickets are available for purchase prior to the event. Simply stop by the Chamber office M - F during business hours.

This event immediately follows the Business NH’s Lean & Green Awards luncheon, also located at the Radisson. For more information on the luncheon, visit www.businessnhmagazine.com

Location :: Click to Map Event
Radisson Hotel
700 Elm St.
Manchester NH 03101

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Sponsors

Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH)

University of NH, Manchester (UNH)

Lavallee/Brensinger Architects

LighTec, Inc. - Precision Engineered Lighting Solutions

In a positive step toward reducing energy use, LighTec, Inc. has taken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR Challenge.

“LighTec, Inc. has been an Energy Star Partner for over 10 years. Our primary function is to provide turn-key, engineered energy efficient lighting solutions for the commercial and municipal sectors. Many of us are taking steps to improve energy efficiency at home but may not realize that there are opportunities to save where we work, shop, play, and learn, as well,” said Kathy Beliveau, Sales and Marketing Manager. “By making energy-efficient choices, we can reduce our energy use and save money while protecting the environment.”

The potential savings are staggering. EPA estimates that if the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings in the U.S. improved 10 percent, Americans would reduce greenhouse gas emissions equal to those from about 30 million vehicles while saving about $20 billion.* Today, leading companies realize that energy efficiency is not only the first step to being green, but is also about smart business. Energy efficiency can have a high return on investment and is necessary in order to remain competitive. Businesses, organizations, and governments that are leaders in energy efficiency use about 30 percent less energy than their competitors.

“The Challenge is a win-win for us and for other New Hampshire-based businesses, schools or municipalities looking to save energy and improve their bottom line,” continued Beliveau. “ENERGY STAR provides the tools and resources to help identify areas for improving energy efficiency and develop a strategic energy management plan.”

ENERGY STAR, a Federal government backed program, is a voluntary program that sets standards for superior energy efficiency in buildings, products, and services. To date, more than 30,000 commercial and industrial buildings have used ENERGY STAR tools to identify opportunities for energy efficiency improvements, and more than 3,200 of these buildings have earned the ENERGY STAR.

* Sources: Energy Information Administration. “2003 CBECS Detailed Tables. Table C4A. Expenditures for Sum of Major Fuels for All Buildings, 2003.” December 2006. 1 June 2007 . Energy Information Administration. “2002 Energy Consumption by Manufacturers — Data Tables. Table 7.9 Expenditures for Purchased Energy Sources, 2002.” 2002. 1 June 2007 . Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas and Sinks: 1990–2005. “USEPA #430-R-07-002, Table 2-16: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector and Gas with Electricity-Related Emissions.” April 2007. 14 June 2007 . From Table 2-16 US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector (CPPD Approved Source) Commercial Total CO2 = 1024.98 mmt Industrial - Electricity Related Only CO2 = 679.7 mmt Total CO2 = 1704.68 mmt Using US Climate Technology Cooperation Gateway Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator (CPPD Approved Source/Calculator) 1704.68 Million Metric Tons CO2 = 304,951,699 vehicles; 10% reduction for Challenge = approximately 30 million vehicles (Source: EPA).

LighTec owner Jim Grady has been nominated for the New Hampshire Business Review’s 2007 Business Excellence Award. The winners will be announced on October 3, 2007 at a dinner/reception at The Event Center at C.R. Sparks in Bedford, NH from 5-7PM. Admission is $10.00.

The Business Excellence Awards are given in recognition of the imagination, industriousness, innovation and achievements of people who often don’t get the kind of public recognition that they deserve: small-business owners and operators.

The Business Excellence Awards to be awarded in 14 different categories, honor owners and operators of businesses with 100 employees or fewer. This year’s categories are:

real estate, construction, technology, financial services, retail, transportation, hospitality, health care, law, business services, non-profit, manufacturing, media & marketing and public service.

The Event Center at C.R. Sparks
October 3, 2007
The Event Center at C.R. Sparks
Bedford, NH
5PM-7PM

LighTec Inc. has been awarded contracts for the following projects:

Boston Regional Airport
Manchester, NH

Retrofit the parking garage

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GE Aviation
Hooksett, NH

Retrofit Buildings 1 & 2

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Cole Hann
Greenland, NH

In partnership with Aurora Energy and Beacon Systems, Tewksbury, MA

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Seacoast United Soccer Club
Hampton, NH

Retrofit the indoor soccer fields with energy efficient T5 fixtures.

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Nashua Public Schools
Nashua, NH

Retrofit the gymnasiums with energy efficient lighting.
The project is being performed thru the PSNH Smart Start Program.

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MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire mayors and town leaders gathered in Manchester Friday to exchange ideas on how to combat global warming.

They talked about putting more police officers on bicycles, using low-energy LED traffic lights and changing their bus fleets over to biofuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They also talked about how to incorporate more solar and wind power.

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The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has formed a Green Committee because of an overwhelming response from members regarding conservation and becoming more involved with protecting the environment. There are 6 sub committees that make up the Green Committee. Law, regulation and compliance; real estate development and construction;architecture and engineering; education and leadership; cost savings; environmental concern. Kathy Beliveau, Sales and Marketing Manager for LighTec, Inc., has been appointed as the Team Leader for the Cost Savings Sub-Committee and will serve as an advisory board member of the sector groups.

Some of the concerns of the sub-committee are: create and sustain a centralized resource center, publicize testimonials, and best practices. Add a “Green” overlay to BizFest and Infrastructure Summit, develop and manage resources, review other resources that can educate about cost savings practices.

A BLOG has been established on the LighTec website for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Green Committee to allow discussion about what resources are available to New Hampshire businesses that will assist them with becoming better stewards of the environment.

The UNH Cooperative Extension is partnering with the community to create the first green roof demonstration site on Manchester’s City Hall Connector. Our goal is to have it in place before the 2008 Presidential Primary when Manchester and especially City Hall are featured nightly on the national news. For more information on how you, your organization or business can be a sponsor, please contact:

Mary Tebo, Community Forestry Educator
UNH Cooperative Extension
200 Bedford Street
Manchester, NH 03101
(phone) 629-9494 ext. 140
(email) mary.tebo@unh.edu

From May 6-10, 2007, the LighTec Staff will be attending the architectural and commercial lighting industry’s largest and most diverse educational initiative in New York—offering 72 courses, totaling more than 210 hours of programming—LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL (LFI) 2007. This year the Conference takes place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

Strategically structured and designed in close partnership with industry experts, conference topics address everything from lighting software and applications, to business and lighting fundamentals, to design innovation and product updates, to project case studies on lighting The Georgia Aquarium, The New York Times Building, museums and America’s department stores. Courses are led by the industry’s most renowned lighting designers, educators, architects, engineers and consultants.

Jim Grady is a member of the New Hampshire Business and Industry Association. His primary focus is on the The Energy and Regulated Utilities Committee. The issues addressed relate to the cost and supply of energy and state and federal policy and regulations.