Sustaining a Balanced Mission

Presenter: Sal Genito, University of California-Davis
Date: Friday | October 12

Our conference theme referred to the need for the facility manager to modernize fundamental programs such as staff development and resource management while embracing technological change. Sal Genito, Director of U.C. Davis Building and Grounds Division, discussed how his organization has made notable gains in all three areas.

It Cost What?

Presenter: Don Guckert, University of Iowa
Date: Friday | October 12

Don Guckert from the University of Iowa catalogued the cost drivers that make higher education's classroom and laboratory buildings so expensive. Don's approach, built on an award-winning article in Facilities Manager, co-authored by Don and Jeri King, provided rich information for the point-people who must "sell" campus construction project costs.

Life-Cycle Management of the Facility Portfolio

Presenter: Doug Christensen, Brigham Young University
Date: Friday | October 12

Doug Christensen, former APPA president, recently completed a seminal research project on the normalizing effect of life-cycle management in higher education's facility resource management challenge.

Can We Become Greener, Cleaner, and Leaner?

Presenter: Dr. R. Gary Smith, The University of New Mexico
Date: Friday | October 12

Dr. R. Gary Smith has been with The University of New Mexico for 12 + years and is currently the associate director of Environmental Services; overseeing Automotive Services, Custodial Services, Grounds and Landscaping, the Sign Shop, and Special Activities. Gary is a member of the International Society of Arborist and the American Society of Consulting Arborist.

Loss LEEDer

Presenter: Carl Salas and Lucinda Andreani, Salas O'Brien Engineers
Date: Friday | October 12

Carl Salas and Lucinda Andreani of Salas O'Brien Engineers courageously volunteered to enrich our conference with a presentation on a new science building that was intended to be a LEED-certified project, but went very badly.

The Charge of the Rate Brigade

Presenter: Jeri King, University of
Date: Friday | October 12

Jeri King, a frequent contributor to APPA's expanding library of benchmark studies created a comprehensive review of shop rate do's and don'ts. Her winning formula for success in the sensitive reimbursement arena has been featured in Facilities Manager.

The Sustainable Campus Landscape

Presenter: Dr. R. Gary Smith, The University of New Mexico
Date: Friday | October 12

Dr. Smith discussed several important aspects of the sustainable landscape such as, design and maintenance, efficient water use, integrated pest management, and the roles of trees and turf.

It's Not Easy Being Green

Presenter: Stacy White, AIA, LEED AP
Date: Friday | October 12

Stacy White has succeeded in proving that institutions can thrive by lowering life-cycle facility costs and meeting demanding sustainability goals.

L.A. Confidential! (Shh! We're Green)

Presenter: John Ferris, Cal State University-Los Angeles
Katherine Wagenschutz, CTG Energetics
Date: Friday | October 12

John Ferris shared with us his very positive experience with a consultant-provided, LEED-EB portfolio program. The presentation provided a roadmap for greening up your aging space inventory and producing the metrics that will verify the gains you have made.

The GridWise Initiative

Presenter: Jack McGowan, Department of Energy
Date: Friday | October 12

Jack McGowan has the engineering expertise and proven foresight to predict the dawn of "E-energy"'—the emergence of integrated "smart" devices, both before and after the electrical meter.

Capturing Energy Savings Through Passive Design

Presenters: Ken Duffy, SRG Partnership, Inc.
G.Z. Charlie Brown, University of Oregon
Date: Friday | October 12

Presenter's Ken Duffy and G.Z. Charlie Brown shared with us the design successes that have been acclaimed in the Wall Street Journal, in Metropolis, and Solar Today magazines.

The Impact of Buildings on Global Warming

Presenter: Edward Mazria, AIA
Date: Saturday | October 13

For the past several years, Edward Mazria, principal of the architectural consulting firm, Mazria, Inc., has been a leader in translating the unfathomable complexities of manmade climate change into terms and actionable issues that relate directly to facility designers, maintainers, and operators.

The Impact of Facilities on Recruitment and Retention of Students

Presenter: Gary Reynolds, Colorado College
Date: Saturday | October 13

The survey and research performed by principal investigators Gary Reynolds and David Cain in 2005, serve as the new national benchmark for examining how facilities contribute to higher education student success.

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

Presenter: Darcy Immerman, DMJM Harris Energy & Power
Date: Saturday | October 13

Cal State University-San Bernardino has blazed a carbon trail for all to follow. With the help of DMJM Harris Energy and Power, the San Bernardino Facility Management team racked up significant, documentable carbon reductions while enhancing the university's reputation as a socially responsible member of the community. This case study provides a roadmap for Physical Plant organizations who want to be viewed as community team players and problem solvers in a carbon-sensitive world.

Small College Seminar

Presenter: John Christensen, Albuquerque Academy
Date: Saturday | October 13

At our Albuquerque conference we devoted a special seminar to a facilitated discusson on the special challenges faced by APPA's small school adventurers. The focus--review the facility management skillset required to survive in a resource-limited environment.

Building a Culture that Recruits, Retains, and Rewards Facilities Personnel

Presenter's: Henry Johnstone, P.E., GLHN
Cloriza Lomeli, GLHN
Date: Saturday | October 13

Henry Johnstone spent over a decade on university campuses developing and implementing long range utility master plans. During his years of higher educational field work, Henry developed a keen appreciation for leadership efforts and resulting work cultures that sustained very successful campus facility management organizations. Mr. Johnstone was joined by Cloriza Lomeli, his firm's Business Development Officer. Ms. Lomeli explained how GLHN incorporated emphasis on personal and professional growth and the "connectivity of self-awareness" to build a strong team of professioals.

Presenting Campus Building Renewal and New Construction to a Skeptical Legislature

Presenter: Bob Simonton, Oregon University System
Date: Saturday | October 13

Bob Simonton explained how he succeeded in selling higher education's needs to skeptical legislators in the world's toughest marketing venue—your state capitol.

Advances in Computer-Aided Capital Asset Management

Presenter's: Trip Tripathi and Paul Ira, Ameresco, Inc.
Date: Saturday | October 13

If you are comfortable with the best that 2007 has to offer in capital asset management techniques, software, and forecasting strategies, you are already out-of-date. Tom Friedman's "World is Flat" because it was run over by engineers like Trip Tripathi and Paul Ira.

Up Against The Wall!

Presenter's: Alan Burnett and Serge Zilli, Gale Associates, Inc.
Date: Saturday | October 13

From Tucson to Tacoma, water seepage into below-grade libraries and laboratories is a problem that seems to defy solution. We invited Karen Noenickx to give us a national perspective on this vexing problem.

Presenter's:Harvey Chace, The University of New Mexico
Sean Scott, Nalco Company
Date: Saturday | October 13

Thanks to advances in technology and the work of an inventive chemical treatment supplier, you can now squeeze extra years of service and much higher efficiency out of individual room heat transfer equipment. More than a nuts, bolts, and pipe show.

1, 2, Free!

Presenter: John Metras, University of British Columbia
Date: Saturday | October 13