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NYC 2010 Sustainability Summit

This isn’t just another green event.  With the newly appointed head of sustainable energy for the GSA, the largest landlord in the country with influence over $500 billion in federal assets, Bisnow’s 2010 Sustainability Summit will bring fresh insights into what some of the largest government and private sector players are thinking about green.  Boasting some of the biggest private sector portfolios in the country, the heads of green initiatives for Related and Tishman Speyer will share their insights alongside Eleni Reed, Chief Greening Officer for the GSA, as to where they are finding a yield in greening their real estate.

Thursday, August 12, 2010
NY Bar Association
42 W. 44th Street
(Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036

Agenda

7:15 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast & Schmooze
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM All-Star Panel
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Post-Game Schmooze

$49

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Eleni Reed
Chief Greening Officer
GSA
The GSA, the agency that controls all federal government real estate, is the largest landlord in the country controlling more than $500 billion in assets.  Per President Obama’s recent executive order to green the government’s buildings across the US in an effort to lead by example for the private sector, Eleni Reed’s position within the GSA was created.  Only a little over a month in office, Eleni is fast at work pursuing the government’s largest green strategy in history.
 
     
 
Charlotte Matthews
VP of Sustainability
Related Companies
Charlotte oversees all green development activity for the more than $6 billion Related has underway or completed.  One of the largest developers in the country, Related is a leader in building green luxury and affordable residential, mixed use and retail properties. Prior to joining Related, Charlotte was a Senior Sustainability Manager with Bovis Lend Lease, a construction management company, and a green building consultant with Steven Winter Associates. Charlotte is a member of the NYC Green Codes Task Force Industry Advisory Committee and chaired the Technical Committee on Construction Practices.
 
     
 
Riggs F. Kubiak
Director of Sustainability
Tishman Speyer
Overseeing one of the nation's largest private green building/management initiatives, Riggs is currently working on 20M SF of LEED projects for existing buildings.  He is responsible for overseeing sustainability strategy and implementation, working with property management, asset management, design and construction, acquisitions, leasing, accounting, and capital markets professionals.
 
     
 
John Hannum
VP of Energy & Building Sciences
Israel Berger & Associates
John, a mechanical engineer, provides holistic solutions to design and construction issues. He has experience in installation and operation of mechanical systems with an emphasis in sustainable design of residential, commercial, institutional, and government projects. He has participated on health care and educational facilities projects, as well as both new and rehabilitation projects for financial institutions. John is an assistant adjunct professor at the New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate where he teaches sustainable design and “High Performance Energy-Efficient Buildings.”
 
     
 
Stephen Del Percio
Associate
Arent Fox
Stephen, who’s LEED accredited, practices law in the construction and real estate groups, advising clients on matters ranging from construction contract and corporate document drafting to litigation and emerging legal and regulatory issues associated with green building.
 
     
 
Christopher Cayten
Managing Director
CodeGreen Solutions
A CRE consulting firm that helps building owners reduce energy costs and obtain state funding for energy efficiency projects in NYC and nationwide, CodeGreen has managed the LEED certification of 75% of New York City’s LEED-EB office space. Additionally, CodeGreen is helping owners, representing 10M SF of commercial space in the city, comply with NYC’s new energy efficiency laws known as the “Greener, Greater Buildings Plan”. Prior to CodeGreen, Chris worked in project management, development and design at The Related Companies, Henderson Land in Hong Kong, and architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
 
     
 
Elizabeth Kulik
Senior Managing Director
FTI Schonbraun McCann Group
Liz leads the firm’s Strategy Group and Sustainability practices. She has led complex real estate advisory and capital markets projects in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Dubai, UAE, the Caribbean, Mexico, Latin America, Spain, the United States, among others in the MENA region and Europe. With 30 years of real estate experience, Liz has worked in all asset classes, with global public and private investors, developers, corporations and governments.
 
     
 
David Unger
Chief Operating Officer
U.S. Energy Group
U.S. Energy Group allows residential, commercial and institutional property owners to conserve energy and reduce operating costs through a comprehensive Energy Management System (EMS). David joined as CTO in 2006 to lead the development of their USE-Manager Software platform. Under his leadership, U.S. Energy Group expanded with new product innovations, including USE Mobile, a mobile application for the iPhone and BlackBerry that allows building owners and managers to control and view critical heating system information and indoor space temperatures in real-time; and Real-Time Portfolio Management (RPM), a feature of the EMS that allows users to monitor their heating systems for an entire portfolio on one page.
 
     
 
Michael J. Groppi
SVP - Energy, Sustainability & Technology Solutions
Grubb & Ellis
Grubb & Ellis was the only commercial real estate services provider selected by the U.S. DOE to participate in the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership pilot program. Michael is responsible for providing thought leadership in the areas of energy, sustainability and technology. He assists facility and property management teams in developing and implementing strategies that reduce operating costs and enhance the sustainability of operations. He was one of the founding members of the Grubb & Ellis Green Team and has been a key participant in developing Grubb & Ellis’ Roadmap to Sustainability and LEED Readiness Checklist. Additionally, he is a member of the Steering Committee of the DOE Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance where he also serves as the co-chairperson of the Existing Building Subcommittee.