From tmm at adm.njit.edu Fri Feb 8 10:15:36 2008 From: tmm at adm.njit.edu (Meierdierck, Terra) Date: Fri Feb 8 16:49:10 2008 Subject: [NJHEPS] USGBC Commits Additional $1 Million to Fund Green Building Research Message-ID: U.S. Green Building Council Commits Additional $1 Million to Fund Green Building Research; $500,000 Set Aside for K-12 School Facility Research Pre-proposal submissions for grants due March 7, 2008 February 6, 2008 - (Washington, DC) - The U.S. Green Building Council has doubled its funding commitment for green building research grants to be awarded in 2008 to a grand total of $2 million. Of the additional $1 million in grants, $500,000 has been allocated for K-12 school facility research related to occupant impacts. The Green Building Research Fund was created to spur research that will advance sustainable building practices and encourage market transformation. A formal request for pre-proposals has been released. Pre-proposal abstracts are being accepted from February 12 through March 6, 2008. Selected applicants will be asked to submit comprehensive proposals for the final phase of the selection process. "Our pledge to invest in research is a reflection of USGBC's commitment to its vision of a sustainable built environment within a generation," said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair of USGBC. "The industry needs to take giant steps forward in design, construction, renovation and operation practices to realize large scale improvements to health and environmental conditions in this timeframe. Our board has identified research as a key strategy for accomplishing that goal, and the research grant fund allows us to take immediate action while encouraging other funders to increase their own research commitments." Matching funds from other sources are encouraged in order to maximize the potential of USGBC's contribution toward filling critical research gaps. The research will result in knowledge, policies, technologies and tools that will have an immediate and positive impact on sustainable building development, design, construction and operation. The USGBC Research Committee has established the need for a vast increase in research funding and activity through its publication of Green Building Research Funding: An Assessment of Current Activity in the United States. Subsequently, the committee has sought broad input to create A National Green Building Research Agenda to focus attention on increasing research capacity and activity. Grant Proposals will be accepted from February 12 through March 6, 2008, via http://www.miracd.com/usgbc2008Grant/. To view the Request for Pre-Proposal visit: http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/News/ResearchFund_RFPP_Feb4.pdf. Questions about the research fund and the request for pre-proposals may be e-mailed to research@committees.usgbc.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Solitaire Townsend, Chief Executive of Futerra, the UK's leading specialists on the development and delivery of climate change communications will lead a masterclass, here at Princeton University, as the second in an American series on this increasingly crucial issue. Participating in this senior climate change communication event led by Solitaire will: * introduce a range of effective communications techniques * help you choose the best messages, channels and tone of voice to target your audience * help you establish the facts and debunk the common myths of climate change * show you what works and what doesn't by looking at examples of climate change communications from around the world * give you an insight into the golden rules of climate change communications Watch Soli on Google Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1247825371738652001 Please register via Acteva: www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=151484 NJHEPS Spring Energy Workshop Wednesday, April 9th, 2008: 10 am - 3pm Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Please hold the date for NJHEPS Spring Energy Workshop, to be held on April 9th, 2008. This energy workshop will focus on the advanced energy technologies implemented at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. In addition we will also visit their LEED addition to the main academic complex. The addition consists of classrooms, faculty offices and an atrium. Additional speakers are: * Tracy Hall - Sullivan County Community College * Jennifer Schroder - Clean Air - Cool Planet You may register now at the following link: www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=148583 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.njit.edu/pipermail/njheps/attachments/20080214/41faf331/attachment.htm From tmm at adm.njit.edu Tue Feb 19 12:53:10 2008 From: tmm at adm.njit.edu (Meierdierck, Terra) Date: Tue Feb 19 12:50:54 2008 Subject: [NJHEPS] ACORE Member Day In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Join us at ACORE Member Day, March 3, 2008 Trade Show at WIREC in Washington, DC To celebrate the launch of the largest, all-renewables conference, we invite all ACORE Members that are registered for any portion of the conference to participate in ACORE Member Day. If you are not yet registered for the event, click here to register . March 3, 12:00-2:00 pm -- Luncheon hosted by the ACORE Host Committee To provide an opportunity for our members to meet and network, The ACORE Host Committee cordially invites your attendance at a lunch to recognize all ACORE members that have made WIREC a success. Committee Meetings As an opportunity to further develop and progress the ACORE committees, we invite your participation in any of the following committee meetings: Biomass Coordinating Council Higher Education Committee Communications Committee Utility Committee Agendas and final schedule will be sent to members next week. March 3, 5:00-7:00pm - ACORE Member Cocktail Hour Directly following the Committee Meetings, we invite you to join us for an ACORE Member Cocktail Hour at the adjacent Grand Hyatt Hotel. The first drink is on ACORE! Thank you again to all ACORE members for your support. We look forward to celebrating this historic event with you! 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URL: http://listserver.njit.edu/pipermail/njheps/attachments/20080219/2b18cfa9/attachment.htm From tmm at adm.njit.edu Tue Feb 26 12:45:59 2008 From: tmm at adm.njit.edu (Meierdierck, Terra) Date: Tue Feb 26 12:43:40 2008 Subject: [NJHEPS] 5/2/08 Workshop & Expo- Growing the Next Generation Green Ventures In-Reply-To: <47C3FA48.425.B1F85D@pniewski.fdu.edu> Message-ID: The Sustainable Business Incubator at Fairleigh Dickinson University invites you to "save the date" for "Growing the Next Generation of Green Ventures" Sustainable Entrepreneurship Workshop and Expo Friday, May 2, 2008, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Followed by a networking reception 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Green Enterprise Showcase Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison Campus) In association with the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Our Sponsors and Other Institutions An NCIIA Invention to Venture workshop Tentative Program: 8 a.m. - Registration Exhibit Set Up Continental Breakfast 9 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions: Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, Fairleigh Dickinson University New Jersey Institute of Technology National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance 9:15 a.m. - The Sustainable Venture (Panel Discussion) Challenges and Opportunities in Green Business What is a Sustainable Venture and How Do You Create One? Validating Your Idea and Assessing Your Opportunity 9:50 a.m. - Break 10 a.m. - "World-Cafe"-style Roundtable Discussions: Renewable Energy Clean Water Technology Biofuels Alternative Transportation Green Building and Construction Technologies Waste Management Industrial Transformation Sustainable and Urban Agriculture Carbon Sequestration Green Investing Sustainability Education - and other topics based on registration interest 11:30 - Developing Intellectual Property 12 noon - Luncheon Speaker New Jersey's Response to Global Warming and the Next Technology Revolution 1 p.m. - Business Essentials for Sustainable Ventures (Panel) Business plan development Sales and marketing Strategic alliances Financing 2:00 p.m.? - "World-Cafe"-style Roundtable Discussions: Business plan development Sales and marketing Strategic alliances Angel funding Venture Capital Financing Bank Financing SBIR/STTR and other Government Funding - and other topics based on registration interest 3:30 Closing speaker Making Money and Saving the World 4:00 - Networking and Exhibits of Green Businesses, cocktail hour (cash bar) Entrepreneurs' Showcase and Exhibits 6:00 - Close Invited and Participating Organizations and Institutions Colleges and Universities and Educational Organization Rutgers University Drew University Princeton University Montclair State University College of New Jersey Bergen County College Ramapo College Raritan Valley Community College Stevens Institute Rowan University Centenary College Kean University New Jersey City University Stockton College Seton Hall University Thomas Edison State College William Paterson University University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Baruch College City University of New York Bronx Community College NJ Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS) Government Agencies Governor's Office NJ Board of Public Utilities NJ Department of Environmental Protection NJ Office of Smart Growth The Meadowlands Commission NJ Economic Development Authority NJ Commerce Commission NJ Department of Agriculture Clean Air Council NJ Commission on Science and Technology Energy Master Plan NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) NJ Highlands Council NJ Transit New Jersey Redevelopment Authority NJ Department of Transportation NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority Port Authority of NY/NJ Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Coalition The New Jersey Legislature Interstate Environmental Commission US Departments of Energy, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior US Environmental Protection Agency NJ Incubator Network ACIN Camden Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology Burlington County College High Technology/Life Science Incubators Economic Development Authority Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies New Jersey City University Business Development Incubator New Jersey Institute of Technology Enterprise Development Centers Picatinny Arsenal/Technology Innovation Center Rutgers Camden Technology Campus, Inc. Rutgers EcoComplex Environmental Research and Extension Center Rutgers Food Innovation Center Rowan University Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Municipalities Mayors Committee for a Green Future NJ Conference of Mayors NJ League of Municipalities Belmar Bernards Cranford Denville Fanwood Highland Park Borough Hillsborough Lawrence Maplewood Morristown Montclair Randolph West Windsor Westwood Nonprofit Organizations Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education NJ Highlands Coalition Clean Water Fund of New Jersey Earth Share of New Jersey Garden State Earth Institute Genesis Farm Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Greater Newark Conservancy Hackensack Riverkeeper Morris Land Conservancy New Jersey Conservation Foundation NJ Environmental Federation New Jersey Future New Jersey Sustainable State Institute Isles, Inc. NJ Water Environment Association Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Passaic River Coalition Watershed Partnership for New Jersey Wetlands Institute TransOptions, Inc. Interstate Renewable Energy Council Business Organization and Associations NJ Business and Industry Association NJ Commerce and Industry NJ Chamber of Commerce New Jersey Technology Council Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce Morris County Chamber of Commerce Morristown Business Association NJ Entrepreneurs Network Einstein's Alley Entrepreneurs Collaborative Public Utilities and Major Corporations PSE&G FirstEnergy / JCP&L New Jersey Resources Corp Middlesex Water Co. American Water NRG Energy, Inc. Covanta Energy Corp. Intelligent Energy ABB Energy Ventures United American Energy Corp. Foster Wheeler Power Systems Inc. Rockland Electric Co. Mt. Hope Waterpower Project L.P. Able Energy Inc. American Water Works Co., Inc. Atlantic Energy, Inc. (NJ) Eastern Environmental Services, Inc. Envirogen, Inc. E'Town Corp. GPU, Inc. KTI, Inc. NUI Corp. (Holding Co.) Randers Killam Group, Inc. Transtech Industries, Inc. United Water Resources, Inc. Green Ventures Northeast Sustainable Energy Association WorldWater & Power Corporation Comverge Pfister Alternate Energy & Ecology Co., Inc. ABSOLUTELY ENERGIZED Solar Electric, Inc. Environmental Service Management Group Fineline Energy Solutions Grand Pierre Solar Energy New Age Solar, LLC Steele Kellogg, AIA The Dome-Tech Group The Solar Center, Inc. Wesketch Architecture - and others to follow Venture Capital and Angel Networks Battelle Ventures Edelson Technology Partners Edison Venture Fund New Venture Partners LLC NJTC Venture Fund Ridgewood Capital OmniCapital Group LLC Technology Crossover Ventures Zon Capital Partners Venture Association NJ Jumpstart NJ Angel Network AngelVineVC New Jersey Angels Network NJEF Investors' Circle CleanTech Venture Network Invited and Confirmed Speakers List to Follow Sponsors and Associates Sustainable Business Incubator, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise Enterprise Development Centers, New Jersey Institute of Technology National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Rothman Institute, Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University - and others to follow (sponsorship opportunities available) Tentative Admissions and Registrations: $15 students $25 faculty $35 nonprofit attendees $75 regular attendees $150 exhibitors (includes table and 2 attendees) $250 - $2500 corporate sponsors (includes table, 2-4 attendees, banners and ads) (Some scholarships are available on request) If you are interested in participating as a sponsor, speaker/facilitator, exhibitor, or participant, please email Maura Pniewski at pniewski@fdu.edu , or contact me for further information. -- My best regards, Jonathan Cloud Entrepreneur in Residence Institute for Sustainable Enterprise Fairleigh Dickinson University http://fdu.edu/ise? jcloud@fdu.edu Advocate, Sustainable Business Incubator http://SustainableBusinessIncubator.com College at Florham Madison, NJ 07940 Office 908-306-9075 Cell 908-581-8418 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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