Driving Energy Efficiency Through Strategic Management The presentation will provide a high level look at how Strategic Energy Management  supports a comprehensive approach to managing energy costs and improving facility energy efficiency.  As an approach focusing on organizational culture change, the presentation will discuss what is Strategic Energy Management, some of the key features of a successful energy management program, and how end-user organizations have successfully implemented it, including benefits and outcomes. Jim Volkman, Principal Mr. Volkman has spent his…

The importance of employee engagement when considering and implementing strategic energy management. Will define SEM, why it is value, and the role of employee engagement. Virginia Ulrich is a Senior Manager at Ecova, a company that provides energy and sustainability solutions to utilities, as well as commercial and industrial end-use customers. She manages a large team responsible for implementation of utility programs in the West coast region. She managed one of the first strategic energy management (SEM) programs in the…