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Building Tour – Woodcraft Industries – Molalla Plant – October 23, 2:00-3:30 pm

The Association of Energy Engineers Columbia River Chapter (AEE CRC) and Ecogate are pleased to announce an upcoming building tour of the Woodcraft Industries – Molalla Plant.  Woodcraft, a cabinet door manufacturer located in Molalla, has been an active participant with Energy Trust of Oregon’s Production Efficiency program and incorporated energy management into its core business practices. Over the past decade, the facility has completed nearly a dozen energy efficiency projects ranging from lighting, to compressed air, to dust collection and vacuum system upgrades.

Join us for a facility tour highlighting the energy and non-energy benefits of the upgraded systems in place at Brentwood including their Ecogate© on-demand dust collection system.

In addition, there will be an optional happy hour after the tour from 4-6 pm at Wild Hare Saloon, 1656 South Beavercreek Rd. in Oregon City to continue the conversation and networking (AND avoid the rush-hour traffic back into Portland). There will be some tasty appetizers and one drink included. Come join us!

Tour information:

-Date: October 23, 2018

-Time: 2:00 – 4:30 pm

-Location: 453 Industrial Way, Molalla, OR

Cost:

AEE CRC members – $15 – includes 1.5 PDH (plus applicable Eventbrite fee)

Non AEE CRC members – $25 (plus applicable Eventbrite fee)

To register and purchase your ticket click here

September 2018 Energy Engineering Forum – Bridging the Gap: Commercial Real Estate and Energy Efficiency

The AEE Columbia River Chapter and Energy Trust of Oregon are proud to present the next Energy Engineering Forum. This free event consists of a one hour panel discussion by green building experts followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A.They will be discussing the challenges and solutions to working within the complex commercial real estate market.

A complimentary lunch and certificates of attendance will be provided.

Register for the event HERE

Bridging the Gap: Commercial Real Estate and Energy Efficiency

 

Panellists:

Wade Lange, CPM, RPA, FMA

Vice President, Regional Manager, Portland, American Assets Trust

Mr. Lange serves as Vice President and Regional Manager for the Portland area, overseeing operations and development for approximately 1.3 million square feet of office, residential and retail property.  Prior to joining American Assets Trust in February of 2013, Mr. Lange served as Vice President of Property Management for Langley Investment Properties and Ashforth Pacific, from 1997 to 2013, with primary responsibility for the Lloyd properties now owned by American Assets Trust.  Mr. Lange also worked for the Oregon State Legislature as the Facilities Manager for the State Capitol and as the Maintenance Manager for US Bancorp’s corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon.  Mr. Lange is a native of Portland and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science from Portland State University and serves on the boards of BOMA Oregon, Oregon Smart Growth, Go Lloyd, Portland Street Car, Lloyd Enhanced Service District, Lloyd EcoDistrict and the Holliday Park Partnership.

 

Emily Pearce, CEM, MBA

Vice President, Waypoint Energy

Emily Pearce has 20 years of business experience with over a decade of that in the energy efficiency industry. She has lead strategic initiatives for many utility programs including developing and designing innovative energy efficiency and market transformation programs, introducing new technology to the marketplace, and implementing and improving national energy efficiency programs. Her responsibility has included managing over $100M budgets over the past decade. Ms. Pearce has lead major business development efforts across the U.S. with specific experience in commercial utility markets, the built environment and the commercial real estate market with expansive relationships throughout these sectors. As Vice President at Waypoint, Emily runs the energy services side of business which spans across the U.S. Emily has a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University, and an M.B.A in Finance and Organizational Behavior from Marylhurst University. She is also a Certified Energy Manager. Emily is the Chair of the Green Building Interest Group (GBIG) – a sub-committee of the Cascadia Portland Collaborative of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and on the Board of the AEE Columbia Chapter.

 

Melynda Retallack, Ink:built

Melynda is a Principal and owner at Ink:built Architecture, a woman owned architecture and development company. She views each project Ink Built takes on as an opportunity to demonstrate how buildings can have a restorative effect on our environment and even start to alleviate issues of affordability and equity in housing. After graduating from high school here in Portland, Mel earned a Bachelor of Architecture with a minor in Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon and then moved to San Francisco to develop affordable housing and complete school renovations around the Bay Area. She is a licensed architect in Oregon and Washington and a LEED AP BD&C with over 20 years of experience in architecture and real estate development. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Camp Fire Columbia- a youth services organization and is a past chair and is still active with the Green Building Interest Group (GBIG) – a sub-committee of the Cascadia Portland Collaborative of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and International Living Futures Institute (ILFI). Mel spends her free time backpacking and paddling in the northwest and tending her urban garden.

 

For those attending remotely, please see below for webinar information

Webinar Link

USA Toll Free: +1 (872) 240-3212

Access code: 541-528-093

 

Building Tour – Chehalem Parks & Recreation Aquatic Center, Newberg, OR

The Association of Energy Engineers Columbia River Chapter (AEE CRC), Energy Trust of Oregon, and Anderson Poolworks are pleased to announce an upcoming building tour of the newly-constructed Chehalem Parks & Recreation Aquatic Center in Newberg, OR.

The new aquatic center houses a hot tub, lazy river, vortex, kiddie area, deep water tank, and lap lanes; and a separate area which contains an aquatic athletic venue complete with bleachers, and an 8 lane 25 yard competition stretch pool with a movable bulkhead. The facility includes innovation throughout the mechanical design, including high efficiency pumps, dehumidification units, boilers, and heat recovery.

Link to construction videos: http://www.cprdnewberg.org/general/page/construction-videos

Tour information:

-Date: May 23, 2018

-Time: 2:00-4:00 pm

-Location: 1802 Haworth Ave., Newberg, OR

Cost:

AEE CRC members – $15 – includes 1.5 PDH (plus applicable Eventbrite fee)

Non AEE CRC members – $25 (plus applicable Eventbrite fee)

New AEE CRC members – if you initiate a membership in AEE CRC before registering for this event you can get the tour ticket free as a token of our appreciation!

To register and purchase your ticket click here

Agenda:

2:00-2:30 Pool system basics – Jacob James, Nexant

2:30-3:00 Deep dive into the systems for this facility and energy incentives – Gary Gripp, Anderson Poolworks & Rob Hall, Energy Trust of Oregon

300-4:00 Tour of facility, including pump spaces and mechanical rooms – Jim McMaster, Chehalem Parks & Rec and Gary Gripp, Anderson Poolworks

In addition, there will be an optional happy hour after the tour from 4-6 pm at Chehalem Wine Bar, 106 S Center St in  Newberg to continue the conversation and networking (AND avoid the rush-hour traffic back into Portland). There will be some tasty appetizers and one drink included. Come join us!

 

 

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Building Tour – Woodcraft Industries – Molalla Plant – October 23

The Association of Energy Engineers Columbia River Chapter (AEE CRC) and Ecogate are pleased to announce an upcoming building tour of the Woodcraft Industries – Molalla Plant. Woodcraft, a cabinet door manufacturer located in Molalla, has been an active participant with Energy Trust of Oregon’s Production Efficiency program and incorporated energy management into its core business practices. Over the past decade, the facility has completed nearly a dozen energy efficiency projects ranging from lighting, to compressed air, to dust collection and vacuum system upgrades.

Join us for a facility tour highlighting the energy and non-energy benefits of the upgraded systems in place at Brentwood including their Ecogate© on-demand dust collection system.

Visit the events page for details and registration information.

Successful Bullitt Center Tour

Many thanks to all who could make it to AEE – Columbia River Chapter’s/Oregon ASHRAE’s tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle. A special thanks as well to our wonderful tour guide (and mechnical design engineer for the building), Justin Stenkamp from PAE