MIT Enterprise Forum on high-performance buildings

Sky High: Rising Energy Costs and the Growing Demand for High-Performance Buildings
Presented by the MIT Enterprise Forum
Sponsored by Puget Sound Energy

Date Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Time 5:00 reception, 6:00 dinner and panel
Location Bellevue Grand Hyatt Ballroom

Energy costs are a top business expense line item, and some companies are turning this to their advantage. Cool technologies are revolutionizing energy use, combating global warming, and giving rise to a hot new industry.

An estimated 35% of U.S. electricity is used in commercial buildings. Owners and tenants spend $120 billion a year on energy, and as much as half of that is wasted. Buildings cause 6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases annually -- four times as much as cars -- but change is in the air.

Super-efficient buildings create a competitive advantage for their owners and tenants. Customers and investors are asking about carbon footprints, and a growing list of major companies -- from AMD to Wal-Mart -- are "going green." Buildings are getting smarter. Advanced lighting systems harvest daylight, while new solar technologies make the whole building produce power. LEED certification is boosting property values.

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Smart buildings are potentially the next big software and networking play. Silicon Valley VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has pledged to invest $100 million in green technology.

Can efficiency improvements and renewable energy pay for themselves? Do lenders value the intangible benefits? What brilliant technologies are on the horizon?

Join us for a very engaging and thought provoking evening as our moderator explores this topic with a panel of experts. You’ll hear first hand about the opportunities, realities, and technologies.

Moderator--Nik Blosser, President of Sustainable Industries Journal publisher Celilo Group
Panel--
Ash Awad, VP Energy Services, McKinstry
Michael Brambley, Ph.D., Energy Sciences & Technology Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dave Williams, CEO, Shorebank Pacific

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