Session Overview
Decarbonization reshapes energy management, creating new opportunities and challenges for smart building design. This session delves into the evolving landscape of equipment electrification, highlighting how BAS professionals are crucial in driving sustainable solutions. Discover the lucrative business cases and incentive programs encouraging decarbonization and electrification strategies. We’ll also discuss the critical role of industry collaborations in amplifying the effectiveness of these efforts, providing a comprehensive view of how decarbonization is reshaping the future of energy management.
Stephanie Poole, Decarbonization Engineer, SES Consulting
Stephanie is a Senior Decarbonization Engineer with SES Consulting. She has a wide range of project experience including energy efficiency and decarbonization studies, implementations, commissioning, project management and strategic planning support. She also teaches decarbonization courses through the Canadian Institute for Energy Efficiency (CIET) and Nexus Labs.
Lauren Scott, V.P. Marketing & Sustainability, Acuity Brands
Lauren Scott is the Vice President of Marketing & Sustainability at Acuity Brands’ Intelligent Spaces Group. Scott specializes in translating climate initiatives into meaningful action to deliver on commitments to the building and renewables sectors. Her marketing and communications background is leveraged to promote social and environmental responsibility as an approachable, yet critical part of business operations.
Most Recently Scott began “The Resilience Report” a podcast dedicated to highlighting the inspiring work of the leaders paving the way in sustainable business.
Scott Cochrane, President & CEO, Cochrane Supply
Scott Cochrane is President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering, a leading Smart Building Controls Supplier with locations throughout Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Texas, as well as an affiliate in Ontario called Canada Controls. Scott earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business with minors in Marketing and Finance from Eastern Michigan University and holds an additional minor in HVAC Technologies from Macomb Community College. In 2000, he took over the business from his father, Donald Cochrane, Sr., who founded the company in 1967. Scott is an IBcon Digital Impact Award Winner for going above and beyond to positively impact the smart building industry, as well as a winner of the ControlTrends Impact Person of the Year Award and Distributor Executive of the Year Award for his contributions to the industry.
