U.S. Green Building Council - Session 1

Do you manage performance data, technology or sustainability initiatives for a single building, multiple assets, or whole neighborhoods and communities? Join this session to learn how to take your work to the next level with the Arc platform, available at arcskoru.com. Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) built Arc to connect everyone to strategies, data tracking, benchmarking, reporting, and certification to multiple rating systems across all scales of the built environment, from tenant spaces and buildings to sites, power systems, cities, and beyond. If you are transforming your community through data driven decision-making with an eye on performance indicators for sustainability, energy, water, transportation, waste, climate action, resiliency, or social and economic development, Arc can help you understand where to focus your efforts, and aggregate your data and actions to tell your transformation story. This session will include a live demonstration and exercises to familiarize you with the Arc platform.

Approved for 2 GBCI CE hours (LEED Specific O+M). Course ID is 0920013248.

On the technology adoption curve, market transformation occurs with the adoption, compliance and enforcement of codes and standards that lock in the energy savings generated through voluntary energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. At this interactive session, senior energy leaders from across the US will share their states’ collaborative approaches towards codes and standards to achieve deep energy reductions and create a zero net energy (ZNE) building roadmap. Participants will discuss strategies and identify key stakeholder roles for Hawai’i to effectively leverage the power of codes and standards to reach the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard by 2030.  

U.S. Green Building Council - Session 2

Establishing shared goals among stakeholders is essential as leaders from the public and private sectors work to achieve the objectives of clean energy from generation to consumption, to integrate renewables and drive efficiency and resiliency at the city, grid, and building levels. Standards, common metrics, and third party verification provide these shared goals and a common language to support market transformation. The LEED rating system has defined what it means to be a sustainable building or neighborhood anywhere in the world, while allowing for projects to take into consideration their geographic and socioeconomic realities. The U.S. Green Building Council, and its sister organization GBCI, are working with stakeholders around the world to apply the lessons learned from LEED to power systems, microgrids, smart grids, and utilities as a whole through the PEER rating system. PEER drives market transformation at the energy system level and allows for the integration of renewables along the supply chain while driving true electrical reliability and resiliency.

Approved for 2 GBCI CE hours. Course ID for #2 is 0920013250.

Two years ago, Governor Ige signed into law the most aggressive clean energy goal in the country. How is the State turning plans into action?

It is rare to see the chair of a state's energy policy board also leading its innovation organization. But if you think about it, it makes sense. Energy policy and innovation are deeply intertwined. Dawn Lippert, the Chair of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Advisory Board and CEO of Elemental Excelerator, shares what we've learned as Hawaii innovates its way to 100% clean energy.

A discussion about the various local economic opportunities associated with the physical impacts, regulatory risks and climate risks that come with changes in energy policy, infrastructure and market structure. Lessons and stories will be shared from energy transitions in China, Alaska, the Midwest U.S. and, of course, Hawaii.

This fast-paced start-up competition provides entrepreneurs in energy, transportation, water, agriculture and cybersecurity the opportunity to pitch to the VERGE audience. Industry experts provide commentary and audience votes determine the winner.

While there is no shortage of clean technology innovations, political and social will remains a barrier for many of these promising solutions. What is needed to cultivate an environment where utilities, regulators and buyers will increase their risk appetite?

Stay tuned for details.

This discussion will explore how tourism is a key economic driver in Hawai‘i and will continue to be so in the foreseeable future, even as Hawai‘i seeks to diversify in other sectors.  Hawaii Tourism Authority, Hawaiian Airlines and HECO will discuss Hawai‘i’s unique role in catalyzing economic prosperity and attracting investment, while reducing energy and water use, building community resilience, and supporting environmental stewardship through sustainable tourism initiatives and planning. 

This fast-paced start-up competition provides entrepreneurs in energy, transportation, water, agriculture and cybersecurity the opportunity to pitch their startups to the VERGE audience. Industry experts provide commentary, and audience votes determine the winner.

How inclusive financing can help scale clean energy investments in distributed energy solutions from better buildings to clean transit.

Lessons, challenges and goals for rural electrification from utility executives from American Samoa, Solomon Islands and other parts of the Pacific.

A simple score can save Hawaiians more than $100 million in energy cost annually. There is tremendous savings potential from energy efficient appliances, electronics and cars. The right mix of behavioral science, big data and digital engagement can unlock it at scale.

While hotels focus mainly on costs, they consume resources at a rate that is simply unsustainable for the long term. It's a paradox as old as the industry. While some argue about the value of "greening" in the industry, others understand that it is also about resilience and security. Two veterans in the industry discuss potential solutions to overcome sustainability challenges, and what it will take hotels, airlines, cabs and other major tourism stakeholders to take necessary action.

How can we untangle challenges at the nexus of nature and humanity? A holistic "radical remedy of the commons" is within reach. But we need better design thinking and far greater energy and urgency to bring it into being. By transforming markets and scaling enabling technologies, programs, and platforms that offer differentiated solutions for critical, systems-level challenges, we can strengthen the symbiosis between nature and humanity. 

Addressing climate change isn't just about clean energy or "low-carbon" solutions. It's also important to see the bigger picture of how CO2 is balanced within our soil, ocean and sky, and invest in solutions that can rebalance these carbon cycles in our ecosystem. A climate policy expert, technology innovator, and Honolulu's new chief resilience officer will explain, explore and engage in a conversation about how these systems work together and the most promising solutions that accelerate our ability to change the trajectory of climate change's impacts.

Hawaii, California, and New Zealand share at least one thing in common: they're all on a path to clean energy. While utilities and regulators serve a defined geographic region, they see many of the same challenges. This opens up a world of opportunities for collaboration - in some unexpected ways. Join us as Commissioner Carla Peterman of California's Public Utilities Commission, Simon MacKenzie, CEO of New Zealand's largest electricity network, Vector, and Hawaii's newly appointed PUC Commissioner Jay Griffin share what they've learned, what challenges they're still struggling with, and what they think the future holds for local and global energy markets.

The founder of Earth Day and developer of world’s greenest office building tells his story — and what it may mean for Hawaii.

One of Hawaii’s most gifted storytellers and business influencers puts a lei around the “Orchestra.”