Designing with the climate, hydrogen as a renewable resource, energy-saving strategies for green buildings, and U.S. energy policy implications are among the topics slated for the spring's 2007 Energy Forum at Sonoma State University.
Nationally-recognized professionals and academics explore a variety of energy-related topics on Wednesday's from 4-5:40 p.m. through May 9 in the Environmental Technology Center.
The remaining schedule for the semester includes:
Feb. 7: Cal Broomhead, Director of Energy Services for the City of San Francisco - San Francisco's Climate Action Plan
Feb. 14: Armando Navarro, Assistant Director of the SSU Environmental Technology Center - Energy Strategies in Green Buildings
Feb 21: Dan Kammen, Professor of Energy Resources Group and Director of Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley - U.S. Energy Policy: Economics, Environmental Implications, and Social Realities.
Feb. 28: Jen Leisch, an energy researcher -"Hydrogen: Is it a Renewable Resource?"
Mar. 7: Jay Baldwin, author, designer, - "Systems Design: Doing More with Less"
Mar. 14: Pat Bailey, engineer and principal of Green Building Studio - Energy Modeling: Integrating Energy Efficiency and Green
Mar. 21: Sim van Der Ryn, architect, author, and educator - Ecological Design: Buildings That Make Sense
Mar. 28: Geof Syphers, Chief Sustainability Officer for Codding Enterprises - Planning for Energy Sustainable Communities
Apr. 18: Pete Gang, licensed architect and principal of Common Sense Design - "Designing with Climate"
Apr. 25: Robert Marcial, Education Coordinator for Pacific Gas and Electric - PG&E Energy Programs and Resources.
The Environmental Technology Center is located adjacent to Parking Lot A on campus.
For more information, contact Armando Navarro, Assistant Director of the Environmental Technology Center at (707) 664-2577.
