Sustainability Webinar Series 2013
January 2013
Date: 1/8/2013
Topic: Energy Star Certification
Time: 1-2PM EST
Presenter: Rob Smith
Description: Mr. Smith is the Facility Manager at Blackfeet Hospital, which is one of the only IHS hospitals to receive the EPA's ENERGY STAR award for energy efficiency several years running. He will discuss the various engineering projects and upgrades that were accomplished to receive the award.
Please check back with 30 days of listed date for EHSCT posting information.
March 2013
Date: 3/12/2013
Topic: Integrated Pest Management Program
Time: 1-2PM EST
Presenter: Holly Thompson
Description: IHS has put together an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program which provides free pest and pesticide consultations and technical assistance to tribes in WA, OR and ID. In partnership with the tribe, IHS will conduct pest management and pesticide risk assessments to determine 1) what and where the problems or risks may be; and 2) what is the most efficient and safest way to address those problems or risks.
Please check back with 30 days of listed date for EHSCT posting information.
May 2013
Date: 5/14/2013
Topic: HHS Green Champion - Data Center Upgrades
Time: 1-2PM EST
Presenter: Mehryar Ebrahimi
Description: At the National Library of Medicine (NLM), use of new IT technologies coupled with innovative application of mechanical and electrical systems has resulted in a data center that meets the growth requirements as well as reduction in energy consumption of approximately 20% with annual energy saving of over $200,000.
Please check back with 30 days of listed date for EHSCT posting information.
June 2013
Date: 6/11/2013
Topic: Yurok Tribe Water Treatment Monitoring Project
Time: 1-2EST
Presenter: Travis Sorum
Description: This water project provides monitoring of water quality parameters (turbidity, chlorine residual, water temperature and tank water level) at three remote Yurok Tribal community surface water treatment systems that are without on-grid electrical services. The water treatment monitoring and GOES data transmission equipment are low power consumption equipment operable off of 12 VDC solar power and requiring minimal operation and maintenance.
Please check back with 30 days of listed date for EHSCT posting information.
July 2013
Date: 7/9/2013
Topic: Sustainability Hero - USPS Lean Green Team
Time: 1-2PM EST
Presenter: Dianne Shoaf
Description: Learn how the US Postal Service has engaged Lean Green Teams at their facilities to reduce waste and cost in Facility Energy, Vehicle Fuels, Water, Waste to Landfills and Spending on Consumables. Listen to the strategies they use and see how some of them can be applied at IHS.
Please check back with 30 days of listed date for EHSCT posting information.
September 2013
Date: 9/10/2013
Topic: Energy and Sustainability Audits
Time: 1-2PM EST
Presenter: Chris Couture
Description: Mr. Couture will review the energy and sustainability audits that have been occurring at HIS throughout 2011-2013 timeframe. He will review what is looked at on those audits, where HIS is in the process, and what you can do to prepare your facility for an audit.
Please check back with 30 days of listed date for EHSCT posting information.
November 2013
Date: 11/12/2013
Topic: Mid-Atlantic Region Reverse Osmosis Team
Time: 1-2PM EST
Presenter: John Tegan
Description: The reverse osmosis project underway at the Veterans Affairs Regional Office and Insurance Center (VAROIC) in Philadelphia, PA utilizes cooling towers for building and data center cooling, which are a significant source of water use in many federal facilities. Cooling towers function to reject heat from a building by evaporating water, which cools the remaining water in the system. As the initial volume of water evaporates, it leaves behind a cycle of concentrated solids. Continuous operation of the cooling towers results in additional cycles of concentration being left behind. These dissolved solids must be flushed out of the tower - a process called "blowdown" - to prevent damage to the equipment and degradation in cooling performance.
Please check back with 30 days of listed date for EHSCT posting information.
|
