Please note:  Due to Hurricane Sandy, HON Hammack has canceled her appearance for this meeting.  We have moved up our planned Novemeber 13th speaker, Tom Phoenix to today's meeting.  His topic is ASHRAE's Building Energy Quotient (bEQ) Program

Perhaps the best ASHRAE meeting ever!

The North Piedmont Chapter of ASHRAE is extremely honored to have a very important speaker for our October meeting. The Honorable Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment) will be our guest speaker coming straight from Washington, DC. 

Her topic will be U.S. Army Net Zero Policy, Initiatives, and Progress.  

All of us in North Carolina are impacted by the local military bases.  Recent projects at the bases have provided the area with viable work during an otherwise very difficult economic period.  The commitment to Sustainability and Net Zero will be setting the example and provide experience for many other projects, as this “best practice” filters down.  The government is making the investment now.  Our industry will see the fruits of this investment for many years.

We invite you to please make a commitment and join us to hear her speak.  Learn more about what is working, and what is not.

Important to note, since her schedule is so full, we have adjusted our normal meeting time and place in order to accommodate her.  The meeting will be a lunch meeting, held at Starmount Country Club on Tuesday, October 30th.  Registration and social time begins at 11:30 AM; lunch is served promptly at noon. 

We also plan for this meeting to be a joint meeting with other professional groups such as AIA, USGBC, Facility Engineers, and others.  What a great opportunity to bring an associate, a client, or vendor to learn directly from the source as well enjoy a great lunch.

Please register as soon as possible in order to reserve your place as seats are limited.

Speaker Bio:

Ms. Hammack was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment (ASA IE&E) by President Obama on 28 June 2010. She is the primary advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army on all Army matters related to Installation policy, oversight and coordination of energy security and management. She is also responsible for policy and oversight of sustainability and environmental initiatives; resource management including design, military construction, operations and maintenance; base realignment and closure (BRAC); privatization of Army family housing, lodging, real estate, utilities; and the Army’s installations safety and occupational health programs. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Hammack was a leader in Ernst & Young LLP’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice. In that capacity she assisted clients with obtaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification for their buildings and identification of sustainability strategies. She was the key LEED advisor to the largest LEED for new construction building in the world (8.3 million sq ft) which received LEED-NC Silver certification. She was also the key LEED advisor on the largest existing green building certification for building operation and maintenance (9.6 million sq ft) which received LEED-EB Gold level certification. Ms. Hammack has over 30 years of experience in energy and sustainability advisory services. She has experience in the evaluation of energy conservation projects, including ventilation upgrades, air distribution, indoor air quality, lighting efficiency, cogeneration, sustainable design, solar energy and building operation. Ms. Hammack has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University and an M.B.A. from University of Hartford. She is a Certified Energy Manager, LEED Accredited Professional and a Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager. She has been an active member of ASHRAE, where she has been on the 90.1 Energy Efficiency Standard Committee and on the Standard 189 High Performance Green Buildings Standard Committee. Ms. Hammack    

Meeting Emphasis - Sustainability