Exhibitors: Hundreds of mayors, council members, managers, finance officers, public works directors, police chiefs, and other municipal officials representing over 130 of Maryland's 157 municipalities will come together at the Maryland Municipal League's Annual Convention in Ocean City, Maryland June 26-29, 2016. MML's 2015 convention attracted over 900 registrants; total attendance is over 1,800 people. Many city and town officials look to c...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will present a new First Thursday Seminar, Federal Thought Leaders Roundtable,from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST on June 2, 2016. FEMP Director Timothy Unruh will facilitate a round table discussion on cutting edge topics among senior agency officials. Federal energy and environmental leaders will share insights and discuss sustainability goals, policies, and initiatives. Panel...

USGIF is partnering with the American Geographical Society for their annual fall symposium in New York City. Join other thought leaders from academia, industry, government, and the social sector who care about the future geography of our cities. EXPLORING OUR FUTURE IN AN URBANIZED WORLD In 2014, AGS mounted an “Expedition to the Future”, and a topic that prominently recurred through much of the dialog was “urbanization....

AUDIENCE: Federal Acquisition and Technical Professionals, Federal Contractors Get the latest on the requirements for mandatory federal purchasing of biobased products. BioPreferred related Implementing Instructions for the newExecutive Order 13693; Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade Demonstrating Progress in Meeting BioPreferred Requirements It Matters: Recent Report on the Impact of Biobased Products on the U.S. Economy a...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) announces that its e-Training Core Course, Federal On-Site Renewable Power Purchase Agreements, has been revised and updated. This refreshed eTraining course provides Federal energy and facility managers and contracting officers with up-to-date knowledge and best practices for developing an on-site renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) on a Federal site, and inclu...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents an updated series of training courses focused on Renewable Energy Technology Applications for federal sites. Renewable energy technologies can help Federal sites meet agency goals and legislative mandates, improve energy security, and reduce environmental impact while efficiently providing electricity, heating, cooling, and other applications. This course wil...

Since 2006, your agency has been working to meet the Guiding Principles. By December 15, 2015 your agency must bring 15% of your building inventory into compliance. The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program has created a series of 1-hour courses to help you meet compliance. Getting Started and Guiding Principle I - Employ Integrated Assessment, Operation, and Management Principles Guiding Principle II - Optimize Energy Perfo...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will present O&M Best Practices for Small Scale PV Systems, a live First Thursday Seminar on December 4, 2014, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. This new First Thursday Seminar will feature a new training format with enhanced features that include hands-on video demos, audience polling and Q&A, and links to additional resources and downloadable documents. The seminar w...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan aims to disrupt the electric power industry by driving investments in renewables, nuclear power, energy efficiency, and natural gas power plants. If all goes according to the agency’s plan, these technologies will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by displacing electricity generated by coal-fired power plants. On October 30 at 2:00 PM EST, join Bloomberg Government and Bloo...

Often overlooked in the dialogue about how to combat climate change, yet vital to this discussion, are the metrics used for climate accounting. Relevant for the discussions at the upcoming Conference in Paris of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, these climate metrics lie at the heart of treaty negotiations, government policies, carbon registries, and corporate goal-setting. They are the basis for evaluating how bill...