Understand the current Clean Air Act landscape and other current regulatory and enforcement efforts at USEPA. Clean Air Act regulations and possible rule changes affect business and commerce all over the country. They also affect the quality of life. Clients want timely and pertinent information to guide their decision making. Lawyers, engineers and consultants need to understand company specific detail, but they also need to know the "big pic...

2016 EnergyExchange - Federal Sustainability for the Next DecadeThe Energy Exchange is an educational and networking forum for those seeking to expand their knowledge of building operations, energy management, and sustainability in the federal sector. Organized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Exchange brings together experts from different technical disciplines to share cost-effective, act...

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...

This premier event for the planetary surface construction community attracts a multi-disciplinary audience from around the world. Over 130 papers will undergo peer review for acceptance for presentation and inclusion into the online proceedings. Conference attendees will hear high quality presentations and be afforded networking opportunities with experts and leaders in construction, civil engineering, architecture, aerospace engineering, in-s...

Decision makers from business, industry and government must now seek integrated energy solutions — solutions which assure both a secure and affordable power supply, and effective management of both energy and overall operational costs. Globalcon, presented by the Association of Energy Engineers, is designed specifically to facilitate those who need to get up to speed on the latest developments in the energy field, explore promising new t...

Learn about the Categories of Waters, Exclusions, Definitions and Terms Under the Waters of the United States Rule. The land use development process requires the identification of Federal jurisdictional waters and wetlands on a project site or along a project corridor. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently published a new and revised definition of "Waters of the United States" found at 40 CFR Part 230 on June 29, 2015, effe...

Never before have the world’s cities faced such a daunting combination of challenges, or required such technological creativity to solve them. Cities are at a crossroads. While 50% of the world currently lives in cities, by 2050 that figure will be nearly 70%. It is estimated that as many as 9,000 totally new cities will be needed to accommodate this growth. Unless drastically different ways of living materialize quickly, these new citi...

Can individuals and small-scale initiatives really have an impact on global sustainability? In this webinar on September 25th, discover why changes to a community don't need to be large-scale and expensive to have a transformative impact. Join the Security and Sustainability Forum and Island Press for a special conversation with visionary architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner and City College Professor, architect and author, Hillary Brown,...

Decosimo Solvability, LLC, the government contracting consulting practice of the Top 100 accounting and business advisory firm Decosimo, will host and provide thought leadership for the Rocket City GovCon Conference on Thursday, September 18th. Taking place in Huntsville’s Jackson Conference Center, the one-day conference is focused on bringing together government contracting professionals and executives with business experts to discuss...

FEMP Offers Training on Fundamentals of Life Cycle Costing for Energy Conservation 0.60 CEUs The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents a new e-Training Core Course, Fundamentals of Life Cycle Costing for Energy Conservation. This training provides the knowledge and skills to improve Federal economic-based decision making, determine the total cost of ownership of project alternatives, and inform decis...