Hold A Workshop
Government agencies, energy offices, utilities, andmanufacturers with an interest in or mission to foster building energy efficiency shouldconsider organizing a "Cool $ense" workshop. Promoting an integrated approach toCFC phaseouts will help your constituency or customers save money and energy, utilize thelatest technologies, and increase the asset value of your area’s buildings.
A Cool $ense Workshop planning guide has been put together to help you put on a workshop in your area. The guide spells out the logistics of workshopplanning, explains and gives examples of integrated retrofit case studies, lists theresources to search for in your region, lays out the contents of the workshop resourcebook, and outlines marketing strategies.
You can view the planning guide on-line by clicking on thelinks in the Table of Contents below. Or download your own .pdf version of the workshopplanning guide by clickinghere.
Cool $ense Integrated Chiller Retrofit Workshops
Introduction
What is an Integrated Building and Chiller Retrofit?
What are the Benefits of Integrated Retrofits?
Who Should Organize a Workshop and Why?
Workshop Target Audience
Workshop Format
This Guide
Logistics
A Team Effort
Planning Meetings and Planning Notes
Planning Timeline
Financing and Sponsorship
Choosing a Site
Audio/Visual and Other Equipment
Breakfast and Catering
Local Case Studies
Why Local Case Studies?
How to Find Case Studies
Putting Together Case Study Presentations
Local Resource Panel
Who Should Be on the Resource Panel?
Resource Panel Emphasis and Format
Resource Panel Examples
Workshop Speakers
Master of Ceremonies
Welcoming and Closing Speakers
CFC Phaseouts
Introduction to Integrated Retrofits
Case Study Speakers
Local Resource Panelists
Sponsors
The Resource Book
The Importance of a Resource Book
Resource Book Construction
Table of Contents
Additional Information or Articles
Local Energy Service Yellow Pages
Regional Sponsors
Marketing Strategies
Sponsors
Advertising
Direct Mail - Postcards, Brochures, Confirmations
Mailing Lists
Advertisement in Trade Journals and Newsletters
Other Resources
Website
LBNL Contacts
Lessons Learned
Appendix A - Workshop Planning Aides
Sample Workshop Agenda
Planning Partner Responsibility Agreement
Workshop Planning Timeline
Estimated Workshop Budget
Appendix B - Workshop Introductory Presentations
CFC Phase-Out Implications for Commercial Cooling
Introduction to Integrated Chiller and Building Retrofits
Appendix C - Case Studies
Information Needed for the Case Study Presentation
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Denver's Auraria Higher Education Center
San Diego's Green Building
Case Study Template
Appendix D - Resource Book Aides
Sample Resource Book Table of Contents
Sample of Speaker Biographies
Sample of Boston Area Energy Service Yellow Pages
Sample of San Diego Area Energy Service Yellow Pages
The National "Cool $ense" Integrated Chiller Retrofit Program
National Sponsors of the Cool $ense Program
Ozone Depletion: The Facts Behind the Phaseout
Making the CFC Phase-Out Profitable
Appendix E - Marketing Aides