Introduction to Sustainability
Community Forum
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 8:00am - 12:00pm
The first of four sustainability workshops held by the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership will cover the introduction to sustainability. This workshop provides an introduction to the concepts of sustainability and how it relates to industry, business, and everyday life. Attendees will become familiar with the concepts of sustainability as they apply to six major areas: energy, water, waste management, including recycling, building design, including an introduction to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), transportation, and agriculture and land use. The intent of this first session is to introduce the main concepts in each of these areas, prior to a more in-depth discussion of these areas in sessions 2 and 3. The instructor will also set the stage for a discussion of Life Cycle Costing Analysis, which will be covered in session 4.
Continental breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m.
Program is complimentary
Instructor: Robert Gilleskie P.E., CEM
Robert Gilleskie is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from San Diego State University. He has authored numerous papers on both power quality and energy technologies, and has spoken on these subjects at conferences and seminars in Europe and the United States. Bob has taught courses on energy efficiency and Life Cycle Costing, and he currently teaches several courses in the Sustainable Business Practices Certificate Program in the Extension School at the University of California at San Diego.
Bob is a Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical, California), Certified Energy Manager, and LEED Accredited Professional.
He is currently the Regional Energy Manager for Marine Corps Installations West, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, where he advises staff and provides recommendations on energy matters at five Marine Corps installations in California and Arizona.
For more information:
Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, Environmental Sustainability Office 619-232-7502 x 207 sustainability@bpcp.org www.bpcp.org