On Tuesday, 16 June, the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s (NVTC) Green Technology Committee held their task force meeting on “Reducing and Reporting Your Carbon Footprint” at Noblis.
The agenda was as follows:
Keynote Speaker: Rahul Young, Project Manager, ICF
Session 1: Carbon Footprint Reporting
- Scope Definition
- Tools
- Who you report to (and why)
- Use for continuous improvements
Speaker: Bob Wassmann, Senior Operations Manager of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Noblis
Session 2: Reducing Your Footprint - Low Cost/No Cost Ideas
Panelists:
People Policies: John Edwards, TeleworkNetwork
Facilities/Buildings: Chris Higdon, Noblis Facilities
Procurement (greening the supply chain): Dr. Carole LeBlanc, Department of Defense
Energy Procurement : Tony Maull, Co-founder and Principal, Vergent Energy
The NVTC task force is focused on establishing best practices in energy efficiency, sustainability procedures and growing, attracting, and retaining leading "green" technology companies. The goals of the task force are to educate NVTC member companies about best practices in the green technology and energy space, monitor legislation in the Commonwealth that addresses green and energy issues, and work to make Northern Virginia a place that attracts businesses and investments in the green and energy conservation areas.
The co-chair of the NVTC Green Technology Committee is Dr. Lydia Thomas, current Noblis Board of Trustees member and former Noblis President and CEO.
Pictured left to right: John Edwards, TeleworkNetwork; Chris Higdon, Noblis Facilities; Dr. Carole LeBlanc, Department of Defense; Tony Maull, Co-founder and Principal, Vergent Energy; and Bob Wassmann, Noblis Energy and Environmental Sustainability