2022 SPEAKER SERIES

Solutions to Achieve Building Energy Performance Standards

The built environment has long been identified as the greatest area of demand for energy consumption, and presents the most opportunity for greenhouse gas emissions reductions with implementation of measures for efficient consumption. Policies being implemented now require owners and operators to manage their buildings with certain Energy Performance Standards. This session will offer a better understanding of the Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) regulations for Maryland and strategies for compliance. Panelists will discuss the carrots and sticks relevant to this topic, and share step-by-step tips for navigating from project assessments to improvements, and exploring financing resources.

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MODERATOR

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Lisa Ferretto

Sr. Director,
Sustainability Practice & Knowledge,
AIA

Lisa M. Ferretto

Sr. Director, Sustainability Practice & Knowledge

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Lisa Ferretto, AIA, LEED, WELL, EcoDistricts AP, has been committed to sustainability throughout her life, from her first “eco-city” designed at 8 years old, to her time in Portland, Oregon, back to her hometown of Baltimore. She is currently the Senior Director of Sustainable Practice & Knowledge at AIA, The American Institute of Architects, the professional membership organization of architects representing over 94,000 members. Lisa transitioned to this role to expand her service to help architects across the nation improve our built environment and work for climate action and climate justice. She has over 25 years’ experience in Sustainability and Architecture and was previously a Sustainability Director for a large Architecture firm, where she consulted on projects across all market sectors promoting the integration of sustainability and well-being throughout the design process. Lisa is also currently a Baltimore City Sustainability Commissioner and previously served on the Maryland Green Building Council advocating for environmental equity. In 2021, she was recognized as one of the Top Ten Women Leading the Fight against Climate Change by WOW, Women of the World, and in the Say it Loud exhibition by Bmore NOMA and AIA, recognizing contributions of women and BIPOC designers in Maryland.

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PANELISTS

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Jared Lyles

Energy Manager,
Maryland Energy Advisors

Jared Lyles

Energy Manager
Maryland Energy Advisors

Jared expertly brings an entrepreneurial and engineering background to MD Energy Advisors’, providing direct support to higher education, commercial, and government projects.

He performs onsite assessments of client facilities to identify energy-saving opportunities: analyzing existing systems; examining building drawings; conducting ASHRAE Level I, II, and III audits; and performing other data collection methods to understand building systems and develop accurate savings estimates for energy improvement and conservation measures.

He has consulted with numerous private, government, and nonprofit clients as a LEED AP, quality control inspector, and energy auditor. He specialized in weatherization audits for Baltimore City and was a lead efficiency analyst for Civic Works before founding multiple, successful businesses in the industry and winning significant residential and commercial business throughout the state of Maryland. Subsequently, he returned to project management as a quality control inspector for private and utility rebate clients.

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Michael Powell

Member,
Gordon-Feinblatt, LLC

Michael Powell, Esq.

Member
Gordon-Feinblatt, LLC

Michael represents the business community as a Member of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change and co-chairs the Mitigation Working Group charged with developing the state’s greenhouse gas reduction plan.

Michael served for ten years as an Assistant Attorney General and as Principal Counsel to the Maryland Department of the Environment and now advises private clients on compliance with federal and state environmental and energy regulations. Michael’s energy work has included advice to renewable energy and fossil fuel generating stations as well as large energy customers. Since his participation in the drafting of Maryland’s Brownfields Act on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and the Maryland Bankers Association. Michael has also provided guidance on the remediation and redevelopment of hundreds of contaminated properties.

Previous honors include Maryland “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America®, the F. Patrick Hughes Award of Excellence from NAIOP, Leadership in the Law Award from the Daily Record, Consultant of the Year from the Home Builders Association of Maryland and the Outstanding Professional Service Award from the Fuel Fund of Maryland. Michael was a founding member and the first elected Chair of the Environmental Section of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA).

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Ben Roush

Principal,
FSi Engineers

Ben Roush, PE, FPE, LEED, AP BD+C, CCP, BEMP, BEAP

Principal
FSi Engineers

In his 18 year career, Ben has earned an unusually wide variety of certifications, reflecting his unusually wide range of expertise. He is one of a small group of professionals in the United States licensed as mechanical and fire protection engineers, who are also Certified Commissioning Professionals. Ben holds LEED AP BD+C accreditation and is the past co-chair of the Maryland Chapter of the US Green Building Council. He currently serves on the USGBC Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group and is the AIA Baltimore Committee on the Environment Co-chair. All of this combines to give him a wide lens through which to view his clients’ projects. With each project, Ben takes into account maintainability, industry best-practices, working within limited budgets, and looking for innovative ways to maximize sustainability.

With appreciation to those who mentored him in the past, Ben pays it forward by mentoring FSi staff. He leads FSi’s teams that focus on commissioning, LEED services, fire protection, energy modeling, acoustic modeling, and steam modeling. He shares his experience to help his co-workers broaden their own areas of expertise.

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Alison Shea

Vice President of Sales,
Limbach Company

Alison Shea

Vice President of Sales

Limbach Company

Ms. Shea supports development and deployment of work provided by Limbach Company in the MidAtlantic area, with a focus on strategic engagement and integrated solutions delivered directly to the end-user operational and energy stakeholders. In this role her work includes management and oversight of others creating multi disciplined mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and energy programs for both public and private sector partners. Alison has more than thirty years of energy consulting, project development, and energy program management experience. Her direct expertise includes energy strategy, energy efficiency and demand-side energy management, and includes experience with distributed and renewable energy generation - including cogeneration and solar. Alison holds a mechanical engineering degree from Virginia Tech, and is a Certified Energy Manager. She sits on the Advisory Council of the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) and has been on the Board of the Council for Women in Energy and Environment Leadership (CWEEL).

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Mark Stewart

Climate Change
Program Manager,
Maryland Department of
the Environment

Mark Stewart

Climate Change Program Manager
Maryland Department of the Environment

Mark leads the Climate Change Program at the Maryland Department of the Environment, which is responsible for 1) developing and implementing the State’s plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2031 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2045, 2) conducting the State’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 3) staffing the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, and 4) supporting policy and regulatory development to accelerate Maryland’s national leadership on climate change. Before joining MDE, Mark spent 14 years leading sustainability and climate change programs at the University of Maryland. He was honored to be nominated by the Obama Administration for the White House Champions of Change Award.

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