Water Conservation Showcase – Day 1

• AIASF, East Bay Municipal Utility District, SFPUC, San Jose Water, Pacific Gas & Electric, AND U.S. Green Building Counsel - Northern California
• Virtual Event

Water is a limited natural resource heavily impacted by the built environment.

Using sustainable practices in a building’s development speaks to the triple bottom line — people, profit & planet. 

Since 2004, hundreds of advocates, researchers, business leaders, product manufacturers and government officials have gathered every year to address the most pressing water issues and challenges facing the state of California. Grab a ticket today for the showcase to learn more about scalable strategies and solutions to conserve one of Earth’s most precious resources.

Attend the 19th Annual Water Conservation Showcase online on July 20, 27, August 3, and 10, 2022.

*You will need to log-in/register for a free PG&E Energy Center account and sign up for all nine sessions or register individually.

DAY ONE – July 20

Water-Energy Nexus in California: New research and tools

Speaker: Heather Cooley, Director of Research, Pacific Institute;

Jeff Sage-Lauck, SBW Consulting, Inc.

Host: Ryan Stroupe

​This course is approved for 1.5 General GBCI CE hours and for 1.5 AIA LU.

​Presentation will focus on a recent study from the Pacific Institute and Next 10 that examines how the energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints of California’s future water scenarios will be influenced by the combined effects of electricity decarbonization and other emerging pressures. Session will also explore the Water-Energy Calculator 2.0, a tool that quantifies the embedded energy savings for water efficiency measures that was developed through a partnership between the CPUC, Pacific Institute and SBW Consulting.

7/20/22 |  9:00 am – 10:30 am PT

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Plant Talk: Your landscape questions answered

Speakers: Cielo Sichi, Principal Landscape Architect and Professor, Landfour Landscape Architecture;

Sarah Sutton, Landscape Architect, ReScape Rater, Author, EcosDesign Studio;

Christine Schneider, Senior Planner, Contra Costa Water District 

Host: Ryan Stroupe

​This course is approved for 1.5 General GBCI CE hours and for 1.5 AIA LU.

Styled after NPR’s long-running and popular “Car Talk” program, this session is designed to address landscape, garden and plant questions from attendees. We will also include a guest panelist, a garden-based puzzler and a “stump the chumps” segment with prizes if you win! If you are unfamiliar with “Car Talk”, go here: https://www.cartalk.com/ All past Plant Talk sessions are available on demand here: http://www.pge.com/energyclasses

7/20/22 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PT

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