Upcoming Webinars
Energy Finance Programs, A PACE Primer
Join us August 6th at 12 PM as John Wakefield, the Senior Vice President of ECOASSET SOLUTIONS, along with the panel of guest speakers mentioned below will give an overview of Energy Finance Programs as a solution for local governments to achieve their energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction goals while stimulating their local economies. This webinar will also delve into the benefits to property owners who choose to enter into a loan and contractual assessment agreement to finance a renewable energy system, energy efficiency retrofits and/or wind resistance improvements to their property.
1. Click the PayPal button below to register for the webinar.
-Last day to register is August 5, 2010.
-Cost is $50 per person and includes 1 GBCI CE credit hour.
2. We will email you a confirmation of payment with further instructions on how to get a user log in for the day of the event.
-At this time we are only accepting payments through PayPal.
- Please be aware that the email address you pay with through PayPal, will become your user name at the time of
the webinar and all email communication will go to that address, unless otherwise specified. Please send
Emily Zupo- Caltagirone an email if you are registering for another user: please include that user's name and email address
Contact Emily Zupo-Caltagirone with questions or comments at ezupo@ecoassetsolutions.com or 813.470.5014.
PACE Webinar: About our Speakers
This month EcoAsset Solutions will be featuring three guest speakers with extensive knowledge about PACE in Florida.
 John Wakefield's
professional experience spans over 12 years of service in corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and strategic corporate development. As a result of Mr. Wakefield's management of EcoAsset Solution's, he and his team are involved in the technical analysis, strategic planning and stakeholder engagement related to the sustainability action plans and initiatives of local governments. In 2009, this involvement allowed Mr. Wakefield to identify energy finance programs as a solution for local governments to lessen their community's GHG emissions and increase energy efficiencies and small scale renewable power installations. Moreover, local governments indicated the need for a turnkey energy finance program solution and management approach. Consequently, Mr. Wakefield and his team to educate local Florida governments on how to establish, finance and manage an energy finance program.
 Pierce Jones directs the Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC) at the University of Florida, which promotes "best design, construction and management practices" in housing sector with an emphasis on measurable reductions in energy and water consumption. Since 1996 he has coordinated development and delivery of housing education programs when his group launched Build Green & Profit, a 14-hour, highly interactive, continuing education program targeting licensed Florida building contractors. Since 1999 he has published Energy Efficient Building Construction in Florida, a 226-page manual designated as a required reference text by Florida's Construction Industry Licensing Board. Pierce directs applied research projects and training program development funded by DOE, EPA, Utilities, local governments and others. He actively collaborates with Audubon International, USGBC, ENERGY STAR®, and Building America. He is a founding member of the Florida Green Building Coalition.
 Susan Churuti is the Co-Chair of the State and Local Government Practice Group. She worked extensively with the Pinellas County Attorney's Office, serving as the County Attorney for over twenty years. Mrs. Churuti has broad experience representing the county and its constitutional officers, which are the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Property Appraiser, Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector. She has served as the President of the Florida Association of County Attorneys, and the President of the Clearwater Bar Association. She served as an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law for eleven semesters, and has been board certified in City, County and Local Government Law since 1996.
Webinar Services
EcoAsset Solutions offers multiple live webinars spanning greenhouse gas and energy management, sustainability planning, climate and energy policy, and carbon offset project development. Additionally, we work with clients to develop customized webinars and online educational programs for their audience. Our company is versed at presenting to various sectors including corporations, municipalities, landowners, and trade groups. Our experienced educators on staff are both experts in their field and communicate technical topics in a manner such that all participants can understand the material. We use Adobe Connect Pro to deliver the webinars, a webinar platform that turns static online learning into an interactive classroom.
Some examples of presentations we offer include the following:
- Carbon 101
- Greenhouse Gas Management
- Carbon Sequestration and Tree Selection Criteria
- National Climate Policy
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- Carbon Market Basics
- The Role of Carbon Footprints in Campuses and Communities
- Carbon Risk Management
- Life Cycle Analysis
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Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
EcoAsset Solutions develops webinar programs to qualify for CEUs, providing valuable learning opportunities while helping professionals meet their education requirements.
Benefits
Webinars are an effective teaching tool if they are informative, well structured, encourage interaction, and utilize multimedia appropriately. They offer many advantages outside of site-based learning:
- More flexibility: Webinars allow participants to access the classroom anytime and anywhere
- Lower cost: Webinars do not require people to travel, saving people gas money and time
- Environmentally friendly: Webinars eliminate the need to travel, thus reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
- Repeatibility: Webinars with higher demand can be easily repeated without significant planning
Cost
EcoAsset Solutions approach is to offer webinars at an affordable rate. We believe that price should not be the limiting factor and discourage people from accessing useful information. We are willing to work with large trade groups and membership-based groups to offer a discounted price when a minimum number of registrations are purchased.
Contact us to learn how we can help you educate and train your staff
Contact us today at 813.470.5000 to find out how EcoAsset Solutions can help you educate and train your staff, members and stakeholders.
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