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In This Issue:
Draft Program Now Available for the 13th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium: Urban Reinvention and Resilience
Registration Now Open for Partner Day at the 13th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium
Peter Garforth of Garforth International Will Offer Integrated Heat Recovery Workshops at 13th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium
E. Washington Street Green Street Project
September R&T Forum: LEAN Construction - Safe, Profitable Strategies to Reduce Waste on Jobsites
NY-BEST Technology Conference to Take Place in Syracuse in September
HPAC Engineering Issue Features SyracuseCoE and SyracuseCoE Partner Fulton Companies
Free NYSERDA Seminars Will Detail Incentives Available to Improve Energy Efficiency and Control Cost
NYSERDA Announces Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Bonds through Green Jobs-Green New York
I-81 Challenge May 2013 Public Meeting Summary Report Now Available
September "Green Bag Lunch" Forum on Cultural Resources and Entertainment
Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Center (M-TAC) Pilot Projects
SyracuseCoE Funding Opportunities
Upcoming Events 

 

September 13, 2013 | 12:00pm-1:30pm GreeningUSA Green Bag Lunch on Cultural Resources & Entertainment  

Syracuse Center of Excellence  

Rm 203

 

September 17, 2013

R&T Forum on LEAN Construction - Safe, Profitable Strategies to Reduce Waste on Jobsites  

Syracuse Center of Excellence

Rm 203   

 

October 21-22, 2013

13th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium: Urban Reinvention and Resilience
Oncenter Complex, Syracuse, NY    

 

November 13-14, 2013  

Save the Date - Recycling: Expanding the Team - NYS Recycling Conference and Trade Show
Cooperstown, NY

March 27-28, 2014 

Save the Date: R&T Forums

 

November 12, 2013
Exporting Central New York's Green Economy  

 
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Draft Program Now Available for the 13th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium: Urban Reinvention and Resilience

Urban Reinvention and Resilience 
October 21st-22th, 2013 
  Oncenter Complex, Syracuse, NY 

Program Now Available

Registration now open!
    
The 13th annual SyracuseCoE Symposium: Urban Reinvention and Resilience will feature the latest results from collaborators from across the nation and beyond. This year's Symposium will feature sessions and workshops designed to engage a wide audience, including industry practitioners, state and local officials, and university faculty and students. 
 
Rates: 
Early-Bird Rate - $120 
Partner Program Institution Student - Complimentary Registration 
Non-Partner Program Institution Student - $40 
Registration includes access to the Symposium program on Tuesday as well as the evening networking reception on Monday night. 

 Symposium Development Committee 

  • Cliff Davidson, Syracuse University (Chair)
  • Stephen Bird, Clarkson University
  • David Chandler, Syracuse University
  • Sharon Dotger, Syracuse University
  • Patrick Jackson, Corning
  • Laura Lautz, Syracuse University
  • Valerie Luzadis, SUNY ESF
  • Myron Mitchell, SUNY ESF
  • Usha Satish, SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Chuck Spuches, SUNY ESF
  • Pete Wilcoxen, Syracuse, University
  • Jensen Zhang, Syracuse University

Contact 

For additional program information, contact Gabi Levinson at

  

  

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Registration Now Open for Partner Day at the 13th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium       

Join us for a full day of programming on Monday, October 21st dedicated to SyracuseCoE Partner Program institutions and firms as part of this year's SyracuseCoE Symposium!

 

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Cost: Registration for Partner Day activities is complimentary for SyracuseCoE Partner Program patrons. 

 
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Peter Garforth of Garforth International Will Offer Integrated Heat Recovery Workshops at 13th Annual Symposium          

   

Join us for several discussions of the energy and business opportunities available from capturing waste heat and cooling from industrial processes as part of an integrated approach to energy planning and management. Peter Garforth of Garforth International, LLC, will offer three workshops during the Symposium exploring - both from an operational and structured view - the opportunities and challenges related to structured, integrated approaches to thermal energy management in industrial facilities and in municipal settings.

  

The target audience for these workshops includes industry division energy managers, thermal energy product manufacturers and suppliers, municipal leaders and other decision makers considering district energy systems.

  

Workshop #1 - "Industrial Heat Recovery"
Monday, October 21st, 8:30 am - noon
Cost: $250  


Workshop #2 - "Community Approaches to Industrial Energy Management"
Tuesday, October 22st, 10:45am - noon
Cost: Included in SyracuseCoE Symposium registration fee.


Workshop #3 - "Community Approaches to Industrial Energy Management -  Experiences from the City of Guelph"
Tuesday, October 22st, 1:30 - 2:45pm
Cost: Included in SyracuseCoE Symposium registration fee.

 
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E. Washington Street Green Street Project 


This month construction began on the East Washington Street Green Street project adjacent to the Syracuse Center of Excellence. This project, as part of the Onondaga County Save the Rain program, will capture nearly 1 million gallons of stormwater annually. This capture is one more step in helping the county realize its goal of capturing nearly 250 million gallons of stormwater annually using green infrastructure.

The East Washington Street Green Corridor project will feature several green infrastructure elements including an underground infiltration trench, a dedicated parking lane constructed with porous pavers, and vegetative swales along sections of both sides of the street to store stormwater and reduce combined sewer overflow impacts. In addition to these beneficial green infrastructure items, updated and improved sidewalks will improve the function and accessibility of the corridor.
 
This project is the fourth project to be funded in part by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation through their Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP) and is representative of the strong relationship between the Environmental Fiance Center at the Syracuse Center of Excellence and the Onondaga County Save the Rain program.
 

September R&T Forum: LEAN Construction - Safe, Profitable Strategies to Reduce Waste on Jobsites       

 

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 | 3:30pm-4:30pm

CEUs Available: 1 LU (AIA), 1 CE Hour (GBCI)

This forum will present opportunities and challenges associated with waste generated from construction and demolition projects. We'll define the principles of LEAN, how LEAN principles apply to construction, and ways to implement LEAN on job sites starting now!


Featuring the Following Presenters:
- Steve Beck, LeChase Construction

- Josh and Kevin Stack, Northeast Natural Homes
- Brenda Griffin, Construction Materials Management Center
 
Moderated by Linda Jacobs, Empire Economic Development.

Networking session to follow. RSVP by September 16th to Stacy Bunce at [email protected] or call 315-443-4445. RSVPs are required. SyracuseCoE is located at 727 East Washington Street in Syracuse.

Visit the SyracuseCoE R&T forum webpage for more information.


NY-BEST Technology Conference to Take Place in Syracuse in September 
        
September 25, 2013 | Crowne Plaza, Syracuse, New York 13210  

Batteries, electrodes, ultracapacitors, thermal and mechanical energy storage technologies are continuing to experience new and exciting breakthroughs. This one-day conference will focus on current developments in battery and energy storage technology research and development - from early stage research to technology development, testing and evaluation. The goal of the conference is to promote collaboration by bringing together leaders from industry, government and academia to discuss and share their findings in the exciting and rapidly-evolving field of energy storage.

Who Should Attend: Energy industry experts, researchers, product developers, academics, business leaders interested in collaboration, research managers, business development officers, entrepreneurs, students, government funding agencies, and investors.

 

            

HPAC Engineering Features SyracuseCoE and SyracuseCoE Partner Fulton Companies 
 

Pulse-Combustion Boilers Play Key Role in Sustainability-Lab  

HVAC Boilers share heating load with geothermal system

Jul. 16, 2013 By THE FULTON COS. | HPAC Engineering

 

Serving as both a lab and demonstration space, the SyracuseCoE building incorporates a lot of innovative technology, such as a geothermal system and Fulton's pulse-combustion boilers. The geothermal system provides 40 percent of the center's heating and cooling needs. When the geothermal system requires supplemental energy, two Fulton Pulse hydronic condensing boilers provide additional energy. Together these two systems prove to be a very efficient way to heat and cool the building. Both are viewed as an important part of SyracuseCoE's success and are worth noting.         


Free NYSERDA Seminars Will Detail Incentives Available to Improve Energy Efficiency and Control Costs       

 

To make it easier to undertake energy-efficiency projects in multifamily buildings, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is holding several free seminars. The seminars will connect multifamily building owners, property managers, developers and board members of condominium and co-op associations with NYSERDA experts and engineering resources to begin taking advantage of NYSERDA's Multifamily Energy Performance Portfolio (MEPP). There will also be seminars held for contractors, builders, HVAC specialists and non-profit advocacy organizations interested in growing their businesses by becoming a Multifamily Performance Program (MPP) Partner. The seminars will provide an overview of the technical assistance and incentives that are available, along with panel presentations by multifamily building experts who have already helped owners successfully implement energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives at existing buildings and new construction projects.

September 4th, 2013 | 8:00am-10:00am & 12:00pm-2:00pm
Double Tree by Hilton Tarrytown, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown
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September 6th, 2013 | 8:30am-10:30am, 12:00pm-2:00pm 4:30am-6:30pm
SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street
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September 25th, 2013 | 8:00am-10:00am & 12:00pm-2:00pm
Holiday Inn Downtown Buffalo, 620 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo 
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NYSERDA Announces Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Bonds through Green Jobs-Green New York        

 

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that it has raised $24.3 million in its first-ever issuance of revenue bonds to finance loans for consumers across the State for residential energy efficiency improvements.

 

The Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Revenue Bonds (Series 2013A) were issued as part of NYSERDA's Green Jobs-Green New York (GJGNY) program, which is a statewide initiative to promote energy efficiency and the installation of clean technologies to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, support sustainable community development and create opportunities for green jobs.


Read the full article here.


I-81 Challenge May 2013 Public Meeting Summary Report Now Available     

In May 2013, the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) hosted the third public meeting for The I-81 Challenge  - one of several steps to the official decision-making process for determining the future of the 12-mile I-81 corridor through the greater Syracuse region.  This meeting provided the opportunity to learn about the results of the I-81 Corridor Study before the state and federal environmental review phase begins.

Over 700 people participated in the in-person public meeting, and 334 people participated in the virtual meeting on-line. Information about the meeting, including the material presented and the feedback that was received, has been summarized in the May 2013 Public Meeting Summary Report, now available on the project website.

 

            

September "Green Bag Lunch" Forum on Cultural Resources and Entertainment


Date: September 13th, 2013 - 12:00pm-1:30pm
Place: Syracuse Center of Excellence
727 E. Washington Street, Rm 203 
 

This Green Bag Lunch is free and open to the public! Bring your own lunch. Coffee and water will be provided. For more information, contact Peter Arsenault at

 

The Green Bag Lunch series is brought to you by GreeningUSA, in collaboration with SyracuseCoE CSCS.  

 

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Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Center (M-TAC) Pilot Projects

NIST invites proposals from eligible applicants to conduct approximately two (2) pilot projects that will inform future NIST investment leading to the development of a network of Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers (M-TACs). The emphasis of these pilots will be to demonstrate the conduct of technology transition and commercialization activities with small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers to foster their readiness to adopt and/or adapt advanced technologies into their manufacturing processes and products. The pilots will specifically focus on addressing the technical and business challenges encountered by small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers as they attempt to integrate, adopt, transition, and commercialize both existing and emerging product and process technologies into their operations to help them grow and compete within manufacturing supply chains as innovative, value-adding components of our nation's economy.


Deadline: September 23, 2013
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants  are existing MEP Centers. Applicants are strongly encouraged to form teaming arrangements involving multiple MEP Centers such that manufacturing supply chain needs can be addressed on a local or regional level, and also have a broad geographic reach to facilitate leveraging of resources and access to manufacturers on a national scale. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to adequately demonstrate the leveraging of resources and competencies tied to the industry sectors, supply chains,and technology areas that are relevant to the local regions where the applicant team resides.
Funding: Approximately $1,000,000 for  approximately two (2) pilot projects.

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SyracuseCoE Funding Opportunities

 

SyracuseCoE supports Research, Demonstration, and Commercialization through its "Innovation Ecosystem" grant cycle. For more information about these programs, click here. 
 
SyracuseCoE Funding Guide
SyracuseCoE staff members research and assemble information about sources of potential funding for collaborations with and among our Partners. We encourage Partners to review this Funding Guide and make inquiries to the sponsors and agencies about the fit of their programs with your research, development, and education interests. 

Full list of funding opportunities can be found here. 


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