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Energy Summit 2025 - Schedule

Updated May 28, 2025

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• Housing Check-in

  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  Laurel Creek Residence Hall
• Student Poster + Vendor Setup

  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
• Registration

  11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  Valborg Theater
• Opening Plenary
  Welcome Address and Opening Remarks

  • 1:30pm - 2:00pm, Welcome Address, Opening Remarks
    Mike Kapp, Director of Sustainability & Energy Management- App State
    Casey King, Director of Sustainability, Academic Affairs - UNC Asheville

  • 2:00-2:45 pm Jennifer Mundt, Assistant Secretary of Clean Energy Economic Development
  • 2:45-3:45 pm Rob Howard, Chris Moeller, Rob Leonard, Karan Gupta, Off-site Industrialized Construction /Economic Development

  1:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
  Valborg Theater
• Break

  3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Opening Reception and Student Poster viewing

  w/ Heavy Hors d'oeuvres & Live Entertainment featuring “The LazyBirds”

  4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
• Keynote Address

  6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium

• Breakfast

  7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
  Central Dining Hall, River St. Cafe
• Working Groups

  • Academic Integration (Room 201B - Table Rock)
  • Campus-Based Energy Efficiency (Room 137A - Grandfather A)
  • Finance, Regulatory & Energy Generation (Room 137A - Grandfather A)
  • High-Performance Campus Design (Room 169 - Three Top Mtn)
  • Journey to Student Leadership (Room 137B - Grandfather B)
  • Path Toward Zero Waste (Room 226- Linville Falls)
  • Transportation-Oriented Opportunities (Room 102 - Watauga River)

  9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Plemmons Student Union
• Lunch and Poster Competition Judging Session

  12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  Lunch - Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
  Poster Judging - Solarium, Plemmons Student Union
• Breakout sessions

  • Indoor Air Quality and Mental Cognition
    Francis Koster, Pollution Detectives
    (Room 137A - Grandfather A)
  • Building Science Case Studies and Best Practices
    Michael Kramer, RDH Building Science
    (Room 137C - Grandfather C)
  • After the Storm: Response and Resiliency
    Casey King, UNC Asheville
    Matt Miller, Central Piedmont Community College
    (Room 201A - Price Lake)
  • Town Gown: Sustainable Transportation and Other Collaborative Projects
    George Santucci, Town of Boone
    (Room 122 - Roan Mtn)

  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  Plemmons Student Union
• Networking Break

  3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
  Plemmons Student Union
• Breakout sessions

  • Catawba College- Phius Residence Hall Project
    Sophie Martin, Page Think
    Justin Shultz, Page Think
    (Room 137A - Grandfather A)
  • Climate Education- Integration into Curriculum
    Shea Tuberty, App State QEP Pathway to Resilience Director
    ( Room 137C - Grandfather C)
  • Microgrids: Overview, Applications, Challenges & Benefits
    Will Pfleger, Schneider Electric
    (Room 201A - Price Lake)
  • C3: Campus & Community Connections for Sustainability
    Feletia Lee, UNCW
    Casey Shotton, UNCW
    (Room 122 - Roan Mtn)

  3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
  Plemmons Student Union
• Night on the Town- On Your Own

  4:45 p.m. – ...
  Support Local Boone Establishments

• Housing check-out

  7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
  Laurel Creek Residence Hall
• Breakfast

  8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
  Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
• Closing Plenary and Student Poster Awards

  • State Energy Update
    Sheila Blanchard, State Energy Office
  • State Recycling Update
    Sandy Skolochenko, NC DEQ
    Christine Wittmeier, NC DEQ
  • Poster Awards
    James Sharp, Appalachian Energy Center, App State
  • Solar Decathlon
    App State Student Presentation
  • REI Acknowledgment- 20 years!
    Ransom Cope, REI

  9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
• Networking Lunch

  11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
• Local Tours- transportation on your own

  • Campus Sustainability Walking Tour
  • Town of Boone Sustainability Walking Tour
  • Mass Timber Volumetric Module at the IDEX Lab and Solar Vehicle Team Warehouse- all housed in the same space!
  • Lovill House Inn

  1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union