NASA Environmental and Energy Conference
"Sustaining Mission Success"

at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Environmental Management Division held the biennial NASA Environmental and Energy Conference at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA September 22-26, 2008. 

The purpose of this conference was to strengthen communication and promote synergy across the Agency's environmental management community, provide opportunities to share innovative risk mitigation measures and best management practices, and increase awareness of across the NASA workforce of the Agency's successes and ongoing challenges in environmental stewardship.

The conference was attended by 225 attendees and was open to all NASA, other federal agencies and contractor personnel.

Topics discussed:

• Energy / Water
• Environmental Assurance
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Climate Change / Green House Gases
• Risk Communication Training
• Materials Management
• Cultural Resources
•  Environmental Management System (EMS) / Environmental Functional Reviews (EFR)
•  Emerging Contaminants / Cleanup
• Virtual Teams
• Environmental Information Systems
•  Recycling and Affirmative Procurement (RAP) /  Pollution Prevention (P2)

Agenda (link to agenda) updated 09/19/08

Evaluation Form for the NASA 2008 Environmental and Energy Conference – If you would like to provide feedback regarding your attendance at the conference please fill out this form and fax it back to 321-453-3224.

Presentation Links - PowerPoint or PDF presentations from the conference technical sessions may now be accessed below:

Sept. 23, 2008
General Session
John Frey, Hewlett-Packard
Title: Balancing Mission Success with Program Realities

Lisa Manley, Coca-Cola
Title: The Coca-Cola Company and the Environment

Jeff Fulgham, General Electric Water Process Technologies
Title: Sustaining Mission Success...By Balancing Priorities

Dr. Jennifer Rhatigan, NASA
Title: Constellation - Status of NASA Human Lunar Return Planning
Movies: Constellation.mov (Right click file and Save file to computer and then click open, a QuickTime player may be needed download here)
             Constellation Mission Overview   

Joe Cascio,  Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
Title: Sustainability in the Federal Government

Dr. Joel Levine, NASA
*No presentations will be posted for this speaker

Richard Wickman, NASA
Title: NASA Infrastructure Transition (QuickTime player download needed)

Frank Bellinger, NASA
Title: Sustaining Mission Success with Sustainable Facilities

Scott Richlen, U.S. Department of Energy(QuickTime player download needed)
Title: Federal Energy and Water Requirements

Sept. 24, 2008
Energy / Water
Wayne Thalasinos, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Session Kickoff and Supporting the Mission by Pursuing Compliance with Federal Energy/Water Requirements

JP Martin, CH2M Hill
Title: Water Supply and Disposal Considerations in Mission Sustainability

Dr. Bill Hancuff, URS
Title: Water Efficiency Best Management Practices and NASA Water Conservation Technical Assessments

John Killoran and Cynthia Brown, Clover Leaf Environmental Solutions
Title: Creating Energy Awareness Using Autopilot

Tom Wilczek, NASA KSC - Steve Szabo, JEA  and Frank Kline, NASA KSC
Title: Sustainable Design Toward LEED Platinum

Josh Bundick and Philip Smith, NASA WFF
Title: Planning for Renewable Energy at WFF - Considering Mission and Environment

Environmental Assurance
James Leatherwood, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Environmental Assurance Vision

Scott Motter, Northrop Grumman
Title: Risk and Opportunity Management Overview

Gail Grafton, CH2M Hill
Title: Risks and Opportunities with Environmental Root Causes

Ted Biess, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Environmental Assurance Framework

Sharon Scroggins, NASA MSFC
Title: Regulatory Risk Analysis and Communication (RRAC) Overview

Chuck Griffin, NASA KSC
Title: Technology Evaluation for Environmental Risk Mitigation (TEERM) Overview

Steve Glover, NASA MSFC
Title: SEA, CxP, and the Future of EA Efforts

NEPA
Mario Busacca, NASA KSC
*No presentations will be posted for this speaker

Vicky Ryan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Title: NASA Routine Payload EA Concept through Development, Use, Benefits, and Update

Paul Van Damme, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Title: Tools JPL Uses to Ensure Timely and Accurate Compliance with NEPA

Rick Cornelius, TEC Inc.
Title: Status of CFR - NPR

Kathleen Callister, NASA HQ EMD
Title: NPR Discussion

Climate Change / Green House Gases
Richard Eckman, Ph.D., NASA LaRC
Title: Earth observations informing energy management: NASA research supporting interagency and international initiatives

Paul Stackhouse, Jr., Ph.D., NASA LaRC
Title: Connecting NASA Satellite and Model Analysis Data with Decision Support Tools for Cleaner and More Energy Efficient Buildings

Norman Loeb, Ph.D., NASA LaRC
Title: Clouds, Radiation, and Climate

Robert Cahalan, Ph.D., NASA GSFC
Title: Perspectives on Earth Sciences

Robert Hardison, LMI
Title: A Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocol for the Public Sector

Jeremey Alcorn, SAIC
Title: NASA’s Use of Existing Data to Proactively Develop GHG Inventories

Kathleen Moxley, NASA GFSC
Title:  Greenhouse Gas Inventory: A Center’s Perspective

Will Ferretti, Ph.D., Chicago Climate Exchange
Title: Global Warming and the Use of Markets to Solve Environmental Problems

Risk Communication Training
*No presentations will be posted for this session

Materials Management
I. Sam Higuchi, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Opening Remarks and Intro to Panel (*Pending presentation)

Ken Geiser, Ph. D. , University of Massachusetts Lowell
Title: We Can Do Better - Materials Sustainability: Detoxification, Dematerialization, Decarbonization and 5 strategies

Bert Bras, Ph. D. , Georgia Institute of Technology
Title: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing

I. Sam Higuchi, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Beyond RCRA: From Waste Management to Sustainable Materials Management (*Pending presentation)

Jeremey Alcorn, SAIC
Title: Proactive Lifecycle Design for ES&H: In the Beginning

Dennis Griffin, NASA MSFC and Ben Henrie, Stanley Associates
Title: Proactive Lifecycle Design for ES&H: MAPTIS and the Integration of Restricted Materials-Chemicals

I. Sam Higuchi, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Concluding Remarks and the Future (*Pending presentation)

Sept. 25, 2008
Cultural Resources
Tina Norwood, NASA HQ EMD
Title: CRM Program Overview (*Pending presentation)

Rich Wickman, NASA HQ EMD
Title: iTransition

Mary Gainer, NASA LaRC
Title: GIS as CRM Tool (*Pending presentation)

Joe Homan, DB Consulting Group, Inc. and Chris Polglase, URS
*No presentations will be posted for this speaker

EMS / EFR
Will Garvey, EPA
Title: Executive Order 13423 / Interagency EMS Metrics

Eugene Harm, USA KSC
Title: Lessons Learned

Mike Green, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Best Practices

Mike Green, NASA HQ EMD
Title: EMS Common Issues / Topics of Interest

Paul Robért, NASA HQ EMD
Title: EFR Program - Future Direction

Emerging Contaminants / Cleanup
Dr. Carlos Pachon, EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
Title: Green Remediation - Maximizing the Benefit of Site Cleanups

Patricia Catherwood Reyes, Noblis
Title: ITRC's Assessment of Remediation Risk Management

Holger Fischer, NASA WSTF
Title: WSTF Renewable Energy Project

Steve Slaten, NASA JPL
Title: Green Feasibility Evaluation at JPL

Dr. Linda Wennerberg, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Emerging Chemicals Update

Virtual Teams
Don Vecellio, Ashwin Doraiswamy and Nestor Lara, ARES Corporation
Title: Web-based Collaboration for Virtual Teams

Environmental Information Systems
Chris Hart, NASA HQ EMD
Title: CIO Concept of Operations (CONOP)

Roy Interrante, Intergraph
Title: Enterprise Databases & Geospatial Integration

Joy Parikh, Radiance Technologies & Adam Dunlap, Applied Geo Technologies, Inc.        
Title: SSC Environmental GIS Principal Center

Joe Homan, DB Consulting Group, Inc.
Title: NASA Environmental Tracking System (NETS)

Jeremey Alcorn, SAIC
Title: Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management

RAP / P2
Dana Arnold, OFEE
Title: Recycling and Affirmative Procurement (*No slides available for this presentation)

Paul Robért, NASA HQ EMD
Title: Roundtable Discussion

Sam Higuchi, NASA HQ EMD
Title: NASA's Executive Order 13423 Toxic & Hazardous Chemical Goal Plan (*Pending presentation)

The 2008 Blue Marble Awards Ceremony was held on September 22, 2008 (Click here for the Program)

NASA Environmental Quality Award – Individual
Ms. Radel L. Bunker Farrah (WSTF) - Exceptional Management of the WSTF Environmental Program.

NASA Environmental Quality Award – Group
Constellation Programmatic EIS Team (Multiple Centers) - Constellation Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) Development.

NASA Director's Environment and Energy Award – Individual
Mr. Bruce Chesson (KSC) - Energy Conservation and Environmental Awareness for Government Transportation.

NASA Excellence in Energy and Water Management Award – Group
JPL Facilities Energy Team (JPL) - The JPL Energy Management Program.

NASA Director's Environment and Energy Award – Individual
Mr. Richard A. Wickman (HQ) - Former Deputy Director of the Environmental Management Division.

NASA Director's Environment and Energy Award – Group
KSC Environmental Assurance & Promotion of Sustainable Practices in Construction & Demolition Activities (KSC) - Environmental Assurance & Promotion of Sustainable Practices in Construction & Demolition Activities.