会员网络研讨会

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Conferences present valuable opportunities for learning, networking, and professional growth, particularly for students and early career professionals eager to expand their horizons. This session is tailored to help individuals at the start of their journeys unlock the full potential of any conference experience. Participants will gain practical strategies for effective preparation, including researching speakers and sessions, setting clear goals, and planning their schedules for maximum benefit. Additionally, the session will explore tips for confident networking, engaging with presenters and peers, and leveraging social media to boost professional visibility. Attendees will also learn how to follow up after the event, nurture new connections, and translate insights gained into actionable career steps. Join us to discover how to approach any conference with purpose, enhance your skillset, and lay a stronger foundation for your future success.

About the Presenters:
Dee Spolarics, CEM is a Senior Environmental, Energy, and Sustainability Engineer at Volvo Group Trucks, where she guides the facility’s energy strategy and leads major efforts in efficiency improvement and decarbonization. She has spent 14 years in the environmental and energy sector, with a focus on translating complex technical and regulatory requirements into clear operational decisions. Dee also serves as President of the Washington, D.C. AEE Chapter and previously led the Chapter’s Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership (CWEEL). In these roles, she supports professional development and strengthens the regional energy community through events, mentorship, and industry engagement.

Jacqueline Hart, is a Senior Sustainability Project Manager at JLL and the Vice President of the Association of Energy Engineers National Capital Chapter. She works in sustainable design, construction, operations, and standards-setting. She is passionate about sustainability and has led a career focused on data-based solutions that decarbonize the built environment and create a resilient future. She has managed sustainability efforts for the world’s largest LEED Platinum building, developed net-zero standards, and directed the delivery of sustainable buildings for multiple Ivy League universities.

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Join us for our Annual Member Meeting to hear the latest updates from AEE and help us celebrate the chapters driving real progress across the energy industry. It’s a great chance to hear directly from AEE leadership and see what’s coming next. We hope you can come connect (virtually or in person) with the community and be part of the conversation shaping where AEE goes next!

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*This webinar offers 0.2 AEE credits for live attendance.

This webinar delivers a dive into the financial metrics for lighting that drive smart investment decisions, from simple payback to Life Cycle Cost analysis, and the essential calculations in between. We’ll break down what each metric truly measures, why it matters, and how to choose the right one for your project. You’ll see real spreadsheet examples that walk through each calculation, giving you the clarity and confidence to evaluate financial performance with precision.

About the Presenter:
Bob Henderson LC, CLEP is the owner of RLH Lighting. He has worked in lighting as a consultant, lighting center principal instructor, lighting sales agent, utility lighting specialist and director of lighting and controls training and is an emeritus member of the IES. Bob received the Distinguished Service Award from the IES in 2023. He served on the LC Test Committee for 10 years with 2 years as the chair and in a senior advisor capacity afterwards. He is currently the lead instructor for 3 lighting centers as well as being the current Chair and content creator of AEE CLEP Committee Worldwide and one of AEE’s lead US instructors. He was an editor of Fundamentals of Energy Efficient Lighting and Controls by River Publishing.

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Building on the foundation laid in Part 1, this session continues the deep dive into monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) through the lens of building automation system graphics, this time tackling more complex HVAC configurations. Ilana Cember, PE, CEM at Brightworks Sustainability, will walk through dedicated outside air systems (DOAS) with heat exchangers and heat recovery, heat pumps, and water-side free cooling, showing how ongoing monitoring reveals the subtle degradation that keeps these systems from performing as designed. Participants will see real-world examples of how sensor drift, outdated control sequences, and unmonitored schedules quietly erode efficiency in even the most sophisticated equipment, and how a data-driven approach catches these issues before they become costly.

About the Presenter:
Ilana Cember is a licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager at Brightworks Sustainability with a penchant for translating complex energy systems into plain language. With deep experience in building decarbonization, electrification strategy, and grid-interactive technologies, they spend their days helping clients cut carbon without cutting corners. Ilana’s work sits at the intersection of engineering pragmatism and climate optimism, a combination that makes them equally comfortable modeling building loads, explaining how the grid really works, or gently debunking persistent myths about electricity. When they’re not unraveling the mysteries of our energy system, they’re advocating solutions that make the clean-energy transition hilariously engaging, technically sound, and genuinely achievable.