Edmonton November Luncheon: City of Edmonton’s Energy Transition Strategy

CPANS is pleased to announce the November Edmonton Luncheon Topic – City of Edmonton’s Energy Transition Strategy.

At a time when many of the world’s most innovative communities are striving to build low-carbon economies, Edmonton’s Community Energy Transition Strategy is about participating in this movement. While Edmonton will continue to play an important role in developing Alberta’s resource industries, at the same time it will be transitioning to a low-carbon, energy sustainable future. This strategy responds with actions that will reduce Edmonton’s GHG emissions, reduce energy use per person, improve energy efficiency in all sectors, diversify our energy mix and make our energy systems more resilient.

This presentation will provide an overview of Edmonton’s Community Energy Transition Strategy and the projects that the newly formed Energy Transition Unit are undertaking including: Residential EnerGuide Labelling, Building Energy Disclosure, Electric Vehicle Strategy and Energy Efficiency Policies in City Operations.

Presenter: Howaida Hassan, P. Eng., Senior Environmental Project Manager

Howaida Hassan is a Senior Engineer with the City of Edmonton working with the City Environmental Strategies team with the Sustainable Development. Howaida was born and raised in Toronto and has lived in Edmonton for 14 years. She earned her bachelors degree in Civil Engineering in 1999 from the University of Waterloo, and soon after moved to Edmonton where she joined the City of Edmonton’s Transportation Planning branch. Howaida has 10 years of experience working in Transportation Planning including transportation modeling, household travel surveys, policy and strategy development. Her new role with the City is with the Energy Transition team with a special focus on reducing GHG and energy use from transportation.

Location: The University of Alberta Faculty Club (11435, Saskatchewan Drive), Papaschase Room (upstairs, right)
Time: 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. (registration starts at 11:30)
Cost: $30 – A&WMA Members / $40 – Non-Members / $15 – Students (includes hot lunch & coffee). All prices include GST.

The U of A campus is accessible by light rail transit and bus. A map of the campus is available at: http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/. You are encouraged to use public transit or ride-share. Parking is available in the V-Lot (coin and credit card, $2 for the lunch hour) and Windsor ($1 for 15 minutes).