Continuing Education Conference Spring 2019
| KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Making Sustainable Happen: Sustainability Tools at Schneider Electric | Ray Lizotte, Schneider Electric |
| TURA Program Update | Liz Harriman, Toxics Use Reduction Institute, and Suzi Peck, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection |
| TURI Industry and Research Grants | Joy Onasch, Toxics Use Reduction Institute |
| Session A: Fundamentals Session: Characterizing your process | |
| Toxics Use Reduction Act Process Characterization | Bill Judd, Industrial Compliance Group |
| Session B: Best practices for general practice planners | |
| TUR Planning Best Practices | Andy Irwin, IRWIN Engineers |
| Session C: Tools Track Part 1: Finding and assessing safer solvent alternatives | |
| CleanerSolutions Database & P2OASys Tool: Process / Lifecycle Factors | Alicia McCarthy, Toxics Use Reduction Institute |
| Session D: Energy conservation: Incentives and opportunities | |
| Massachusetts Joint Statewide Electric and Gas Three-Year Energy Efficiency Plan | Jim Cain, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance |
| Energy Efficiency in Industrial Facilities | Grayson Bryant, National Grid, and Paul Degnan, Eversource Energy |
| Anatomy of an ECM | Andrew Vaillencourt, The Slide Rule Group |
| Session E: C1-C4 halogenated chemicals NOL: A focus on refrigerants | |
| C1-C4 Halogenated Hydrocarbon/Halocarbons Not Otherwise Listed (NOL) Category | Rich Bizzozero, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance |
| C1-C4 Category Uses and Hazards | Heather Tenney, Toxics Use Reduction Institute |
| Refrigerant Regulations and Alternatives | Kristine Davies, Trinity Consultants |
| Session F: Tools Track Part 2: Identifying and assessing solvent blends | |
| Hansen Solubility Parameters: Theory and Application | Greg Morose, Toxics Use Reduction Institute |
| Introductory HSPiP Software and DOSS Training Workshop | Abigail Giarrosso, Toxics Use Reduction Institute |
| Session G: Minimizing materials that contribute to solid waste | |
| Source Reduction Discussion | John Fischer, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection |
| Raytheon’s Approach to Minimizing Solid Waste | Irina Calante and Mary Strzempko, Raytheon |
| The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center’s Great Exchange | Dona Neely, Devens Eco-Efficiency Center |
| Session H: Phthalate esters and safer alternatives for plasticizers | |
| Phthalate Esters and Safer Alternatives for Plasticizers | Liz Harriman, Toxics Use Reduction Institute |
| Northwest Green Chemistry (NGC) Report on Alternatives to Five Phthalates of Concern to Puget Sound | Amelia Nestler, Northwest Green Chemistry |
| Mexichem Specialty Compounds | Gary Nedelman, Mexichem Specialty Compounds |