LEED-EB O&M #4 – Case Studies: Water Efficiency & Transportation On Demand Learning Objectives Explain the key LEED credit intents and identify best practices pertaining to efficient water usage. Recognize alternative transportation strategies for reducing energy consumption. Discuss how projects have used LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance to achieve their bottom-line goals. Sponsors Speakers Moderator: Katherine Wagenschutz,  Green Building Consultant, CTG Energetics, Inc. Katherine Wagenschutz is a green building consultant who has worked in the green building and design field for eight years. As a project manager on the Sustainable Facilities team at CTG, she guides clients through the LEED for Existing Buildings process, leads the development of best practices for ongoing sustainable facilities maintenance, and helps develop and offset carbon emissions for green facilities. Prior to her work with CTG, Katherine worked as a project engineer for a leading general contractor where she organized and instructed courses in green building and LEED Certification. Dan Farrell,  Project Manager and Green Building Specialist, King County GreenTools Program Dan Farrell is a Project Manager and green building specialist with Washington State's King County Solid Waste Division's GreenTools program. The GreenTools program promotes buildings that are healthy, as well as energy- and water-efficient, places to live and work in King County. Dan manages King County's Green Building Grants program and works with commercial green building projects throughout King County. He is a LEED Accredited Professional with more than eight years of experience in the green building, recycling and waste management fields.. Lidia Berger,  Eastern Director, Sustainable Design Services, HDR, Inc. With more than 14 years of experience, Lidia has been a member of award-winning teams on a multitude of sustainability-focused projects with clients ranging from corporations to university and government agencies. A committed and knowledgeable leader in the industry, she is a nationally known speaker and is noted for her leadership roles in several industry organizations and standards. She was also one of the founding members of the U.S. Green Building Council's National Capital Region Chapter and served on the Chapter's Board of Directors for more than five years. She has served on the USGBC Core Committee charged in developing the LEED for Existing Buildings Rating System. Lidia was awarded the Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management in 2002. Rick Pospisil,  Director of Facilities, FBI Chicago Regional Office, USAA Realty Company .Rick has extensive knowledge in building development, construction and operations. As the General Services Administration's (GSA) construction manager for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Chicago Office, he was involved in the project from the beginning of its development. After completion of construction, he was recruited to become the facility director by USAA Realty, the FBI, and GSA. Rick and his team are pursuing platinum certification of the FBI Chicago Office building under LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. Rick has also been an integral part of USAA Real Estate Company's participation in the LEED Portfolio Program Pilot.