Congratulations to our Winners!
Innovator of the Year
David Jacot, P.E.
Director of Efficiency Solutions
LADWP
David oversees all aspects of LADWP’s offerings and strategies designed to overcome market barriers to the comprehensive adoption of energy efficiency by LADWP’s customers. He has partnered with SoCal Gas and SCPPA to expand joint incentive program offerings and participated in development of the most aggressive efficiency targets in the nation. Consistently he has grown LADWP’s efficiency budget year over year. He is reorganized internal staff to improve throughput and customer experience. Overall, David has expanded LADWP’s investments in efficiency while streamlining processes to improve program delivery and customer experience.
Keynote Speaker
Lauren Faber O’Connor
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Los Angeles
Lauren Faber O’Connor is the Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Los Angeles. In her role she is driving the implementation of LA’s landmark Sustainable City pLAn, released in April 2015, which puts forth an actionable vision for transforming LA’s environment, economy and equity. Working with every city department and outside stakeholders, Lauren focuses on strategic integration of the pLAn’s pillars in order to achieve the City’s short and long-term goals, ensure benefits accrue to all communities in LA, and pursue regional and international collaborations including Climate Mayors, a coalition of nearly 400 US Mayors committed to US leadership on climate change established during her tenure with Mayor Garcetti.
Congratulations to our Finalists!
PORTFOLIO OF THE YEAR
Brookfield Properties
AvalonBay
Equity Residential
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
CommonWealth Partners,
City National Plaza
Comcast NBCUniversal,
10 Universal City Plaza
Paramount Studios
Westin Bonaventure,
Marriott International
WATER EFFICIENCY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
UCLA Cogen Plant
Westin Bonaventure,
Marriott International