October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Active in the design and construction of large commercial, institutional and industrial real estate projects, Lester Rosenberg brings more than 40 years of engineering expertise and board-level familiarity to the LABBC. His projects have earned “Building of the Year” awards from the Department of Energy, the Governor of the State of California, Building Design & Construction Magazine, the Los Angeles Conservancy, the AIA, Southern California Edison and LADWP. Lester has designed engineering systems for projects nationwide totaling more than 10 million square feet and have utilities planning experience that includes establishing utility systems design standards for more than 20 large central utilities plans and distribution systems across the country and four foreign nations. Furthermore, he has developed master planning and sustainability strategies for some of the largest companies in Los Angeles. For 10 years Lester served as co-chairman of the board of directors building committee at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, overseeing an annual construction budget of approximately $100 million. He received a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the City University of New York and is a licensed mechanical engineer in California and most other western U.S. states.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, Exhibit Hall A - Area A
District Energy Systems are an innovative way for buildings to reduce carbon emissions, optimize efficiency, and improve resilience. Come learn about a local example of accelerating urban real estate to net zero through distributed district energy systems, right in the heart of the Bunker Hill neighborhood in Los Angeles. This brief discussion will cover four key considerations for decarbonization through scalable district energy: 1) Technical Potential, 2) Private Market Buy-In, 3) Engagement, Incentives & Financial Models, and 4) Social Impact & Equity. ULI Los Angeles participated in the first cohort of ULI’s Net Zero Imperative (NZI) program, a multi-year initiative […]