Jonathan will be presenting concepts for reflection and personal action about leadership, sustainability, and community involvement at the Durham, NC Baha’i Center on Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Jonathan will be presenting concepts for reflection and personal action about sustainability, interdependence, oneness, and the universality of God at the Durham, NC Baha’i Center on Sunday, January 23, 2011.

We cannot segregate the human heart from the environment outside us and say that once one of these is reformed everything will be improved. Man is organic with the world. His inner life moulds the environment and is itself also deeply affected by it. The one acts upon the other and every abiding change in the life of man is the result of these mutual reactions. (Letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, 17 February 1933, Compilation on Social and Economic Development, p. 4)

Outline

I. Introduction:  Personal journey of discovery in relation to sustainability

• Travel to Nigeria, Uganda
• Appreciating Entrepreneurship
• Reading ie: Good News for a Change
• Evidence of Climate Change
• Adopting the Triple bottom-line

II. Recent Developments in Sustainability

• Update on the concept in business, governments, activism
• Update on recent Baha’i correspondence and response

III. Key concepts in Baha’i writings

• Oneness Principle
• Universality of God
• Interdependence

IV. Action and Opportunity:  Four Stages of Growth Towards Sustainability

• Reflection
• Planning
• Implementation
• Measurement

V. Summary and Closing Remarks

IFMA’s Information Technology Council Webinar

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Webinar: “Meeting Statutory and Executive Order Requirements”

When: Tuesday, February 16

Time: 12:00 p.m. Central (10:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 1:00 p.m. Eastern)

Presenter: Jonathan M. Estes, Director of Sustainability and Analytics, Facilities Solutions Group, LLC

Summary:  The recently released Executive Order 13514, inclusive other statues require agencies to invest in energy conservation projects, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and introduce renewable energy initiatives. Agencies will need to demonstrate how they plan to overcome challenges to fulfilling these requirements.  One of these challenges includes utilizing a standardized reporting infrastructure. Federal facilities have been developing and deploying a variety of technology solutions for managing their facilities, with little or no guidance to meet the current and upcoming compliance requirements in energy-efficiency and GHG emissions. In some cases, agencies may have several systems operating throughout the agency that may or may not be compatible. The increasing number of metrics and complexity of calculations and reporting requires an assessment of facilities management technology. This presentation explores how standardization of infrastructure can help to ensure ease and cost-efficiency in reporting, as well as optimization of the technology investment.

Objectives:

• How agencies plan to overcome challenges to reduce GHG emissions
• How standardization of infrastructure can help to ensure ease and cost-efficiency in reporting.
• How standardization of infrastructure can help to ensure optimization of the technology investment.

Coalition for Government Procurement 2010 Annual Meeting, Nov. 2-3, 2011:  Keynote:  Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in any Industry – and Make Money; 300 attendees, 45 minutes.

“Executive Order 13514 and the Implications for Sustainability.”  Panel presentation at the annual meeting for the Federal Real Property Managers Association. May 10, 2010,

“Overview of Executive Order 13514.”  Panel presentation at ARCHIBUS User’s Conference.  May 2, 2010,

“Sustainability Issues and Opportunities in Relation to Executive Order 13514” and Government Center of Excellence Hot Topics Panelist: Energy & Sustainability; ARCHIBUS 2010 User’s Conference, May 2-5, 2010:  Keynote Address:  3,000 attendees, 45 minutes.

“The Impact of Green/Sustainability on Corporate Partnerships and Alliances.”  Speaker and panel moderator at the annual conference of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, March 29, 2010.