Fall 2007 Conference A Big Success

Over 300 Maryland Stakeholders Participate in the Launching of Maryland Industry Green Movement!

Maryland stakeholders from business, government and academia heard from such Maryland-based manufacturers as General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Johnson Controls, Coca Cola Constellation NewEnergy and Marlin Steel Wire Products who provided examples of how their green manufacturing initiatives have increased their profitability while also benefiting the environment. Both federal and Maryland state government agencies provided insights on their programs, some of them free, to help companies become more efficient and less polluting to help industry better understand “how to go green.”

The audience heard from the author of the “Wholly Sustainable Enterprise,” Chris Park, a partner at Deloitte Consulting, who provided an overview of what’s driving the global sustainability movement and why companies should take it seriously. They also heard from Peter Gourlay, President of the newly launched Maryland Asia Environmental Partnership on the potential environmental catastrophe looming Asia, particularly in China and India. Gourlay discussed how Maryland industry, government and academia have a great opportunity to help these regions with lessons learned, technology and equipment to address their massive needs for water, clean energy and pollution prevention know-how.

At the luncheon keynote address, Tom Gallagher, Plant Manager from General Motors’s White Marsh transmission plant, discussed industry’s first two-mode hybrid transmission for GM’s full-size SUVs and pickups. He also highlighted the fact that the GM facility has officially achieved “landfill free” status – meaning our plant will no longer send any waste from the production operations to landfills. 

Maryland’s Regional Manufacturing Institute launched its $Green Manufacturing initiative at the “Going $Green with Maryland Manufacturing” conference on November 6 at Martins Valley Mansion in Hunt Valley Maryland. "I commend RMI for their strong leadership in the green manufacturing area. Their peer-to-peer information exchange will help fast-track the implementation of environmentally beneficial improvements,” said Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith.

 “We are reaching out across industry sectors to mobilize the business community on this initiative, said Dr. Michael Galiazzo, Executive Director of the Regional Manufacturing Institute. “It’s vital the companies understand the green revolution that is occurring and the opportunities that presents in terms of profitability and global competitiveness,” he said.

Going $Green Conference Presenters
Contact emails for more information and presentation slides

Creating the Wholly Sustainable Enterprise
Christopher Park, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP chrpark@deloitte.com

$Green Manufacturing: Corporate Showcase
Moderator: David S. Iannucci, Director Baltimore County Economic Development cjones@baltimorecountymd.gov

Recycling Production, Drew Greenblatt, President Marlin Steel Wire Products dgreenblatt@marlinwire.com
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Charles Miller, Director of Business Development, Johnson Controls  charles.j.miller@jci.com
Chemical Waste Management, Harry Smith, Staff Environmental Engineer, Lockheed Martin harry.smith@lmco.com
Water Reuse and Recycling, Joseph Richardson, Corporate Manager Environmental Affairs, Coca Cola Enterprises  jorichardson@na.cokecce.com
Maximizing Energy Investments, Christine Penny, Business Development Manager, Constellation NewEnergy  christine.penny@constellation.com

State and Federal Energy/Environmental Resources Roundtable
Moderated by Mike Galiazzo, Executive Director, RMI  rmi@comcast.net   www.marylandmanufacturing.info 
U.S. EPA Green Supplier Network, Tom Murray, Chief, Prevention Analysis murray.tom-hq@epamail.epa.gov  (Tara O’Hare   ohare.tara@epamail.epa.gov )
Maryland Department of the Environment, Laura Armstrong, Pollution Prevention Coordinator larmstrong@mde.state.md.us
Maryland Energy Administration, David Cronin, Assistant Director   dcronin@energy.state.md.us
Maryland Technology Extension Service, Paul Gietka, Manager Environmental Engineering Program, and Associate Manager Chesapeake Regional Office pgietka@umd.edu
U.S. Department of Energy Assessment Centers, Luke Nickerman, Industrial Technologies Program luke.nickerman@ee.doe.gov

Opportunities for New Markets in Asia
Peter Gourlay, President, Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership prgo@comcast.net

Gearing Up for the Future
Thomas Gallagher, Plant Manager, GM Powertrain Baltimore john.raut@GM.com

“The event had really high value.  Our team learned a lot about what others were doing.   We came to the conference because we were very interested in what others were doing on going green, but not sure how to proceed.   We got some really good ideas are now bringing them back to Lion Brothers.”
--Susan Ganz, Chief Executive Officer, Lion Brothers. 

 “The $Green Manufacturing conference reminded me why I come to the RMI events; generally speaking every time I attend I get value.   Yesterday’s conference wasn’t just a recital of industry jargon; presenters were focusing in on their own real world experiences.  It was very useful for the audience which had so many questions on how to get started on this going green initiative.” 
--Chris Rueppell, Whiteford Taylor Preston

“This is the start of something neat.  My take aways are that green is related to power consumption and for manufacturing going lean has serendipitous benefit of going green.  I learned that there are lots of resources available and opportunities to go green and make money.”
-- Terry Trusty, Maryland Small Business Development Center, Emerging Technology Center of Johns Hopkins University

“This conference was right on the money.  This is the time and the presentations from Johnson Controls, the Maryland Asia Environmental Partnership and Coca Cola really brought value home to the value proposition of going green.”
--Isaac Manjoe, Vice Chair of the Baltimore County Workforce Development Council

“All the credit in the world to RMI.  This was absolutely right group, the right theme, and very timely.  You are on to something and a RMI is a potential leader for the nation.   People are really interested in how to do it now.”
--Tom Murray, Chief, Prevention Analysis Branch, Pollution Prevention Division, US Environmental Protection Agency

“RMI always has its pulse on manufacturing for our state and the manufacturing community as a whole.  The timing is particularly important as we hear about the greening movement.  We‘ve got some innovative green resources in the state and Maryland has a great opportunity to distinguish itself from the rest of the country as a green leader.”
--Danny Goldberger, Partner, Grant Thornton