Recruiting and Retention of the next Generation - Gen Z

Presented by DL Julia Keen, PhD, PE, HBDP, FASHRAE Professor of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science at Kansas State University

All employers are in the position that they need to replace long-term employees who change jobs or retire. One of the obvious choices to fill these voids in personnel is to promote existing employees and hire individuals that just completed their degrees to the newly vacated positions. The success of these hires does not typically depend on their technical capacity or capability but instead is related to issues of expectation, communication, motivation, and fit. Success of recruiting and retaining generation Z hires is important for the success of companies. This presentation identifies the unique attributes of this newer generations entering the workforce and provides recommendations to increase the odds of retaining these employees.

2030 and Beyond – Opportunities for a Clean Energy Economy

Presented by Dunstan Macauley, PE

Vice President, ASHRAE Board of Directors

Global climate change is arguably the most important issue today; especially in the design and engineering of the built environment. With buildings responsible for about 40% of carbon dioxide emissions, many policies are being developed that focus on the decarbonization of buildings. Many jurisdictions are now requiring new buildings to be low carbon or net-zero in the near-term and other policies are requiring retrofits of existing building stock in the medium to long term to decarbonize. As we transition to a clean energy economy, the built environment will undergo significant transformation to provide the resources needed to design and build zero carbon and resilient buildings.