Transcript Building Energy Quotient™ ASHRAE’s Building Energy
OF ADVOCACY
Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee (GGAC)
What We’ll Cover
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“Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” Staying Out of Trouble
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Email Signatures
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Moving an Issue Forward Identifying “Players” & Coalition Partners
“Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” • Laws and regulations vary state to state, jurisdiction to jurisdiction, country to country, so consult the law no matter what • It is your responsibility to know what can and can’t be done (see the governing documents) – and to convey the same to your chapter chairs
“Lobbying” v. “Advocacy”
In Simplest Terms…
Lobbying Payment for your time
“Lobbying” v. “Advocacy”
In Simplest Terms…
Advocacy No payment for your time
Staying Out of Trouble
It is your responsibility to know what can and can’t be done (see the governing documents) – and to convey the same to your chapter chairs
Staying Out of Trouble
• ROB Section 2.433
• MCO Section 2.6
• GGAC MOP • GGAC Resource Manual • GGAC Public Policy Priorities https://www.ashrae.org/government-affairs/grassroots-government-advocacy
Staying Out of Trouble
• Clearinghouse • Technical resource • Appointment (not election) of members to governmental bodies
Staying Out of Trouble
• No conflicts with official ASHRAE policy, documents, standards, MOUs, etc.
• Don’t jeopardize nonprofit [e.g., 501(c)(3)] status
Email Signatures
• Signature blocks specific to ASHRAE – region, chapter, section • Separate blocks for ASHRAE and corporate emails – No non-ASHRAE designations (save PE) in ASHRAE signatures
Email Signatures
Jeff Gatlin, PE
Director and Regional Chair, ASHRAE Region VII In Care Of: Thompson Engineers, Inc.
Etc., Etc.
Jeff Gatlin, PE, LEED AP, CxA
Vice President and Co-Owner Thompson Engineers, Inc.
Etc., Etc.
Moving an Issue Forward • Refer to resources – Policy priorities list – RVCs – Other chapters – Staff liaison – Website
Moving an Issue Forward Identify a chapter “lead” – it may or may not be the chair – to develop a plan of action and communicate it to the RVC
Moving an Issue Forward • An RVC may make connections between chapters vis à-vis regional trends • The staff liaison can assist the RVC regarding trends from a Society wide perspective
Identifying “Players”
• Engineering licensure board • Energy efficiency/codes staff in the state energy office • Any engineers in the legislature • Chairs of key committees
Identifying Coalition Partners Be judicious and strategic when deciding who to partner with •ICC •USGBC