Brian Castelli

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Is The World Ready For Your Innovation?
Our current retail system is set up to sell new products, which are used and then disposed of – very much a linear (and inefficient) process. The Closed Loop system implies that once products are used they can be reconditioned and brought back into the sales loop
Europe`s future depends on cities resilient to climate change
Around three quarters of Europeans live in cities. Most of Europe's wealth is generated in cities, and urban areas are particularly at risk due to climate change.
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This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates. Microsoft is charging every division and data center for the carbon emissions they generate. Will it be enough to drive change?
Life Cycle Approaches Key to Canada's Competitivenes
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy today released a new report that identifies the need for Life Cycle Approaches in environmental and economic decision-making by companies and government.
Clean mining association launched
A new industry association has been launched aimed at supporting and advocating technological advancements to make the mining industry cleaner and more environmentally responsible.

Brian Castelli

Executive Vice President for Programs & Development, Alliance to Save Energy, USA

Brian T. Castelli, Executive Vice President for Programs and Development, brings nearly 30 years of national and international experience in the energy field, including expertise in energy efficiency, renewables, emission reductions, and electricity demand reduction, to the Alliance to Save Energy as Executive Vice President for Programs and Development. Prior to joining the Alliance's senior management team in July 2005, Castelli ran his own energy consulting firm, and held numerous government energy organization positions at the state, national, and international level.

As Chief of Staff for the USDOE's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy from 1994 to 2001, he was deeply involved with the Industries of the Future Program and the RD&D programs that developed many crosscutting industrial technologies.

As the Pennsylvania Energy Office Executive Director, Castelli oversaw numerous industrial projects in areas such as foundries and on-site power production. Castelli currently serves on the Virginia State Advisory Board on Air Pollution, and has lived in Virginia since 1975. Castelli holds two degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, a bachelor of science in chemical engineering and an MBA in industrial/environmental management from the University's Wharton School.