Specialty Updates

Wednesday, November 17
12:30-1:30 p.m.

SU01: How Leaders Shape Good Community Design

Provided by American Architectural Foundation
Room 194AB

The American Architectural Foundation educates leaders about the value of design in an ever-changing world. Through programs like Great Schools by Design, the Mayors’ Institute on City Design and Sustainable Cities Design Academy, AAF engages superintendents, mayors and civic leaders and connects them with premier design professionals. During this session, AAF staff will present three aspects of the Foundation’s programs that explore the connection between sustainability and urban design. Focusing on how schools, public/private partnerships and mayors have leadership roles in shaping the communities that we live, work, learn and play in.

Story Bellows, Mayors' Institute on City Design
Elizabeth Blazevich, American Architectural Foundation
Graham Stroh, American Architectural Foundation

SU02: AIA 2030 Commitment: Real Firms Meeting the Real Challenge of Climate Change

Provided by The American Insitute of Architects
Room 196A

The AIA 2030 Commitment is a voluntary national program for AIA member firms and other entities working in the built environment. It asks these organizations to make a pledge, develop multi-year action plans and implement steps to transform the way firms practice. Altering current practices of design and construction to realize significant reductions in the use of natural resources, non-renewable energy sources, waste production and promote regeneration of natural resources will require a multiple-year effort. Bill Worthen, AIA LEED AP, will moderate a panel of firm principals presenting the reasons for joining the 2030 Commitment, the sustainable design and business strategies they have implemented within their offices and on their projects, and the challenges faced in transforming how they design projects and operate as a firm to reduce the negative impact of the design and construction industry on climate. The session will also explore the tools being developed by the AIA to assist firms of all sizes and expertise to meet the challenge.

William J. Worthen, American Institute of Architects
Rand Ekman, OWP/P | CannonDesign

SU03: CMP Panel discussion

Provided by Green Building Certification Institute
Room 181ABC

Arnold Kee will moderate a panel discussion with four business leaders describing their company's strategies to meet CMP requirements.

Arnold Kee, GBCI
Garrett Dickinson, Perkins+Will
Jennifer L. Cronan, Jones Lang LaSalle Construction
Chad Dorgan, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Kimberly Hosken, Johnson Controls

This update will also be presented on Friday, Nov. 19, from 1- 2 p.m. in Room 193AB

SU04: LEEDUser Forum Live and In Person

Provided by BuildingGreen
Room 193AB

LEEDuser has become the leading forum for professionals to help each other work through tricky LEED project details. In this session, experts active on the forum will share takeaways from the most informative forum discussions, and tips on key LEED resources. They’ll also take audience questions on LEED project issues.

Nadav Malin, BuildingGreen, LLC
Tristan Roberts, BuildingGreen, LLC
Christopher Schaffner; The Green Engineer, LLP
Marcus Sheffer, Energy Opportunities, Inc.

SU05: IREM: Supporting Green Real Estate Management

Provided by Institute of Real Estate Management
Room 185A

This session looks at how IREM supports real estate management strategies that advance an environmentally sustainable and economically prosperous future through education, publications and resource tools provided to its members and the public. IREM has been the source for education, resources, information and membership for real estate management professionals for more than 75 years. An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, IREM is the only professional real estate management association serving both the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors.

Russell C. Salzman, IREM
Elizabeth Machen, IREM

SU06: GEF’s Green Schools Initiative: Educating K-12 Students on Green Building Protocol and How to Audit and Upgrade Schools for Optimal Environmental and Occupant Health

Provided by Green Education Foundation
Room 184BC

Currently there are limited national education programs providing comprehensive green building education to K-12 students. GEF’s Green Schools Initiative - Green Building Program is being developed in response to years of study citing the general inefficiency and related health ramifications of school buildings. The majority of school buildings nationwide are decades old and are not constructed with environmental efficiency or the health of its occupants in mind. The National Academy of Sciences concluded in part that excessive moisture in school buildings has been associated with adverse health effects for building occupants, particularly asthma and respiratory diseases.

Victoria Waters, Green Education Foundation
David Wildnauer, Green Education Foundation

SU07: Leed for Retail Specialty Update

Provided by the U.S. Green Building Council
Room 179AB

With the public launch of LEED for Retail this year, retailers are beginning to integrate simple yet effective sustainable strategies into their retail stores. USGBC will provide an update on LEED for Retail while highlighting the recently published Green Retail Guide. Volume certification will also be explored in this session.

Nick Shaffer, U.S. Green Building Council
Nina Tallering, Green Building Services
Danielle Tallman, Best Buy

This update will also be presented on Friday, Nov. 19 from 1- 2 p.m. in Room 176

SU08: Policy & Practice: A Snapshot of ULI's CLUE Research

Provided by Urban Land Institute Room
Room185BC

The Urban Land Institute is undertaking a variety of initiatives aimed at addressing some of the most pressing issues facing the land use and real estate development industry. These initiatives take holistic approaches to such global issues as climate change, infrastructure, workforce and affordable housing, public/private partnerships and the capital markets. This session will review ULI’s current research and discuss several recent publications, each of which highlights the progress of its Climate Change, Land Use and Energy (CLUE) initiative, which explores how the issues of energy and global climate change inform local land use decisions.

Uwe Brandes, Urban Land Institute

SU09: Specifying Products to Achieve Environmental Performance: Using CSI Format and Practice Guidelines to Translate LEED Project Goals to Select and Specify Products

Provided by Construction Specifications Institute
Room 190A

LEED is about projects; however, products have a significant influence on the ultimate outcome of a LEED project. Achieving the broad goal of an environmentally responsible project requires the consideration and weighing of many factors. Specifiers—anyone establishing detailed requirements that achieve design intent—must be able to look into the components of the design and make selections that consider a wide range of variables. To do this requires an organized and disciplined approach to researching, evaluating and specifying products that meet project goals. CSI will provide an update on its efforts to help specifiers and product manufacturers meet the challenge of in-depth product assessment using GreenFormat and other CSI Formats and Practice Guidelines to achieve project performance.

Paul Bertram, Kingspan Insulated Panels North American
Roger Grant, The Construction Specifications Institute

SU10: LEED on a Campus: An Update to the 2005 Application Guide for Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Projects

Provided by the U.S. Green Building Council
Room 190B

One way to implement green building practices across a building portfolio is to capture the synergies of a campus. The 2010 LEED for New Construction Application Guide to Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Building Projects was recently released for LEED 2009 projects on any type of campus including higher education, government installations and corporate campuses. This session will address the unique opportunities and challenges of implementing LEED in a campus setting and include strategies for identifying campus-wide credits and best practices across a diverse landscape of campus types.

Melissa Gallagher-Rogers, U.S. Green Building Council
Jaime Van Mourik, U.S. Green Building Council
Kristin Simmons, U.S. Green Building Council

This update will also be presented on Friday, Nov. 19 from 1- 2 p.m. in Room 194AB

SU11: Applying the Sustainable Sites Initiative: Lessons from the First Pilot Projects

Provided by American Society of Landscape Architects
Room 192BC

Be among the first to hear on-the-ground lessons from the latest applications of a new rating tool for site sustainability. This session will provide an overview by a leading design practitioner who is creating some of the first nationally-certified sustainable landscapes as part of the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ Pilot Program. The session will discuss how projects are achieving significant economic, social and environmental benefits using the SITES™ rating system, such as sequestering carbon, cleaning the air and water, increasing energy efficiency and restoring habitats.

David Yocca, Conservation Design Forum

SU12: Community Colleges: Leaders in Green Job Training

Provided by American Association of Community Colleges
Room 176

At a time when government and industry are looking at green jobs to recharge the economy, community colleges have an important role to play to link education and the environment to drive economic development. The American Association of Community Colleges is taking a leadership role – through the Sustainability Education and Economic Development initiative – to increase the capacity of our 1,200 member institutions from across the country to prepare students and workers for the green economy. Hear about the promising green design and building performance training that is occurring on community college campuses.

Todd Cohen, American Association of Community Colleges, Waubonsee Community College, IL

SU13: Partner Update: Sustainability Resources for Higher Education

Provided by Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Room 178

This specialty update will provide attendees the opportunity to learn about AASHE, our membership and our programs. In particular, attendees will learn about the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to gauge relative progress toward sustainability. The session will also showcase AASHE’s online Resource Center, widely recognized as the most valuable place to get information regarding campus sustainability. The session will also highlight activities and events from the recent AASHE 2010 conference. Finally, session presenters will also provide audience members the opportunity to ask questions related to AASHE’s work in advancing sustainability on college and university campuses.

Meghan Fay Zahniser, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Niles Barnes, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

SU14: Partner Update Session: BOMA International

Provided by Building Owners and Managers Association International
Room 175

BOMA International is the leading trade association representing commercial real estate through 92 local and 13 affiliate associations in North America and abroad. This session will provide an update on BOMA’s leadership role in energy, sustainability and green programs and initiatives, including the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program, Sustainable Operations Series webinars, Green Lease Guide, 7-Point Challenge, BOMA 360 Performance Program and the BOMA Energy Performance Contract. This session will also provide information on BOMA’s activities in the legislative, regulatory and codes arenas pertaining to these important issues.

Ray H. Mackey, Jr., BOMA International

SU15: Discovering Disruptive Clean Technologies 1

Provided by the U.S. Regenerative Network
Room 196C

Huston Eubank, Chief Knowledge Officer of U.S. Regenerative Network, will lead a panel discussion of the latest venture-backed green building Cleantech companies. These technologies offer a quantum leap in building performance, including ultra-high efficiency windows, wireless pneumatic controls, pre-fabricated buildings, waterproof concrete, fuel-cells, and non-toxic/no-VOC paint.

Huston, Regenerative Ventures/U.S. Regenerative Network
Michael, Lucid Design Group
Ann, Project Frog
Richard, Hycrete
David, Scientific Conservation

SU16: World Green Building Campaign: Tackling Global Climate Change, Meeting Local Priorities

Provided by World Green Building Council
Room 180

This session will be focused on discussing the details of WorldGBC’s green building campaign – Tackling Global Climate Change, Meeting Local Priorities. The campaign aims to demonstrate the potential of our built environment to deliver unrivalled global carbon emission reductions cost-effectively, while simultaneously meeting a wide range of socio-economic local priorities – from affordable housing, energy security, economic stimulus and job creation, to affordable warm and healthier living and working environments. Session speakers will provide insight on international climate change policies and related WorldGBC activities. Attendees will receive up-to-date information about the development of Common Carbon Metric, a joint initiative of World GBC, UNEP-SCBI and SB Alliance.

Jane Henley, WorldGBC
Maria Atkinson
Scot Horst, U.S. Green Building Council

SU17: EEBA & Green Builder Media Green Building Education

Provided by Energy & Environmental Building Alliance and Green Builder Media
Room 186AB

Learn more about the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance and Green Builder Media. Over 28 years, EEBA has become a nationally-recognized organization that provides top notch education and programs. Houses that Work is the premier education program for the building industry offering national training on key areas of green building science throughout the U.S. and Canada annually. Through a joint venture with Green Builder Media, EEBA’s Houses that Work Program is now available online through Green Builder College. Green Builder College is the first online training program to offer certification and continuing education to professionals in the residential building market. All education qualifies for CEUs and turn-key easy participation and sponsorship. The Excellence in Building Conference has been a premier forum for more than a quarter century offering unparalleled industry networking and technical education. Join EEBA’s Executive Director, Kathleen Guidera and Butch Gaudette to learn more about EEBA and Green Builder Media and how to implement and participate in their programs.

Butch Gaudette, Green Builder College, Green Builder Media
Kathleen Guidera, Energy & Environmental Building Alliance

*Specialty Updates are informational in nature and Continuing Education Units will not be awarded for attendance unless otherwise noted.