Greening the Heartland Session Descriptions
Monday, September 9th 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Greening the Heartland Opening Keynote
Session Code: GM100
Presenter: Al Skodowski, Chair, USGBC
Monday, September 9th 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
LEED Workshop
Session Code: GM11
Presenters: TBD
Greening the Heartland Sessions #1
Monday, September 9th 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Healthy Housing: Balancing Comfort, Air Quality, Energy Efficiency & the Bottom Line
Session Code: GM21
Session Description:
A multidisciplinary panel will use case studies of multifamily projects in the Midwest to demonstrate the importance of integrative design in providing low-cost healthy housing and the hurdles that such developments face in complying with building codes. The Victory Centre of South Chicago Campus will serve as a framework for a discussion of the LEED rating systems, grant funding, and incentives for renewables. Case studies from Ohio and Missouri will demonstrate four different approaches to the provision of fresh air as a key ingredient of healthy indoor air quality. A builder's perspective on the return on investment from specific sustainable features will round out the session.
Presenters: Chauncey Hoffmann, Harley Ellis Devereaux; Ted Krasnesky, Pepper Construction; Sanyog Rathod, Sol Design & Consulting; Laura Weyrauch, Pathway Senior Living
Monday, September 9th 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
The Role of Advocacy, Alternative Power & Incentives in the Era of Clean Energy
Session Code: GM31
Session Description:
The recent closures of coal-fired plants in Chicago signaled not only a victory for clean air advocates but also a new era for energy production. This session will feature a panel of industry experts discussing how the clean energy industry is evolving in the Midwest, what it means for future fuel production and acquisition in the U.S., and how our aging grid infrastructure affects source-versus-site energy use. Panelists will discuss how energy efficiency is the "new" renewable and what we can we do within our present state of energy production, particularly through so-called “EEPS” legislation and incentives for renewable technologies.
Presenters: Susan King, Harley Ellis Devereaux; Robert Kelter, Environmental Law & Policy Center; Steve Kismohr, MEEA; Mike Waldinger, AIA Illinois
Monday, September 9th 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Adaptive Reuse as Sustainable Development - Strategies for Blending Historic Structures, Sustainability and Revitalized Communities
Session Code: GM41
Session Description:
This session will explore the integration of sustainable design strategies into existing historic buildings through the case study of the Morris B. Sachs Building, a vacant landmark 1929 Art Moderne flatiron structure in Chicago that was adaptively reused into the LEED Gold Hairpin Lofts mixed-use development, with 26 affordable housing units, a neighborhood arts center, and retail spaces. Presenters will discuss why reuse of existing buildings is the ultimate in sustainable development; how to assess the economic and physical viability of existing buildings for adaptive reuse; and how integrative design can enhance the building performance of historic structures.
Presenters: Paul Alessandro, Hartshome Plunkard Architecture; Sachin Anand, dbHMS
Monday, September 9th 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Materials Matter - Innovative Design with Wood
Session Code: GM51
Session Description:
Innovations in new wood structural materials such as cross-laminated timber for wood building to 30 stories in height will be discussed, as well as innovations in other engineered wood products such as glulam. Hybrid solutions that maximize the benefits of steel, concrete and wood will be reviewed. Commercial and multifamily projects that utilize wood in solving structural and sustainability challenges will be shared. Carbon neutrality, life cycle assessment, and environmental product declarations will be examined. Questions related resources, fire, durability, moisture and sustainability will be explored for major building materials, including wood. Sustainable forestry issues will be addressed.
Presenter: Cheryl Ciecko, Woodworks/The Wood Products Council
Monday, September 9th 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Sustainable Chicago 2015 Action Agenda
Session Code: GM61
Session Description:
Sustainable Chicago 2015 Action Agenda is a comprehensive roadmap outlining the city's sustainability initiatives and investments to turn Chicago into a green innovation hub, spurring economic growth and improving health and quality of life while advancing environmental sustainability. The consultant worked through the Civic Consulting Alliance to develop the approach, content, design, and delivery of the plan, under the direction of Chicago's Chief Sustainability Officer. The plan sets 24 goals and identifies over 100 key actions that needed to reach those goals by 2015. The presenter will discuss the implementation that is under way within the Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy section of the document.
Presenter: Nootan Bharani, Shaw Group E&I
Greening the Heartland Sessions #2
Monday, September 9th 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
LEED Tax Abatement for Homes and Commercial Building Projects in Cincinnati
Session Code: GM12
Session Description:
Since 2006, Cincinnati's LEED tax abatement program has resulted in the rehabilitation or construction of 164 LEED-certified buildings, including three Platinum, 23 Gold, and 77 Silver certifications. Last December, the City Council passed an ordinance that retains the 15-year property tax abatement for homes, but also enacts a tiered system designed to encourage higher levels of LEED certification. Panelists will delineate the new system, under which those developing residential and commercial projects to LEED standards will receive larger tax incentives, making Cincinnati's program one of the most aggressive in the nation. Commercial projects will receive a 12-year, 100% property tax abatement for LEED Silver, Gold, or Platinum certifications.
Presenters: Chuck Lohre, Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy; Michael Cervay, Laura Quinlivan, City of Cincinnati, City Council
Monday, September 9th 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Eye on Equity: Embracing Social Agendas at the Local Level
Session Code: GM22
Session Description:
Since 2007, former members of the USGBC Emerging Professionals National Committee endeavored to create a program-based service-learning event to help the historic Holy Cross Neighborhood of the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This effort led to the establishment of Historic Green, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to help restore under-resourced communities, with a focus on heritage conservation and sustainable design. Historic Green now also operates in Minneapolis and Kansas City and partners with local USGBC chapters to offer service learning opportunities and share resources that bring equitable impacts to distressed communities at the neighborhood level.
Presenters: Ryan Evans, Jeremy Knoll, Historic Green
Monday, September 9th 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The Value of Energy Modeling During The Bidding Phase
Session Code: GM32
Session Description:
A representative from a national general contractor and a teamed energy modeler will discuss how to evaluate potential projects from a whole building perspective. By incorporating early energy modeling into project pricing in the preliminary design phase, the team has been able to provide cost-effective proposals in competition for projects with no sacrifice to project goals, operating costs, or the building’s indoor environmental quality. The session will enable attendees to understand the use of performance-based energy modeling in the context of project scope and local energy code requirements, as well as the importance of maintaining energy-modeling results during project estimating, bidding, design, and construction phases.
Presenters: Paul Todd Merrill, Clayco, Inc.; Benjamin Skelton, cycloneENERGYgroup
Monday, September 9th 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Post-occupancy Performance of LEED-Certified Buildings in Minnesota: A Statewide Analysis
Session Code: GM42
Session Descritpion:
Energy-efficiency metrics are impacting more than just LEED certified buildings. Several cities, notably Seattle, New York, and Washington, D.C., have widened benchmarking requirements to include annual energy disclosure from private-sector buildings, in some cases for buildings as small as 10,000 square feet. This program will present the findings from the USGBC Minnesota Chapter's Performance Metrics initiative, which evaluated energy and water consumption in 56 LEED-certified buildings in Minnesota. The panel will present the factors affecting a building's benchmark to promote better understanding of why similar types of buildings can have dramatically different energy performance.
Presenters: Peter Dahl, Sebesta Blomberg & Associates; Priscilla Koeckeritz, Mike Williams, EnergyPrint
Monday, September 9th 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
21st Century Chicago: Jobs, Energy, Transport, Water, Waste, Open Space, and Climate Change
Session Code: GM52
Session Description:
Sustainable Chicago is organized into seven mutually reinforcing categories critical to the sustainability of the city: 1) Economic Development and Job Creation; 2) Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy; 3) Transportation Options; 4) Water and Wastewater; 5) Parks, Open Space, and Healthy Food; 6) Waste and Recycling; and 7) Climate Change. It sets 24 specific goals and identifies key actions to take to reach those goals by 2015 as first steps toward a 21st-Century Chicago. Sustainable Chicago is a commitment of what government needs to and will do and a roadmap for how Chicagoans, at home and at work, can get involved.
Presenters: Luke Leung, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP; Jamie Ponce, Karen Weigert, City of Chicago
Greening the Heartland Sessions #3
Monday, September 9th 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Piloting the STAR Communities Index in Indianapolis
Session Code: GM13
Session Description:
Indianapolis is one of 30 cities and counties across North America selected to participate in a year-long pilot evaluation of the STAR Community Index, the nation's first voluntary, self-reporting framework for evaluating, quantifying, and improving the livability and sustainability of U.S. communities. This presentation will describe the process the city's Office of Sustainability has undertaken to utilize the STAR Community Rating System to assess the city's current level of sustainability, set future sustainability goals, and measure progress. Panelists will describe how the Indianapolis is working to incorporate the STAR Community Rating System as a tool to make more data-driven, cost-effective decisions.
Presenters: Anna Jetmore-Vargas, City of Indianapolis - Office of Sustainability; Pamela Cooper-Griesemer, Keramida, Inc.
Monday, September 9th 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Street Reconstruction and Integrated Stormwater Management in Lafayette, IN
Session Code: GM23
Like many older cities, Lafayette, Ind., must eliminate its combined sewer outfall events, while at the same time dealing with the deterioration of its transportation infrastructure. The North Street Reconstruction and Integrated Stormwater Management project is a unique complete green street approach which will revitalize the street corridor, abate 6.6 million gallons of stormwater annually, and create one of the most sustainable urban streetscapes in the Midwest. Stormwater upgrades will include porous pavers, pervious concrete within the right-of-way, bump-out rain gardens at nine intersections, disconnection of larger commercial roof drains to sidewalk bioretention planters, and underground stone storage for infiltration.
Presenters: Neil Myers, Williams Creek Consulting; Jennifer Leshney, City of Lafayette
Monday, September 9th 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Smart Buildings and Sustainability
Session Code: GM33
Session Description:
Smart building technology can lead to energy reductions of 15-20% even in well-run buildings through continual commissioning and identification of faulty equipment that would otherwise go undetected. Recent technology innovations allow owners to leverage existing automation systems to achieve cost-effective energy improvements, measure carbon footprint, and engage tenants in energy reduction. Utilities are investing in smart grid technology that will further enhance the value of smart building systems. This session will provide examples of how technology solutions quickly found energy anomalies that had gone undetected for years, saving more than the cost of implementation in the first year and paving the way for LEED certification.
Presenters: Leo O'Loughlin, Jones Lang LaSalle
Monday, September 9th 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Verification of Sustainable Building Envelopes Through Building Enclosure Commissioning
Session Code: GM43
Session Description:
One way to achieve high-performing and sustainable building enclosures is through building enclosure commissioning. Although still in its infancy, BECx is becoming accepted as the norm rather than the exception in LEED. The recent release of the new ASTM BECx standard has improved the process of specifying and implementing a successful BECx program. The seminar will discuss the components of a BECx program in relation to the new ASTM standard, LEED requirements, and other standards and jurisdictional requirements. The presentation will offer case studies highlighting what clients and end users should look for in a typical BECx program.
Presenter: Brian Erickson, Pie Consulting and Engineering
Monday, September 9th 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Regional Indicators Initiative: Utilizing Citywide Metrics to Create Sustainable Cities
Session Code: GM53
Session Description:
This session will introduce the Regional Indicators Initiative and describe the way it evaluates city performance through metrics contributing to sustainability and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. RII is the first effort of this scale, measuring annual performance metrics for 20 Minnesota cities committed to increasing their overall level of sustainability. The project collects energy, water, travel, and waste data and supports planning for sustainability by defining a baseline, tracking a business-as-usual trajectory, establishing targets, and measuring outcomes of sustainable strategies at a citywide scale. RII compares data from 2008 through 2011 across cities (and suburbs) that represent over a quarter of Minnesota's population.
Presenters: Rick Carter, LHB; Debbie Goettel, City of Richfield, MN
Greening the Heartland Sessions #4
Monday, September 9th 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
An Introduction to the Passive House Standard
Session Code: GM14
Session Description:
The Passive House Standard is the highest building efficiency standard in the world, with the promise of reducing the energy consumption of buildings by up to 80%. When coupled with renewable energy systems, Passive House is the imperative starting point to any net-zero energy building project. This presentation will cover the history of the movement; the ingredients that go into making a passive building; the new tools available to green designers to make educated decisions on energy-efficiency design; case studies of passive buildings in the US and abroad; and how to become a Certified Passive House Consultant, PHIUS Certified Builder, or PHIUS Certified Energy Rater Program connected to RESNET.
Presenter: Mark Miller, Passive House Alliance United
Monday, September 9th 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
Setting Your 'Sites' on Green Building: The Contractor's Approach to Sustainable Construction
Session Code: GM24
Session Description:
This course will focus on the many unidentified opportunities contractors have to green the construction process. Three contractors will discuss their experiences in greening construction activities and operations, the importance of waste management infrastructure, and lessons learned in achieving the LEED credits specific to the contractor. Case studies from Oklahoma, where progressive contractors are partnering with local waste haulers, will describe how to recycle more than metal, cardboard, and concrete. LEED projects in the area consistently achieve 75% C&D diversion rates, formerly landfilled materials are finding new end uses, jobs have been created, and trash-to-product businesses are capitalizing on the availability of materials.
Presenters: Jackie Mustakas, Robins & Morton; John Kemp, Big-D Construction; Terrell Hoagland, Flintco, LLC
Monday, September 9th 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
Realizing Daylighting Controls Savings Through Commissioning
Session Code: GM34
Session Description:
While daylight harvesting and lighting design have become a common energy-savings strategy, recent research suggests that a 60% increase in energy savings can be achieved if a significant commissioning effort is conducted. The presenters will discuss their research on the monitoring and commissioning of several daylighting control systems and will quantify the energy typically being saved by these controls, as well as the energy savings left on the table from poor execution. The expert panelists will discussing the basics of executing quality daylighting controls, convey lessons learned from the field, and lay out guidelines for proper startup and calibration of the controls.
Presenters: Scott Hackel, Scott Schuetter, Energy Center of Wisconsin
Monday, September 9th 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
Code Dread: Keeping up with ASHRAE and LEED
Session Code: GM44
Session Description:
Building Teams must be prepared for the pending adoption of ASHRAE 90.1-2010 energy standard as code in most jurisdictions and the pending approval of LEED v4. This presentation will apply the new standards to a LEED Silver building addition that was completed in 2008. While this project is outperforming its energy model, under LEED v4 (which will reference ASHRAE 90.1-2010), energy savings will be even less than under LEED v2009, and may not even meet the prerequisite. Strategies and costs required to recover the savings of the original project will be described, as well as the level of LEED certification it might reach.
Presenters: Jeff Boldt, Stormy Shanks, KJWW Engineering Consultants
Monday, September 9th 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
The Chicago Commercial Building Retrofit in Action
Session Code: GM54
Session Description:
Retrofit Chicago's Commercial Building Initiative is focused on increasing energy efficiency in the city's commercial buildings. In June 2012, 14 buildings pledged to reduce energy consumption by 20% within 5 years; three architecture firms located at 224 South Michigan Avenue (the Santa Fe Building) united with the building operator to meet the challenge. Representatives from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, VOA Associates, and Goettsch Partners (with Hamilton Partners) will discuss their experiences with the Initiative, including how to achieve cost-effective goals for base building and tenant spaces, how they are incorporating engineering and behavioral solutions, and strategies that can be duplicated in other buildings.
Presenters: Lucas Tryggestad, Luke Leung, Skimore, Owings & Merrill, LLP; Susan Heinking, VOA Associates; Travis Soberg, Goettsch Partners
Greening the Heartland Sessions #5
Monday, September 9th 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Sustainable Infill Housing - A Case Study in Kansas City, MO
Session Code: GM15
Session Description:
Through real-world case studies, the panel will familiarize attendees with sustainable infill certifications and awards (national and international), help designers understand the pros and cons of new sustainable materials (e.g., SIPS) and energy systems (geothermal, solar, wind) – with emphasis on performance and cost – and provide resources and advice on sustainability through recycling of entire building systems, from foundation to roofing materials. The Mid-America Regional Council Sustainable Success Story, which describes how to achieve a LEED Platinum ranking, will be explored, as well as why the building envelope is the most important aspect for building sustainability for both single and multifamily sustainable infill housing projects.
Presenters: Ryan Warman, Dominique Davison, DRAW Architecture + Urban Design, LLC
Monday, September 9th 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Sound, Hearing, and the Built Environment - Listening for Better Architecture
Session Code: GM25
Session Description:
Thirty million Americans suffer from hearing impairment of one kind or another. This course will explore the importance of our sense of hearing to our well-being in and around the built environment. Beginning with an accessible discussion of hearing physiology and exploration of the environments in which our hearing works best, the expert panel will look into the body of evidence regarding the effect of acoustics and noise on our cognitive abilities and stress levels. A brief history of architecture, acoustics, worship, and culture will lead to concluding thoughts on a modernism with aural environments that are responsive to our health, cognition, and well-being.
Presenter: Carl Giegold, Threshold Accoustics, LLC
Monday, September 9th 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Building Airtightness: Managing Moisture, Durability and Energy for High-performance Buildings
Session Code: GM35
Session Description:
Recent changes to ASHRAE 90.1, the International Energy Conservation Code, and state building codes make it imperative for designers, contractors, and subtrades to understand what is required to execute a well-designed wall assembly that incorporates a tight air barrier layer. This session will reveal the key building science fundamentals and the physics of moisture, air, and heat flows within a building and what you can do to manage these processes to improve building performance, sustainability, durability, and energy efficiency. Learn about critical design details, site quality assurance and control, and prescriptive and performance paths that can be taken when designed a building enclosure.
Presenter: Ryan Dalgleish, Air Barrier Association of America
Monday, September 9th 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Dual Benefit Sustainability Strategy: The Water - Energy Nexus
Session Code: GM45
Session Descritpion:
Four significant topics will be addressed: 1) Water Footprinting – how focusing on water can moves a project toward a net-zero impact on local resources; 2) Water Strategies – how to move an organization toward the goal of achieving a net zero water footprint. 3) Energy/Water Nexus – how water- and energy-reduction strategies can be combined to achieve net zero water and net zero energy objectives. 4) Ongoing Commissioning – how to maintain the high-performance operations designed into a building's energy and water systems. The Tyson Living Learning Center (Washington University in St. Louis), certified by the Living Building Challenge, will be a featured case study.
Presenters: Michael Berning, Heapy Engineering; John Hazlett, Williams Creek Consulting; Daniel Hellmuth, Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects
Monday, September 9th 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Economic Revitalization, Midwest Style: Program Strategies to Boost the Midwest Economy through Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
Session Code: GM55
Session Description:
Learn from three examples of economic development tied to green buildings in the Midwest: a Chicagoland economic redevelopment program that boosts energy efficiency in buildings; pilot programs in small cities across the Midwest that emphasize deep energy retrofits in small, Main Street building stock; and grassroots efforts that connect green building and community revitalization in Michigan. This interactive, fast-paced panel will emphasize proven program strategies, models that can be emulated elsewhere, and present case studies from the field. The panel will share innovative approaches, challenges, and bright spots and will discuss recent research about the link between manufacturing jobs and green building in the Midwest.
Presenters: Marge Anderson, Energy Center of Wisconsin; James Jerozal, Nicor Gas; Ric Cochrane, Preservation Green Lab
Greening the Heartland Sessions #6
Monday, September 9th 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Net Zero Energy Buildings In Midwest Climates
Session Code: GM36
Session Description:
Trends in net zero energy legislation and projects and the sensible means and methods to get to net zero will be analyzed, along with .case studies of both commercial and residential ZNE projects in the Midwest. Panelists will demonstrate how achieving net-zero in commercial buildings generally follows a two-step process: first, an intense focus on designing the building to be as energy efficient as possible, followed by a second step that involves the consideration of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass. The presentation will show how life cycle costing techniques can be a useful tool to justify going toward net zero.
Presenters: Manus McDevitt, Sustainable Engineering group, LLC; Sherrie Gruder, University of Wisconsin Extension
Monday, September 9th 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Navigating the World of Existing Building Certifications: LEED EB:O&M, Green Globes CIEB, and BOMA 360
Session Code: GM46
Presenters: Jenny Carney, YR&G; Ben Bischmann, Colliers International; Ari Kobb, Siemens Building Technologies
Monday, September 9th 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Retrofitting Engagement: Using Buildings as Springboards for Creating Sustainable Communities
Session Code: GM56
Session Description:
Panelists will introduce an anthropological framework for thinking about green buildings as springboards for sustainable community building. Examples of the framework in action around the world will be followed by four case studies from diverse communities across Chicago: Greenrise Uptown Learning Laboratory, the largest nonprofit service center in the Midwest; Claretian Associates, the catalyst for the city's South Chicago Retrofit Pilot Program; Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church, which created a green ministry that conducts Energy Assessment block parties; and the Center for Urban Transformation, which is revitalizing South Side neighborhoods through sustainable urban community and economic development.
Presenters: Jennifer Hirsch, The Institute of Cultural Affairs, USA; Richard Alton, Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church; Terry Bergdall, The Institute of Cultural Affairs; Angela Hurlock, Claretian Associates; Orrin Williams, Center for Urban Transformation
Greening the Heartland Sessions #7
Tuesday, September 10th 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Integrated Life Cycle Analysis for An Integrated Design Approach: Costs, Benefits, Synergies and ChoiceSession Code: GT11
Session Description:
This presentation focuses on the synergies between efficient building system design and sustainability related to building size and construction. Often, efficient building design is only related to improved energy performance; however, a cohesive approach to design can result in significant benefits like reduction in built area and lower first costs. Through case studies, panelists will demonstrate how these sustainable benefits can be realized on actual projects and showcase how the use of advanced building performance modeling, detailed life cycle cost analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and a team approach can show these benefits quantitatively.
Presenters: Sachin Anand, Anna Morton, dbHMS
Tuesday, September 10th 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Balancing Energy Efficiency and Durability
Session Code: GT21
Session Description:
This session will focus on the potential impact on long-term durability of the building enclosure due to new energy code criteria related to insulation R-value, continuous insulation (ci), and continuous air barrier requirements. These measures reduce thermal loads and increase energy efficiency. However, enclosure durability can be impacted by both the type of thermal insulation and the manner in which it is added to building assemblies. Panelists will present specific examples of building assembly design details to show how design decisions and material choices can impact the building enclosure’s long-term performance, along with examples of the latest developments in design tools for durable building enclosures.
Presenters: Maria Spinu, Benjamin Meyer, E.I. DuPont
Tuesday, September 10th 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Local Food Production and Urban Agriculture As LEED Credit
Session Code: GT31
Session Description:
Urban agriculture is taking root as an innovative solution to increase access to healthy food, improve the economic and social health of the region, and contribute to a more sustainable food network. Local food production now qualifies for LEED credit consideration. This panel will examine the effects of urban agriculture in western Michigan and New York. Food-growing technologies (e.g., aeroponics, hydroponics, soil based) in community-based agriculture will be discussed, along with case studies of projects seeking the LEED pilot credit. Panelists will review building type constraints, nutritional aspects, metrics, and the research gaps as more LEED projects make use of this credit.
Presenters: Joyce Lee, FAIA, LEED AP; Kate Bakewell, Biocities; Norman Christopher, Grand Valley State University; Keith Winn, Catalyst Partners
Tuesday, September 10th 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
ICA Energy Star Benchmarking Pilot Project
Session Code: GT41
Session Description:
The session will introduce attendees to the City of Chicago Energy Star Benchmarking Program pilot project and to its Part B green building assessment component. The role of the ASHRAE Chicago Ad Hoc Committee in completing the on-site system analysis, paperwork, and successful benchmarking will be discussed. The Property Manager for the ICA Building will explain why its tenant, the Ecumenical Institute, chose to participate in the benchmarking pilot involvement, the perceived benefits, discoveries from the pilot, and next steps. Panelists will summarize lessons learned from their perspectives as architect, engineer, government agency, and owner.
Presenters: John Albrecht, ChicagoGreen LLC; Jamie Ponce, City of Chicago; Benjamin Skelton, cycloneENERGYgroup ; Lesley Showers, ICA-USA
Tuesday, September 10th 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Health Care Best Practices for Construction in Occupied Facilities
Session Code: GT12
Session Description:
This course addresses the correct ways to perform construction work in occupied healthcare facilities to protect patients, staff, and tradesmen while maintaining the operation of the facility. Responsibilities of the owner, architect, construction manager, contractors, and tradesmen will be covered by referencing industry standard Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) documents, Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) documents, and site-specific construction plans. The session will explain how to develop a health and safety plan between the facility owner and contractor; identify effective procedures to protect workers, staff, patients, and the public from contamination; and understand the remediation of hazardous materials.
Presenters: Vince Sticca, Gary Vogt, Bill Lichon, Peter Dinschel, Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
