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| Home | Presentations MAIN HALL Open to visit exhibitors CONFERENCE ROOM A One Year On: The Green Idea House Shows Us how to Reach Residential Net Zero Energy by 2020 Track: Homes Robert Fortunato, For Strategy Consulting, Inc. The panel will discuss designing, building and monitoring the Green Idea House, a Net Zero Energy, zero carbon retrofit of an existing home. Designed to harvest more energy from the environment than it uses, the house is also responsive to the environment in terms of water, waste and toxicity. The project was built with standard construction techniques and off-the-shelf technologies that are economical and compatibly priced with similar homes in the area. The panel will dissect which design and construction strategies worked and didn’t work, what building solutions are different and unique, and what could be done better going forward, and will compare actual energy consumption vs. total renewable energy generation. CONFERENCE ROOM B Green Cinema
Through conversations with the landscape architects in their offices, or in the stunning spaces they’ve designed, the film explores each woman’s personal aesthetics and approach to their discipline. Women in the Dirt shows how these “masters of the obvious” create the sublime. 9:30am – Introduction to the film by filmmaker Carolann Stoney A Caltech Case Study: Integrating LEED EBOM into Operations, Maintenance and Recommissioning Programs in a District Energy Campus Environment Track: Building Performance/Energy Efficiency/RCx Moderator: Coomy Kadribegovic, Davis Langdon, an AECOM Company Caltech’s Broad Center was the most energy intensive building on campus – most would shy away from it but the folks at Caltech welcomed the challenge. The team satisfied multiple campus interests by addressing energy, sustainability and operations; and the project yielded energy savings which helped fund a controls upgrade from pneumatic to full DDC, an air change study and a wind tunnel study. Learn how the team identified 1. Best practices for specific LEED-EBOM credits throughout the credit process and documentation 2. Synergistic cost saving measures between LEED-EBOM credits, O&M and existing energy retrofit/retrocommissioning programs 3. The cost, time and organizational benefits of pursuing certain credits. CONFERENCE ROOM D Going Beyond: Adventures in Net-Zero and Living Building Challenge at the Building & Community Scale Track: Net-Zero Energy Lisa Matthiessen, Integral Group Using case studies, experienced industry leaders will dissect several projects that have achieved Living Building and/or net-zero status, discussing the process, challenges, and results of building to the next level of green. Costs and implications to design and construction will be reviewed, as well as long-term cost/benefit implications. Panelists will discuss bringing these challenging standards from the building scale to the community scale, where infrastructure interventions can achieve dramatic results. The presentation will demystify LBC and net-zero, with the aim of inspiring the audience to go beyond LEED to the next level of green design. SoCalREN Financing Program Overview Track: Legal/Policy/Finance Moderator: Laura Franke, Public Financial Management Inc. (PFM) This panel discussion explains the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) Financing Program’s approach and financial products, which are available to public agencies and their constituents in the Southern California Edison (SCE) and Southern California Gas Company (SCG) service territories. Public agency Master Lease and Revolving Loan opportunities will reveal options for local governments, schools, and special districts. The private sector will receive an update on Commercial PACE and Energy Upgrade California’s residential financing. Attendees will learn what gets projects approved and what to avoid, the sequence and steps to obtain financing, and how to locate and use documents and guidebooks for each financing product. CONFERENCE ROOM F Drink, Wash, Irrigate: Policy, Action and Graywater Track: Water and Landscape Moderator: Timothy Kohut, Collaborative Project Consulting California's Graywater standards have helped define a path that reduces the need for and reliance on potable water for landscape irrigation. In August, 2009, California revised the standards, incorporating them into the Plumbing Code. The audience will gain understanding of the physical attributes of a graywater irrigation system, the plan check and approval process, and the importance of appropriate landscape and impact of occupant behavior with graywater irrigation systems. The forum will be conducted within real time within the Facebook group associated with a regional graywater irrigation project database, offering an opportunity for ongoing dialogue between end users, irrigation consultants, landscape architects, and government officials. MAIN HALL Four Emerging Trends in Existing Buildings You Need to Know Track: Building Performance/Energy Efficiency/RCx Daniele Horton, Thomas Properties Group Commercial real estate sustainability experts will review four critical emerging trends in the operation of high-performance existing buildings. Topics addressed: 1) A California legislative update, including green building standards, sustainable communities, energy conservation, global warming, and the latest news from the USGBC Government Affairs & Advocacy committee, 2) Landlord-driven initiatives that identify and satisfy what today's tenants want, 3) An overview of the most-watched ratings, standards, and performance metrics, with examples of how companies are meeting these various transparency requirements and 4) A general understanding of the environmental software marketplace, and how the capabilities of each product fulfill a particular need critical for maintaining efficiency success. CONFERENCE ROOM A Getting Your Money's Worth: Strategies to Verify Performance of Multifamily LEED for Homes Buildings Track: Homes Sean Shanley, WegoWise The LEED for Homes certification process closely scrutinizes the potential energy usage of a building; but after construction is completed and certification is awarded, the building’s performance often takes a back seat to day-to-day operational concerns. Energy tracking and benchmarking provides an easy way for site supers, property managers, owners, and others to quickly assess the building’s energy efficiency post-occupancy. Understand what typical water and energy usage looks like in both green-certified buildings and standard buildings, learn strategies for collecting tenant data, and understand how tracking and benchmarking energy use can help build a case for pursuing LEED certification for future projects. CONFERENCE ROOM B Green Cinema Retro-commissioning (RCx) Toolkit for Small Local Governments: A Systematic Approach to Meeting California’s Strategic Plan Goals Track: Building Performance/Energy Efficiency/RCx Craig McDonald, Navigant Consulting This session will provide local government staff with the knowledge and tools they need to develop a comprehensive retro-commissioning program that meets the requirements in California’s long-term strategic plan. We will describe the retro-commissioning process, address policy drivers and considerations, and provide valuable resources to governments. We also summarize a tool agencies can use to evaluate retro-commissioning opportunities and document energy efficiency projects. The tool provides local governments a structure for pertinent retro-commissioning data, including energy system information, available documentation, energy use, and energy efficiency projects. CONFERENCE ROOM D Addressing Energy Efficiency at a District Scale: the LA 2030 District Track: Net-Zero Energy Moderator: Mark Klein, Los Angeles 2030 District The Los Angeles 2030 District is an interdisciplinary public-private collaborative working to create a groundbreaking high-performance building district in downtown Los Angeles, and to help the City of Los Angeles meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. The session will introduce the participants to the goals, strategies, and process of implementing the 2030 District model. The Los Angeles 2030 District will be reviewed in detail, focusing on the importance and feasibility of addressing energy consumption at the neighborhood and district scale. Case studies will be presented from participant cities, including Seattle and Cleveland. CONFERENCE ROOM E Green Building - Legal Issues and Solutions Track: Legal/Policy/Finance Ted Senet, Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt, LLP This presentation is for attendees who wish to understand the important business and legal aspects of green building, with a focus on the practical, contractual and legal issues of LEED and CALGreen projects. The presentation will address mandatory and voluntary green building standards, the role of the LEED AP in coordinating team members and the need to clearly assign responsibilities, and the potential consequences of failing to achieve contract or performance requirements. This joint presentation is co-taught by an experienced green building consultant and an attorney, each with more than 20 years of experience in their respective professions. CONFERENCE ROOM F Blue Reformation: A Toolkit for Overcoming California’s Water Addiction through Policies, Programs, and Practices Track: Water and Landscape Moderator: Cathy Baranger, William Hezmalhalch Architects, Inc. The illusion of unlimited water abundance is central to American culture, making the reality of the growing water shortage a difficult concept to convey. How can municipalities raise public awareness of the water shortage, change perceptions of drought-tolerant landscaping, and kick the turf grass habit? This presentation will explore practical methods of opening the channels of change through water smart policy, programs, and practices. California's current water efficiency programs and policies will be discussed, comparing successful and unsuccessful strategies. Participants will be introduced to case studies and real tools which enable them to bring lasting financial and ecological benefit to their communities. 2:00 PM MAIN HALL CONFERENCE ROOM A Sustainability Master Planning for Schools Track: Schools Eric Brossy de Dios, Perkins+Will A green school doesn’t happen overnight and requires planning, teamwork, community support and continuous ongoing effort. Using examples from several school districts, the panel will demonstrate the benefits, strategies and resources available for sustainability master planning for schools. CHPS criteria, CHPS Operations Report Card, LEED for Schools, and LEED for Neighborhood Development will be examined as frameworks for a school or district to move incrementally toward the transformation of their school into a green school. Overview of LEED v4 Track: LEED and LEEDv4 Chrissy Macken, UGCBC Join Chrissy Macken, Assistant Project Manager of LEED v4 at USGBC National for a presentation about LEED v4 followed by Q&A. CONFERENCE ROOM C Acoustics and Green Building Design- LEED v4 and CALGreen Track: LEED and LEEDv4 Samantha Rawlings, Veneklasen Associates In the latest version of LEED, the role of acoustics as a component in the quality of the built environment has been greatly expanded. This presentation provides an overview of acoustical requirements in the Building Design & Construction, Hospitality, Data Centers, Warehouse and Distribution Centers, and Healthcare LEED systems, as well as a summary of the changes to the LEED for Schools acoustical prerequisite and credit. The presentation will explain the various acoustical metrics, and how the requirements can be fulfilled. There will also be a brief overview of the acoustical requirements in the California Green Building Code, per the July 2012 revisions. CONFERENCE ROOM D Integrated Design Charrette: Process and Tools of Integrated Design to Achieve Net Zero Energy Track: Net-Zero Energy Moderator: Dave Intner, Southern California Edison The presentation will explore the importance and benefits of an integrated design process, including a detailed look at an integrated design charrette to achieve Zero Net Energy building goals. Integrated Design is taught using the DesignShift process developed through Energy Design Resources with funding from California Utilities. DesignShift is a process and set of tools to advance integrated design to achieve Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buildings. Participants will learn about project management delivery structures associated with integrated design, and be introduced to a set of free tools which can be immediately implemented on projects seeking high energy goals and ZNE. Now That You Have a Climate Action Plan… What's Next? Track: Legal/Policy/Finance Amy Jewel, DNV KEMA This presentation discusses the typical challenges faced by local governments or regional agencies in implementing climate action plans (CAPs) and tracking progress towards emission reduction goals. It also covers possible solutions for the most common barriers, such as the difficulty of collecting data, issues that relate to organizational structure, and resource availability such as financing programs included in the CAP. The presentation will explore additional options and tools that may be used for overcoming typical barriers and challenges. The City of Santa Monica will provide a case study of a city that has begun successful implementation of their CAP, including identifying short-term priorities for implementation, as well as examples of financing strategies for new projects and programs. CONFERENCE ROOM F The California Sustainability Alliance's Water Energy Sustainability Toolkit Track: Water and Landscape Jay Luboff, Navigant Consulting This session will present information about a newly created resource, the California Sustainability Alliance’s Water Energy Sustainability Toolkit. The Toolkit is designed to aid local governments, water agencies, developers and third-party organizations to understand existing issues and barriers to development of water–energy sustainability projects. Presentations of four “best practice” California water sustainability projects will convey the importance of the relationship between water and energy conservation in California. Jurisdictional issues and policies, related technologies, stakeholder issues and activities that can “make a difference” will be covered; along with along with Toolkit-suggested ideas and resources. MAIN HALL Googling Chemical Impacts on Harmful Building Products Track: LEED and LEEDv4 Anthony Brower, Gensler Products that perform aren’t necessarily safe, and products that are safer don’t necessarily perform. Where is the common ground in product specification within a less than cooperative industry? Several Chemicals of Concern in today’s building products can be phased out by taking a particular approach with building specifications; while others are so deeply ingrained in the manufacturing process that it would require major legislation and political muster to remove entirely. The presenters will describe Google’s approach to Materials Red Lists, providing the audience with a solid understanding of simple things that can be done to begin phasing out Chemicals of Concern. CONFERENCE ROOM A My Green School – Student Voices Track: Schools Julia Hawkinson, Parsons/LAUSD Often at conferences we long for an opportunity to hear from the real reason for green schools – the students themselves. A panel of green school advocates will present stories of working with elementary school students across Los Angeles County, illustrating their experiences with photos and short videos of the students presenting in their own words what a green school means to them and talking about their roles as environmental stewards for their schools and in their communities. Attendees will learn ways to engage students, implement practices and programs, and gain support from administration, teachers, parents and community for green school programs and activities. CONFERENCE ROOM B Women in the Dirt: Landscape Architects Shaping Our World Note: There will be no filmmaker appearance at this showing Meeting the challenges of the LEED-NC Application Guide for Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Projects Track: LEED and LEEDv4 Katrina Rosa, The EcoLogic Studio The 2010 LEED-NC Application Guide for Multiple Buildings & on-Campus Projects (AGMBC) presents unique challenges to office, school, and military campuses, due to the very different building types within one large LEED boundary. A deep understanding of the intent and requirements of each credit is required to apply the appropriate LEED documentation, whether for each separate building or in aggregate. This discussion will present challenges, opportunities, tools developed and lessons learned when the AGMBC was applied to five different southland LEED military campus projects. We invite a meaningful debate from the experiences of others, with the intent of collaborating and sharing methods and tools. CONFERENCE ROOM D Beyond City Limits: Sustainability and Cooperation across City Lines Track: Resources and Collaboration Nora Davis-McKay, UC Irvine Sustainability goals and research tend to be applied at either the regional, countywide, individual city or individual household level. However, less research has focused on evaluating the potential benefits of pairing two cities with different needs and capabilities. This presentation features the unveiling of a new data-driven mathematical tool that cities can use to explore the prospects for improving sustainability practices by leveraging existing resources and establishing synergistic partnerships along key sustainability dimensions with neighboring cities. The tool was developed by the UC Irvine Environment Institute's 2011-12 Sustainability Science Team, a transdisciplinary group of doctoral students working to solve problems pertaining to sustainability science. CONFERENCE ROOM E The Business Case for the Journey to Zero Waste Rick Crandall, Albertsons - So. Cal. Division Ask yourself why is now the time to invest in GREEN activities in your business, how does it make sense to pour dollars, time and effort into green processes, programs and projects when all business seems to be cutting back. Why should business even care and what is in it for them? CONFERENCE ROOM F Building the Collaborative Teams that Build Green Infrastructure Track: Resources and Collaboration Moderator: Pauline Louie, Federal Urban Waters Partnership Municipal agencies can achieve multiple goals and benefits by implementing green infrastructure projects. The Elmer Paseo Stormwater Improvement Project demonstrates a successful collaboration among a municipal agency, an engineering firm, a nonprofit organization, and a construction company to implement a green infrastructure project. The project goals are to transform a blighted pedestrian alleyway into a community green space that will reduce flooding, improve water quality, infiltrate stormwater to replenish groundwater, enhance habitat, and provide pedestrians a safe and pleasant passage. This session will present how the goals were achieved collaboratively, and how the lessons learned can benefit future green infrastructure projects.
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