TRACK EIGHT - Thursday
Campus/Institutions
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Track Chair: Kurt Teichert, LEED®, Brown University
What Excites Us About Buildings and Energy? How Do We Teach It to the Next Generation of
Architects and Engineers?
8:30-10:00 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: Chris Benedict, RA, NCARB
Session Speakers:
Chris Benedict, RA, NCARB
Laura Briggs, BriggsKnowles Architecture+Design and Parsons the New School of Design
Level: Entry, Intermediate, Advanced
NESEA is a talented and inspired group of pioneering practitioners “lit up” about their work. Some of us are now teaching and trying to convey the excitement that we get from our work to the next generation of practitioners. Some of us are students seeking solid and applicable information. Some of us are both! How do we bring the subjects of building science, energy, and sustainability alive in an academic setting and how can we foster spectacular growth and creativity in practitioners? The moderators of this session, two Architects who practice and teach, invite you to come and share your experiences. What has inspired you to do what you do? Can it be taught or told to others? What are your successes and failures in this realm?
Achieving High Performance Design at
Colleges and Universities
10:30-12:00 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: Julie Newman, PhD, Yale University – Office of Sustainability
Session Speakers:
Meredith S. Elbaum, AIA, LEED® AP, Sasaki Associates
Paul Stoller, LEED® AP, Atelier Ten
Kurt E. Teichert, LEED® AP, Brown University
Level: Intermediate, Advanced
This panel will discuss how the key players on college and university design teams communicate on issues like scope of work, meeting budget, including life-cycle considerations in the so-called value management process, and facilitate design team follow-up during and post-construction. Panelists and audience participants will cite case studies to illustrate how the successful process can achieve the best results – as well as how breakdowns in the process can be overcome to still meet project goals.
Degrees That Matter: Climate Change
and the University
2-3:30 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: Patricia Cornelison, AIA, LEED® AP
Session Speaker:
Sarah Hammond Creighton, Tufts Climate Initiative
Level: Intermediate, Advanced
University climate change action requires a combination of energy efficiency, fuel switching, personal action and policy. To do this, we need to understand engineering, finance, investments, and risk. Drawing on Tufts’ experience, this session will describe finding and influencing key decisions to reduce or eliminate emissions
Energy Sustainability and the Green Campus
4-5:30 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: Kurt E. Teichert, LEED® AP, Brown University
Session Speaker:
Walter Simpson, CEM, CLEP, LEED®AP, State University of New York at Buffalo
Level: Intermediate, Advanced
This presentation describes the organizational ingredients necessary for building a successful campus energy program. While emphasizing energy conservation, green power purchasing and renewable energy generation are also covered. Other topics include the key role of facilities managers, obtaining top level support, energy awareness campaigns, energy policies, working with ESCOs, green computing, and green building design. Lessons learned from SUNY Buffalo’s nationally recognized campus energy program are shared.