TRACK ONE
Rehab & Retrofit: Fix What We Have
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Track Chair: Peter G. Talmage, PE, Energy and Design
Fixing Homes - The Top 10 Most Effective Ways to Reduce Energy Costs
11-12:30 Wednesday March 14
Session Chair: Peter G. Talmage, PE, Energy and Design
Session Speakers:
Larry Harmon, Air Barrier Solutions, LLC
Peter G. Talmage, PE, Energy and Design
Level: Entry, Intermediate
Learn how to make your own home or a client’s home a high performer! This session will briefly cover the 10 best retrofit opportunities for existing homes including valuable resources available to help you decide on the best strategies. You will learn how to save energy and create a more environmentally friendly and comfortable home. Be prepared to travel from the basement to the roof as we explore the most cost effective options.
Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency: Good Results with Good Practices
2-3:30 Wednesday March 14
Session Chair: F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Session Speakers:
F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates
Darren Port, New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs, Green Homes Program
Level:
Entry, Intermediate
Affordable housing practitioners across the northeast and across the country are constantly reminded by bankers and funders to reduce construction costs, yet many of these buildings will ultimately be owned by low-income first-time buyers or cooperators, non-profit organizations, and public entities. Learn some real numbers about affordable housing energy usage (very good and very bad) and listen to practitioners that help build better affordable housing with and without subsidies.
Infrared Thermography: One of the Best Diagnostic Tools for all Building Professionals
4-5:30 Wednesday March 14
Session Chair: Peter G. Talmage, PE, Energy and Design
Session Speaker:
John Snell, ASNT Thermal/Infrared Level III, Snell Infrared
Level: Entry
If you are involved with building construction or diagnostics, infrared thermography is a tool to consider using. In this session you will see examples of how IR is being used and also learn about the new, lower-cost thermal imaging systems now available. You will leave understanding the basics of the technology, the conditions needed for success and the limitations that must be considered.
The Business Case for Green Design
8:30-10:00 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: Patricia Cornelison, M Arch., AIA, LEED®AP, Arrowstreet, Inc.
Session Speakers:
Steve Fugarazzo, Raytheon Corporation
Kathy Loftus, CEM, Whole Foods Market - North Atlantic Regional Office
Jerry Pucillo, New Boston Fund
Level: Entry, Intermediate
Sustainable initiatives make good business sense: Raytheon has adopted the USGBC LEED Standard for all new building construction. Energy Conservation measures are incorporated as design standards and various tools and metrics are deployed for engaging Total Employee Involvement (TEI) for energy conservation; Whole Foods Market presents case studies including LEED NC vs EB, Wind REC Purchase, BioDiesel conversions, and Solar Installations; New Boston Fund will discuss incorporating green design principles into high-end, design-driven projects.
Two Case Studies of Exemplary Historic Rehabilitations
10:30-12:00 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: Margo Jones, AIA
Session Speakers:
Henry Moss, AIA, LEED® AP Bruner/Cott Architects
Stephen Rooney, AIA, LEED® AP, Truex Cullins & Partners Architects
Level: Intermediate
Henry Moss, AIA from Bruner Cott, Architects, Boston, MA and Stephen Rooney, AIA, LEED AP from Truex Cullins, Architects, Burlington, VT, will present two historic preservation projects which excel at energy conservation. The two LEED renovations, at Harvard and Vermont Law School, model what can be done within existing masonry and woodframe construction, demonstrating that envelopes, heating and cooling systems, lighting, and other features can exceed energy performance expectations, despite common notions to the contrary.
Rehab and Global Warming: Do One Right, You'll Help Solve the Other
2-3:30 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Session Speaker:
Joseph Lstiburek, PhD, PE, Building Science Corporation
Level:
Intermediate, Advanced
We construct new buildings across the country and around the world, and sometimes, we build them right. Fortunately or unfortunately, the new construction industry is making a minor dent in our greatest building resource: existing buildings. Countless seminars, conferences, and consulting firms work on improving existing buildings. Learn from one of our leading building scientists about how inexplicably rehabilitation of existing buildings and global warming are bound together.
Best Practices in Multifamily Rehab and Retrofit
4-5:30 Thursday March 15
Session Chair: F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Session Speakers:
Chris Yule, Yule Development Company, Inc.
Dan Rieber, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
Level: Intermediate
The Northeast’s existing multifamily buildings, which are often assumed to be more efficient by their compact design, sometimes use up to eight times more energy per square foot for heating than the typical American home. This makes the rehab and retrofit of multifamilies a great business opportunity for owners, investors, contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants. Why listen to the window industry? Instead learn from two of the best multifamily practitioners about simple building science retrofits that drastically improve performance.