TRACK 4:
Successful High-Performance Projects
We produce projects that demonstrate the promise of sustainable practice today. By critically evaluating the successes and failures of past projects, we celebrate what's working and we are inspired to improve.
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Green House, Green Housing: Two Ends of the Residential Spectrum
Wednesday 11:00-12:30
Luxury housing and affordable housing: what's the difference? Designer/Builder John Abrams of South Mountain Company proposes the following: affordable housing is smaller, less detailed, and, most importantly, differently financed. Otherwise, the quality should be similar. Through the lens of a high-end single family home and a 16 unit co housing development, Abrams explores this issue.
Session Chair:
David G. Johnson, Hutker Architects
Session Speaker:
John Abrams, South Mountain Company
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Green Labs and Manufacturing Facilities: Successful Specialized Buildings
Wednesday 2:00-3:30
At first blush, some buildings can seem to present an enormous challenge to those seeking to enhance sustainability. Laboratories have specialized in critical ventilation and energy needs. Manufacturing facilities need to move large quantities of materials through complex operations, generating significant waste and emissions as by-products. But, as will be seen in this highly informative and inspiring session focusing on actual case studies of a green lab/science center and a major 24/7/365 cosmetics manufacturing operation, in the midst of enormous challenge lies enormous opportunity.
Session Chair:
Quincy A. Vale, MBA, Esq., PowerHouse Enterprises, Inc.
Session Speakers:
Charles Kirby, AIA, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering, PC
Kenneth Kraly, L’Oreal USA Products, Inc.
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Greening Affordable Housing
Wednesday 4:00-5:30
Affordable housing, from single to multifamily, has been plagued over the last 30+ years with practitioners, lenders, and government entities that require "first cost, least cost" construction practices, with some disastrous results. The practitioners in this workshop have worked with buildings across the northeast to provide high-performance affordable housing with zero to relatively small incremental costs; all of these homes are energy efficient and have reduced pollutants in the construction process; some have alternative energy sources; and they range the gamut from Energy Star to LEED® certification. Find out how your affordable housing can follow in these footsteps.
Session Chair:
F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Session Speakers:
Darren Port, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Raphael Herz, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
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How Small Home Residential Design Can Be Green
Thursday 8:30-10:00
Just building smaller homes is a way to save energy, but it is not that simple. This session tries to answer three questions:
- What design tricks and strategies will help you design a useful and handsome small home?
- What are the site planning implications of small homes?
- What specific energy-saving strategies work in small homes?
Session Chair:
F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Session Speakers:
Gordon F. Tully, Tully Architectural Consulting, LLC
Robb Aldrich, PE, Steven Winter Associates
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Sustainable Preservation
Thursday 10:30-12:00
This session will showcase efforts by private, public, and institutional clients to bring historic preservation and sustainable design together in successful high performance projects. Project highlights will include energy use, life cycle analysis, and performance metrics.
Session Chair:
Greg Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Session Speakers:
Jean Carroon, Goody Clancy
Rick Ames, AIA, LEED®, Next Phase Studios
Jerry Pucillo, Centergreen Real Estate Development
High Performance Kids in High Performance Schools
Thursday 2:00-3:30
Kids that attend healthy, comfortable, well lit schools are more likely to succeed. School districts find that school buildings that are designed for high energy performance create a physical environment that has cleaner air, comfortable temperatures, and bright naturally lit learning spaces. By incorporating energy improvements into their construction plans, schools can significantly reduce energy consumption costs. This session explores existing high performance schools and what they can teach us about future environmentally sound design.
Session Chair:
Neal Lojek, Velux America, Inc.
Session Speaker:
Doug Sacra, LEED®, AP, HMFH Architects
The Science and Art of Green - What’s Working
Thursday 4:00-5:30
Two of the most exciting green buildings in the northeast recently completed are for NRG Systems in Hinesburg, Vermont and the EpiCenter for Artists for Humanity in South Boston. Learn about the environmental design achievements that are possible with an experienced team, an integrated design process and a motivated client! High performance building envelope, on-site renewable energy, daylighting, innovative passive cooling, and a palette of green materials and finishes are incorporated into both projects. Hear about these strategies and the lessons learned in the past year of occupant satisfaction, building performance, and energy cost savings.
Session Chair:
Michele Helou, Green Building Services
Session Speakers:
William Maclay, William Maclay Architects and Planners
Andrew M. Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc.
Patricia Cornelison, AIA, Arrowstreet, Inc.
Mark Kelley III, PE, Hickory Consortium