2009 Tracks and Sessions
The Educational Program at GreenBuildingsNY offers a wide variety of sessions that will provide helpful analysis tools, economics updates, industry trends, design and technologies, operations/management issues and case studies on topics including:
- LEED
- Energy
- Water
- Materials
- IEQ
- Site Management
- Cleaning
The program has been designed with LEED AP professionals in mind – as well as all architects and buildings professionals who want to learn more about how their buildings and design projects can become more efficient and budget friendly.
2009 Educational Sessions Include:
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
ADVR01 Advanced RAM Finance for Property Managers
The quality of a property manager’s performance is evident in an operation that functions smoothly and maintains a healthy bottom line. Become an expert on your property’s financial and economic indicators with this course. Learn about budgets, financial statements, reserve accounts and more. You will be able to discuss financial information with the owner, board of directors and fellow employees. The course also covers the mechanics of strategic long-term planning, setting you up for success as you further your career.
Henry Dubro
General Manager
Douglas Elliman Property Management
Organized by the ABO
To register contact:
Vashti Findley, ABO
Phone: (212) 385-4949
Fax: (212) 385-1442
Email: vashti@abogny.com
Additional course fees apply.
9:00-10:00 AM
TOUR: Greening and Retrofitting the Javits Center: Challenges and Opportunities
Bruce Fowle, Senior Partner at FXFOWLE will present the strategies and impacts of greening the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, including a new high performance building envelope to improve energy performance, upgraded energy efficient lighting and mechanical systems, and a 6.75 acre green roof. The presentation will be followed by a tour by Mr. Fowle to discuss challenges involved in the retrofitting process.
Bruce Fowle
Senior Partner
FXFOWLE
Tour is available only to Conference attendees. Tour is limited to 20 people.
Pre-registration is required.
10:00 -11:00 AM
Designing NY's LEED Buildings
Nearly three dozen projects in New York are LEED Certified and over 300 are registered. Hear from one of New York’s top designers on a prognosis for green design in the city.
Randy Croxton, FAIA
President
Croxton Collaborative Architects, PC
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
10:00 -11:00 AM
NY DSM & Energy Financing
Save energy and lower your operating costs. Find out the latest on New York State and your local utility’s wide array of technical assistance and funding options for energy efficiency and green building projects
Harris Schaer
Assistant Project Manager
NYSERDA
Eileen Egan-Annechino
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc
10:00-11:00 AM
LEED 2009
Learn about the main changes to the LEED system and professional accreditation being implemented this year.
Doug Gatlin
Vice-President, Market Development
USGBC
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
10:00 -1:00 PM
Complying with Requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007
ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, contained many changes from its previous versions. The newest version of the standard was published in June 2007. This course provides an overview of the requirements of the new standard with emphasis on changes from the previous version. Practice in use of an available spreadsheet will be included as a closing exercise. Attendees receive a discount toward the purchase of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007.
Lou Rugulo, P.E. CEM
Principal
AMICUS Energy Solutions
Organized by ASHRAE of NY
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Energy Storage
Energy storage has been an excellent hedge against the gyrations of peak energy pricing, however as society moves towards more Renewable Energy, like Wind, Energy Storage will be vital. Learn about the economics and technology behind this strategy saves money and energy for building owners.
Mark MacCracken,
CEO
Calmac Manufacturing
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Retro-commissioning: The Gateway to Energy Star and LEED EB
Commercial and institutional buildings frequently undergo operational and occupancy changes. These changes, together with limited resources for preventive maintenance, challenge the ability of a building’s heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment and other mechanical and electrical systems to perform at optimal levels.
Impact on owners & operators: Beyond being a requirement of the LEED EB rating system, there is a direct impact of retro-commissioning for building owners and operators is the reduction of energy and demand costs due to improved building operation. The reduced demand leads to an increase in the Energy Star score for a building and provides additional points towards LEED EB certification.
Impact on tenant / occupant satisfaction: Improved building operation enhances air quality and thereby reduces occupant dissatisfaction. While the metrics have not been fully developed to document the link between comfort and productivity, anecdotal evidence continues to be reported of improved productivity of occupants of buildings that undergo retro-commissioning and continuous commissioning.
Allan Skodowski
SVP
Transwestern Corp.
* This session is pending approval for AIA member Architects to receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Please check back for AIA final approval status.
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
LEED Cost-Effectiveness
This session answers some of the tough cost-effectiveness questions likely to be asked by your CFO.
Doug Gatlin
Vice-President, Market Development
USGBC
Craig Sheehy
President of Envision Realty
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
1:30 -2:30 PM
Turner Construction: Sustainable Construction in a Constrained Economy
The 2008 Turner Green Market Barometer, revealed the views of more than 750 commercial real estate executives about building green in today's economy. It reported, among other things, 75% of respondents said they would not stop incorporating green features in their projects even in a declining market and 86% of respondents would be extremely or very likely to seek LEED certification if they were constructing a green building over the next 3 years. Trends toward green retrofits of existing buildings and changes due to LEED 2009 will be discussed.
Michael Deane, LEED AP
Vice President &
Chief Sustainability Officer
Turner Construction
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
1:30 -2:30 PM
Water Efficiency Via Water Reuse, Cooling Towers and Water Conservation
Learn how to dramatically lower your energy and water bill and earn water reuse incentives - This session will look at how to design and implement water conservation and reuse systems. It will include a review of current case studies of existing buildings that employ water conservation and reuse and evaluate their water consumption and wastewater discharge performance as well as the economic aspects of these innovative systems with special attention given to rising water rates, New York City water reuse incentives and new Federal stimulus funding mechanisms.
Edward Clerico
President
Alliance Environmental
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
1:30 -2:30 PM
NYC Local Laws Update
This session will review the Construction Codes for the City of New York which are effective (and mandatory) on July 1, 2009. The update pages and the local laws passed over the past year that contributed to the update pages for the new codes will be included.
Dorothy Harris
International Code Council
Benjamin Jones, PMP
Assistant Commissioner, Strategic Planning & Implementation
New York City Department of Buildings
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
1:30 -2:30 PM
Managing NY's LEED Buildings
So you’re LEED Certified, now what? A building manager of one of New York’s top certified buildings shares her experience.
Jennifer Ward Souder
Queens Botanical
2:45 -3:45 PM
NY Green Materials and Supplies
It’s easier than you think to shop for green materials and technologies in the New York area.
Paul Novak
Director of Sustainability, Product Specialist
Green Depot
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
2:45 -3:45 PM
How to Prepare for a REAC Inspection- Helpful Tips Explaining What It Is and How to Pass With Flying Colors
A potpourri of thoughts, history, ideas and suggestions about everyone's favorite physical inspection protocol, with plenty of time for your comments and questions.
David Buchwalter
AdCar Associates
2:45 -3:45 PM
Acoustical Materials for New Construction or Retrofit
Poor acoustical quality is one of the top complaints regarding indoor environmental conditions. Learn how good design and materials can minimize this drain on productivity.
Brandon Tinianov
CTO
Serious Materials
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
2:45 -3:45 PM
LEED Platinum and Beyond LEED
Only 5% of LEED-certified projects achieve Platinum, some right here in New York City. Learn how they did it and hear from some people who believe they have gone beyond LEED.
Chris Benedict, R.A.
Jonathan Rose
Rose Companies
Wednesday, June 17
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
ADVR02 Advanced RAM Fair Housing
Fair housing has been federally recognized as a civil right. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) was designed to eliminate housing discrimination and to provide equal opportunities for all in rental housing and home ownership. This course will explain the fair housing laws, showing you how to implement occupancy standards, provide facilities for the disabled, and set up procedures for complaints.
Gail Badger-Morgan
Marion Scott Real Estate Inc
Organized by the ABO
To register contact:
Vashti Findley, ABO
Phone: (212) 385-4949
Fax: (212) 385-1442
Email: vashti@abogny.com
Additional course fees apply
8:45-10:15 AM
TOUR: AIA: The Center for Architecture
AIA staff will provide a guided tour of the Center including the New Practices San Francisco, the 2009, West Coast premiere of AIA New York’s annual portfolio competition and The Global Polis: Interactive Infrastructures exhibitions.
Bus departs the Javits Convention Center at 8:45 AM, returning by 10:15 AM
Tour is available only to Conference attendees. Tour is limited to 45 people.
Pre-registration is required.
9:30-10:30 AM
Stimulus and Energy
Though federal agencies have not finished the administration rulemaking necessary to spend stimulus dollars, the picture is already starting to take shape. Provisions in the bill meant to aid real estate and buildings include $6 billion in energy grants
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
9:30 -10:30 AM
Existing Building Roadmap
Sustainability in existing buildings is more challenging to achieve than it is in new construction. Aging buildings, obsolete and inefficient building systems coupled with outdated practices make achieving sustainable goals costly and time consuming. This presentation will explore the five key things you need to know to start down the path of sustainability in your existing buildings, including: water efficiency; energy efficiency; sustainable purchasing; material handling; air quality and cleaning. We will present a case study and show you how a building achieved LEED for Existing Buildings Platinum certification by using these five things as their roadmap.
Maureen K. Roskoski, REPA, LEED AP
Senior Professional
Facility Engineering Associates, PC
* AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
9:30 -10:30 AM
Green Cleaning Contracts: Guaranteed Savings AND Performance!
In an economy like this, you have two choices: you can work to survive or you can work to thrive. Our focus will be to offer a guide to thriving by gaining market share, improving your competitive position (cost competitive, image competitive and environmentally competitive), and exit this downturn a stronger company. This session will review one component of a strategy to thrive; it will examine the latest best practices for establishing and managing a Green Cleaning success. You’ll see why going Green can actually save you money! You’ll understand what a green cleaning program REALLY is – it’s not just the chemicals and equipment, it’s the entire package – an effective contract coupled with a continuous improvement process and performance measures. You’ll leave with a checklist for thriving by implementing your own Outsourcing program for Green Cleaning that has been proven to put saving in your budget while delivering a cleaner building. This session includes a conference fee refund* by GreenbuildingsNY, if you are not able to achieve savings in your next contracting effort by using the methods presented in this session! (*Pro-rated for this session and validated by the speaker.)
Vincent Elliott
Founder and CEO
Elliott Affiliates
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
Sponsored By:
9:30-10:30 AM
The Empire State Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit: A Replicable Model
The Empire State Building is implementing a program that will reduce energy consumption by $4.4 million annually, with more than half the savings coming from projects to be completed in 2010 at a total cost of $20 million. When the retrofit is complete, the iconic building completed in 1931 will be among the top 10 percent of all office buildings for energy efficiency, and will be eligible for LEED Gold certification at an incremental cost of just $600,000. In this session, program manager Jones Lang LaSalle will discuss the process of ensuring that the retrofit would achieve the optimal balance of high 
energy savings (and CO2 reduction) and low cost. A diverse team of experts examined 60+ energy strategies on the basis of cost per ton of carbon eliminated, and selected eight projects that would best achieve this goal. The building’s owner required the team to make public virtually all documentation and tools used in the analysis in the hope that other building owners would take a similar approach to justifying energy retrofits in existing buildings.
Dana Schneider, Northeast Region Market Lead, Energy and Sustainability Services
Jones Lang LaSalle
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
10:45 -11:45 AM
Energy Efficiency Lease Guidance
Addressing the Split Incentive in Commercial Leases to Enable Investment in Efficiency
Existing commercial buildings offer substantial opportunities to save money, energy, and reduce carbon emissions. Yet landlords often defer investments in retrofits that will generate significant financial returns because the underlying leases divide those returns between landlord and tenants, dramatically reducing the economic benefit to both parties. The “split incentive” for increasing efficiency is largely the result of standard leasing practices that share operating and capital expense responsibilities between landlord and tenant, diminishing the returns from capital invested. The result is usually inaction, even in the face of rising energy prices and other pressures to improve the sustainability of buildings. Organized under the aegis of the Natural Resources Defense Council, a forum of New York City’s leading landlords, tenants, and real estate professionals recently convened to address this issue. The product of this work is specific guidance—for both owners and tenants—for negotiating lease provisions that overcome the split incentive, including a set of principles and detailed instructions for fulfilling them. As the first effort in a major U.S. market to convene representatives of all key parties involved in commercial leasing, the collaboration is expected to transform how energy efficiency is treated in commercial leasing in New York City and across the nation. Four members of the forum, each representing major parties involved in commercial leasing and retrofits, will lead a panel discussion on the economic and environmental challenges of standard leases in multi-tenant buildings, addressing the implementation of the green lease standards recently developed.
Panel Moderated by:
Candace Damon
Vice-Chairman
HR&A Advisors, Inc.
Panelists
Jacob Bart
Esq., Partner,
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Ashok Gupta
Air and Energy Program Director and Senior Energy Economist
Natural Resources Defense Council
Ron Herbst, PE, LEED AP
Global Head Energy Management and Sustainability
Deutsche Bank
L. Stanton Towne
Senior Managing Director and Counsel
Studley
10:45-11:45 AM
Retrofit or Replace?
One of the most vexing energy performance questions facing building managers is "how is my building performing compared to other buildings" and "what is the potential for building energy performance improvements". We'll give you the tools to access building energy performance and to set and achieve energy performance goals.
Bob Sauchelli
EPA's ENERGY STAR Program
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
10:45 -11:45 AM
Green Cleaning and LEED
Green Buildings have been proven to positively impact the health and productivity of their occupants. Green Buildings are more marketable, can lower operation costs and dramatically improve ROI. Green Cleaning is an integral component of a Green Building Policy. What is used to clean a facility, how it is done and when it is done can have direct impacts on the perceived cleanliness as well as the health and productivity of tenants, employees and visitors. Green Cleaning is also an important component in the LEED Certification process. But Green Cleaning is more than simply changing a chemical or two. Green Cleaning encompasses every facet of the cleaning operations, from planning and staffing to choosing products, equipment and paper, to designing and monitoring procedures to a continuous improvement and stewardship program.
Whether you are pursuing LEED Certification for your facilities or want to make certain that your building is being “cleaned for health” rather than simply for appearance, this session will provide important information you can use right now.
David Holly
President
Ashkin Group/Don’t Panic Productions
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
Sponsored By:
10:45 -11:45 AM
30% Risk Free ROI
Energy efficiency is your best investment in the current economic climate, with very low risk and guaranteed high returns.Learn about such concepts as carbon foot-print, carbon off-set and carbon sink in addition to reputation and image and marketing that translate to GreenROI.
Sal Rastegar
Make Green Count
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
1:00-2:00 PM
How to Prepare for an MOR Review
Preparation for an MOR begins with the exit conference of your current field audit. As issues are discussed with contract administrator’s field representatives, a comprehensive listing should be composed of each category of deficiency that was observed. Questions should be asked to ensure that you and your staff understand the deficiencies. This information will be used to prepare for the next field audit.
Gail Badger-Morgan
Marion Scott Real Estate Inc
1:00-2:00 PM
Energy Efficiency
This presentation illustrates many ways technological advances can make properties more energy efficient, including energy and water-saving building features for lighting, security, signage, elevators, construction, transportation, parking and management features for building engineers. Relevant statistics will be used to describe the effectiveness of these products and how they are best utilized.
Tommy Russo
CTO
Akridge
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
1:00 -2:00 PM
Boiler Basics
Maintaining and operating your existing boiler properly can get you significant efficiency gains. Learn how to save big bucks with little to no investment, and when it makes real sense to consider major system upgrades.
Fredric Goldner
C.E.M., Principal
Energy Management & Research Associates (EMRA)
Asit Patel
President
ANP Energy Consulting Services Corp.
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
1:00 -2:00 PM
Filtration and IAQ
The sole function of the HVAC system is to provide an environment with acceptable temperature, humidity, and contaminant levels. This session discusses the importance of IAQ, the costs associated with it, and various technologies for helping to achieve it. Special attention will be given to the role of air cleaning to ensure IAQ and potentially reduce operating costs.
Duke Wiser
President
Dynamic Air Cleaning
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
2:15 -3:15 PM
Managing Energy Portfolios
What is the best way to manage the energy consumption of a large group of buildings. Industry pros share their experience with you.
Chuck Mirabile
Enterprise Account Director
Building Efficiency
Johnson Controls
2:15 -3:15 PM
Green Roofs NY
Green roofs provide multiple benefits to buildings and their occupants. Learn about how to green your roof and take advantage of New York’s new Green Roofs program.
Bonnie Gerard
Strategic Planning & Implementation, Project Mgr.
NYC 2010 Electrical Code & Special Projects
Leslie Hoffman
President & Executive Director
Earth Pledge
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
2:15 -3:15 PM
Productivity and IEQ
Why do we spend 90% of our time quantifying 10% of the benefits of green buildings? Learn how new research is putting some hard numbers on productivity increases in green buildings.
Clinton J. Andrews PhD PE AICP LEED AP
Professor and Director
Program in Urban Planning & Policy Development
E.J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University
AIA member Architects may receive one (1) Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)/Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) for attending this session. Members must provide their AIA member number to the room monitor during session check-out.
2:15 -5:15 PM
The Basics of a Proposed Standard on High Performance Green Buildings (Standard 189.1)
This course describes high-performing buildings that provide an energy-efficient, safe and comfortable environment for occupants. ASHRAE’s proposed Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Building, is aimed to provide energy savings from 10 – 41 percent over Standard 90.1-2007. This course will also discuss how to achieve water savings of 26 - 35 percent for multifamily and office buildings.
Om Taneja, PH.D., PE
Director, Manhattan Service Center
GSA
Organized by ASHRAE of NY
*Reed Construction Data, a division of Reed Business Information, is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of approved GreenBuildingsNY/BuildingsNY conference sessions will be reported to CES Records for AIA Members. Certificates of completion for non-AIA members will be available on request for AIA approved sessions.