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Presinar: Approaching Net Zero: Solutions for Commercial Buildings
GBCI: 0920019345
This session will present zero energy design as cost-competitive strategy for commercial buildings by sharing the latest research and guidance from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), and showcasing the different paths to zero energy taken by REI, Suncoast Credit Union and others. The Department of Energy will open the session with an overview of zero energy and current trends in the market. Outdoor recreation equipment retailer REI will share how an integrated design process and an early zero energy goal informed their new distribution center in Goodyear, Arizona. Suncoast Credit Union will describe how the company has become a leader in sustainable building practices through development of zero energy banking facilities. NREL will provide practical guidance on doing zero energy right from RFP through operation, as well as strategies for getting to zero with taller buildings.
Course Objectives:
- Identify how market conditions for renewable energy and advances in building technologies are making it more feasible to achieve net zero energy in commercial buildings
- Describe how zero energy goals can be achieved in new, retrofit, and core and shell construction with strong performance in Optimize Energy Performance in LEED v4 BD+C.
- Explain how energy savings strategies can also contribute to WELL v1 Feature 82 rating system achievements by offering improvements to individual comfort.
- Describe how early integrated design and performance-based procurement will facilitate will facilitate zero energy buildings and stronger performance in energy efficiency when pursuing the Renewable Energy Production Credit in LEED v4 BD+C
Credits: 1 AIA 1 GBCI (LEED Specific BD+C, WELL, GA)
PE | Associate, LeMessurier
Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Founder and Principal, Linnean Solutions | LEED AP, O+M; EcoDistrict AP
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface
Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Sustainability Manager, Consigli Construction Company
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex