Proceedings for Sessions on Thursday, March 15
Proceedings are indicated by an underlined link. Session titles are links when there was one overall presentation for the entire session. Speakers' names are links in sessions where there was more than one presentation.
If there is no active link there were no presentations in that session (in panels, for instance) or the information is proprietary and the speaker did not grant permission to post it.
< Wednesday Sessions
| Track Title | 8:30-10:00 | 10:30-12:00 | 2:00-3:30 | 4:00-5:30 |
TRACK 1:
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The Business Case for Green DesignSession Chair: Patricia Cornelison, AIA, LEED® AP, Arrowstreet Session Speakers: Kathy Loftus, CEM, Whole Foods Market - North Atlantic Regional Office Jerry Pucillo, New Boston Fund |
Two Case Studies of Exemplary Historic Rehabilitations
Session Chair: Margo Jones, AIA, Margo Jones Architects Session Speakers: Laurie Soave, AIA, Bruner/Cott Architects Rob Peirce, Stephen Rooney, AIA, LEED® AP, Truex Cullins & Partners Architects |
Rehab and Global Warming:
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Best Practices in Multifamily Rehab and Retrofit
Session Chair; F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates Session Speakers: Chris Yule, Yule Development Company, Inc. Dan Rieber, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
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TRACK 2:
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The 22nd Century Home: Build it Today!
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Best Practices in Multifamily LEED® New Construction
Session Speakers: Kevin Grady, Albanese Organization |
Good Single Family Rural Houses
Session Chair; Anne Perkins, Rural Development, Inc. Session Speakers: Bill Austin, Austin Design, Inc. Anne Perkins, Rural Development, Inc. |
Green Building Materials: Current Solutions and Future DirectionsCanceled due to traffic accident - no proceedings. Session Chair: Dennis Carlberg, AIA, LEED® AP, Arrowstreet Session Speaker: |
Passive Survivability for Buildings
Session Speaker: Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen, Inc. |
Good Green Business and Lead Generation: How to Really Market and Make Money from “Green”
Session Chair: Quincy Vale, PowerHouse Enterprises, Inc. Session Speaker: John Beldock, PhD, Ecobroker International, Association of Energy and Environmental Real Estate Professionals |
Team Building: Why the Architect and Engineer Have to Talk
Session Chair; Chris Benedict, RA, Chris Benedict, R.A. Session Speakers: Chris Benedict, RA, Chris Benedict, R.A. Paul Stoller, LEED® AP , Atelier Ten Consulting Environmental Designers
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Modular? Pre-Fab? The Why and How of Green Components in Green Buildings
Session Chair: John D. Rossi, RA, LEED® AP, PowerHouse Enterprises, Inc. Session Speakers: Steven Winter, Steven Winter Associates Michel Rouleau, Goscobec Modular Home
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TRACK 4:
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Constant Volume HVAC Systems for Sustainable, High Performance Buildings
Session Speaker:Grahame E. Maisey, PE, LEED® AP, Building Services Consultants, Inc. |
Building Science for Green Buildings
Session Chair: Thomas R. C. Hartman, AIA, Colham & Harman Architects Session Speaker: John S. Straube, PhD, Dept. of Civil Engineering & School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Ontario |
Building Heating & Energy Sources: Present & Future
Session Chair: Richard Trethewey, RST, Inc. Session Speaker: Harald Prell, Viessmann North America
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Designing for Maintenance & Durability
Session Chair: Thomas R. C. Hartman, AIA, Colham & Harman Architects Session Speaker: Terry Brennan, Camroden Associates |
Terrestrial Wind Projects
Session Chair: Sally Wright, PE, Renewable Energy Research Lab, UMass/Amherst Session Speakers: |
Small Biomass for Buildings
Session Chair: Marybeth Campbell, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Session Speakers: Shashank S. Nadgauda, PhD, PE, Renova Engineering P.C. Rob Rizzo, Mount Wachusett Community College
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The Aesthetics of Energy
Session Chair: William Stillinger, Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Session Speakers: Justin Good, PhD, Wesleyan University Karen Bartone, Lyme Academy of the Arts Amelia Amon, Alt. Technica Jamie Wolf, Wolfworks, Inc. |
Inverters: New Trends and Techniques
Session Chair: William Stillinger, Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Session Speaker: James Worden, Solectria Renewables, LLC Mark T. Hensley, SatCon Power Systems Vincent Agnihotri, Fronius USA, LLC
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TRACK 6:
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Renewable Credits 101: Voluntary Markets, Compliance Markets
Session Chair: Patricia Stanton, Conservation Services Group Session Speakers: Nubia Pérez, Conservation Services Group Patricia Stanton, Conservation Services Group |
Advanced Environmental Attributes: From White Tags to RGGI
Session Chair: Patricia Stanton, Conservation Services Group Session Speakers: Stephen L. Cowell, Conservation Services Group |
Large Scale Distributed PV: Maximizing Value & Reducing Costs
Session Chair: Fred Unger, Heartwood Group, Inc. Session Speakers: Claire Broido Johnson, SunEdison |
Liquid Biofuels
Session Chair: John M. Bradley, Consultant Session Speakers: Thomas B. Reed, PhD, Biomass Energy Foundation |
TRACK 7:
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Designing and Building a Zero Net Energy House- Overview Session Chair: William Moomaw, PhD, Tufts University Session Speakers: William Moomaw, PhD, Tufts University Margot S. Moomaw, Consultant Bruce Coldham, AIA, Coldham & Hartman Architects Marc Rosenbaum, PE, Energysmiths Steve Haskins, Haskins Construction |
Climate Change and Sustainability: Some Big-Picture Viewpoints
Session Chair: Steven Winter, FAIA, Steven Winter Associates Session Speakers: Steven Winter, FAIA, Steven Winter Associates Deane M. Evans, New Jersey Institute of Technology Harvey M. Bernstein, F.ASCE, McGraw-Hill Construction
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UK Innovations for a Changing ClimateSession Chair; Kirsten Chambers, UK Trade & Investment Session Speakers: The Lord Corbett of Castle Vale Solitaire Townsend, Futerra, UK Stefan Winkler, British Consulate General |
National Security and Climate Security: The Case for Integrated Climate and Energy Action
Session Chair: Nancy Hazard, Consultant Session Speakers: Sonia W. Hamel, Climate Consultant Joel N. Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions Rob Sargent, USPIRG: Federation of State PIRGs
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TRACK 8:
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What Excites Us About Buildings and Energy? How Do We Teach It to the Next Generation of Architects and Engineers?Panel - No Proceedings Session Chair: Chris Benedict, RA, Chris Benedict, R.A. Chris Benedict, RA, Chris Benedict, R.A. Laura Briggs, BriggsKnowles Architecture+Design and Parsons the New School of Design Henry Gifford, |
Achieving High Performance Design at Colleges and Universities
Session Chair: Julie Newman, PhD, Yale University-Office of Sustainability Session Speakers: Meredith S. Elbaum, AIA, LEED® AP, Sasaki Associates |
Degrees That Matter: Climate Change and the University
Session Chair: Patricia Cornelison, AIA, LEED®AP, Arrowstreet Session Speaker: Sarah Hammond Creighton, Tufts Climate Initiative John L. Cusack, New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability |
Energy Sustainability and the Green Campus
Session Chair: Kurt Teichert, LEED®AP, Brown University Session Speaker: Walter Simpson, CEM, CLEP, LEED®AP, State University of New York at Buffalo |
TRACK #9:
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Healthy Housing: Ways to Improve Resident Health Experience in New and Existing Homes
Session Chair: Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting Session Speakers: Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting
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Climate Instability and Public Health / Our Changing Northeast Climate
Session Chair: Marilyn Strong, RN, Solar Design Associates, Inc., The Healing Garden Session Speakers: Paul R. Epstein, MD, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School Bruce Anderson, Boston University, Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment (NECIA)
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High Performance Hospital Buildings That Heal
Session Chair: Bill Ravanesi, Health Care Without Harm
Session Speakers: Paul R. Lipke, Sustainable Step New England Bill Ravanesi, Health Care Without Harm
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Making Housing Green, Healthy, and Energy Efficient: Realities and Resources
Session Chair: Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting Session Speakers: Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing Jay Waterman, Evergreen Communites, LLC
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