Schedule for Wednesday, March 7
Each 90 minute conference session receives 1.5 CEUs (continuing education units) from the following
professional organizations: AIA, BOMI, BPI, GBCI*, InterNACHI, NAHB and NARI. *Pending approval. You must sign in at the beginning of each session to receive your credits.
| Track Title | 11:00-12:30 | 2:00-3:30 | 4:00-5:30 |
|---|---|---|---|
Track 1: Renewable Energy |
Clean Energy Advancing on the NortheastSession Chair:Rob Meyers, South Mountain Company Session Speaker:
Bryan Garcia, Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority |
Financing Renewable Resource ProjectsSession Chair:Bill Stillinger, PV Squared Session Speaker:
DeWitt Jones, Boston Community Capital |
Smart Grid Update: Where We StandSession Chair:Joel Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions Session Speaker:
Roddy Diotalevi, The United Illuminating Company |
Track 2: High Performance Single Family |
High Performance Hybrid Wall SystemsSession Speaker:
Aaron Grin, Building Science Corporation |
High Performance at a Low Cost: Hitting the Sweet Spot in MaineSession Chair:Declan Keefe, Placetailor Session Speaker:
Alan Gibson, G O Logic, LLC |
Rain, Rain, Go Away: Water Management for WallsSession Chair:Mark Price, Price Sustainability Session Speaker:
John Straube, Building Science Corporation |
Track 3: Boston Society of Architects - Residential |
How Clear is Your Crystal Ball?Session Chair:Kristen Simmons, Passive House New England Session Speaker:
Mike Duclos, DEAP Energy Group |
Your Mileage May VarySession Chair:Greg Krantz, Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR Session Speaker:
Marc Rosenbaum, South Mountain Company |
Making Existing Windows Work Better: A Practical Guide on the Myriad of Window Retrofit OptionsSession Speaker:
Peter Yost, BuildingGreen, LLC |
Track 4: Multifamily Buildings |
Results! Results! Results!Session Chair:Eric Ast, Bright Power, Inc Session Speaker:
Edward Connelly, New Ecology |
The State of Affordable HousingSession Chair:Erin Brandt, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Session Speaker:
Martin Dunn, Dunn Development Corp. |
New Construction: Success Stories and Lessons LearnedSession Chair:Kelly Westby, Steven Winter Associates Session Speaker:
Chris Benedict, Chris Benedict, R.A. |
Track 5: Campus & Community |
Student Dorms as Passive House: Case Studies from Very Energy Efficient Large Scale BuildingsSession Chair:Mark Hellen, Dietz & Company Architects Session Speaker:
Peter Engelmann, Fraunhofer CSE |
Greening the Academe: Tales of Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Solving a Multi-Faceted ProblemSession Speaker:
Erin Nunes Cooper, Cooper Green Design |
Sustainable Campuses / Sustainable CommunitiesSession Chair:Blake Williams, Dietz & Company Architects Session Speaker:
Benjamin Carlson, Goody Clancy |
Track 6: Health Care |
Central Plant Energy Source: How Do I Decide?Session Chair:James Petersen, Petersen Engineering, Inc. Session Speaker:
Steve David, Viessmann Manufacturing |
Senior Living Long Term Care: Case Studies in Energy Master Planning and CertificationSession Chair:Kristopher Tiernan, JSA, Inc Session Speaker:
Maureen Mahle, Steven Winter Associates, Inc. |
Showdown at the Seaport: Health Care Ventilation and Radiant/Induction CoolingSession Chair:Elizabeth Galloway, Symmes Maini & McKee Associates Session Speaker:
Edward Allen, Van Zelm Engineers |
Track 7: What the Pros Want To Know |
22nd Century: Can Your iPhone (or Android) do an Audit?Session Speaker:
Lester Shen, Center for Energy and Environment |
Building Resilience for Climate RisksSession Chair:Joel Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions Session Speaker:
Katherine Silverthorne, Third Generation Environmentalism, Inc |
Smart Buildings: Can They Be Smarter Than We Are?Session Speaker:
Joe Phillips, Smarter Buildings/Smarter Cities, IBM |
Track 8 (Wed.): High Performance Mechanicals |
The New All-Electric HomeSession Chair:Session Speaker:
Joseph Swift, Northeast Utilities |
What To Do With Steam?Session Chair:Woody Tunstall, Tunstall, Inc. Session Speaker:
Bart Bales, Bales Energy Associates |
Home Heating: Condensing Boilers and Tankless Water HeatersSession Chair:Gregory Pedrick, NYSERDA Session Speaker:
Lois Arena, Steven Winter Associates |
Track 9 (Wed.): Green Financing |
Green Financing 101Session Chair:Darien Crimmin, WinnDevelopment Session Speaker:
Dana Bourland, Enterprise Community Partners |
Innovations in Green FinancingSession Chair:Darien Crimmin, WinnDevelopment Session Speaker:
Birud Jhaveri, MA Department of Energy Resources |
Green Venture CapitalSession Speaker:
Zaid Ashai, Point Judith Capital |
Track 10: Whole Systems in Action |
Whole Systems in Practice, in Place: Where Do You Fit In?Session Chair:Jamie Wolf, Wolfworks Inc. Session Speaker:
Bill Reed, Integrative Design Collaborative |
Is One World Enough? Thriving Within Planetary BoundariesSession Chair:Amelia Amon, Alt. Technica, Ltd Session Speaker:
David Foley, Holland & Foley Architecture, LLC |
Working With Living CommunitiesSession Chair:Jesse Selman, Coldham & Hartman Architects Session Speaker:
Diego Angarita Horowitz, Nuestras Raices |