Session Schedule
Conference Sessions on Thursday, March 13
Click on the session title to read a full description.< Wednesday Sessions
| Track Title | 8:30-10:00 | 10:30-12:00 | 2:00-3:30 | 4:00-5:30 |
Instructions for Glass BuildingsSession Chair: Joe Lstiburek, PhD, PEng, Building Science Consulting, LLC Session Speakers: John Straube, PhD, PEng, University of Waterloo |
Renovate or Wreck High Mass Buildings?
Session Chair: John Straube, PhD, PEng, University of Waterloo Session Speakers: Joe Lstiburek, PhD, PEng, Building Science Consulting, LLC |
Same Building, Different Wrapper
Session Chair: James Petersen, PE, Petersen Engineering, Inc. Session Speakers: Chris Benedict, RA, Chris Benedict, RA, Terry Brennan, Camroden Associates, Inc., Henri Fennell, Jr, CSI/CDT, Building Envelope Solutions, Inc. |
The Good Book on Air Tightness
Session Chair: James Petersen, PE, Petersen Engineering, Inc. Session Speakers: Wagdy A.Y. Anis, FAIA, LEED® AP, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
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Energy Modeling for High Performance & Design
Session Chair: Jeremy M. Toal, AIA, LEED® AP, Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. Session Speakers: Dave Fano, SHoP Architects, Matthew Herman, Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, P.C. |
Footprinting: Methodologies & Tools
Session Chair: Jeremy M. Toal, AIA, LEED® AP, Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. Session Speakers: Jim Merkel, Global Living Project, Julian Parsley, Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, PC |
Measurement & Verification in High Performance Buildings
Session Chair: Jeremy M. Toal, AIA, LEED® AP, Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. Session Speakers: Andrew M. Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc. |
Solar Energy Systems for Architects
Session Chair: Bart Bales, PE, MSME, RISE Engineering Session Speakers:
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Solar PV and Thermal: It's Here and It's Hot
Session Chair: Kelly Brown , Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust Session Speaker: Tina Halfpenny, KeySpan Energy Delivery, Daniel P. Leary, NexGen Energy Solutions, LLC, William L. Stillinger, Pioneer Valley PhotoVoltaics Cooperative, PV2®, Steven Weisman, Peregrine Energy Group |
Today’s Small Wind Turbines
Session Chair: William L. Stillinger, Pioneer Valley PhotoVoltaics Cooperative, PV2® Session Speaker: John Blittersdorf, Central Vermont Solar & Wind, Mark Durrenberger, New England Breeze, LLC, Paul Glenney, Aerovironment, Philippe F. Rigollaud, Eoltec, Inc.
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Greening Existing Multifamily Housing
Session Chair: Raphael Herz, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust Session Speakers: Heather Clark, WinnDevelopment, DeWitt (Dick) Jones, Boston Community Capital
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Marketing Clean Energy
Session Chair: Jonathan S. Edwards, SmartPower Session Speakers: Mark Culpepper, SunEdison Corporate Headquarters, Chris Recchia, Biomass Energy Resource Center, Ron Stimmel, American Wind Energy Association
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Passive Survivability: The Other Reason to Go GreenSession Chair: Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen, Inc. Session Speaker:Joel N. Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions, Christopher R. Schaffner, PE, LEED® AP, The Green Engineer, LLP |
Renewable Energy Workforce Development
Session Chair: Marybeth Campbell, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust Session Speaker: Richard Lawrence, Cape Cod Community College, Joseph T. Sarubbi, Professor, Hudson Valley Community College, Jane M. Weissman, Interstate Renewable Energy Council |
Solar & Efficiency Education: Do's and Don'ts
Session Chair: Kenneth G. Sheinkopf, The Sheinkopf Group Session Speaker: Judy Jarnefeld, NYSERDA, Blanche M. Sheinkopf, The Sheinkopf Group
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SolarWall
Session Chair: Joel N. Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions Session Speaker: Rick McGinley, Dynamic Air Corporation |
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Starting a Grassroots Climate Protection Initiative: Lessons from the Field
Session Chair: Gordon MacFarland, MPA, Ceres Session Speakers: Susan Butler, PhD, Green Decade Cambridge, Katherine Gekas, Neighborhood Power, David Shakespeare, Melrose Energy Commission |
Debate in the Green Communities: LEED® or Follow?
Session Chair: Nadav Malin, BuildingGreen, Inc. Session Speakers: Chris Benedict, RA, Chris Benedict, RA, Bruce Coldham, AIA, Coldham & Hartman Architects, Christopher R. Schaffner, PE, LEED® AP, The Green Engineer, LLP
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Marketing Clean Energy at the Community Level
Session Chair: Jonathan S. Edwards, SmartPower Session Speakers: Martha Broad, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust, Lucy C. Edmondson, EPA New England, Jonathan S. Edwards, SmartPower, Missy Stults , ICLEI U.S.A. Northeast Regional Capacity Center
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Carbon Markets & Carbon Taxes: Market Based Solutions to Climate Change
Session Chair: Fred Unger, Heartwood Group, Inc. Session Speaker: Gilbert E. Metcalf, PhD, Tufts University, Michael D. Stoddard, Environment Northeast |
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Green Campus: Public and Private
Session Chair: Arlen Li, AIA, LEED® AP, Payette Session Speakers: Nathalie Beauvais, Allston Development Group, Tom Frisbie-Fulton, University of Rhode Island, Arlen Li, AIA, LEED® AP, Payette |
Energy Sustainability and the Green Campus
Session Chair: Kurt E. Teichert, LEED® AP, Brown University Session Speakers: Walter Simpson, CEM, CLEP, LEED® AP, State University of New York at Buffalo
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Would You Want Your Child To Live Here? An Analysis of High Performance College and University Dorms
Session Chair: Kurt E. Teichert, LEED® AP, Brown University Session Speakers: Sarah Hammond Creighton, Tufts University, Nathan Gauthier, Harvard University, Clifton Greim, PE, Harriman Associates |
The Proof Is In the Pudding
Session Chair: Tom Collins, AIA, LEED® AP, Payette Session Speakers: Muscoe Martin, AIA, LEED®, M2 Architecture/University of Pennsylvania, Julie Newman, PhD, Yale University - Office of Sustainability, Steven Turner, PE, CTG Energetics
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Soul, Place and Community
Session Chair: John R. Abrams, South Mountain Company, Inc. Session Speakers: Robert Leaver, New Commons, Marc Rosenbaum, PE, Energysmiths |
Energy Enlivens
Session Chair: Amelia Amon, Alt.Technica, Ltd. Session Speakers: SolarOne® Solutions, Gregor Barnum, Seventh Generation, Inc., Natalie Jeremijenko, PhD, Environmental Health Clinic, NYU
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Unfolding Wholeness
Session Chair: Robert Leaver, New Commons Session Speakers: Justin Good, PhD, Cummings & Good Design, William G. Reed, AIA, LEED® AP, Integrative Design Collaborative |
Collaboration in Action
Session Chair: Jamie Wolf, Wolfworks, Inc. Session Speakers: Barbra Batshalom, LEED® AP, The Green Roundtable, Inc., Paul R. Lipke, Sustainable Step New England, William G. Reed, AIA, LEED® AP, Integrative Design Collaborative |
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Historic Buildings and Green Renovations
Session Chair: Jesse Selman, Coldham & Hartman Architects Session Speakers: Jean Carroon, AIA, LEED®, Goody Clancy, Michael Williamson, PE, Cosentini Associates, Inc., Tom Perry, LEED®, Shawmut Design and Construction |
The Value of Commissioning Existing Buildings
Session Chair: Thomas RC Hartman, AIA, Coldham & Hartman Architects Session Speakers: Thomas E. Anderson, CCP, Cx Associates, Jennifer L. Chiodo, PE, LEED®, Cx Associates, Christopher Lyon, City Market/Onion River Co-op |
Large Scale Heating Systems- from Retrofit to Innovation
Session Chair: Thomas RC Hartman, AIA, Coldham & Hartman Architects Session Speaker: Edward D. Allen, PE, van Zelm Engineers, David W. Madigan, PE, van Zelm Engineers, Tom Sahagian, Power Concepts, LLC & PowerCon Engineering, PC |
Next Generation Offices
Session Chair: Andrew Webster, Coldham & Hartman Architects Session Speaker: Gregor Barnum, Seventh Generation, Inc., William Maclay, AIA, William Maclay Architects & Planners, Andrew M. Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc. |
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Multifamily Updates: Benchmarking, Retrofits, Rehab, and New Construction
Session Chair: Luke Falk, LEED® AP, NYSERDA Session Speakers: F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc., Ellen R. Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies, LLC |
Evaluating Air Exchange Rates in Multifamily Buildings: Why ACH is Not Enough
Session Chair: F. L. Andrew Padian, Steven Winter Associates, Inc. Session Speakers: Courtney Moriarta, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
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Residential Renovation Case Studies and Metrics
Session Chair: Caroline Petrovick, Coldham & Hartman Architects Session Speakers: Paul Eldrenkamp, Byggmeister, Inc., Henry P. MacLean, AIA, Timeless Architecture
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Residential Performance - Two Studies and Metrics
Session Chair: Thomas RC Hartman, AIA, Coldham & Hartman Architects Session Speakers: Terry Brennan, Camroden Associates, Inc., Duncan F. Prahl, RA, AIA, IBACOS, Inc.
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