TRACK SIX (Thursday)
Campus/Institutions
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Track Chair: Christina Pungerchar, Payette
Conference Room: Waterfront 1
Green Campus: Public and Private
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Thursday, March 13
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
This session examines approaches to promoting a greener campus from the different perspectives of a private and a public academic institution. Working through the Allston Development Group to plan future campus development, Harvard University, the private institution, has a wide infrastructure of resources to tap, and a well-established sustainability office. The University of Rhode Island, in comparison, has a minimal in-house project management staff, and pursues sustainability through the system of state policies and funding. Specific examples will be discussed to illustrate the process of bringing green intentions to reality at each school.
Energy Sustainability and the Green Campus
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Thursday, March 13
Session Chair: Kurt E. Teichert, LEED® AP, Brown University
Session Speakers: Walter Simpson, CEM, CLEP, LEED® AP, State University of New York at Buffalo
This presentation describes the organizational ingredients necessary for building a successful campus energy program and also emphasizes energy conservation, green building design, green power purchasing, and renewable energy generation - strategies central to any campus effort designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or achieve climate neutrality. Other topics covered include energy policies, green computing, energy awareness, and working with ESCOs. Lessons learned from the University at Buffalo's nationally recognized successful campus energy program will be shared.
Would You Want Your Child To Live Here? An Analysis of High Performance College and University Dorms
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Thursday, March 13
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
We will review operational experiences of university dormitories built to high-performance design standards (including LEED®, EnergyStar) that have been in operation for over one year collecting energy performance data. Attendees will better understand the processes and decisions made during design which enhanced or challenged the operation of the building. We will also discuss implications of increasing square footage and amenities in dorm rooms in the context of climate action plans at colleges and universities.
The Proof Is In the Pudding
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Thursday, March 13
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
How can institutions implement goals and metrics in their projects? We will provide actual metrics from a series of built projects and work through an analysis of these with engineers and architects. Discussions will focus on the interpretation of data which is made available to all of us in a “layman’s” format. A focus of a case study project will take us through the bridging of “inspired goals” of sustainability to actual implementation.