Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM PT / 11:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
Eric Corey Freed - Principal, organicARCHITECT

After all of this talk in the past decade about the need for green buildings, the question is no longer WHY we need to go green, the question is HOW.  American cities are confronting serious issues and are they are in dire need of tangible, deployable & affordable solutions. This talk explores the lost city of Detroit by analyzing its decline from the once great "American Dream City" and mapping out a plan for transforming it into an urban oasis of sustainability.  The lessons learned here could be applied to every rust belt and industrial city in the country.

In stark contrast, we investigate the city of Dallas, a place born from the oil industry but now developing one of the most sustainable city blocks in the US.  The third "D" of the talk delves into the growing trend of despotism and the strange forces working against the greening of the economy. This "bullet-point free" talk is presented by the acclaimed author of "Green Building for Dummies."

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Explore the lost city of Detroit and understand how it is a microcosm for every city in the U.S.
• Understand the development and design of a regenerative, sustainable city block in downtown Dallas
• Uncover the hidden opportunities to radically transform our cities one block at a time
• Discover the forces working against progress and what you can do to move things forward
• Map out an action plan for what you can do to be part of the green revolution

Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Track 1
Time: 10:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
Barry Reid - Business Development Marketing Manager for Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC

Sustainability and mitigation may be two of the most important concepts to address and consider during all phases of the construction process. There are methods for building homes and buildings to  increase  durability,  be environmentally sound and  also able to withstand the effects of weather related problems, helping to minimize remediation and repair.

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum’s Barry Reid has written the preeminent position paper on the subject, based on information honed from 20 years of working with the sustainable design community , contractors, code officials, building owners and insurers. In a GreenBuildingPro.com exclusive webinar, Reid discusses how to minimize risk during construction and maximize sustainability in commercial and residential building by adhering to key  practices.  Reid will also cover how enhancing durability can help define sustainability, using the right mitigation strategies in the right geographic areas can ensure long term sustainability and how all involved in the building process should work together to embrace the concepts of sustainability and mitigation in order to ensure that structures are always built to last.

Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Track 2
Time: 10:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
Kent Peterson - PE, LEED AP, ASHRAE Presidential Fellow

Learn about ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, except Low-Rise Residential.  The standard is intended for code adoption and provides minimum requirements for high performance new buildings and major renovations. The standard is a compliance option within the recently released draft International Green Construction Code. 

This session explores this new standard by providing detailed information regarding the intent, criteria, and goals of implementing this standard. It is applicable to new commercial buildings and major renovation projects covering five main topic areas, including energy efficiency, sustainable sites, water use efficiency, a building’s impact on the atmosphere materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality.

Learn about how this green building standard could impact you.

Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Track 1
Time: 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
David Linton - Managing Partner, Parachute Software

Incentive programs like the proposed "Cash for Caulkers" have the dual benefit of reducing harmful emissions into the environment and stimulating the economy.  While a lot of tax-payer money is going into programs like this, it can be debated that the overall benefit far outweighs the cost.  While these programs are incenting individuals and businesses to become more energy efficient, it's important to consider how efficient the programs are themselves.

Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Track 2
Time: 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
Edmund B. Richards, former President and CEO of Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence Inc. - now Director of WW Business Development Cisco Systems Emerging Technologies Group

By using Cisco's Smart Connected Buildings solution and technologies, you can reduce your energy usage and carbon emissions by up to 25% or more, lower operating costs, and reach your sustainability goals.

Cisco's SCB technologies are OPEN Standards, and allow you to converge your systems, applications and networks in the most cost effective way.  By doing this you can take advantage of IT applications and optimize your policies that improve decision making, control, and choice.

Cisco's SCB technologies are purpose built to allow you to take advantage of clean technologies, the evolving SMART GRID, and actually "measure in real-time," your results and progress.  This is the next generation of LEED certifications and ENERGYSTAR types of checklists that allow your buildings to be "continually commissioned" because the energy and usage information is availiable, actionable and policy driven.

Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Track 1
Time: 12:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
Bonnie Pickartz - President, Goshen Timber Frames

#1) Building with not only renewable, but renewed resources is just another path to sustainable homes.  Plumbing fixtures, flooring, roofing, windows and other materials are going to the landfill instead of being refinished, repurposed, or reused in newer homes.  Nothing gives a new home more character than bringing in solid, well-built components that are destined to become waste.  

#2)  We are now dealing with homes that were built to low (or no) building standards.  We can hope that these homes will be renovated, insulated, and salvaged, but in truth, many are disposable homes.  In our rush to put every family in a home, we didn't look forward thirty or fifty years to how that home would "age".  Today we have an opportunity to cease building "disposable" homes.  To build solid homes, to think about the future of that home and how it will support change.  Sustainable building must not just support "cradle to grave", but must look beyond and but must support buildings that will shelter for centuries.

Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Track 2
Time: 12:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
Dennis Stilger - Founder and Managing Member, Concord Energy Strategies

Overview of tax benefits for energy efficient commercial construction as provided for by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.  Federal tax deductions worth up to $1.80 per square foot are available for commercial buildings or retrofits placed in service since 12/31/05.  Deductions also available for architects and engineers who have designed municipal buildings that meet energy efficiency criteria.  Presentation will include an overview of the law and history of this deduction, method of receiving the deduction, and action plan for capitalizing on this meaningful tax savings opportunity.  Architects, engineers, lighting professionals, ESCOs, CPAs, and building owners will all benefit from gaining insight into how they can save green while going green.

Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Track 2
Time: 1:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM ET
Duration: 55 Minutes

Speaker:
Mike Cartsonis - City Planner for Litchfield Park

Neighborhood Design/ Easy Access to a Better Life Without the Car. How to design neighborhoods where half of the daily needs are within walking and biking distance, can provide a healthful life style and  eliminate dependence on a car.