‘SONRAI IAQ’ Using Intelligent Analytics Platform to optimize Air Quality, Occupant Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings | DLR Group

Virtual

Speaker: Ruairi M. Barnwell, HBDP, LEED AP BD+C | Smart Buildings Leader | Principal DLR Group Description: This webinar attempts to understand how air quality conditions in our buildings often fail to reach their full potential due to siloed, inaccurate or inaccessible streams of data. After nearly a decade of research and development, global integrated […]

Climate Action Webinar – Smart Carbon Goals: Lessons Learned in the Construction of a Carbon Calculator

Virtual

Smart Carbon Goals: Lessons Learned in the Construction of a Carbon Calculator When: Wednesday November 30th, 12-1:30pmUnits: 1.5 LU/HSW (pending approval)Qualifies for 1.5 hrs Zero Net Carbon Design Mandatory Continuing Education. Certificate of completion will be provided to those who stay on and watch the webinar live.Speakers:Sean Cryan | Associate Principal, MithunClaire McConnell, BEMP | […]

Biophilia in the Workplace

Virtual

Speakers:Simon Turner | Founder, Building Cognition LLCOrlane Panet | Co-founder, Micro HabitatVicki Worden | President & CEO, Green Building InitiativeScience shows that people benefit from daylight, views, and natural ventilation. Today’s technologies allow architects to incorporate biophilic design into building design as part of their net zero carbon design goals and project requirements.As part of […]

Using Microgrids for Resilience

Virtual

Moderator: David Kaneda, FAIA, PE, LEED Fellow | Principal and Thought Leader, IDeAs Consulting, Inc. Speakers: Alex Kaffka | CEO & Senior Principal, Verdera Sean Armstrong | Managing Principal, Redwood Energy Falling costs have increased interest in photovoltaic electric systems, batteries, battery recycling, and microgrids that can operate independently of the utility grid. In this […]

Gimme Shelter! Building Affordability, Comfort, and Community

Virtual

Architects have an important role in creating market-rate, affordable, and supportive housing. This panel has a breadth of experience in creating opportunities for future work, examples of partnerships for funding, community outreach, and execution of a variety of housing scenarios.Learn about the definition of affordable housing, the design of permanent supportive housing, how to bring […]

Reuse and Transform

Virtual

This webinar will explore how reusing and upgrading existing buildings can benefit the climate and community. Siegel and Strain Architects will present three recent and current reuse projects and discuss process, opportunities, and benefits as well as challenges and lessons learned.The carbon impacts will be evaluated using the recently launched CARE Tool.Why this is important?Presenting […]

Standard of Care: A Decade of Passive House Projects in California

Virtual

The practice of 'Passive House BB' has been designing, building, and monitoring Passive House projects across California for more than a decade. This presentation will provide a high-level review of that journey. It will touch on Passive House basics, then look at how this standard has been integrated into the processes and practices of this […]

NBI | Understanding and Reducing Energy Use and Carbon Emissions in Museums

Virtual

Museums and other cultural institutions have unique building use patterns and characteristics, which can present energy challenges not often encountered in other public buildings. Limited research on the sector’s energy use patterns and greenhouse gas emissions makes energy benchmarking difficult. The presenters in this session will describe recent research on this building type and discuss […]

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