BBD 2014
2014 Conference Presentations
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High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study, Part 1
Envelope, Net Zero, Residential- Chris Miksic, Montpelier Construction, LLC
- Indigo Ruth-Davis, Montpelier Construction, LLC
- Paul Sipple, NECCO Inc.
- Chris Stackhouse, Cambium Construction Inc.
Learn from some of the best in the business as they take building performance to the next level. This session examines two Deep Energy Retrofits and two new homes built to Efficiency Vermont's new High Performance Homes standard and to the Passive House standard. Discover the importance of having performance, sustainability, resilience, durability, and comfort as goals throughout the design and construction process. This is a double session with the second half continuing after lunch.
Presentation(s):
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Miksic.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Ruth-Davis.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Sargent.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Sipple.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Stackhouse.pdf
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond II
About the Speaker(s)-
Chris Miksic
Chris is a founding partner of Montpelier Construction. He has a diverse background as a designer and an energy efficient builder. Over the years, he has attended workshops and trainings in energy efficient building and high performing homes. Chris is a PHIUS+ certified Passive House builder and BPI Certified. As a Home Performance with Energy Star Contractor he has done many energy retrofit /upgrades through Efficiency Vermont for homeowners in Central Vermont. He takes great pride and pleasure that in addition to his contracting/design work, he continues to build hands-on alongside his co-workers.
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Indigo Ruth-Davis
Indigo is a PHIUS + Certified Passive House Consultant and builder. He is a partner at Montpelier Construction, one of central Vermont’s leading building performance companies. Indigo believes that what we build and how we build it is an important social issue as well as a key component of good environmental stewardship. As a Passive House Consultant he works to balance the aesthetic design components of the architect or homeowner and practical considerations of the builder with the goal of achieving the extremely low energy demand target of a Passive House.
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Paul Sipple
Paul, President of New England Construction Company, has been involved in all aspects of residential and commercial construction for over 35 years. He has also done a lot of roof leak investigation.
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Chris Stackhouse
Chris is a design builder with 40 years of experience in residential construction. After decades of striving for energy efficiency without any supporting organizations, he partnered with Efficiency Vermont in 2004 and has since completed eight ENERGY STAR® Homes.
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Infrastructure Master Planning: Building From the Inside Out
Building Envelope, Net Zero, Commercial- Jesse M. Douglas, LEED AP, Veolia Energy
- Jack Griffin, SourceOne, Inc.
Infrastructure Master Planning has become an essential tool as increased energy costs, unpredictability, and environmental concerns have shifted the focus of commercial and industrial sectors toward sustainable infrastructure. Learn the process for developing an Infrastructure Master Plan that enhances building performance and sustainability.
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Level: Introductory Room: Amphitheatre
About the Speaker(s)-
Jesse M. Douglas
Jesse is a Business Development Manager for Veolia Energy and is responsible for client development in the Northeast. Most recently Jesse was a Senior Project Manager and Engineer with SourceOne, a subsidiary of Veolia Energy. He has nearly 10 years of experience developing energy and infrastructure projects from cradle to grave for a wide variety of clients. He is a published author on distributed and cogeneration systems. Jesse holds a degree in Marine Engineering from SUNY Maritime College and he is currently seeking his MBA from CUNY Baruch College.
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Jack Griffin
Jack is the Vice President and General Manager of SourceOne, Inc. His consulting experience includes energy efficiency, sustainability, distributed generation, district energy system development, and utility-grade design. Jack has spoken at national conferences on a variety of topics, including renewable energy, utility metering systems and Automated Meter Reading (AMR) systems and the application of Combined Heat and Power systems in the marketplace. Most recently Jack presented with New York University on cogeneration at the IDEA 104th Annual Conference & Trade Show. Jack has also served as an expert witness in legal disputes specifically related to utility rate issues.
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Anatomy of a High Performance Home
Innovations & High Performance, Residential- Tim Yandow, Yandow Green Builders
Learn to build a high performance, net-zero-ready home with many of the same benefits of a Passive House. We’ll dissect choices like siting, foundation, wall assemblies, windows, ventilation, and more to see how each of these contribute to a dynamic, whole system that is beautiful and comfortable to live in. Plus, learn strategies to minimize cost and environmental impact, as well as some of the do’s and don’ts we have learned along the way.
Presentation(s):
Level: Advanced Room: Emerald III
About the Speaker(s)-
Tim Yandow
Tim is the owner of Yandow Green Builders and has been building green, hyper-efficient homes for over 20 years. Having built several High Performance and a Passive House over the last several years, Yandow Green Builders continues to focus on better, more cost effective ways to build this next generation of homes. Tim's background in natural medicine and field biology has also helped guide healthy building practices that are used on every project and to establish strong, collaborative relationships with clients.
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The Design, Operations, and Maintenance of a Green Manufacturing Facility
Innovations & High Performance, Commercial- Jan Becker, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP, Bread Loaf Corporation
- Jon Haehnel, Zero by Degrees LLC
- John Johnston, PE, Bread Loaf Corporation
- Matt Napolitan, PE, CPMP, LEED AP, Cx Associates
- Perry Seale, Hypertherm Inc.
What are the challenges in applying sustainable design practices to a large and operationally complex industrial project? This panel will share their recent and diverse experience in working together to provide Hypertherm, a manufacturer of advanced plasma cutting systems, with an energy efficient LEED Silver 160,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Presentation(s):
- The Design, Operations, and Maintenance of a Green Manufacturing Facility - Becker.pdf
- The Design, Operations, and Maintenance of a Green Manufacturing Facility - Napolitan.pdf
Level: Introductory Room: Emerald II
About the Speaker(s)-
Jan Becker
Jan has practiced Integrated Project Management at Bread Loaf Corporation in Middlebury, Vermont for fourteen years. Jan has a BS in Architecture from McGill University and a MArch from the University of Idaho. She came to Vermont from the city of Boston where she was the Chief Architect for the Department of Neighborhood Development. She has taught architecture and Urban Planning at Ball State University, UNLV, Montana State University, and the University of Idaho.
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Jon Haehnel
Jon has been testing and inspecting institutional and commercial buildings for over 10 years. Jon's expertise is in building envelope testing and design. Most of his work focuses on new and retrofit commercial construction but he also does forensic testing to determine the root cause of high energy costs, mold, ice dams, and pipe freeze-ups. Jon is a certified Building Performance Institute Building Analyst and Envelope Specialist. Jon is currently the blower door and energy auditor instructor for Vermont Technical College and a past presenter at Better Buildings by Design.
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John Johnston
John joined Bread Loaf in 1999 and is the company's Vice President of Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing & Fire Protection Services. John is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree and is a licensed professional mechanical engineer. John oversees Bread Loaf's MEP Department providing Integrated Project Management and is an integral part of all of Bread Loaf's projects.
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Matt Napolitan
Matt is a mechanical engineer with over 15 years of experience in energy efficient building design and operations. His commissioning experience includes major renovations, new construction, and retrocommissioning of commercial, industrial, educational, health care, and military facilities. Mr. Napolitan has extensive expertise in HVAC system efficiency and DDC controls optimization, as well as experience delivering meaningful, permanent measurement and verification systems. Mr. Napolitan has been the mechanical design engineer and project manager on nearly $1 billion worth of construction.
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Perry Seale
Perry has been Director of Facilities for Hypertherm Incorporated since 2006. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a BS in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Plymouth State University. Hypertherm is headquartered in Hanover, NH with over 500,000 square feet of office/manufacturing space. Perry also brings more than 16 years of facilities experience from the healthcare industry. Perry has a unique interest in how teams can positively impact the building design and construction process.
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DOE Study on LED Troffers, Retrofit Kits, and Tubes
Lighting, Commercial- Naomi Miller, FIES, FIALD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Do you know what to look for when selecting dedicated LED and retrofit LED products for troffer applications? The Department of Energy’s CALiPER program recently set out to test 24 pairs of different products: dedicated LED troffers, fluorescent troffers retrofitted with LED kits, and LED T8 tubes, all in contention with traditional recessed fluorescent products. The products were all mounted in a simulated office space, and 16 designers and engineers were invited to review them for performance characteristics. Non-expert observers and electricians provided feedback as well. Come learn the results and how to apply them in the field.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald I
About the Speaker(s)-
Naomi Miller
Naomi is a designer/scientist in the SSL program at PNNL. Working to bridge the gap between technology and application, she is promoting the wise use of LEDs, and working with industry to overcome the hurdles and celebrate the opportunities. She has too many years of experience working in different facets of the lighting industry, but still finds lighting to be an intriguing mélange of economics, human factors, and physics; an essential element of productivity and comfort; and a visual delight. She is a Fellow of the IESNA and Fellow of the IALD.
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Direct Digital Control: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BMS
Mechanical, Commercial- Trevor Parsons, Housing Vermont
- AJ Rossman, CEM, Smart REsource Institute, LLC
Building Automation Systems often go underutilized by building owners, engineers, and architects. Why? Join Trevor Parsons of Housing Vermont as he outlines their journey integrating intelligent control and data collection systems into Housing Vermont’s portfolio. Data gathered through the BMS and associated systems can provide a hugely valuable portal into how a building is performing. That is, of course, if you don’t go broke trying to do it, alienate occupants and service technicians, or expose critical systems to computer hackers.
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Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond I
About the Speaker(s)-
Trevor Parsons
Trevor started his career in mechanical engineering working on oil platforms in Venezuela. After finding renewable energy religion, he left the oilfield in search of a better way, working on several design build projects focusing on energy efficiency and renewable integration. He currently works for Housing Vermont, a non-profit developer of affordable housing, managing their energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Since joining Housing Vermont, he has assisted development staff in optimizing investment into rehab and new construction projects. He has also helped asset management staff target and treat the worst energy offenders in Housing Vermont’s 4,500 unit portfolio.
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AJ Rossman
AJ’s work is at the intersection of energy and IT. He has been of assessing performance of remote power systems using the combination of hardware and web services for over a decade. As the founder of Draker Energy, he launched the third party monitoring industry for commercial and utility-scale photovoltaic power plants. As director of Smart Resource Institute, he now develops web services and advanced metering initiatives in energy efficiency and complex power systems with organizations such as Housing Vermont, Efficiency Vermont and Northern Reliability.
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Better Performance Through Enclosure Commissioning
Envelope, Commercial- Frederick McKnight, PE, Turner Building Science & Design, LLC
- Wiliam Turner, MS, PE, Turner Building Science & Design, LLC
Learn the goals and basic requirements of some commonly specified tests for enclosure assemblies. Though there are myriad field tests available, there are a few widely-used ones including whole building air tightness testing (ASTM E779 and 1827), and water intrusion tests for enclosure penetration, including windows and store fronts (ASTM E1105).
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald III
About the Speaker(s)-
Frederick McKnight
Frederick received his B.S. from Lyndon State College and A.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Vermont Technical College. Mr. McKnight is a registered Professional Engineer with over 30 years of experience performing building forensic evaluations in various settings concerning Energy Modeling, Indoor Air Quality, Building Enclosure Moisture Intrusion, retro-commissioning and performance evaluations in over 35 million square feet on non-industrial space nationwide. Frederick is LEED AP and a member of BCA and ABAA, and has been appointed as an ABBA Field Auditor and currently serves on the Whole Building Air Tightness technical committee. He has published and lectured nationally.
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Wiliam Turner
Bill received his BS & MS in Engineering from Northeastern University and served for ten (10) years on the research staff of Harvard University School of Public Health conducting longitudinal air quality studies inside and outside of homes in six cities evaluating second hand smoke and gas appliances. Since then Mr. Turner has focused on Building Science& sustainability issues including energy use, indoor air quality, moisture, building shell design, net-zero buildings, building commissioning, and forensic evaluations. His experience includes rebuilding existing homes & buildings and the design of new buildings. He has published and lectured extensively.
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High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study, Part 2
Envelope, Net Zero, Residential- Chris Miksic, Montpelier Construction, LLC
- Indigo Ruth-Davis, Montpelier Construction, LLC
- Paul Sipple, NECCO Inc.
- Chris Stackhouse, Cambium Construction Inc.
Learn from some of the best in the business as they take building performance to the next level. This session examines two Deep Energy Retrofits and two new homes built to Efficiency Vermont's new High Performance Homes standard and to the Passive House standard. Discover the importance of having performance, sustainability, resilience, durability, and comfort as goals throughout the design and construction process. This is the second half of a double session started this morning.
Presentation(s):
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Miksic.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Ruth-Davis.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Sargent.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Sipple.pdf
- High Performance Vermont Homes and Their Builders - A Case Study - Stackhouse.pdf
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond II
About the Speaker(s)-
Chris Miksic
Chris is a founding partner of Montpelier Construction. He has a diverse background as a designer and an energy efficient builder. Over the years, he has attended workshops and trainings in energy efficient building and high performing homes. Chris is a PHIUS+ certified Passive House builder and BPI Certified. As a Home Performance with Energy Star Contractor he has done many energy retrofit /upgrades through Efficiency Vermont for homeowners in Central Vermont. He takes great pride and pleasure that in addition to his contracting/design work, he continues to build hands-on alongside his co-workers.
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Indigo Ruth-Davis
Indigo is a PHIUS + Certified Passive House Consultant and builder. He is a partner at Montpelier Construction, one of central Vermont’s leading building performance companies. Indigo believes that what we build and how we build it is an important social issue as well as a key component of good environmental stewardship. As a Passive House Consultant he works to balance the aesthetic design components of the architect or homeowner and practical considerations of the builder with the goal of achieving the extremely low energy demand target of a Passive House.
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Paul Sipple
Paul, President of New England Construction Company, has been involved in all aspects of residential and commercial construction for over 35 years. He has also done a lot of roof leak investigation.
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Chris Stackhouse
Chris is a design builder with 40 years of experience in residential construction. After decades of striving for energy efficiency without any supporting organizations, he partnered with Efficiency Vermont in 2004 and has since completed eight ENERGY STAR® Homes.
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Using Equipment Dashboards to Reduce Energy Use
Innovations & High Performance, Commercial- Greg Baker, CEM, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
- Joshua Dalmer, Temperature Controls of Vermont
- Nick Stevenson, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
More and more, businesses are putting real-time energy usage information into the hands of their employees, who can control how that energy is used every day. Efficiency Vermont has helped one such business measure the energy cost per unit of its food processing production lines. Dashboards provide insight and engage operations staff in improving overall energy efficiency.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald II
About the Speaker(s)-
Greg Baker
Greg has more than 10 years of experience in the energy efficiency field, working almost exclusively with large commercial and industrial customers in positions including engineer, senior energy consultant and key account manager at VEIC. This unique combination offers a deep and thorough understanding of energy efficiency implementation in the commercial and industrial market sector. Greg holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as certifications in Certified Energy Manager and Certified Energy Auditor, and is a member of the Association of Facilities Engineers and the Association of Energy Engineers.
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Joshua Dalmer
Joshua is a Controls and Sales Engineer for Temperature Controls of Vermont. He has designed energy management platforms and energy dashboards for clients from single site commercial buildings to hospitals and multi-site manufacturing facilities in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York for 10 years. Prior to this, he worked in the trenches of mechanical systems repair, providing a foundation for his pragmatic approach to optimizing equipment and building performance. Joshua holds a degree from Champlain College in Data Network Design/Network Administration as well as many industry certifications relating to automation system design and best practices.
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Nick Stevenson
Nick has been working on energy efficiency, waste reduction and Green House Gas reduction programs at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. for the past four years. During this time, he has managed the energy and waste reduction targets for all major manufacturing sites. Most recently, he has worked to complete a utility sub-metering project which will provide real-time energy data compared to production to plant staff and management. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Finance from the University of Vermont. He has been trained as an ISO 14001 auditor.
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LED Lighting in Commercial Spaces: Quality and Performance
Lighting, Commercial- Eric Haugaard, Cree Lighting
- Irina Rasputnis, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Though it has been around for years, LED lighting is still an emerging technology. Learn to distinguish good equipment, and how to use best practices in order to make the most of this exciting technology. We’ll outline the LED industry’s status, trajectory, and prospects, and point out tools, resources, and programs to help assure quality and performance now and into the future. A specific emphasis will be placed on color and the most widely adopted methods and metrics for describing all aspects of color quality and performance for general illumination.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond I
About the Speaker(s)-
Eric Haugaard
Eric is the Director of Product Technology for Cree Lighting, a position he has held for the past eight years. Previously, Eric was Engineering Manager of New Product Development for 11 years, and Mechanical Design and Product Development Engineer for seven years. Over the past decade Eric has presented lighting technology programs to diverse audiences throughout the world, including a strong focus on LED luminaire technologies. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, with Post-Baccalaureate Program studies completed at NASA/Ames Research Center.
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Irina Rasputnis
Irina is a Commercial Programs Manager at NEEP, managing the DesignLights Consortium® Qualified Products List (DLC QPL), a qualification program for commercial-sector LED lighting products. In this role, she is oversees the development and maintenance of technical requirements for product qualification and the accessibility and functionality of the DLC QPL. Irina holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from Northeastern University and studied Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University.
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Total Light Management
Lighting, Residential & Commercial- William Hurwitz, Yusen Associates
- Donna Leban, AIA, LC, Light/Space/Design
From single-room to entire buildings, scalable control solutions are available and more affordable than ever. And now, small building HVAC and window shades may also be controlled with these systems, adding cost effectiveness. Using local case studies, learn how total light management can reduce operating costs, and create more flexible space as well as cut up to 60% of lighting energy use. Explore available options for improving cost effectiveness by adding temperature setback controls to simple HVAC systems.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Amphitheatre
About the Speaker(s)-
William Hurwitz
William, who worked directly for Lutron Electronics from 2001-2006, is now the Director of Yusen Associates, Lighting Controls Group. In his 12 years with Lutron & Yusen, William has been involved in the sales and marketing of various lighting control products to electrical distributors, lighting showrooms, interior designers, lighting designers, electrical engineers, architects, contractors, and end users. William has a Bachelor of Arts, Journalism from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master of Arts in Business Communications from Emerson College in Boston, MA.
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Donna Leban
Donna is the owner of Light/Space/Design. She holds a B.Arch., and an MS in Advanced Building Studies from Carnegie-Mellon University. Licensed as an architect in 1982, she has practiced in large and small architectural and design/build firms from Pennsylvania and New Jersey to Vermont, and has helped educate consumers, architects, engineers, and contractors through educational programs throughout the United States. Donna has served as president of the AIA state chapter in Vermont. In addition to consulting and education, she has written books and articles on lighting for both public and professional publications.
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Innovative Pump Technologies and Their Energy Savings Potential
Mechanical, Residential & Commercial- Jesse Ander, Grundfos Pumps
Pump and motor applications account for 15-20% of worldwide energy consumption. As technologies advance, their energy-saving potential increases dramatically. Recent developments in motor design, pump hydraulics, system sizing recommendations, sensors, and pump control technologies have unlocked significant, low-cost energy savings potential in various single-family residential, multi-family residential, and commercial applications. Learn how you can take advantage of these new technologies, leveraging both Efficiency Vermont rebates and energy-saving potential.
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Emerald I
About the Speaker(s)-
Jesse Ander
Jesse is in charge of all energy efficiency efforts for Grundfos Pumps, the largest pump manufacturer in the world. He handles all engagement with the energy efficiency sector, including product research, laboratory testing, field demonstrations and evaluations, program design and implantation, and engagement with key energy efficiency stakeholders. His experience before joining Grundfos includes roles with Southern California Edison, NSTAR, and Willdan Energy Solutions. He holds two BA’s from UC Santa Barbara and a JD from Boston College.
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An Innovative Approach to Retrofitting a Historic Home
Envelope, Net Zero, Residential- Eli Gould, Ironwood Brand, LLC
- Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen, Inc.
This interactive session will address the many innovative materials and systems used in a cutting-edge, net-zero-energy renovation/rebuild of a historic home in southern Vermont, including cellular glass, cork, advanced heat pump use, and heat recovery strategies. Additionally, the home and farm demonstrate some key resilient design features as well as serving as a "resilience hub" for the adjoining village.
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Level: Advanced Room: Emerald III
About the Speaker(s)-
Eli Gould
Eli left his hometown in southern Vermont twenty years ago to pioneer what was then a new degree track at Yale University, combining architecture and environmental studies. He returned home and founded the vertically integrated company Ironwood Brand, combining sustainable forestry, native lumber, and prefabrication. In recent years he has led some of the most high performance residential buildings in the region, and developed a unique reputation for resilient system design, historically relevant adaptive re-use of buildings, and development of new construction assemblies.
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Alex Wilson
Alex is the founder and executive editor of BuildingGeeen, Inc. and Environmental Building News, as well as president of the Resilient Design Institute. For 30-plus years Alex has been researching and writing about low-energy, green building products and systems, and this major rebuild of an early-1800s house provided an opportunity to try out some of the innovative products he's been covering. Alex is a widely published writer and authority on energy-efficient, sustainable building.
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Missed Opportunities in Greening Hospitality
Innovations & High Performance, Commercial- Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, organicARCHITECT
In this workshop we’ll explore the hospitality design industry and a plan for how to cut its water and energy usage by more than half.
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Level: Introductory Room: Emerald II
About the Speaker(s)-
Eric Corey Freed
Keynote Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, is Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in California, with over 20 years of experience in green building. Eric co-developed the Sustainable Design programs at the Academy of Art University and University of California Berkeley Extension, and currently teaches at Boston Architectural College. He is on the boards of the Inland Empire Chapter of the USGBC, Architects/Designers & Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), and Sustainable Stewards, as well as the advisory boards of over a dozen other organizations. See Keynote page for Eric's full bio.
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Zero Net Energy Buildings: From Policy to Practice
Innovations & High Performance, Commercial- Joseph Paul da Silva, NCARB, REFP, State of Rhode Island Dept of Elem & Secondary Ed.
- Carolyn Sarno, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
- Mark Walsh-Cooke, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Arup
This panel presentation will highlight the findings of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership's “Roadmap to Zero Net Energy Public Buildings: Recommended Steps for the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic,” developed in collaboration with a group of regional building energy stakeholders. Learn what key steps the public sector can take to facilitate the eventual broad adoption of zero net energy building practices and the importance of focusing on new construction, as it provides the greatest opportunity for immediate action with the added benefit of substantial long term energy and cost savings.
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Level: Introductory Room: Diamond II
About the Speaker(s)-
Joseph Paul da Silva
Joseph oversees the School Construction Program providing guidance and oversight of school construction and renovations in Rhode Island public school facilities. His goal is that all approved projects provide high quality learning environments, conserve natural resources, consume less energy, are easier to maintain, and provide an enhanced school facility. Prior to joining RIDE, Joseph was an Architect with The Mount Vernon Group. He is the recipient of several design awards including American Schools & University Outstanding Design and The Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission Award to name a few.
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Carolyn Sarno
Carolyn manages Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership’s High Performance Building team. She assists states with the development and implementation of strategies to improve energy code compliance and promote operational energy savings in retrofits and new buildings. Carolyn has over 11 years of hands on Facilities Management experience most notably with the City of Newton, Mass. where she managed and coordinated all facilities operations and maintenance activities for 85 public buildings. Carolyn has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Salem State College and is a Certified Building Operator.
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Mark Walsh-Cooke
Mark is Principal with the Boston office of the international engineering firm Arup. He brings twenty-five years of experience in mechanical engineering design, analysis and construction and has particular experience in sustainable and environmentally responsible design including low energy design, renewable energy systems, and thermal performance of buildings. In addition to being a member of several professional associations, Mark sits on the Board of Directors for ACEC Massachusetts and is a member of the Massachusetts Zero Net Energy Buildings Advisory Council.
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Lighting Programs 101
Lighting, Residential & Commercial- Lara Bonn, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
- Susan Cook, PMP, SCPM, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
- Ravi Parikh, CEA, Burlington Electric Department
With the wide variety of efficient lighting promotions, participation can be confusing to customers and partners. We’ll highlight the differences and similarities across multiple lighting program offerings. Representatives from Efficiency Vermont and Burlington Electric Department will cover: commercial lighting programs, retail lighting promotions, the differences between custom and prescriptive, and why projects in the City of Burlington aren't handled by Efficiency Vermont. Gain a better understanding of the various offerings and how to best utilize them for their products and projects. Bring your questions!
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Emerald I
About the Speaker(s)-
Lara Bonn
Lara is the Retail Efficient Products Program Manager for Efficiency Vermont. She manages Efficiency Vermont’s incentive and rebate programs for lighting, appliances, and consumer electronics through the retail space. Prior to working for Efficiency Vermont, Lara worked as a consultant with Optimal Energy for five years, advising utilities across the country on energy efficiency program implementation. Before getting into the energy efficiency field, Lara worked with the U.S. EPA as a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.
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Susan Cook
Sue is the Commercial Lighting Technology Program Manager for Efficiency Vermont. She manages Efficiency Vermont’s lighting programs targeting opportunities in energy efficiency for our commercial lighting partners and customers. Prior to working for Efficiency Vermont, Sue worked for many years as a Project and Program Manager in both the IT and Telecommunications industries at IBM and Vertek. Sue is a certified project management professional by both the Project Management Institute and Stanford University.
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Ravi Parikh
Ravi, who works mostly with small and medium commercial customers, joined BED in 2012. Being a Burlington resident (and Vermont native), Ravi is passionate about helping his local community. He has worked in the energy efficiency industry for over five years, including work for Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Efficiency Vermont. Ravi’s past experiences bring a strong focus on lighting efficiency. His career has involved direct consultation with utility companies, distributors, contractors, and end-users. From program strategies to energy assessments, Ravi has worked hard to message the value of energy efficiency within the industry.
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Active Energy Recovery Utilizing Near-Frictionless Chillers
Mechanical, Commercial- Jeff Harrison, PE, LEED AP, The Blake Group
- William Turner, MS, PE, Turner Building Science & Design, LLC
Learn how near-frictionless compressors for chillers capture waste exhaust energy for reuse, reducing the need for fossil fuels. We’ll cover systems for K-12 schools, offices, and universities, from theory of operation to type and configuration of chiller equipment. Participants will learn to recognize opportunities for application and the tools necessary for success.
Presentation(s):
Level: Advanced Room: Amphitheatre
About the Speaker(s)-
Jeff Harrison
Jeff has been a consulting engineer providing mechanical, plumbing and fire protection services throughout New England since 1979. Currently as a Sales Engineer for Blake Group Holdings (BGH), specializing in Alternative Energy, Jeff spends a considerable portion of his time at BGH providing “Peak Performance Solutions” facility energy review services as part of a comprehensive plan to recover energy in industrial and institution buildings where oil is the fuel being utilized. Recent activities also include designing and installing closed loop geothermal systems in many variations for hybrid solar / geothermal heating and cooling systems.
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William Turner
Bill received his BS & MS in Engineering from Northeastern University and served for ten (10) years on the research staff of Harvard University School of Public Health conducting longitudinal air quality studies inside and outside of homes in six cities evaluating second hand smoke and gas appliances. Since then Mr. Turner has focused on Building Science& sustainability issues including energy use, indoor air quality, moisture, building shell design, net-zero buildings, building commissioning, and forensic evaluations. His experience includes rebuilding existing homes & buildings and the design of new buildings. He has published and lectured extensively.
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Maximizing the Efficiency of Condensing Boilers
Mechanical, Residential & Commercial- Matt Napolitan, PE, CPMP, LEED AP, Cx Associates
- Brent Weigel, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Cx Associates
Learn how to determine the appropriate control setpoints for Outdoor Air Temperature, reset of Hot Water Supply Temperature, and how to maximize the benefits of a condensing boiler. We'll show how default factory control parameters can affect condensing boiler efficiency, and present straightforward strategies for optimizing settings. The result? A condensing boiler system that meets specifications and optimizes energy use reductions at little to no additional first cost.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond I
About the Speaker(s)-
Matt Napolitan
Matt is a mechanical engineer with over 15 years of experience in energy efficient building design and operations. His commissioning experience includes major renovations, new construction, and retrocommissioning of commercial, industrial, educational, health care, and military facilities. Matt has extensive expertise in HVAC system efficiency and DDC controls optimization, as well as experience delivering meaningful, permanent measurement and verification systems. Matt has been the mechanical design engineer and project manager on nearly $1 billion worth of construction.
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Brent Weigel
Brent is a mechanical and civil engineer with expertise in design, research, and commissioning. Brett holds a Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is a registered Professional Engineer as well as a LEED Accredited Professional. Brett has experience designing mechanical building systems, performing detailed mechanical load calculations and life cycle cost analyses, coordinating the LEED design process, and developing a Commercial Building/Site Selection Evaluation Framework for minimizing energy consumption.
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Keynote Address: Designing for the Post-Carbon Economy: It’s Zero or Nothing
- Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, organicARCHITECT
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Eric Corey Freed
Keynote Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, is Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in California, with over 20 years of experience in green building. Eric co-developed the Sustainable Design programs at the Academy of Art University and University of California Berkeley Extension, and currently teaches at Boston Architectural College. He is on the boards of the Inland Empire Chapter of the USGBC, Architects/Designers & Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), and Sustainable Stewards, as well as the advisory boards of over a dozen other organizations. See Keynote page for Eric's full bio.
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Commercial Passivhaus Design Principles
Envelope, Commercial- Adam Cohen, Passiv Science
Join us for an overview of commercial Passive House Design, including types of use and occupancy patterns, calculation of accurate plug and lighting loads, and synergies in means and methods that lead to cost efficiency. We’ll explore the three commercial building types: Standard, Complex, and Special; and a group of both European and domestic case studies will be presented.
Presentation(s):
Level: Advanced Room: Diamond II
About the Speaker(s)-
Adam Cohen
Adam is a principal partner in Structures Design/Build, LLC and Passiv Structures, LLC. As a leader in the Passive House movement in the United States he designed and built the first US Passive House public school, the first US mixed use assembly building, the first dental clinic built to Passive House standards in the world and currently has seven Passive House projects on the ground with four more in design, including five commercial projects. His leadership in commercial Passive House design has made him a sought after speaker, consultant and teacher of advanced courses in Passive House ultra-low energy design.
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Achieving Net-Zero Energy in a Campus Building
Innovations & High Performance, Commercial- John Rahill, Black River Design
- Charley Stevenson, Integrated Eco Strategy
Radical thinking often begins on college campuses—so why not apply that to the structures as well? Ambitious performance goals for campus buildings can help shape the thinking of our future leaders, but achieving verified net zero performance for a year- round institution involves new degrees of complexity. We’ll discuss the design, construction, and operational challenges of renovating an historic college structure to the Living Building Challenge standard, and how to engage the campus community along the way.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond I
About the Speaker(s)-
John Rahill
John’s career has been committed to sustainable and high performance design with an emphasis on durability, ease of maintenance, aesthetics, flexibility and occupant comfort. Recently, he has designed projects incorporating renewable energy sources, designed tight envelope using exterior insulation and he is currently working on a Living Building Challenge.
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Charley Stevenson
Charley brings a broad environmental perspective to project teams - helping optimize performance at every stage of design, development and through to operation. Charley’s current projects range from a single-family low-energy home to an institutional Living Building Challenge candidate to a 200,000 square foot LEED Gold candidate.
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No Loan, No Project—Strategies for Working with Appraisers, Lenders, and Residential / Introductory Realtors
Innovations & High Performance, Residential- Jeffrey Gephart, Vermontwise Energy Services, Inc.
- Roger Normand, homeowner
Hear one Passive House homeowner’s saga and lessons learned about seeking an appraisal for financing a Passive House. Learn strategies for using MLS data with appraisers, lenders, and Realtors®. Learn how the Appraisal Institute's Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum and how their Valuation of Sustainable Buildings Professional Development Program and Registry fit into getting a competent appraisal.
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Emerald II
About the Speaker(s)-
Jeffrey Gephart
Jeffrey is president of Vermontwise Energy Services, Inc. an energy services company in Rochester, Vermont, he co-founded in 1997. He has many years of experience in residential new construction energy-efficiency program design and implementation. On behalf of Efficiency Vermont, Jeff works with architects, builders, developers, trade allies, and consumers building ENERGY STAR® qualified homes, certifying LEED for Homes, National Green Building Standard, and Passive House projects. With the Vermont Green Home Alliance he is working with appraisers, mortgage lenders, realtors, the regional MLS, and others to ensure energy-efficient and sustainable building practices are appropriately valued in the housing market.
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Roger Normand
Roger can trace his fascination with homebuilding and residential energy efficiency to the early 1980s when he bought an older home in Virginia and realized there was no insulation. That somehow digressed to tearing down perfectly fine drywall and reframing the attic floor to add insulation. Two more extensively remodeled homes, several decades, and a completed career working as an analyst with the Navy, it's come to this: building a new home to the Passive House standard en route to net zero in southern Maine. Roger shares his experience in getting an appraisal to value being net zero.
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Lighting and Daylighting in Zero-Net Schools
Lighting, Commercial- James Benya, FIES, FIALD, Benya Burnett Consultancy
Learn how to design lighting for a zero-net energy building. Three school projects in different climates are presented in detail, including the innovative daylighting solutions and efficient lighting and controls that permit operation of fully-equipped schools at less than 20 kBTU/sq. ft./yr, in order to make renewable energy affordable. The presentation will include details of the commission process and energy use auditing and some very interesting and somewhat unexpected conclusions.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald I
About the Speaker(s)-
James Benya
James is a professional lighting and daylighting designer and a registered engineer with over 40 years of experience in energy efficient buildings. He is a three time winner of the Edison Award for Environmental Design and a Fellow of both the IES and the IALD. Mr. Benya has made five presentations to Efficiency Vermont in recent years.
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Residential Lighting—A Strategy for the Northeast
Lighting, Residential- Claire Miziolek, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Efficiency programs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region have continuously achieved robust energy savings goals, but with the rapid evolution and changes in the lighting landscape, those savings are increasingly challenging to capture. Despite these challenges, enormous savings potential still exists in residential lighting, especially as technologies improve and gain market traction. We’ll cover trends and advances, explain the costs and benefits, and explore the context and applications of efficient residential lighting as part of the Regional Residential Lighting Strategy.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Amphitheatre
About the Speaker(s)-
Claire Miziolek
Claire is the Residential Program Manager at NEEP. She is a member of the Market Strategies team, working to speed the use and adoption of high efficiency products. Claire manages the Business and Consumer Electronics Program, the Residential Lighting Program, and also supports the Retail Products Initiative. Ultimately, through these efforts, Claire works to keep the Northeast a national leader in energy efficiency. Prior to joining NEEP, Claire was the Education + Outreach Programs Manager at GTECH Strategies in Pittsburgh, PA. She is originally from Baltimore, MD. Claire holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from Cornell University.
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How Heat Pump Technology Will Capture the Market for HVAC in the Coming Residential & Commercial / Intermediate Decade
mechanical, Residential & Commercial- Jake Marin, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Natural gas currently enjoys a fuel price advantage over electricity in HVAC applications. However, the current generation of cold climate heat pump technology is able to achieve seasonal heating COPs of 3.0 and higher, making the use of electricity increasingly compelling. Explore the competitive economics behind heat pump technology, as well as the equipment that is going to transform the market for HVAC in the coming decade. We will also take a look at some real world examples of how this technology is being used through case studies here in Vermont.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald III
About the Speaker(s)-
Jake Marin
Jake is an Energy Consultant at VEIC and enthusiastic proponent of heat pump technology. He has conducted R&D into fossil displacement strategies and done both program design and implementation for 2 statewide heat pump programs. He is currently serving on the Leadership Advisory Council (LAC) for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic air-source heat pump strategies project. Heat pumps provide a unique opportunity to “decarbonize” the thermal energy sector and he has devoted much energy to showing how this can work for us right here in Vermont. He is currently displacing natural gas heating at his home in Burlington with a ductless heat pump.
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Foam and Fossil-Fuel Free
Envelope, Residential- Ben Graham, New Frameworks Natural Design/Build
- Jacob Deva Racusin, New Frameworks Natural Design/Build
How do we create high-performance buildings for a post-petroleum world? How can we achieve the best of building performance and durability in pursuit of net-zero building solutions without relying upon ecologically-destructive materials? Through case studies, material profiles, and field research showcasing a series of different envelope and mechanical systems, we’ll explore tangible and practical answers in both renovation and new construction environments and learn the importance of asking these questions.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald II
About the Speaker(s)-
Ben Graham
Ben is an architectural designer by trade with a BArch from the Rhode Island School of Design. He is also a third generation woodworker and house builder, learning homebuilding first-hand from his grandfather. Ben has been at the front of developing the natural building movement in Vermont and the northeast since 2000 as a professional contractor and an organizer for the network of natural builders in the northeast. His advocacy work has brought him attention in books, newspapers, TV and conferences. Ben also serves on the Plainfield Planning Commission and is actively engaged in developing planning models for sustainable community living.
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Jacob Deva Racusin
Jacob is co-owner of New Frameworks Natural Design/Build, offering services in green remodeling, new construction, consultation, and education. Jacob is an instructor at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School, where he is the former director of the Natural Building Intensive Program. A BPI-certified contractor and Certified Passive House Consultant, Jacob has conducted field research on moisture and thermal performance of straw bale wall systems, which is featured in his co-authored book The Natural Building Companion.
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Innovative New Models for Sustainable Development
Innovations & High Performance, Residential & Commercial- Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, organicARCHITECT
We’ll explore how the lessons learned from history, biomimicry, crowdfunding, and collaborative consumption can provide new insight into ways to design living, regenerative buildings for everyone in a matter of decades. Through case studies, we will discover new tools to design and fund a new wave of innovative buildings. Using biomimicry and organic principles as our guide, we’ll uncover tangible, actionable lessons you can apply to our built environment and discuss how to engage clients—creating healthier buildings in the process.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald III
About the Speaker(s)-
Eric Corey Freed
Keynote Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, is Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in California, with over 20 years of experience in green building. Eric co-developed the Sustainable Design programs at the Academy of Art University and University of California Berkeley Extension, and currently teaches at Boston Architectural College. He is on the boards of the Inland Empire Chapter of the USGBC, Architects/Designers & Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), and Sustainable Stewards, as well as the advisory boards of over a dozen other organizations. See Keynote page for Eric's full bio.
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Multifamily Deeper Energy Retrofits: Successes and Challenges
Innovations & High Performance, Residential & Commercial- R. Scott Campbell, Vermont Fuel Efficiency Partnership
- Craig Peltier, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Building owners and efficiency programs depend on savings estimates to prioritize work. Does that guarantee long-term operational sustainability? From 2010 to 2012, Vermont Fuel Efficiency Partnership estimated 43% average savings in 184 buildings with over 1,500 units. How did we do? Where did we nail it, where did we miss, and why? What is long-term operational sustainability? We’ll review the results of a summer 2013 fuel study to answer these questions.
Presentation(s):
Level: Advanced Room: Diamond II
About the Speaker(s)-
R. Scott Campbell
Scott is Administrator of Vermont Fuel Efficiency Partnership, which provides technical support and incentive funding to owners of affordable multifamily properties throughout Vermont. VFEP's mission is energy retrofits beyond what is possible in Weatherization or other programs. Scott's background is as a builder, contractor, building designer, and Weatherization program director. He is the author of a DOE-approved energy audit tool in use as the Vermont Weatherization Program's multifamily tool.
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Craig Peltier
Craig has been Vermont Housing & Conservation Board's Asset Manager since 2006. He provides oversight and technical assistance across the VHCB-funded portfolio of multifamily housing statewide. He also oversees building design, energy efficiency and operational requirements on current development underwriting activity. Craig has played a key role at VHCB in various research and policy initiatives focused on increasing long term project viability with a particular emphasis on energy efficiency standards and protocols.
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Smart Lighting—Beyond Ordinary Illumination
Lighting, Commercial- Bob Karlicek, PhD, Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center–RPI
With LEDs now driving a global transition from electric to electronic lighting, a wide new range of lighting services and technologies will emerge. By controlling the spectral, spatial, and digital content of illumination, smart lighting systems will sense their environment, simultaneously transmit and receive optical data, interact with building and grid control systems, and deliver the right light exactly when and where it is needed. Learn some of the technology—and the technological barriers—for the adoption of smart lighting, and what wider implications it may have.
Presentation(s):
- Smart Lighting Beyond Ordinary Illumination.pdf
- Smart Lighting Beyond Ordinary Illumination - Karlicek.pptx
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald I
About the Speaker(s)-
Bob Karlicek
Robert directs the Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center and is a Professor of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and has over 40 published technical papers and 38 U.S. patents.
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Moving Toward Net-Zero: Alternative Energy Systems for Homes and Building Residential / Intermediate Clusters
Mechanical, Residential- Skip Hayden, CanmetENERGY
Explore a range of advanced hybrid energy systems that can effectively and efficiently provide heat, ventilation and even electricity for homes and building clusters moving to net-zero, while integrating renewables and low-to-zero carbon-emitting fuels. We'll discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each, and how borehole-storage and renewably-derived fuels can allow for the use of intermittent or seasonally-varying renewable energy, when coupled with the hybrid technologies.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond I
About the Speaker(s)-
Skip Hayden
Skip is Senior Research Scientist, and Director, Renewables & Integrated Energy Systems, at CanmetENERGY. For more than 30 years he has been carrying out applied R&D on residential, commercial, industrial and district energy systems, concentrating on improving energy efficiency and utilizing renewable energy. He works closely with industry, utilities, standards organizations and policy makers to develop and implement new concepts and technologies. He was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal and the Federal Public Service Award for Excellence. He has given over 500 workshops on energy systems, is the author of more than 250 technical publications and has written numerous consumer guides on efficient energy use.
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Taking Control to Get to Net Zero
Mechanical, Commercial- Maribella Ibarra, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
- Sandra LaFlamme, PE, CEM, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Designers and building owners striving for net-zero energy goals are being assisted today by wireless controls, automated data analytics, and user-friendly graphical interfaces accessible from any internet-accessible device. Get an introduction to the latest new controls and software. Examples of controls-based energy saving opportunities from local businesses will be shared.
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Amphitheatre
About the Speaker(s)-
Maribella Ibarra
Maribella Ibarra has a Professional Engineering license from the State of Vermont and has a LEED AP BD+C certification. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont. She was a Facilities Engineer at IBM then a Technical Department Manager at EnSave before joining VEIC as an Energy Consultant in 2010. She is part of a Controls Technical Solutions Group which provides technical support and education to Efficiency Vermont staff and customers.
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Sandra LaFlamme
Sandra has a Professional Engineering license from the State of Vermont and is a Certified Energy Manager. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alaska and was an HVAC and plumbing systems designer before becoming the Energy Manager for the University of Vermont. She then worked for Vermont Gas as an Energy Services Engineer in their Energy Services before joining VEIC in 2006 as an Energy Consultant. She is part of a Controls Technical Solutions Group which provides technical support and education to Efficiency Vermont staff and customers.
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High Performance Historic Masonry Retrofits: Safely Renovating for the Next Residential & Commercial / Intermediate 100 Years
Envelope, Residential & Commercial- Ken Levenson, 475 High Performance Building Supply
The historic brick wall is uninsulated and prone to air infiltration, but weatherization can be problematic. Exterior insulation is often prohibited and interior insulation is complicated. We’ll look at how you can insulate brick walls safely from the interior, while considering moisture drive, bulk rain water issues and insulation materials, and the dangers of freeze-thaw, making a more robust structure for decades to come.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond II
About the Speaker(s)-
Ken Levenson
Ken has been a registered architect in New York State since 1993. In 2011 Ken started 475 High Performance Building Supply, a company dedicated to helping transform green construction to high-performance building across the US. Ken is a Certified Passive House Designer, a founding board member of New York Passive House and an Affiliate Council Member of the International Passive House Association. Ken regularly lectures on the Passive House standard, building science and issues around high-performance enclosures.
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High Performance Mobile Home Replacement
Innovations & High Performance, Residential- Peter Schneider, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
A modular home factory in White River Junction has opened to build high performance mobile home replacement units. While there have been other efforts to replace mobile homes outside Vermont, they have done so with newer manufactured housing units that suffer from high off-gassing materials, poor indoor air quality, high energy costs and overall poor quality. Ten high performance replacement units will be installed around the State by Spring 2014 in nonprofit-owned mobile home parks. The design and build process, in addition to post-occupancy data from these homes, will be discussed.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald II
About the Speaker(s)-
Peter Schneider
Peter works as a Senior Energy Consultant at Efficiency Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. He provides technical support to builders, architects, affordable housing agencies and homeowners participating in a number of different programs such as ENERGY STAR Homes, LEED and Passive House. Peter's goal is to help his clients build more energy-efficient, healthy, durable and sustainable buildings.
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The Critical Need: Building Organizational Capacity
Innovations & High Performance, Residential & Commercial- Ann Edminster, Design AVEnues LLC
New technologies are often identified as the key to achieving net-zero (ZNE), but the principal barriers to ZNE are not technological, but cultural. Learn why education is the key to widespread achievement of net-zero energy building performance, identify effective change management strategies, and build your organization’s capacity to deliver higher performance.
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Emerald III
About the Speaker(s)-
Ann Edminster
Ann is a leading expert on green homes, focusing on assisting design and building professionals in developing their capacity to create better buildings. Ann authored "Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet", a comprehensive guide for those seeking to create zero net energy homes; she teaches widely on that subject. She also serves the Board of the Net Zero Energy Home Coalition and is the Chair of the inaugural Net Zero North American Leadership Summit (Oct 2013). Ann was a principal developer of the LEED for Homes Rating System.
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Human Centric Lighting
Lighting, Residential & Commercial- Stan Walerczyk, LC, CLEP, HCLP, Lighting Wizards
Meet the new generation of dimmable and Kelvin-changing LED products that make human centric lighting design possible. These technologies and more can be used together to improve mood, restore circadian rhythms, and improve visual acuity and performance. Many of these LEDs emit the same amount of light for the same efficacy as standard LED lamps. We’ll review the pros and cons of each, present several institutional and office-based case studies, and examine how human centric design may be possible for you and your clients.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Amphitheatre
About the Speaker(s)-
Stan Walerczyk
Stan has focused on Human Centric Lighting for the last two years, including writing magazine articles, presenting numerous seminars and webinars across North America, Hawaii and South Korea and designing several cost effective, healthy and energy efficient projects. He has been a major builder of the Human Centric Lighting website and is chair of that committee, which includes researchers, experts, designers, contractors, utility and rebate people, and manufacturers. In general, he has 25 years of well-rounded lighting experience, has written over 50 articles and white papers and presented 800 classes, including 6 at Lightfairs.
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The Application and Costs of Lighting Controls
Lighting, Commercial- Gabe Arnold, PE, LC, Optimal Energy
- Kandice H. Castellino, Osram Sylvania
Lighting controls can bring significant savings and value to projects, yet are often left out or eliminated due to their complexity and cost. What can we do about it? From simple stand-alone controls to complex networked systems, this workshop will provide an overview of lighting control saving strategies, the different types of control systems on the market, application design techniques, and strategies to reduce their cost and keep them on projects.
Presentation(s):
- The Application and Costs of Lighting Controls - Arnold.pdf
- The Application and Costs of Lighting Controls - Castellino.pdf
- The Application and Costs of Lighting Controls Prize Quiz - Arnold.pdf
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond I
About the Speaker(s)-
Gabe Arnold
Gabe is a Senior Consultant with Optimal Energy Inc, an energy efficiency and renewable energy consulting firm based in Hinesburg, Vermont. He has more than 13 years of experience in the energy efficient lighting industry developing policies and programs to support energy efficiency for businesses and consumers. Gabe currently serves as an advisor to the Design Lights Consortium and is a member of the Steering Committee of the DOE CALIPER LED product testing program. He has a B.S. in Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Vermont.
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Kandice H. Castellino
Kandice of OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc. serves as Director of Utility Relations for the ENCELIUM® Energy Management System (EMS) and works with a wide range of energy-related businesses throughout North America to accelerate the adoption of advanced lighting controls and total light management solutions. Kandice has spent her career focusing on energy-reduction initiatives for lighting and HVAC systems within residential, commercial and industrial buildings. She was formerly employed by Lutron Electronics and Trane, Inc. and is a graduate of Lehigh University with a bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering.
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Indoor Air Quality in the Net Zero Home
Mechanical, Residential- William Turner, MS, PE, Turner Building Science & Design, LLC
Distributing and filtering ventilation air to meet ASHRAE Standard 62.2 is a key item in any home that meets Passive House air tightness goals. Learn the design, implementation, and energy techniques for a large home located in climate zone 6.
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Emerald I
About the Speaker(s)-
William Turner
Bill received his BS & MS in Engineering from Northeastern University and served for ten (10) years on the research staff of Harvard University School of Public Health conducting longitudinal air quality studies inside and outside of homes in six cities evaluating second hand smoke and gas appliances. Since then Mr. Turner has focused on Building Science& sustainability issues including energy use, indoor air quality, moisture, building shell design, net-zero buildings, building commissioning, and forensic evaluations. His experience includes rebuilding existing homes & buildings and the design of new buildings. He has published and lectured extensively.
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Choices: A 27-Year Case Study of a Designer's Own Home
Envelope, Residential- Milford Cushman, Cushman Design Group
- Lindsay Jones, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
In search of building performance perfection, aesthetics and livability are often sacrificed and compromised. We offer an alternative road map toward Net Zero. Explore the details of making design and performance choices over 27 years on a home located in Hyde Park, VT which began as a 900-square-foot house. The choice to accomplish a recent Deep Energy Retrofit was driven by a number of factors, including economics, reuse and renewal , and the artistry and craft of architecture.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald II
About the Speaker(s)-
Milford Cushman
Milford is a professional designer with over 30 years of practice committed to creative, functional, intuitive and efficient design solutions. When founding his design practice in 1988, Milford relied on his years of being an educator, a keen observer, a builder, a versatile designer and on the fundamental philosophy of collaboration with his studio, clients and contractors. His grasp of the intricate connection between people and their relationship with the built environment was evident when he was a young man. Now, his strength is his understanding that client and site specific design solutions make a significant difference in our lives.
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Lindsay Jones
Lindsay is a residential new construction Energy Consultant at the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. She provides technical support to builders, contractors, architects and homeowners participating in programs such as ENERGY STAR Homes and the National Green Building Standard. Lindsay’s comprehensive and accessible approach helps her guide clients towards the best path to realizing an energy efficient project. She is a certified Energy Rater, accredited National Green Building Standard verifier, and has a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont.
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Using Pressurized Theatrical Fog
Envelope, Residential & Commercial- Henri Fennell, CSI/CDT, HC Fennell Consulting
Learn the pressurized theatrical fog method for quality assurance and diagnostics in building enclosures. We’ll look at several ways that fog testing can be performed, including working from the inside or outside, by filling pressurized volumes or washing the surfaces of pressurized or depressurized enclosure surfaces, and how both ends of air leakage paths can be located, a unique advantage of this protocol. Sample fog testing specifications are discussed, as well as the pending ASTM standard.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Diamond II
About the Speaker(s)-
Henri Fennell
Henri is an architect and building envelope specialist with over forty years of experience in the construction industry. He was a pioneer in the solar industry, introduced the installation technique for field-applied closed-cell cavity-fill polyurethane foam, developed a pressurized theatrical fog quality assurance technique and protocol, and has designed and constructed a net-zero energy research structure in Antarctica. He has four energy-related U.S. patents and has participated in thousands of high-performance and specialty building projects.
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Financing Options for Energy Projects
Innovations & High Performance, Residential & Commercial- Peter Adamczyk, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Familiarize yourself with the concepts of cash flow and energy projects: comparing projected energy savings with loan costs so you can assess—and share—a project's true economic value. We’ll look at Vermont-specific case studies, examining the economics of several projects. We’ll also review the financing options available throughout the state, discussing the pros and cons of each.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald III
About the Speaker(s)-
Peter Adamczyk
Peter is a Managing Consultant at Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. He leads the Finance Team in the development and implementation of financing strategies and services that support VEIC's goal of reducing the economic and environmental costs of energy use. His responsibilities include development, analysis, and advocacy activities regarding energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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Best Practices in Retail Lighting
Lighting, Commercial- James Benya, FIES, FIALD, Benya Burnett Consultancy
Retail businesses often have unique and stringent requirements for lighting. Not only needed for general illumination, lighting can make the difference in product sales. Energy efficiency is often considered secondarily, but it doesn’t have to be. Learn the aspects of retail lighting and specific energy saving strategies—LED, controls, daylighting, and more—that can make energy-efficient and attractive lighting design possible.
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Amphitheatre
About the Speaker(s)-
James Benya
James is a professional lighting and daylighting designer and a registered engineer with over 40 years of experience in energy efficient buildings. He is a three time winner of the Edison Award for Environmental Design and a Fellow of both the IES and the IALD. James has made five presentations to Efficiency Vermont in recent years.
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Geothermal Heat Pump Systems—Most Efficient, Least Understood
Mechanical, Residential & Commercial- Martin Orio, New England Geothermal Professional Association
Geothermal or groundsource heat pumps are—at their core—solar energy management machines. When properly applied they provide the highest-efficiency heating and cooling of any device on the planet. So why aren't they everywhere? Come learn how geothermal works, and how to make it work for you.
Presentation(s):
Level: Introductory Room: Diamond I
About the Speaker(s)-
Martin Orio
Martin is President of The New England Geothermal Professional Association. He and his family have been involved with geothermal heat pump systems for over 38 years, and are known for providing by the book design, training, equipment and application support exclusively for geo systems throughout the northeast.
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Roof Top Units: Saving Energy and Improving Occupant Comfort
Mechanical, Commercial- Ethan Bellavance, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
- Mary Jane Poynter, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Sixty percent of US commercial building area is conditioned with Roof Top Units (RTUs). Historically, RTUs have been considered “set and forget” systems, which has led to more than sixty percent of existing RTU's having one or more malfunctions at the expense of efficiency and comfort. We’ll look into the changing RTU market and examine opportunities for improved maintenance and control of existing equipment, as well as emerging technologies for new high-efficiency equipment so facilities managers can improve both occupant comfort and their bottom line.
Presentation(s):
Level: Intermediate Room: Emerald I
About the Speaker(s)-
Ethan Bellavance
Ethan is an Energy Consultant at Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. He specializes in commercial and agricultural energy projects. Ethan has been working for the nation’s oldest and leading statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, for close to three years. Ethan’s projects range across the spectrum of refrigeration, new construction, existing buildings, and the multifamily housing market. Ethan holds a BS in Environmental Science with a focus on Ecological Design from the University of Vermont.
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Mary Jane Poynter
Mary Jane is a Senior Energy Consultant at the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. She specializes in commercial, industrial, and multifamily building energy projects, working primarily through the nation’s oldest and leading statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont. A 15-year veteran of the energy efficiency industry, her projects range across the spectrum of new construction, existing buildings, ski resorts, and the affordable housing market. Mary Jane is a Certified Energy Manager, and a 12-year member of her local ASHRAE chapter. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.