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ATLANTA— The engineering, architectural and green building communities,
as well as governmental agencies, are seeking to fundamentally change
energy-use aspects of the built environment. The ASHRAE conference,
High Performance Buildings: A Focus on Deep Energy Savings, addresses
what really works when tackling major improvements in energy
efficiency, renewable applications and operating practices in
buildings.
The conference is sponsored by ASHRAE’s High Performing Buildings
magazine and takes place March 12-13, 2012 in San Diego, Calif.
“The conference’s focus on case studies and networking offers attendees
an up close and personal exchange of ideas on best practices for high
performance buildings,” Kent Peterson, conference chair, said. “It’s an
intense two days of examining what has and hasn’t worked in the past,
what we’re doing right now and what we can do in the future to ensure
that ‘high performance’ is the obvious choice when it comes to design
and construction.”
The full technical program offers more than 50 presentations in 16
sessions on topics such as applications results; energy audits;
commissioning; benchmarking of utility consumption; economics, design
and construction; energy efficient IEQ strategies and technologies; and
energy efficiency strategies for envelopes and lighting.
Particular sessions of interest include “U.S. Army Net Zero Policy,
Initiatives and Progress,” presented on March 12, by Katherine Hammack,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (installations, energy &
environment). The Army is the largest facility energy user in the
federal government, with an energy bill that exceeded $1.2 billion in
FY10. A recent initiative by the Army has announced 17 installations
that will participate in a pilot project to achieve net zero by 2020 in
one of four categories: energy, water, waste or all three.
Additionally, “Life-Cycle Commissioning: Maximizing Investment in
Construction, Operation and Maintenance,” on March 13, addresses the
importance commissioning throughout the entire life-cycle of a
building, versus new building or retro-commissioning alone. Life-cycle
commissioning maximizes the capital, operating and strategic
investments in facilities and a necessary evolution for an efficient
building.
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Jeanne Clinton, special adviser to the Governor for Energy Efficiency,
presents a keynote speech on “Energy Management Meets Economic
Development.” Other keynote speeches are presented by ASHRAE President
Ron Jarnagin and Eric Corey Freed, who will speak on “Dodo-Sapiens: How
Our Way of Life Is Killing Us and the Need for Regenerative, Bio-Based
Buildings.” The conference also includes a presentation on this
topic by Douglas Pierce.
In conjunction with the conference, ASHRAE Learning Institute is
offering the Implementing Standard 189.1-2009 for High-Performance
Green Buildings seminar. Presented by Tom Lawrence, a professor at the
University of Georgia, this six-hour seminar focuses on the minimum
requirements for the design, construction and plans for operating
high-performance buildings. The seminar takes place on March 11, and
the cost is $485 ($395 ASHRAE, USGBC and AIA members).
Cost of registration for the conference is $650, non-member ($550
ASHRAE, USGBC and AIA members). The conference will be approved for AIA
LUs, NY PDHs and GBCI credits for LEED APs. An “on-demand” virtual
conference is included with the registration fee. A Virtual Conference
only registration is $149 ($99, member). Registration is limited to 300
attendees. To register or for more information, go to
www.ashrae.org/HPBConference.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a building technology society with more
than 50,000 members worldwide. The Society and its members focus on
building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and
sustainability within the industry. Through research, standards
writing, publishing and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s
built environment today.
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