LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE Greetings! What could an understanding of the Living Building Challenge lead to in your city? Green leaders with varied backgrounds and hometowns all over the world are using the information offered in our 6-hour workshop to spark new conversations, create some of the world's greenest modern buildings and envision brighter futures for their cities. You have brought incredible enthusiasm and support to the Living Building Challenge, and now we are bringing Understanding the Living Building Challenge Workshop to you. Join us in Seattle on August 21st and explore the possibilities at our public "Understanding the Living Building Challenge" workshop. This workshop is being offered at a special discounted rate. Additionally, we are offering an optional networking event immediately following the workshop. This workshop is eligible for 6 AIA Learning Units and 6 GBCI Continuing Education credits. Additional event details and an overview of the workshop learning objectives are included on our website. Will you still be in Seattle on Thursday, August 23rd? Join us for a tour of the Bullitt Center, a commercial building in Seattle's thriving Capitol Hill neighborhood currently pursuing the Living Building Challenge. We encourage you to build your community by inviting any colleagues or associates you think would also be interested in attending.  Thank you,  The Living Building Challenge Team

Preservation Green Lab Presentation:
SEDR is hosting a presentation by the Preservation Green Lab
When: Monday, July 23rd from Noon to 1pm.
Where: 4th Floor Conference Room in City Centre, 1420 5th Ave, Downtown Seattle.
Speakers: Ric Cochrane (Preservation Green Lab) Joe Giampietro, (Designer and Developer)

The sustainable design community has traditionally focused its efforts on new commercial construction, usually involving larger projects. This focus has started to widen recently with the realization that investments made in green renovations of the existing commercial building stock can be leveraged to produce
considerable energy savings and a significant reduction in their carbon footprints. Existing commercial buildings under 50,000 sq ft make up over 95% of the commercial building stock (by number) and represent an immense cache of embodied energy. With this in mind, the National Trust for Historic Preservation
founded Preservation Green Lab in 2009. It is focused on developing approaches and policies that will make green renovation of existing buildings easier to accomplish and more viable in the eyes of all participants.
Several cities (NYC, San Francisco, Seattle…) are now starting to implement regulations and consider approaches that recognize the value of renovating existing buildings and the special issues and opportunities that are likely to be encountered. Ric Cochrane, the Building Performance Programs Manager at PGL, will be talking about some of these cultural, political and scientific factors that are behind this emerging
awareness and area of practice. He will be using the recent green renovation of the 95 year old Terry Avenue Building in south Lake Union as a case study to illustrate the opportunities and challenges that are inherent in this newly emerging area. Joe Giampietro, an architect whose CV includes both a long
history of practice in sustainable design and a stint as a property developer, will be providing some observations and insights that come from the perspective of the development community. SEDR is the Seattle Energy & Design Roundtable, with gatherings on the 3rd Monday of each month to discuss how to
inform energy-efficient design with software and metrics.
For more information:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seattleenergydesignrt/
kjellanderson@gmail.com
jackmckean@comcast.net

NEEC Training 

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council is pleased to announce that we are offering focused topic trainings about the 2009 WA State Non-Residential Energy Code (NREC) in various locations around the state this year.  The City of Shoreline is the host for our trainings serving the North Puget Sound area in their new City Hall that recently was awarded LEED Gold certification.

Training Date:            Wednesday, August 1st from 8:30am-4:30pm
Training Location:      Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
Registration:               Visit our online registration service - http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A320401
Fee:  This is a no cost event with brown bag lunch. Light breakfast, beverages and snacks will be provided by NEEC.  There are several recommended restaurants within walking distance of the venue for dining in or take out.

Four topics will be presented and you are welcome to attend any one or all of them. The presenters will be Lisa Rosenow from NEEC and Lauren MacLeod from Candela, a lighting design consulting firm. ICC continuing education credits are available for self-reporting.

8:45-10:30am - Envelope Continuity Short Training

• Fundamentals of building science and general NREC requirements for moisture control, air barriers and continuous insulation

10:45am-Noon - NREC Envelope Compliance Forms

• Summary of compliance paths and instructions on how to fill out the NREC envelope compliance forms.  Includes discussion of how to confirm this information relative to drawings and specs.

Noon-1:15pm – Lunchtime Q&A

• NEEC Energy Code specialist will offer a lunch time open Q&A where attendees can ask their general questions

1:15-3:00pm – Lighting Systems Compliance

• Discussion of lighting and daylighting zone controls, interior/exterior LPA calculations and applicable exemptions.  Includes instructions on how to fill out the NREC interior and exterior lighting compliance forms.

3:15-4:30pm – Mechanical Systems Right Sizing

• Mechanical system sizing criteria in the NREC and how it impacts system selection and performance.  Includes load calculation submittal requirements for simple and complex systems and a discussion of how to review this information.

FUTURE EVENTS:

• NREC Trainings in Bellingham – Similar format as NREC trainings in Shoreline.  Event will be held Tuesday, July 31st at City of Bellingham ITSD Building.
• NREC Trainings in Issaquah, Des Moines and Seattle – Additional training opportunities will be scheduled in these areas in August and September.  
• Envelope Continuity Comprehensive Training – A 4-hour training that covers the fundamentals of building science, water vapor control, air barriers and continuous insulation.  This training will be offered in Olympia in August and in Seattle, Vancouver and Tri-Cities in the fall.

Questions?                   
Contact Lisa Rosenow – Northwest Energy Efficiency Council, www.neec.net
(206) 624-0283, lisa@putnamprice.com

ASHRAE Announces Fall Online Courses

ATLANTA – A full slate of online courses touching on a range of built environment topics is being offered by ASHRAE this fall.

The 11 ASHRAE Learning Institute courses provide professional development through in-depth information that is timely, practical and targeted to provide engineers in consulting practices, facility management or supplier support with instruction on applying ASRHAE standards and employing new technologies essential for advanced building performance. The online courses allow attendees to learn from anywhere with an Internet connection. Course participants earn continuing education credits and qualify for Professional Development Hours for each course completed.  Courses are instructor-led, drawing upon professional knowledge of leading practitioners.

The courses are:

•       District Cooling and Heating Systems: Central Plants, Sept. 10

•       The Commissioning Process and Guideline 0, The Commissioning Process (co-sponsored with the Building Commissioning Association, Illuminating Engineering Society and National Environmental Balancing Bureau), Sept. 24

•       Basics of Air-to-Air Energy Recovery, Sept. 26

•       Basics of High-Performance Building Design, Oct. 8

•       Advanced High-Performance Building Design,  Oct. 10

•       Complying with ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings: HVAC/Mechanical,  Oct. 15

•       Complying with Standard 90.1-2010: Envelope/Lighting, Oct. 17

•       Fundamental Requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality,  Oct. 22

•       Energy Management in New and Existing Buildings, Oct. 24

•       Energy Modeling Best Practices and Applications: HVAC/Thermal – Parts 1 and 2, Sept. 11 and 13

•       Implementing ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, Parts 1 and 2,  Sept. 17 and 19

For registration costs and to register, visit www.ashrae.org/onlinecourses. Site licenses are available to organizations that have five or more course participants. For more information, e-mail edu@ashrae.org or call 678-539-1146.

Commissioning for Energy Efficiency Class

About the Class:
Do you have a background in commercial:
-Building operations and controls?
-Electrical contracting?
-Mechanical engineering?
-Mechanical contracting?
-TAB (testing, adjusting, balancing)?
-Electronics?
-Controls installation?
-Energy Auditing?
-General contracting?

This could be the course for you!


Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center
WHEN: 7/16/2012 — 5-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-3 Saturdays
WHERE:Georgetown campus, South Seattle Community College, 6737 Corson Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108


http://georgetown.seattlecolleges.edu/GENERAL/classes.aspx#154

Upon course completion, the successful student will be able to:

-Comprehend the range of commissioning types.
-Identify when, where and what type of commissioning may be appropriate for their building or project and what elements make up a successful project.
-Understand the role of a building operator in the commissioning process and how they can reduce cost through active participation in the process.
-Assist with field commissioning activities and report writing.
-Establish a list of expected work products (deliverables) from a third party commissioning service provider that enhances the operation and maintenance of buildings.

Schedule:

July 16—August 11, Mondays and Wednesdays 5-9 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m.— 3 p.m.

Description:

Building Commissioning is a systematic process that spans the entire life of a building from project inception and design to construction and occupancy. It is a quality-oriented process for achieving, verifying, and documenting that the quality and performance of facilities, systems, and assemblies meets defined objectives and criteria. Tests evaluate performance of systems to measure their performance, effectiveness, and energy efficiency.

In this 54 hour course, students will focus on:

-Terminology and history of commissioning, and the current state of commissioning practice
-The commissioning process for existing and new buildings
-Applicable codes, standards and commissioning guidelines
-Scheduling and project integration
-Test procedure development and use
-Field testing and report writing
-Application of the commissioning process to various building systems (including HVAC, lighting, exteriors, plumbing, power, and controls)
-Career pathways
-During lab work and site visits, students will use hardware, tolls, software, and calculations

Pre-requisites:

COMPASS English scores equivalent to 11th grade reading and writing level or, transcript showing 2.0 GPA in equivalent English class. Course requires high school level algebra and computer literacy including Excel, prior experience with basic energy calculations and basic financial data preparation for project proposals. Exceptions by permission of the instructor.

Questions? Want to sign up?
Please contact:
Rob Watt
206-851-3900
rob@tracassoc.com

Questions About Course Content?
Please contact:
Jason Petrait
Jason.Petrait@seattlecolleges.edu
206-934-6865

ASHRAE 2013 Annual Conference Call for Papers

ATLANTA – ASHRAE has announced a call for papers for its 2013 Annual Conference in Denver, Colo., June 22-26.

The conference seeks papers on current research worldwide; core HVAC&R applications and systems; and, featured for this conference, Integrated Project Design, Energy Modeling and Building Efficiency Performance.

The Research track seeks papers that report on all aspects pertaining to HVAC&R and attempts to bring together researchers to present and discuss the latest research.  The Research track has an emphasis on Renewable Energy Research and its role in the industry’s movement toward a clean energy economy.  Papers describing ASHRAE-related research are encouraged as well as papers from societies and associations worldwide.

As with past ASHRAE conferences, the Denver Conference seeks papers addressing the core HVAC&R Systems and Equipment, and Fundamentals and Applications advances and practices.

The Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) track addresses the evolving method of managing a design project from conceptual design through to the operation and maintenance phase, based on the concept of shared risk/profit and teamwork.  Papers in this track will focus on success and lessons learned with IPD, as well as individual roles in IPD collaboration.

The Building Energy Modeling vs. Measurement & Verification track seeks papers discussing the accuracy of building energy modeling programs compared to utility usage in the actual building after one to two years of occupancy, investigates trends in building modeling; and/or the realities of construction and O&M, such as systemic construction issues that lead to long term non-performance and training staff to operate a building as it was designed to perform.

The Mile-High Efficiency & Equipment Track seeks papers highlighting new breakthroughs in equipment and building systems that contribute to a building’s overall high-efficiency performance.

ASHRAE offers two types of paper submissions:

•       Conference Paper Abstracts due Sept. 24, 2012.  Upon acceptance, papers will be due January 14, 2013.  These “final” papers undergo a single-blind review, are submitted as a PDF and have an eight single-spaced page maximum length.

•       Full Technical Papers due Sept. 24, 2012.  Papers submitted for review must be both technically accurate and clearly written. These papers undergo a rigorous double-blind review and can be a maximum of 30 double-spaced pages.

To submit a conference paper abstract or a technical paper and for more information about the tracks, go to www.ashrae.org/Denver.

Women Reshaping the World Building the Business and Community Case for a Deep Green, Market-Rate Project: The Cascadia Green Building Council would like to invite you to our June signal issues panel workshop celebrating “Women Reshaping the World” co-hosted by the Workshops and Emerging Professionals Committees. We have invited inspiring women who are leaders in re-imagining our built environments. This is a fabulous topic and both seasoned pros and those newer to the field are interested in what's new in our roles, as women, business leaders, philanthropists, sisters, daughters, mothers, and environmentalists. We're excited at the prospect of generating some lively and powerful dialogue, a great networking opportunity, and a bit of fun too! We'd love to have you join us and share your perspective! The interactive session will address building a business case for developing buildings that achieve much of the living building challenge criteria while still attracting tenants and users at a market‐rate. It will explore living building costs, imperative selections and challenges in meeting requirements for prospective tenants as well as addressing community expectations. The panel will use Stone34 as a case study – a City of Seattle Living Building Pilot Program project and soon to be the international headquarters for Brooks Sports. Presenters will discuss specific opportunities and constraints in creating market revolutions in building, involving: tenants, owners, developers, designers and builders. Remember, the workshop series is about Conversation not Powerpoint, more of a discussion "salon" so come ready to listen, learn and share ideas with industry experts, friends, and colleagues. Please join us!

Moderator: Linda Mitchell, Consultant, Public Relations and Communications Linda is a well known voice advocating for women's issues and a natural choice to provide experience and perspective to a workshop celebrating Women Re-shaping the World.  She is currently serving as communications committee chair at Mary's Place, organizer at Downtown Condo Board Presidents, president at Watermark Homeowners Association, consultant at Linda Mitchell Consulting, and president at National Women's Political Caucus of Washington. Panelists: Lisa Picard, EVP and Regional Manager, Seattle, WA Lisa has over 15 years of experience in the conceptualization, design, finance and management of large real estate projects, with a portfolio of office, retail, resort, residential and mixed‐use developments totaling over $1.2 billion. She has a track record for delivering innovative, high quality projects that involve numerous stakeholders. Currently, Lisa is developing and executing Skanska USA's west coast investment strategy for commercial development, as well as its all equity investment and development platform. Prior to joining Skanska USA, Lisa founded Muse Development and previously developed several urban projects in Seattle with both Hines and Harbor Properties. Barbara Swift, Principal, Swift Company Barbara’s enthusiasm for landscape architecture and urban design is contagious. As a skilled and seasoned practitioner, she is committed to creating powerful places that resonate over time. Barbara is known for strategic thinking and work with diverse circumstances from urban systems to wild landscapes. Barbara’s innovative work has been acknowledged with multiple awards and fellowships. Her commitment is evidenced in years of service with the Seattle Design commission, Seattle Arts Commission, and the ARCADE Journal. Jessica Vets, Executive Director of Seattle’s Fremont Chamber of Commerce In her role as Executive Director of Seattle’s Fremont Chamber of Commerce, Jessica Vets supports the Chamber’s mission and goals, and provides direction for its membership base. She is also actively involved in the Seattle Farmers Market Association, working closely with the Market Master on vendor relations, accounting and management operations. As a consultant, Jessica helps small businesses with their brand identity, project management and operations efficiencies. A passionate community advocate, she volunteers with a variety of local non‐profit organizations. Jessica has an MBA from Seattle University, and a BS in graphic design and photography from Drexel University.

Rainier Square Atrium, 3rd Floor 1333 5th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 Thursday, June 21st 5:00pm - 5:30 networking 5:30 - 7:30pm presentation, discussion, Q&A Cost: $5 Cascadia GBC members & Emerging Professionals / $15 non-members Upcoming Emerging Professionals Events   June 22, 5-7pm Seattle EP Happy Hour Temple Billiards Pioneer Square July Seattle University Biodiversity and Grounds Walking Tour August Bullitt Center Hard Hat Tour September Slow Food Harvest Dinner