Call To Speakers for 2011

Below is a list of topics the Programs Committee wishes to develp in conjunction with our membership.  If you feel that your experience makes you a candidate to discuss and present any of the following topics, please contact us at programs@usgbc-li.org


Enhancing Existing Building Performance Using LEED EB:OM
The participant will develop a clear understanding of the building audit process from the initial assessment through corporate planning, implementation of green building strategies and LEED certification.  Understand how to refine building operation and maintenance policies to better align with sustainability and energy efficiency objectives

The Basics of Water Efficiency
Review requirements for water efficiency credits in the LEED Building Design & Construction rating system. Enhance your strategies for reducing wastewater production, potable water consumption, and landscaping irrigation requirements.   Become familiar with the water efficiency credit category and have an understanding of different approaches to reducing a building's water consumption.

Green Interiors: Optimizing Nature's Design
Study interior landscape architecture's impact on sustainable design and the impact of plants on people's physical, psychological and behavioral needs within the built environment.

The Cool Roof: The Five E's of High-Performance Roofing
Understanding the five key elements of HPRs - Energy, Environment, Endurance, Economics and Engineering can help designers and building owners make an informed choice that meets high performance building guidelines.  Learn how cool roofing is an important element of sustainable roofing, key attributes of high performance roofing systems and utilize a practical checklist to determine if a roofing system meets new criteria.

Building Energy Auditing to Optimize Existing Building Energy Performance
Participants learn why and how energy audits are relevant to their buildings; know the major steps in the auditing process; understand the tools, information and analytical methods at each step; and, understand their role in the planning, implementation and evaluation of a successful energy audit. Develop an energy auditing framework for an existing building in line with the ASHRAE Level I and II Protocol.

Building Envelope
Understand the link between high performance building envelopes and energy efficiency, indoor air quality and materials selection.  Learn how green building is linked to building science, durability, and quality

Construction and Demolition Recycling Training
Learn the skills to develop, manage, monitor, document and promote a successful recycling program for construction and demolition debris.  Understand reuse and recycling programs on construction or demolition sites and learn how to prepare an effective waste management plan for LEED and other projects

Construction Manager's Role with LEED for New Construction
Learn how to handle preconstruction issues and development of management tools, documentation methods, subcontractor training and post-construction close-out strategies. Identify aspects of LEED for New Construction that are relevant to the construction manager's role on LEED projects.

Daylighting
Natural daylight is better for people, does not require electric energy, and can actually reduce the HVAC costs. Understand the use of window-to-wall ratio, shading coefficient, ceiling design, lighting controls, and HVAC size savings to determine the effectiveness of daylighting strategies in architectural design.

Energy Efficient Lighting: Principles to Payback
Learn how to achieve high quality, energy efficient lighting. Explore how to evaluate and implement economical and energy efficient lighting in commercial or industrial settings. Specify how choosing energy efficient lighting equipment can increase efficiency and decrease maintenance costs.

Energy Modeling for High-Performance Buildings
Understand the use of computer modeling to predict the energy performance of buildings. Evaluate software features that utilize modeling to improve design and report your results.

Improving Performance in Existing Buildings: Process, Strategies & LEED EB:OM
Program focuses on the overall objective of the system, the need for existing building market transformation, and the benefits and strategies incorporated by different building owners.

Materials, Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality
Analyze the life cycle of building materials and how that impacts the environment. What strategies and plans impact a green building project.

Green Design: Brownfield Redevelopment
Brownfield is used to describe land that is abandoned or underused out of concern that the land is contaminated. These properties can be found in every metropolitan city creating major urban infill opportunities. Understanding what a brownfield is, where it still exists and with the help of USGBC and LEED, the multitude of Federal, State and local initiatives that surround brownfield redevelopment.

Sustainability Toolkit for Existing Buildings
Achieving sustainability in existing buildings is an extremely challenging task. Aging buildings, obsolete and inefficient buildings systems and outdated practices make achieving sustainable goals costly and time consuming. This seminar is for facility managers who are devoted to making their existing facilities sustainable without breaking the bank. This seminar explores five key things you need to know to start down the path of sustainability in your existing buildings: water efficiency; energy efficiency; sustainable purchasing; material handling; air quality and cleaning.