Getting to Zero Forum, October 9-11, 2019

Marriott Oakland City Center, Oakland, California

Bishop O'Dowd High School Center for Environmental Studies (Photo: David Wakely)

 
Getting to Zero Forum is a solutions-focused event dedicated to zero energy and zero carbon buildings. The 2019 Forum will bring together more than 550 leading policymakers, design professionals, building owners, systems manufacturers, commercial real estate representatives and others working to define a new energy future for the built environment.

Getting to Zero Forum highlights and recommendations include:

OCTOBER 9, 2019 | 10:45am-1:00pm | Cost $35
Bishop O'Dowd High School Center for Environmental Studies Tour
This award-winning project is home to the school's environmental science and engineering program. Designed to complement the Living Lab—a 4.5-acre hillside restoration site, ecological study area, and wildlife habitat at the perimeter of the campus--a new building along with landscape elements tie the Living Lab to the campus core. The new academic building features two large laboratory classrooms, a faculty office and prep space, restrooms and storage. Sustainable building systems and materials—locally sourced, renewable building materials; roof-mounted photovoltaic panels for renewable power; on-site collection and treatment of storm water, and rainwater harvesting—are easily accessed to serve as teaching tools. Lunch on campus is included in the fee. Separate registration for the Getting to Schools Workshop is required. CEUs pending.

OCTOBER 11, 2019 | 8:30-10:00am
Session 3: A Global Call to Action for Zero Embodied Carbon
Getting to zero requires targeting both operating and embodied carbon. Buildings are responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions—28% attributed to operational carbon, and 11% to embodied emissions from materials and construction processes. As the industry responds to the challenge of eliminating operational carbon emissions from the energy consumption of buildings through design improvements, standards and regulations, embodied carbon becomes even more significant. This session will present a theory of change with case studies that aim to be zero embodied carbon discussing the feasibility of building density goals on embodied and operating carbon and explain the role that building reuse plays in achieving a zero carbon future. (1.5 AIA LU|HSW CEUs)

Moderator: Tony Saracino (Autodesk)
Presenters:
A Global Call to Action for Net Zero Embodied Carbon
Victoria Burrows (World GBC)

Thinking Small, Not Tall, to Get to Zero Carbon 
Ann Edminster (Design AVEnues LLC) & Larry Strain (Siegel & Strain Architects)

Embodied Carbon & High Performance in Landmark Structures: The Transformation of Fort Mason Pier 2
Marsha Maytum & Ryan Jang (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects)

OCTOBER 11, 2019 | 10:30-11:30am
Jolt Session 2: Essential Technologies for Getting to Zero
The U.S. building industry is creating new products, advancing manufacturing techniques, and altering construction approaches to meet the needs of zero energy and carbon goals. This session will show attendees how building envelopes have evolved and how they progressed to achieve zero energy goals; evaluate three key standard HVAC design features that are outdated and not supporting zero energy; and understand how off-site, modular construction can overcome productivity and help zero energy buildings adoption issues in the national construction market. (1 AIA LU|HSW CEUs)
Moderator: David Reynolds (ERS)
Presenters:
Inserting Zero Energy Design into the Growing Offsite Prefab Construction Market
Stacey Rothgeb & Shanti Pless (NREL)

Design for Off: Decarbonization of Existing Buildings
Jonathan Heller (Ecotope)
 
Building Envelope for Net Zero Buildings Lessons Learned Over Twenty Years
Henry Siegel & Nancy Malone (Siegel & Strain Architects). 

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