NYS Green Building Conference
Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 am

Check-in Continental Breakfast & Sponsor & Exhibitor Interactions

Finger Lakes Ballroom Foyer

8:30 - 9:00 am

Welcome and Introduction 

• Katherina B.Searing, Associate Director, ESF Open Academy

Finger Lakes Ballroom

9:00 - 10:00 am

Opening Keynote

Introduced by Dr. Paul Crovella, Program Chair, Assistant Professor, Sustainable Resources Management Department, SUNY ESF

A Decade of North American Mass Timber
Taylor Cabot, Timberland
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Finger Lakes Ballroom

10:00 - 10:30 am

Sponsor & Exhibitor Interactions

Finger Lakes Ballroom Foyer 

Concurrent Session I

Track A: Decarbonization & Embodied Carbon

Session Chair: Kevin Stack

Canandaigua Room

Track B: Building Science & High Performance Building

Session Chair: Chris Straile

Conesus Room

Track C: Mass Timber

Session Chair: Paul Crovella

Hemlock Room

10:30 - 11:30 am

Addressing Embodied Carbon on the Path to Zero
Karla Butterfield, Steven Winter Associates, Inc

(Approved for 1.0 PDH)

(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

(Approved for 1 Phius CEU)

LEED v4 Building Enclosure Commissioning: Sounds fun...You bet!
Adam Ugliuzza, Sustainable Building Partners

(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

(Approved for 1 GBCI CE)

Towards Biodiverse Mass Timber
Lindsey Wikstrom, Mattaforma

(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

11:35 am - 12:35 pm

Zero Place - Carbon-Neutral Multi-Family Building: First Year Occupancy Results + More Lessons Learned
Pasquale Strocchia, Integral Building + Design
Anthony Aebi, ZeroNetNow

(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

(Approved for 1 GBCI CE)

Impacts of Governmental and Regulatory Directives on Buildings and Energy Auditing

Herbert Dwyer, CEO, EMPEQ

Mass Timber for Affordable Housing, Healthy Forests and a Cleaner Environment
Jeff Spiritos, Spiritos Properties

Lunch & Networking Opportunities in Finger Lakes Ballroom - Introduced by Prof. Jensen Zhang, Executive Director, Center of Excellence

Patrick O’Shei, Director of Market Development, NYSERDA  

Sponsor & Exhibitor Interactions in Finger Lakes Ballroom Foyer 

Concurrent Session II

Track D: Mass Timber and Buildings as a Carbon Solution

Session Chair: Paul Crovella

Canandaigua Room

Track E: Community Benefits of Green Building

Session Chair: Diane Brandi

Conesus Room

Track F: Resiliency and IA

Session Chair: Nicole Schuster

Hemlock Room

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Reducing Embodied Carbon in New York's Building Stock: Developing
Mikhail Haramati, NYSERDA
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Climate Justice Is Right Under Our Feet: Community Thermal Networks & Equitable Environmental Access for All

Jared Rodriguez, Emergent Urban Concepts

Audrey Schulman, HEET

Cameron Best, Brightcore Energy

Lauren Hildebrand, Brightcore Energy, LLC

(Approved for 1.0 PDH)

(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Passive House: Reducing Energy Use and Increasing Resiliency
Michelle Tinner,

Chris Straile, Sustainable Comfort, Inc.
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

3:05 - 4:05 PM

Buildings as Carbon Drawdown Solution
Christina Aβmann,

Michael Hindle, Passive to Positive
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Implementing Energy Justice Through Community Campaigns
Lindsay Speer, Alliance for a Green Economy
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Indoor Air Quality in P-12 Classrooms
Robert Hudson, IBC Engineering, PC
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

(Approved for 1 GBCI CE)

Sponsor & Exhibitor Interactions in Finger Lakes Ballroom Foyer

Panel Presentation in Finger Lakes Ballroom - Introduced by Monique Owens, Regional Director, USGBC

Women in Green Panel

Joanie Mahoney, President of SUNY ESF (Moderator)

Martha Campbell, Principal, RMI

Doreen Harris, President & CEO, NYSERDA

Laurie Kutina, Vice President, Sustainability Energy and Climate Change, WSP USA

Christie McCarthy, Director, Sustainability - Life Sciences Group, Corning

Leia Sims, Vice President, Engineering, BlocPower 

(Approved for 1 GBCI CE)

Reception, Sponsor & Exhibitor Interactions, & Student Poster Competition in Finger Lakes Ballroom and Finger Lakes Ballroom Foyer

Clean Energy Fair in Persian Terrace

Check-in, Continental Breakfast, & Sponsor & Exhibitor Interactions

Welcome and Introduction 

Katherina B. Searing, Associate Director, ESF Open Academy

Finger Lakes Ballroom

Introduced by Chris Straile, Sustainable Comfort, Inc.

NYS Affordable Housing Guidelines and the Path to Decarbonization
Samantha Pearce, NYS Homes and Community Renewal

Finger Lakes Ballroom

Sponsor & Exhibitor Interactions

Finger Lakes Ballroom Foyer

Panel Presentation
Freeway Fighters - Reconnecting Our Communities in New York State
Adam Bonosky, SWBR;
Stephanie Crockatt, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy;
Erik Frisch, City of Rochester Deputy Commissioner for Neighborhood & Business Development;
Lanessa Owens-Chaplin, NY ACLU;
Joe Driscoll, City of Syracuse;
Scott Townsend, SWBR & Albany Riverfront Collaborative;
Marc Wouters, Marc Wouters | Studio
(Approved for 1.0 CEC HSW)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Finger Lakes Ballroom

Concurrent Session III

Track G: Building for the Electric Future

Session Chair: Charlie Bertuch

Canandaigua Room

Track H: Urban Design, Planning, & Community Development

Session Chair: Tammy Rosanio

Conesus Room

Track I: Legislation & SDGs

Session Chair: Chris Straile

Owasco Room

11:05 am - 12:05 pm

Keeping it Hot: An engineered solution to heat pump hot water
Brendan Mangino, Taitem Engineering

Evan Hallas, CEM, CPHC,
Senior Energy Analyst, Taitem Engineering

(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Complete Streets + Green Buildings = Complete Communities
Erik Backus, Clarkson University
Bill Olsen, Clarkson University

(Approved for 1.0 PDH)

(Approved for 1.0 CEC HSW)

(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

(Approved for 1 GBCI CE)

Interspecies Design in the Age of Climate Change
Nicolette Havrish, Nourish Architecture, DPC

(Approved for 1.0 PDH);
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

12:10 - 1:10 pm

Passive House and the Grid: Why Energy Efficiency Still Matters
Nicole Schuster, Positive Trace
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

District Thermal System for the 15th Ward
Brendan Hall, CHA Consulting
Nate Prior, CenTrio Syracuse Energy Concessionaire LLC
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

The IDG Change-whisperer's Journey to achieving the SDGs
Kevin Stack, Northeast Natural Homes/The Leaders Co-Lab,
Melissa O'Mara, The Leaders Co-Lab
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Lunch in Finger Lakes Ballroom

including Green Building Advocate Ceremony & Recognition of the Student Poster Winners

Concurrent Session IV

Track J: Sustainable Professional Practice

Session Chair: Erik Backus

Canandaigua Room

Track K: Green Building's role in Environmental & Social Justice

Session Chair: Daine Brandli

Conesus Room

Track L: Green Building and Sustainability Rating Systems & Materials

Session Chair: Peter Lindabury

Owasco Room

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Lessons Learned in ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction Program
Giulia Luci, Steven Winter Associates
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

You can help promote sustainability in historic buildings: Case Study Earlville Opera House
Bruce Ward, Earlville Opera House, Inc

Comparison of Sustainability Rating Systems
Charles Bertuch, Bergmann Associates
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

3:35 - 4:35 pm

Chapter 5 Comes Alive!
Jim D'Aloisio, Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt
Jodi Smits Anderson, EYP Architecture & Engineering

(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

New Americans' Pavilion: Green Building Strategies to Support Refugee Food Sovereignty in Syracuse, NY

David R. Shanks, Syracuse University School of Architecture

Low-Carbon Materials and the Concrete Building Code
Robert Thomas, Clarkson University
(Approved for 1.0 PDH)
(Approved for 1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW)

Closing and Conference Giveaway in Finger Lakes Ballroom

Conference Concludes