Track 1

9am
Nick Sabin
Director of New Business Development, Charlottesville Media
Twitter Means Business
Twitter has become the premier tool for distributing business news releases on the web.  National companies have used it to instantly reach an audience actively engaged in their brand.  In this program we'll look at how Twitter compares to other social media tools (such as Facebook and blogs), and learn how small businesses can use Twitter to effectively promote their services and products.  1 AIA LU

10am
Christopher Ammon
Regional Sales Manager, Lighting Control & Design
Daylight Harvesting: Lighting Control Applications
Learn the basics of daylight harvesting through this one-hour slideshow presentation. From this course, you will learn when and how to apply daylight harvesting into your construction designs. Drills on zoning and circuiting are provided to further develop an understanding of technology layout, which can be incorporated directly into drawings.  1 AIA HSW/SD LU

12pm
Scott Sklar
President, The Stella Group, Ltd.
Global Energy Efficiency and Renewables
Over twenty prestigious studies have been released in the last two years concluding the US and the world could meet ALL their new energy needs from high value energy efficiency and renewable energy.  Scott will weave together highlights from these studies and technologies and then add practical conclusions on how we can utilize this information in project and facility planning.  1 AIA LU

1pm
Scott Sklar
President, The Stella Group, Ltd.
Zero Energy Buildings
Zero energy buildings are real and are being constructed all over the world.  Instead of showing movie-star examples, Scott breaks down into commercial components what he utilizes for his two zero-energy buildings in Virginia and the multitude he has facilitated for his clients.  Smart glass, insulation that doesn't outgas, thermal barrier paints, ductless heat pumps and direct-exchange ground-coupled heating and cooling, LEDs and solar daylighting, small wind and of course solar water heating, solar air preheating and solar electric (photovoltaics) in all its forms.  1 AIA LU

3pm
Steve Gordon
President, Preservation & Protection Systems, Inc. (PPSI)
Integrating Green Roofs Into My Next Building Project
Steve Gordon will present an overview of green roofs and their building performance benefits.  Green roof design considerations, profile types, environmental issues, and budget and maintenance costs will all be discussed.    Steve will also demonstrate stormwater analysis/modeling to meet new stormwater regulations and talk on green roofs and LEED.  1 AIA HSW LU

4pm
Steve Gordon
President, Preservation & Protection Systems, Inc. (PPSI)
Wall Systems and Air Barriers
Steve Gordon will compare and contrast air barriers, vapor barriers and rain barriers in this informative presentation.  He will explain the importance of incorporating membrane technology in today’s projects and go over the advantages of masonry construction.  Review of various flashing materials and discussion of thru-wall flashing design considerations will conclude the program.  1 AIA HSW LU

Track 2

9am
Karl Bren, Green Visions Consulting
Cynthia Adams, Transition Team Leader, LEAP
Green Jobs and Trends in the Construction Industry
This session will discuss the potential for “green” jobs in the currently slow economy, as well as look to the future and better times.  This is the year of “energy efficiency,” and many skills and occupations will be involved.  In particular, learn about how the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), a new Charlottesville-Albemarle nonprofit, will roll out a community-based energy efficiency program which will grow jobs and save residents money at the same time.  1 AIA LU

10am 
Fred Øesch
Principal, Oesch Environmental Design
Symbiotic Living
Fred Øesch will present an overview of timeless design and building solutions which facilitate healthful, energy independent living.  Øesch advocates a synergistic Nature - Mankind symbiosis exemplified through the poetic metaphors of the five vital elements; Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit.  Øesch will present completed and visionary projects with dramatic photographs and detailed illustrations from his upcoming book.  1 AIA HSW/SD LU

12pm
Chris Gorthy, LEED AP
Preconstruction Manager, DPR Construction, Inc.
Integrated Project Delivery:  Lessons from the Trenches
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a hot word in the design and construction industry, but why?  First you must understand what it is, who it can benefit, and why it can be very successful.  This program will try to answer these questions, and show through case studies and experiences how IPD is changing the paradigm one integrated project team at a time.  1 AIA HSW/SD LU

1pm
Steve Davis, AIA, LEED AP
Director of Sustainable Design, VMDO Architects
LEED Case Study, Manassas Park Elementary
The new Manassas Park Elementary School opened in April 2009, and is currently anticipating a LEED Gold certification. This in-depth case study session will focus on strategies that distinguish a green school from a typical green building and on the concepts that extend environmental stewardship beyond green rating systems. The session will also focus on the elements that engage the students in understanding their community and the local ecology. The presenter in this session will demonstrate that the children at MPES not only understand the many green features of their school, they have also developed an intimate understanding of the native flora and fauna surrounding them. Likewise, they understand how the building and their actions relate to the health of the planet and the local ecosystem (a mixed oak forest in the Occoquan River and Chesapeake Bay watershed). Throughout, the presenter will highlight many of the cost-effective green building products incorporated into the construction.  1 AIA HSW/SD LU

3pm
Brian E. Trimble, CDT, PE, LEED AP, FASTM
Sr. Director of Engineering Services & Architectural Outreach
Midwest/Northeast Region
Brick Industry Association
Brick Revisited: Just How Green is it? – What are the environmental advantages of brick? How does the material fit within the LEED rating system and how many credits can brick help attain? The presentation includes discussions about brick manufacturing (including embodied energy), life cycle assessment and performance aspects of brick masonry. Also included are discussions on what LEED is missing and other features brick can provide to sustainable buildings.  1 AIA HSW/SD LU and 1 GBCI CE Credit

4pm
Brian Larson, LEED AP
Project Manager, Barton Malow Company
BIM Beyond Clash Detection – Lessons Learned from the UVA South Lawn Project
The University of Virginia South Lawn Project is a new 116,000 SF, $105 million project cost, academic building adjacent to the historic Lawn.  As construction manager, Barton Malow utilized BIM to coordinate portions of the structure as well as to assist in materials management and sequencing.  Brian Larson, Project Manager, will explain how Barton Malow developed their BIM coordination goals and implemented them.  These goals required a process to integrate individual models from several different trades.  As the models were integrated, Barton Malow utilized the models beyond clash detection and also tracked the steel detailing process and the precast delivery process through the model.  As the South Lawn project is nearing completion, the metrics for the value of these BIM processes have been realized.  The success of BIM on this project has led Barton Malow to utilize BIM in other applications beyond clash detection.  These applications include quality tracking, commissioning and facilities management, and will also be addressed in this presentation.  1 AIA HSW/SD LU