AIA/CEU: Dow Corning is sponsoring a free webinar focusing on of course "Green Technologies and Design Methods for Historic Buildings." What does that mean exactly? Well read the registration blurb below. if you are interested.
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ETThe reuse and retrofit of existing buildings are important tools for mitigating global warming. By some estimates, it can take up to 80 years for a new energy-efficient building to overcome the climate-change impacts created by its construction. However, greening existing buildings, especially historic ones, presents special challenges. Strategies like window replacements or recladding can improve thermal performance, but may be at odds with the structure’s character if not carefully executed. And although new mechanical systems can help an older building meet the comfort expectations of current occupants, such systems are often difficult to insert within historic fabric. Join our panel of experts as they discuss these issues and identify strategies for the implementation of energy-efficient and historically sensitive building renovations.
Learning Objectives:1. Discuss the environmental value of building reuse and describe methods for quantifying this value.2. Describe the difference between embodied and operational energy.3. Discuss technical and financial obstacles to the energy-efficient retrofit of existing building and identify strategies for overcoming these obstacles.4. Evaluate retrofit options on the basis of environmental performance and historic sensitivity.
Introduction By:Saulo Rozendo, LEED AP BD+CBuilding Codes and Regulations Manager, AmericasHigh Performance Building SolutionsDow Corning CorporationModerator:Joann Gonchar, AIA, LEED AP Senior EditorArchitectural Record
Panelists:Patrice Frey Director of Sustainability National Trust for Historic Preservation
Ken LevensonPrincipalKen Levenson Architect, P.C.Aaron Jon Hyland, AIAManaging PrincipalArchitectural Resources GroupCredit Type: HSW/SD
You can register for the event here: GT&DfHB Webinar
I'll be there.
- Cameron
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