Presentation: "Advocating Sustainability and Energy Efficient Design"
Presented by: Carlie Bullock-Jones, ASID, LEED AP
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: Health/Safety (HS)
Subject Index: Interior Design: Sustainable and/or Environmental Design (2.12)
The built environment has a profound impact on the natural environment, effecting our overall economic health and well being. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, buildings are responsible for nearly half of all greenhouse gas emissions produced in the U.S. every year. The DOE’s research reveals that the building sector accounts for 39% of total U.S. energy consumption, more than both the transportation and industry sectors combined. The same study further illustrates that buildings are now responsible for 71% of U.S. electricity consumption and alone account for 9.8% of carbon emissions worldwide. With increasing concern and awareness of global climate change and other environmental challenges the future of the design industry must begin to rapidly transform. This presentation will provide a brief introduction to sustainability and the positive role that designers can have on their ability to significantly influence the state of our global environment. The session will include the latest in green building trends including the potential for energy savings by providing an overview of opportunities as compared to the national LEED-NC and LEED-CI rating system standards. The strategies and solutions presented will be followed by a presentation of actual results achieved from case studies. This interactive presentation will provide first hand experience with encouraging clients to go green by providing cost effective, energy efficient solutions. As a hands-on account of the entire process, attendees will learn practical steps to make more informed decisions around the practice of building green.
Presentation: "Energy-Efficient Residential Lighting"
Presented by: Jane Grosslight, Lighting Certified
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: Health/Safety (HS)
Subject Index: Interior Design: Lighting Design (2.8)
This is an application-oriented, interactive workshop where interior designers can learn to make a big dent in global warming by knowing what energy-efficient lighting choices to specify for their elegantly designed residences. Further, interior designers can learn to target their clients with compelling reasons for the clients to accept energy-efficient lighting sources—LED, fluorescent in all shapes and sizes, infrared halogen, and others. These sources demand less electricity, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions. These sources consume less un-renewable energy resources, thereby moderating the demand for oil. These sources emit less heat, thereby reducing air conditioning requirements. These sources require fewer replacements, thereby decreasing the trash destined for land fills. All are good for the environment. They can be used in every room. They will satisfy the most discriminating of tastes and will compliment both the occupants and their residences with their light—truly client pleasing.
Presentation: "The Nuts & Bolts of Sustainable Design for Interior Designers"
Presented by: Kirsten Childs, ASID, LEED AP
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: Welfare (W)
Subject Index: Interior Design: Sustainable and/or Environmental Design (2.12)
Presentation: "Sustainable Design Process: How to Integrate New Philosophies into Your Design Practice."
Presented by: Linda Newton, FASID, CID
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: Health/Safety (HS)
Subject Index: Interior Design: Sustainable and/or Environmental Design (2.12)
This seminar is intended to be a starting point for Design Professionals to learn how to build more sustainably. We will give practicing Design Professionals a quick insight into the Principals of Sustainable Design. We will learn how our work in the built environment affects the inhabitants of our buildings and our planet. We will learn several fundamental ways in which the traditional design process should change to allow for new products and ideas to be used. Through discussion and examples, the participants will begin to make those changes.
Presentation: "The Green Materials Maze"
Presented by: Penny Bonda, FASID, LEED AP
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: Welfare (W)
Subject Index: Interior Design: Sustainable and/or Environmental Design (2.12)
You want to design green, but which products to choose? This session on green materials will help the audience develop a decision-making process when choosing green materials. Penny Bonda will change the way attendees approach even basic thinking about environmentally responsible materials, and address questions to ask about prospective materials, such as:
- Where did it come from?
- How was it made?
- How is it maintained?
- What happens to it at the end of its useful life?
- How does it affect the health of building occupants?
A discussion of actual product examples will conclude the session. Join these engaging experts for answers to questions you have always wanted to ask.
Presentation: "Red Stag Carbon Footprint: Taking Sustainable Design into Everyday Operations"
Presented by: Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, ASID, CID, LEED® AP
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: Health/Safety (HS)
Subject Index: Interior Design: Sustainable and/or Environmental Design (2.12)
Has the carbon footprint become the new frontier for sustainable design? This session will explain how the design team defined the carbon footprint for a new Minneapolis restaurant. It will demonstrate how the design team moved beyond traditional front-end design and explored sustainable operations through carbon footprint measurements. It will define the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and explain the business impact of the carbon footprint model. The session will present lessons learned, including design changes, process improvements and operational impacts.
Presentation: "The Air Inside: Understanding Indoor Air Quality"
Presented by: Tom Schwenk, Industry Partner, Eco Broker
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: General (G)
Subject Index: Technical Knowledge: Acoustics (5.1)
It is estimated that people spend as much as 90 percent of their time indoors, yet very few realize the dangers of indoor pollutants. This course covers the different types of pollutants and the health problems each can cause, many of which affect the young and older populations more than the general population. Additionally, three strategies for maintaining acceptable levels of indoor air quality will be offered. There will also be a section on office buildings and the problems that can occur with poorly maintained HVAC systems.
Presentation: "What Shade of Green is This Product?"
Presented by: Victoria Schomer, ASID, LEED AP
Available CEUs: 0.2 Basic
Designation: Health/Safety (HS)
Subject Index: Interior Design: Sustainable and/or Environmental Design (2.12)
The assessment of materials and products for their "greenness" can be an arduous task. Compounding that challenge is the growing and changing landscape of the certification programs now, and currently being, developed. By using a Materials Matrix Evaluation form to examine specific attributes of a proposed green material, professionals can "grade" products based on their project and client goals and requirements, instead of those purported by the product supplier.