Nearly
17 cents of every dollar in the $787 billion 2009 American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act stimulus package will be spent on construction. And, with the
ever-increasing awareness of sustainability, as well as the General Services
Administration's recent requirement that all new government buildings (and
renovations) meet LEED certification standards, much of that $131 billion in
stimulus construction will include green building projects.
WPL Publishing and Green Building Insider are pleased to present Green Building Best Practices 2009, a four-part webinar series that provides an
up-to-date view on today's important green building issues. The series, which
begins June 17, will include lively discussions on the new LEED 2009
certification changes and processes, LEED drivers from stimulus projects and
existing building opportunities, the role of Building Information Modeling in
green design and construction, and new risk factors arising from increased
regulations.
Green
Building Best Practices 2009 is specifically tailored to the needs and
interests of owners, contractors, architects, engineers, construction managers
and attorneys in the construction industry. Session panelists will identify and
formulate strategies to help organizations, large and small, reap the benefits
of green building.
The
panelists are all established leaders in the green building industry and have
been hand selected based on their work with the U.S. Green Building Council and
the LEED rating system.
Uncovering LEED 2009 - Managing the Transition Wed., June 17, 2009 at 1 p.m. (EDT) What impacts will LEED 2009 have on green building? Plenty, say session
presenters Elaine Aye and Glen Phillips. These speakers, from Green Building
Services Inc. (GBS), were contributing authors to the LEED 2009 Reference
Guides and LEED Accredited Professional Study Guides. They will discuss
relevant features of LEED Version 3, the 2009 rating system (focusing on new
construction, schools and existing buildings), the applied future of green
building, and more.
Existing
Buildings and Stimulus - Cultivating Opportunities Wed., June 24 at 1 p.m. (EDT)
New construction comprises just five percent of the building industry yet
garners the bulk of the media's construction coverage. Sean Ivery and Nigel
Hughes of Navigant Consulting know that it's relatively easy to construct a
green building from the ground up. But what about the other 95 percent?
Existing building retrofits come with unique complications and limitations.
Ivery and Hughes will walk you through the activities, issues, motivations and
constraints that go into greening an existing building. They will focus on
certification standards, incentives and motivations for owners and tenants,
case studies, tools and methods to overcome barriers, and more.
Improved
Green Building Design and Construction through
BIM Wed., July 8, 2009 at 1 p.m. (EDT)
Building Information Modeling is not just for design and clash detection. BIM
is an invaluable tool to the green building process, particularly in modeling
various scenarios to find the greenest solutions. Vaibhav Potnis and Dennis
Shelden have extensive experience using BIM with green building processes. They
will discuss how BIM can be implemented for siting, energy analysis, value
engineering, estimating, performance measurements, and more.
Dealing
with New Green Building
Laws and Implementing Federal, State and Local Regulations Wed., July 22, 2009 at 1 p.m. (EDT)
Bryan Jackson and Mike Cathcart are no strangers to construction law. Between
them, they have 50 years of experience litigating issues in the built industry.
But, the rapid increase in sustainable building construction has introduced a
plethora of new legal questions, particularly with risk, liabilities and
compliance. How do you identify and deal with risk? What about regulations at the
federal, state and local levels? Jackson and Cathcart will address these issues
and more, leaving time at the end for questions from webinar participants.
Webinar tuition is based on location, not
number of participants. So, each participating office can have multiple
participants gather round and listen in for one low price. Time will be
allotted at the end of each session for questions and answers. To learn more
about each session and how you can receive special pricing on the entire
series, visit www.greenbuild2009.com/GreenBuild2009Brochure.pdf.