Energy Modeling for the Small and Midsize Architecture Firm (1.5 SDs)

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Energy Modeling for the Small and Midsize Architecture Firm (1.5 SDs)
November 09, 2010 6:00 - 8:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600

With the development of LEED and other energy efficiency standards,
energy simulation has developed tremendously over the last decade. It
is becoming imperative that architects better understand the available
tools so that they can make informed decisions throughout the design
process. Given the complexity of energy modeling, this session will
focus on how architects in small and mid-size firm can best use energy
simulation. What types of questions should be answered with energy
models? What types of energy modeling information is most useful, and
when during design should it be used? What simulation tools are
favored among small and mid-size firms? How do they develop expertise
within their design teams and address budgetary constraints? A panel
of Bay Area architects and designers, all of whom are noted for
advances in sustainable design, will address these questions.
Following the panel discussion, the presenters will be available for
an extended question-and-answer session.

MODERATOR
Claire Maxfield
Claire Maxfield is the managing principal of Atelier Ten’s San
Francisco office and currently serves as the practice director for
environmental design and masterplanning firm-wide. Claire’s technical
expertise includes complex façade optimization and shading design,
innovative water systems, and comprehensive energy and carbon
reduction strategies. Her projects include several award-winning
cultural institutions, highly ambitious and LEED-Platinum university
buildings, and one of the largest and most sustainable mass transit
developments in California. Claire is a LEED Accredited Design
Professional, holds a BA in Architectural Theory & Environmental
Studies from Cornell University, and an M.Arch from Princeton
University’s School of Architecture. She has taught at the Parsons
School of Design and Pratt Institute in New York City.

PANELISTS
Philip Banta
As a principal at Philip Banta & Associates Architecture in
Emeryville, Philip heads up the design and management elements of the
firm, whose commissions include commercial, institutional, housing,
tenant improvements and adaptive re-use. The firm has a special focus
on alternative energy systems implemented through architectural
envelope solutions (sunshading, daylighting, orientation, and thermal
mass). Examples of this approach for which he has been the design lead
include The San Jose State Office Bldg., The Equinox House, and the
Boatworks Solar Community, currently in design. In addition the firm
is working on an urban design project for Oakland that creates new
efficiencies in transportation, access to institutional assets, and
formation of neighborhood identity as a way of strengthening urban
infill opportunities for the City.

Charlie Stott
Charlie Stott is a Senior Associate with Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
in San Francisco. Charlie’s leadership role at LMSA focuses on
integrating rigorous aesthetics and appropriate building technologies
into a broad range of project types, including primary and secondary
schools, multi-family housing, theaters and a variety of institutional
and commercial projects. His experience includes new construction,
adaptive reuse and historic renovation projects. Charlie uses an
integrated design approach in leading multi-disciplinary teams through
each project: defining goals early, developing and implementing
achievable sustainable strategies, and ensuring design innovation is
at the core of every project. Charlie’s completed projects have been
recognized by the American Institute of Architects, the U.S.
Department of Energy, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the
National Trust for Historic Preservation. Mr. Stott received a
Bachelor of Architecture degree from the California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo, and a Masters Degree in Architecture from
Yale University. He is an invited juror at California Polytechnic
State University, the California College of the Arts, and SCI-Arc. He
is a registered Architect in the state of California, and is a LEED
Accredited Professional.

David Scheer
David Scheer is a registered Architect at Loisos and Ubbelohde and has
extensive experience consulting as a design performance and LEED
energy modeler for projects worldwide. He has also worked in many
areas of sustainable design and master planning, including research in
green infrastructure planning and stormwater management for the City
of Homer, green subdivision design and civil planning, and has been a
residential and commercial contractor for nearly 20 years. David has
designed and built a number of residential projects focusing on energy
efficiency, and has designed and installed building performance
monitoring and automation systems. Currently he is involved daily with
energy modeling, building automation, research and design on projects
worldwide, collaborating closely with designers, MEPs and contractors
to assure implementation of the modeled strategies.

Stet Sanborn
Stet Sanborn is a Designer and Mechanical Engineer at Siegel & Strain
Architects in Emeryville, CA. Prior to earning his M.Arch at UC-
Berkeley in 2007, Stet worked as an engineer for the Robert Bosch
Corporation both domestically and abroad in their Automotive Chassis
and Powertool Divisions. While attending UC-Berkeley, he focused his
design studies on Building Science and sustainable design;
specifically on facade design, daylighting, thermal comfort, energy
efficient building systems and post-occupancy evaluation. In addition
to being a Guest Lecturer at UC-Berkeley, Stet is a Lecturer at the
California College of the Arts on Integrated Building Systems, Energy
systems and Green Building, as well as tools for solar analysis. His
current research interests are in construction related embodied energy
and life-cycle green house gas emissions.

Presented by AIA SF's Committee on the Environment

Free!

Contact: AIA SF
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