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Green Rehabilitation and Sustainability Forum - Kelowna

A forum and workshop for Building Practitioners to examine the connect/disconnect between green building rating systems, the Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and the new BC green building code.

Date: Tuesday, December 9 and Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Venue: Benvoulin Heritage Park, Benvoulin Church, Reid Hall, 2279 Benvoulin Road
Credits: AIBC - 14 core learning units. PIBC - 13.5 Organized CPD Learning Units.

SCHEDULE - DAY ONE

8:00-8:30	Registration and Breakfast

8:30-8:45	Welcome & Introduction
	Jennifer Iredale, Senior Curator, Heritage Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Mona Lemoine, BC Co-Director, Cascadia Region Green Building Council
8:45-9:45	Working together: Building Codes, Green Building Rating Systems and Standards for Building Rehabilitation
	Susan Ross, Conservation Architect, Heritage Conservation Directorate, Public Works and Government Services Canada Patrice Frey, Director of Sustainability Research, Public Policy, National Trust for Historic Preservation

9:45-10:00	Break
10:00-11:30	Professional Perspectives: Panel Discussion on Building Codes, Historic Preservation and Green Building Rating requirements.
	Leaders in their fields, experts will provide insights on how the drive to be more sustainable and adapt our built environment to ‘green building’ standards is affecting the future of our historic places and the existing building stock in general.
	1. Standards & Guidelines for Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and issues related to the BC Building Code and Green Building Rating Systems: Heritage Branch Alastair Kerr, Manager, Heritage Programs, Heritage Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
	2. LEED USGBC / Canada and issues related to Heritage Conservation and Building Code - CaGBC Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services, Inc. Catherine Green, LEED Senior Coordinator, Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) 3. BC Building Code and issues related to Heritage Conservation and Green Building: Building Policy Branch Steven Kuan, Senior Seismic Engineer, Building and Safety Policy Branch,  Office of Housing and Construction Standards, Ministry of Housing and Social Development
11:30-12:30	Heritage Building Rehabilitation Case Studies
	How are historic building rehabilitation and green building concepts working?
	Energy Performance and Existing Buildings: 4 Case Studies Presented By: Mike Mutrie, Engineering Co-op – BC Heritage Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Balfour-Guthrie Building Case Study Presented by: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services, Inc.

12:30-1:30	Lunch

1:30-3:30	Practitioner’s Roundtable Discussion
	A "nuts & bolts" discussion by professionals directly involved in implementing historic building rehabilitation projects that meet building code, green building rating systems, and historic rehabilitation standards.

	Moderator: Bob Parliament, Regional Heritage Planner, BC Heritage Branch
	Q1: What is the connect / disconnect between green building rating systems, the Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and the new BC green building code? Q2: Recommendations for changes to the existing rating systems to better recognize environmental sustainability benefits of rehabilitation of existing bldgs? Q3: What means or tools could be developed for the rehabilitation and renovation sector to more successfully navigate the existing rating systems such as Energuide (as referenced by the BC Bldg Code) and LEED?
	Panelists: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services, Inc. Jim Meiklejohn, MAIBC, MRAIC, LEED AP, Principal, Meiklejohn Architects Inc. Moe Byat, Chief Building Official / Building and Permitting Branch Manager, City of Kelowna
3:30-3:45	Break
3:45-4:25	Introduction/Review
	LEED Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
	Facilitator: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services, Inc.
4:25-4:30	Orientation for Day 2 Field Exercise
	Let’s apply what we learned today using a real historic rehab project. A preservation consultant will provide us with the historic context of a local building(s). A facilitator will then provide information about what to expect during Tuesday’s session.

SCHEDULE - DAY TWO

8:00-8:30	Registration and Breakfast
8:30-10:30	Using LEED on Historic Projects
	Facilitator: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:00	Using LEED on Historic Projects
12:00-1:30	Lunch

1:00-1:20	Introduction to Laurel Packinghouse Wayne Wilson, Executive Director, Kelowna Museums Society
1:20-1:30	Orientation for Field Exercise
	The Facilitator will provide an introduction and instructions for the field exercise at the historic building (tbc). During this exercise, participants will tour the building with the Developer, identify issues, and formulate appropriate responses for the rehabilitation to meet building codes, green building rating systems, and the Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. Attendees will meet team leaders who will be assisting in the exercise. Facilitator: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services Laurel Packinghouse, 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna
1:30-1:45	Go to Laurel Packinghouse

1:45-2:30	Investigation with Team Leaders
	Teams should focus on recommendations or notes that could be made to CaGBC (LEED Canada), the Historic Places Initiative (Standards & Guidelines) and the BC Building Policy Branch (BC Green Building Code) related to greening of existing and historic properties.

2:30-2:45	Return to Benevoulin Heritage Park

2:45-3:00	Break

3:30-4:30	Reports & Summary
	Teams will report on issues and questions raised during the investigation as well as recommendations. Teams should focus on recommendations or notes that could be made to CaGBC (LEED Canada), the Historic Places Initiative (Standards & Guidelines) and the BC Building Policy Branch (BC Green Building Code) related to greening of existing and historic properties.
4:00-4:30	Next Steps - Where do we go from here?