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Green Rehabilitation and Sustainability Forum - Vancouver
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: Monday, January 19 and Tuesday, January 20, 2009 NOTE: Please note that the dates have changed!
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Venue: Segal Graduate School of Business, Rooms 1300 - 1500, 500 Granville Street
Credits: AIBC - 14 core learning units. PIBC - 13.5 Organized CPD Learning Units.
SCHEDULE - DAY ONE
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Registration & Breakfast | |||||
| 8:30-8:45 |
Welcome & Introduction |
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| 8:45-9:45 |
Working together: Building Codes, Green Building Rating Systems and Standards for Building Rehabilitation |
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| 9:45-10:00 | Break | |||||
| 10:00-12:00 | Professional Perspectives: Panel Discussion on Building Codes, Heritage Conservation and Green Building Rating requirements. |
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| Leaders in their fields, these expers 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 |
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:00-2:00 |
Heritage Building Rehabilitation Case Studies How are historic building rehabilitation and green building concepts working? |
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2:00-3:30 |
Case Study 1 - New Life, Old Buildings: Your Green Guide to Heritage Conservation
Practitioner's Roundtable Discussion: A "nuts and bolts" discussion by professionals directly involved in implementing historic building rehabilitation projects that meet building code, green building rating systems, and historic rehabilitation standards. |
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| Moderator: Bob Parliament, Regional Heritage Planner, Lower Mainland Area, Heritage Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts 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 buildings? 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 Building Code) and LEED? Panelists:
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| 3:30-3:45 | Break |
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3:45-4:25 |
Introduction / Review: |
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| Facilitator: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services, Inc. |
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4:25-4:30 |
Orientation for Day 2 Field Exercise: |
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| 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 & Breakfast |
| 8:30-10:30 |
Using LEED on Historic Projects |
| Facilitator: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services, Inc. |
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
Using LEED on Historic Projects |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
1:00-1:20 |
Introduction to Field Exercise |
| 1:20-1:30 |
Orientation for Field Exercise |
| A facilitator will provide an introduction and instructions for the
field exercise at the heritage building. During this exercise,
participants will tour the building to 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. Meet team leaders who
will be assisting in the exercise. Dress warmly and wear comfortable
yet sturdy shoes. Facilitator: Ralph Di Nola, Principal, Green Building Services, Inc.
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| 1:30-1:45 | Walk to Flack Block, 163 West Hastings Street |
| 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 2:45-3:00 |
Return to Segal Graduate School of Business, Rooms 1300 - 1500, 500 Granville Street Break |
| 3:00-4:00 | Reports & Summary |
| Teams will report on issues and questions raised during the investigation as well as recommendations. Teams shouls 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. A facilitator will wrap up the field exercise with observations and a dialogue with participants. |
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| 4:00-4:30 |
Next Steps - Where do we go from here? |
Register Now!
Please contact Mona Lemoine, British Columbia Co-Director, Cascadia Region Green Building Council, if you have any questions.
This event is a partnership between the Cascadia Region Green Building Council and the BC Heritage Branch.
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