The BC Hydro Power Smart New Construction Program and Cascadia Region Green Building Council were pleased to offer this new full-day workshop for owners, developers, architects, engineers, cost consultants, and others involved in new K-12 school facilities.

Architectural Institute of BC: The conference has been approved by the AIBC; 6.5 Core Learning Units.

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SCHEDULE

Morning Session: 

HOW BC HYDRO CAN HELP YOUR HIGH EFFICIENCY SCHOOL
Mr. Damy has over 12 years experience in process re-engineering, project management and product development/implementation at IBM and TELUS. He will briefly discuss how BC Hydro can help your high efficiency school project. Please view his presentation here and hear his presentation here.

LIVING BUILDING FINANCIAL STUDY
Ms. Woolliams gave a brief overview of the Living Building Challenge, particularly focusing on the energy petal. She then briefly presented the Schools energy section of Cascadia's Living Building Financial Study. This study  examines the difference in first hard costs between LEED Gold buildings and Living Buildings.

9:30   Anne Schopf, FAIA, Partner, Director of Design, Mahlum Architects, Seattle, Wash.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY
Ms. Schopf is trained as both an architect and engineer. Her work with educational environments has been recognized with two Top 10 Green Project Awards from the AIA Committee on the Environment; three of her projects have been finalists for the CEFPI James D. McConnell Award of Excellence. She will present case studies of the following schools: Ben Franklin Elementary School, Bainbridge Island High School, Rosa Parks Elementary School, and Rosedale Elementary School, among others. Please see case studies here of the following schools:

• Gray Middle School
• Finn Hill Junior High
• Hayes Freedom WMIG

Click here to download Anne's pdf presentation, which includes the information about EUI's (Energy Use Intensity) of Mahlum's schools as they get more efficient as Mahlum learns how to reduce the energy use of their schools. Please hear her presentation here.

10:15:   QnA

10:30:   BREAK

10:45:   Ralph W Rohwer, Vice President, HEERY International
MAKING THE FINANCIAL CASE FOR LIVING BUILDINGS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY
Valley View Middle School in Snohomish, Wash., is one of the first public schools in North America to look seriously at meeting the Living Building Challenge. Ralph Rohwer, project director and spokesman for the school district will discuss the financial utility analysis which he went through with the school board to enable them to decide which decisions to make based on whether there was a return on investment. Tim Jewett, lead architect for the project, was present to discuss the project from an architectural design standpoint. Please view their presentation here and hear the presentation here.

11:15:   Nygil Goggins, Senior Economic Advisor, BC Climate Action Secretariat, Ministry of Environment
MAKING THE FINANCIAL CASE IN BC
Nygil will speak about the BC Government’s current carbon goals, how schools fit in, and how owners can effectively work within BC’s capital planning process to make the case for energy efficiency and low energy design. He is currently responsible for managing and coordinating climate policy development across government and providing strategic policy advice to the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action. Nygil holds a masters degree in resource management from Simon Fraser University with a focus in economic modeling.  Additional experience includes climate policy consulting with MK Jaccard and Associates and independent consulting for the design of renewable energy projects. Please view his presentation here and hear his presentation here. 

11:45:  Breakout Small Group Discussions

12:00: LUNCH

Afternoon Session

NEW DESIGN PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS
Mr. Rudolf will speak about overall design strategies for high performance schools, including daylighting, massing, and orientation. He will give case studies of Clackamas High School, Baker Prairie Middle School and others. Please view his presentation here and hear his presentation here.
1:45:   QnA

NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGNS FOR SCHOOLS
Mr. Mikler will speak about overall mechanical systems design, and why it is critical to making the case for low energy schools. He will give examples of low energy schools design including at Glen Elementary School, École Victor Brodeur and the Hesquiaht School. Please view his presentation here and hear his audio here.  
2:45:   QnA

3:00:   Facilitated Breakout Groups

3:30   Jim Love, Professor of Architecture, Chair in Sustainable Building Technologies, University of Calgary
ENERGY MODELING AND LIGHTING ENGINEERING
Mr. Love will speak about lighting engineering and design, controls, commissioning and the importance of including lighting into the integrated design process. He will show case study information from Banff High School as well as Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School, Holy Trinity Academy. Please view his presentation here and hear his audio here.

Architectural Institute of BC: The conference has been approved by the AIBC; 6 Core Learning Units.

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Early Bird Costs (Before April 12th)
Cascadia Member (or BC Hydro Partner):  $210
Non-Members:                                            $225
EGB or Student (full-time):                          $180

Regular Costs (After April 12th)
Cascadia Member (or BC Hydro Partner): $225
Non-Members:                                           $240
EGB or Student (full-time):                         $210

Please contact Jessica Woolliams if you are interested in group rates or half-day rates at 604-909-9559 or jessica@cascadiagbc.org. Half day rates are available for those whose schedule does not permit the full day event, and start at $130 for Early Bird Cascadia Members or BC Hydro Partners.