To reach Net Zero Energy status on an annualized basis, a Living Building must generate energy from clean, renewable sources of energy, on-site or at the community level. This session will discuss:

• Definitions and applications of passive solar, including issues of mass and control.
  
• Active solar topics: technologies, applications, solar availability, climate, calculations, and back-up power.
  
• Integrating photovoltaics into the building design, including timing and technologies' impact on the design process.
  
• Grid issues such as controls, power quality, the utility perspective and equipment.
  
• Other energy sources, such as biomass, cogeneration, wind power, and true geothermal.

Presenters

Mark Frankel, Technical Director / New Buildings Institute

Mark is technical director of the New Buildings Institute, a 501(c)3 organization in Washington State that works with local, regional, national and utility groups to promote improved energy performance in commercial new buildings. Mark oversees the Advanced Buildings work of NBI, including the production of the Core Performance Guide, a practical guide to advanced energy savings in commercial buildings.

Mark is a licensed architect and has been consulting on sustainable design and energy efficiency for over 15 years. His career has focused on a variety of technical topics, including building and site design, occupant health, energy use, and high performance mechanical systems. He has also consulted on hundreds of building projects from single family to large commercial buildings.

He has also developed curriculum and conducted numerous educational sessions on energy efficiency and green building. Prior to joining NBI, Mark worked as a senior consultant on sustainable design at Paladino and Company, and as an Energy Consultant at Ecotope Inc.

This session will be available in 2010!