Presenters:

Daniel F. Hellmuth, Principal, Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects

Neil Myers, Principal, Williams Creek Consulting

The Living Learning Center in St. Louis, Missouri opened in May 2009 and is pending certification as a Living Building.  The past year has included monitoring and adjusting energy consumption and occupant behavior, reviewing what the greater design, owner and contractor team would do differently in future Living Building Challenge projects, and examining how the whole experience has challenged Washington University to broaden its Sustainability Initiatives. 

This session will build on learning from the project and explore the extent to which a Living Building eliminates the concept of waste, how this aspect could be strengthened in the Living Building Challenge structure, and ways in which site and building can be improved and added to over time. Using the Living Learning Center as a catalyst, the participants will engage in examination of the site and building as a biological system, and how these concepts feed back into future evolution of the Living Building Challenge. Participants also will explore ways in which the site, building, and future additions can be used as part of the Living Learning Center curriculum.

Session Format: PRACTICUM.

 

Presenters Bios

Daniel F. Hellmuth

Dan is a principal of Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects. He has over 25 years experience in government, housing, educational, historic preservation, transit design and planning projects. Dan was part of the original steering committee that established the St. Louis Chapter of the USGBC and served as its first Chair. His firm has experience in over 28 LEED and one Living Building Challenge Project that if it meets it could be the first in the country.

Neil Myers

Neil Myers is a Founding Principal with ten years experience in ecological engineering consultation. His knowledge of economic and project development has generated innovative and financially responsible natural system solutions to such complex issues as watershed management, industry and development regulations, green infrastructure, sustainable design, and community master planning. He has been integral in identifying pioneering-type projects to provide cost effective, innovative project solutions. Myers earned a BS in Business Administration from Butler University.