Presenters:

Ralph DiNola, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal, Green Building Services

Elizabeth Heider, Senior Vice President, Skanska USA

Amanda Pike, Life Cycle Analyst , Quantis

Moderator:

Patrice Frey, Director of Sustainability, Sustainability Program, National Trust for Historic Preservation

This panel will present the results of a study exploring the comparative environmental impact of adaptive reuse versus building demolition and new construction. This study has the potential to reshape the way we interact with the built environment and will cut to the heart of the building industry’s greatest challenge: to adapt to the needs of growing human populations and declining resources. Using a combination of formal presentations and open‐ended audience participation, panel members will draw on their substantial experience to identify the
study’s core points and provide participants with tools to inform design and development decisions, and educate clients.

Presenter Bios

Ralph DiNola
A principal with Green Building Services, Ralph DiNola brings 15 years of green building and design expertise to clients. His expertise guides project teams through an integrated design process which includes eco-charrettes, team coordination, energy simulation, daylight modeling and building commissioning. Mr. DiNola is actively involved bringing the historic preservation and green building movements together, and the U.S. Green Building Council engaged him to develop the four-hour training module “Using LEED on Historic Projects.” To further advance the cause of
greening historic projects, Mr. DiNola promotes working relationships between the Sustainable Preservation Coalition and USGBC and their membership. He has served as a faculty member for the USGBC for six years and is a member of the LEED for Retail Committee.

Elizabeth Heider
Elizabeth Heider’s 32-year career encompasses all phases of design and construction from master planning through project closeout as architect, construction manager, cost manager and VE facilitator. She has presented papers on cost, value, ecoefficient building, and program management at some 100 international conferences. Her work at Skanska supports high performance green/LEED projects throughout their lifecycle. Miss Heider serves on USGBC’s Board of Directors which she will Chair in 2012. From 1999 to 2004, she served as Adjunct Professor at The Catholic University of America. She is an alumna of The University of Virginia and its Graduate Program in Venice, Italy.

Amanda Pike
Amanda Pike assists a diversity of organizations in using life cycle assessment to answer key questions regarding environmental performance.  Over the past four years, she has collaborated closely with the building industry in particular.  Her proficiency in the life cycle approach has supported organizations in conducting whole-building LCAs, evaluating the trade-offs between product alternatives, and understanding environmental implications of construction practices and policies.  This work has enabled manufacturers, government agencies, and NGOs to make informed decisions as they navigate the green building arena.  Ms. Pike is currently a member of the NSF Joint Committee developing the first sustainability standard for dimensional stone products.  She frequently speaks at events for the LCA community and the building industry, including GreenBuild International Conference & Expo.  Ms. Pike holds both a B.S. and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering. 

Patrice Frey
As Director of the Sustainability Program, Miss Frey coordinates the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s efforts to identify and create policies that integrate preservation into federal, state, and local sustainability strategies, develop best practices for greening older and historic buildings, and provide research that explores the environmental merits of building reuse. Before joining the National Trust, Miss Frey worked for several years in the field of community development and urban research. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s program in historic preservation, where she received a Master’s degree in preservation planning and a certificate in real estate design and development through the Penn School of Design and Wharton Business School.