
The Net-Zero Energy Buildings Conference
Innovation 2008
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | REGISTRATION Auditorium Foyer, 2nd Floor |
| 12:30 – 12:40 PM | PROGRAM WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Norbert W. Young, Jr., FAIA, President, McGraw-Hill Construction |
| 12:40 – 1:30 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS Professor Daniel Nocera, Professor of Chemistry |
| 1:30 – 2:05 PM | Zero Energy Buildings: Smoke, Mirrors, or What? Ron Judkoff, Director, Center for Buildings and Thermal Systems |
| 2:05 – 2:40 PM | The Dynamics of Form: Maximizing Energy Performance through Computation Analysis Denzil Gallagher, Partner, MEP Regional Discipline Leader, |
| 2:40 – 3:10 PM | CONVERSATION BREAK & SPONSOR EXHIBITS |
| 3:10 – 3:45 PM | A Tall Order? Skyscrapers and Zero Energy Antony Wood, Executive Director |
| 3:45 – 4:20 PM | CASE STUDY: The New York Times Building Glenn Hughes, President |
| 4:20 – 5:00 PM | SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE: Christoph Ingenhoven, Principal and Design Director, Ingenhoven Architekten - view bio » |
| 5:00 – 5:15 PM | Q&A SESSION |
| 5:15 – 6:30 PM | RECEPTION & SPONSOR EXHIBITS |
| 6:30 – 8:00 PM | BUSINESS WEEK / ARCHITECTURAL RECORD AWARDS DINNER Join editors from BusinessWeek and Architectural Record for a dinner and awards ceremony honoring the winners of the 12th Annual Good Design is Good Business awards program. Six jurors selected six Award of Excellence winners from among 90 entries that came from all over the globe. The building types vary greatly, from a new venue for a theater company to a development and revitalization of a city block. Projects that receive the award must embody design excellence that contributes to their owners’ business goals in a proficient and demonstrable manner. The award recipients are located in four U.S. states, as well as China and Ireland. Register early —tickets to this event will be distributed to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. James McGraw Hall, 50th Floor Sponsored by |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor |
| 8:30 – 9:15 AM | Smarter Net Zero Buildings: Status and Future Directions Stephen Selkowitz, Head, Building Technologies Department |
| 9:15 – 9:45 AM | Energy and the Changing Workplace Dr. Andrew Laing, Managing Director DEGW North America - view bio » |
| 9:45 – 10:30 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION Dr. James Finley, PPG Industries Glass Technical Center The Science of Advanced Glazings and the Zero-Energy Building of Tomorrow - view bio » How will high-performance glass help architects meet global energy and environmental challenges, and create self-sustaining, carbon-neutral buildings? This presentation looks at the science of spectrally selective, electrochromic and photovoltaic glasses, notes their advantages and limitations, and explains the technological and material breakthroughs needed to produce the next generation of high-performance glass products. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see the advances industry scientists are pursuing to expand the aesthetic and energy-producing potential of glass and how this vital material is being enhanced to build a more sustainable future. Stephen Hebeisen, |
| 10:30 – 10:50 AM | CONVERSATION BREAK & SPONSOR EXHIBITS |
| 10:50 – 11:30 AM | CASE STUDY: Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons, Loyola University Mark Frisch, AIA, Principal, Solomon Cordwell Buenz - view bio » |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | CASE STUDY: Masdar Headquarters Gordon Gill, AIA, Founder, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture - view bio » |
| 12:15 – 12:30 PM | Q&A SESSION CLOSING REMARKS |







