SOLAR 2010 AIA CEU SESSIONS

The following sessions offer AIA Continuing Education Learning Units - Health, Safety & Welfare and Sustainability

Wednesday, May 19
Thursday, May 20
Friday, May 21
Saturday, May 22

Wednesday, May 19
10:30am to noon
Harnessing the Sun - Active Solar Applications - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Designing a Solar Ready Roof: Establishing the Conditions for a High-Performing Solar Installation
H. Bryan and H. Rallapalli and J. Jin Ho, Arizona State University
Quantifying the Location Advantage on Solar Energy ProductionCase Study: Solar Decathlon Competition
C. Yimprayoon and M. Navvab, University of Michigan
Seed / Catalyst: Collaboration and Cross-Disciplinary Education in the Penn State Solar Decathlons
L. Iulo and J. Brownson, The Pennsylvania State University
Appropriate Technology: A Field Study of Residential Thermosiphon Solar Space Heaters in Valle de las Palmas, Mexico
M. McFadden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Highly Integrated SIP Roofing System
M. Grimm, Arizona State University
Solar Shutters: Form, Function and Practicality of a Non-Traditional BIPV Application
G. Swanson, Grand Valley State University
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Wednesday, May 19
10:30am to noon
Light Measures - Daylight Modeling - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Dynamic Solar Shading and Glare Control for Human Comfort and Energy Efficiency at UCSD: Integrated Design and Simulation Strategies
C. Meek, University of Washington and J. Breshears, ZGF Architects llp.
Generative Design and Analysis of Solar Screens
B. Lockyear, Lockyear Design
Achieving Successful Daylight Integration in Senior Living: Improving Visual Comfort for Elderly Residents Through Use of High Dynamic Range Imaging and Glare Assessment
L. Hargrave, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Sustainability - Using Design Technology for Daylight Modeling
B. Ridderbos and V. Sami, Lord Aeck & Sargent Architecture
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Wednesday, May 19
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Making the Case - Case Studies - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Hanoi Housing Materials Study
A. Pease, University of Oregon
Case Study of Improved Air Conditioning of a Large Public Building by the Combination of Natural Ventilation and Cooling Strategy in New Delhi, India
N. Bhowal, Katholieke Universities, Belgium
HELIOHOUSE: Integrating Solar Design and Accessibility
S. Dent, Dent & Nordhaus, Architects
Performance Results from Thirteen Years of Data for a Super Energy Efficient Renewable Energy Home in Northern Kentucky
W. Brockman, SIPS Energy, LLC
Dale and Pat Bulla Residence: A Sustainable Net Zero Energy House in a Hot Humid Climate
L. Holder IV and L. Holder III, L. M. Holder III FAIA
Active Solar Retrofit of a Residential House, a Case Study in Egypt
S. Attia and A. De Herde, Universitй Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Wednesday, May 19
2:00pm to 3:30pm
No Building Left Behind - Architectural Education - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Experiences with Teaching Carbon-Neutral Building Design
W. Grondzik, Ball State University
Green Building Advocacy Through the Design Studio:The Water Sciences and Engineering Laboratory as a LEED Platinum/ Living Building
J. Wasley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Greening Architectural Education: Ranking Schools to Encourage Change
W. Grondzik, Ball State University
Perceptions of Environmental Responsibility in Architectural Education
K. Hubbert and W. Grondzik, Ball State University
Plugged In! Effectiveness of Plug Load Awareness in an Architecture Studio Setting
K. Felver and P. Wolfe, University of Oregon
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Wednesday, May 19
4:00 to 5:30pm
Passive Solar Buildings - ASES Forum
Moderated by: J. Douglas Balcomb, retired NREL
This forum will bring together experts in passive solar buildings to discuss the role of passive solar in the context of 2010, when solar has increasingly become associated with solar electric technologies. The session will address passive solar in the context of both residential buildings and non-residential buildings where daylighting should in most cases become a major aspect of the design.
Speakers Include:
Donald Watson, Earthrise Design
Mark Chalom, Solar Design & Analysis
Alicia Raveto, Alicia Raveto Architect PA
Mike Nicklas, Innovative Design
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

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Thursday, May 20
10:30am to noon
Intersecting Evidenced Based Design Inquiry & Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Dale Brentrup AIA, Professor of Architecture and Director, Center for Integrated Building Design Research - Daylighting + Energy Performance
To achieve the greatest benefits from the promise of the Net-Zero/ Carbon Neutral workplace initiatives the commissioning of new and (especially) retrofit buildings must focus upon the quantifiable visualization of real-time envelope performance attributes, their component energy savings and subsequent environmental mitigation. Integrated project-delivery and evidenced based design processes are critically linked to the creation of next-generation, high-performance buildings. Architects can become aware of the energy performance consequences of their design decisions. When given timely and sufficient - but not excessive - performance data a design team will make both economical and energy efficient design choices. This may be thought of as a “dashboard” for the building.
Speakers Include:
J Susan Ubbelohde LEED AP, Professor of Architecture and Partner, UC Berkeley and Loisos +Ubbelohde Architects
George Loisos, RA, LEED AP, Partner, Loisos +Ubbelohde Architects
Joel Loveland, Professor of Architecture and Director, Integrated Design Lab-Puget Sound; College of Built Environments, University of
Chris Meeks AIA, Research Assistant Professor, Daylighting Lab Integrated Design Lab | Seattle; University of Washington
Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director, Integrated Design Lab – Boise; College of Art & Architecture,
Ben Futrell, LEED AP, Lecturer and Lab Coordinator, Center for Integrated Building Design Research – Daylighting + Energy Performance
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
10:30am to noon
Luminaries - Daylighting Applications - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Dynamic Daylight- Delight versus Intensity: The Relationship Between Daylighting Quality, Building Orientation and Office Layout Inside A LEED Platinum Commercial Building with Glazed Facades
I. Elzeyadi, University of Oregon and B. Lockyear, Lockyear Design
Advanced Skylights: Determining the Low Angle Sun Advantage
M. Saxena, L. Heschong and J. Rasin, Heschong Mahone Group Inc. and D. DeJean, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Assessing the Daylighting Potential in a Renovation Proposal for the Former Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, by Means of a New Simplified Method Predicting the Transmission Efficiency of Vertical Sun Ducts
A. Fanchiotti and S. Stratidaki, Universitа degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
The Essential Role of Integrated Daylighting and Solar Design in the Quest for Zero-Energy Carbon-Neutral Housing
M. Guzowski, University of Minnesota
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
10:30am to noon
Net Zero Energy Buildings: Lessons Learned from Design and Operation - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Brad Jacobson, AIA, LEED ® AP, Associate, EHDD Architecture
Net Zero Energy buildings are a fundamental building block of federal, state and institutional carbon reduction plans yet there are few built examples to date. This forum’s panelists offer valuable lessons learned from the trenches of Net Zero Energy building design and operation. While these buildings differ in important ways from more conventional “green” buildings, the concepts covered in this forum are applicable to all interested in closing the loop between high-efficiency building design and real world results
Speakers Include:
Brad Jacobson, AIA, LEED ® AP, Associate, EHDD Architecture
Allan Daly, P.E., Principal, Taylor Engineering
David Kaneda, P.E., AIA, LEED ® AP, Principal, Integrated Design Associates, Inc. (IDeAs)
Mark Frankel, Technical Director, New Building Institute
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Between Commodity and Delight: Architectural Design in the 2009 Solar Decathlon - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Alison Kwok, Professor, University of Oregon
The Solar Decathlon is so named because it requires entrants to compete in 10 distinct contests—one of which involves architectural design. A juror for the architecture contest of the 2009 Solar Decathlon (involving 20 international entrants) and several Decathlon team members will discuss the role of architecture in the overall decathlon experience, reflect upon the architecture presented by the entrants, and perhaps debate the criteria and weight assigned to the architecture contest.
Speakers Include:
Jonathan Knowles, Architect, Briggs-Knowles Architecture+Design
Colin Booth, Student, Tufts, Boston Architectural Center
Chad Nielsen, Student, University of Arizona
Jeff Rayl, Student, Penn State
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Cooltowers: Integrated Passive Cooling for Buildings and Spaces in the Arid Southwest - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Martin Yoklic, Research Scientist, University of Arizona, Environmental Research Laboratory, Tucson, AZ
Are you too hot and dry? The Cooltower provides passive cooling for buildings and outdoor spaces without using compressors or fans in the hot arid arid climates of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest (summer). Hear from the leading researchers in passive/hybrid downdraft cooling (PHDC) design. Learn about performance, system engineering, and design integration. Notable Cooltower applications at Zion National Park, Srprings Reserve in Las Vegas and other will be reviewed from the architect, engineer and user perspective.
Speakers Include:
Martin Yoklic, Research Scientist, University of Arizona, Environmental Research Laboratory, Tucson, AZ
John Reynolds, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon, Department of Architecture, Eugene, OR
Nader Chalfoun, Professor, University of Arizona, School of Architecture, Tucson, AZ
Teresa Burrelsman, Architect/Consultant, Green Tab Strategies, Seattle, WA
David Houghton, Engineer, Resource Engineering Group, Inc. Crested Butte, CO
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
2:00 to 3:30pm
Zero is Beautiful - Getting to Net Zero Architecture - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Research Low To Zero Net Energy Building
D. Wilke, Architect & Engineer
Zero Energy Retrofit: Case Study of a Chalet in Ain-Sukhna, EGYPT
S. Attia, Universitй Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Getting to Zero Energy
M. Keesee, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Solara: A Research Project on Zero Energy Affordable Multifamily Housing
E. Hebert, California Energy Commission; T. Bardacke, Global Green USA and J. Meacham and P. Do, CTG Energetics
Morning Sun: A Net Zero Energy Home with PV/T System for the Pacific Northwest
D. Boleyn, Energy Trust of Oregon
The Carbon Neutral Steel Building Systems Research Project:A Case Study Investigating the Relationship of Operating Energy and Embodied Energy in Achieving a Holistic Carbon Neutral Steel Retail Building
C. Black, K. Van Ooteghem and T. Meyer-Boake, University of Waterloo, Canada
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
4:00 to 5:30pm
Cash from Clunkers: Retrofitting Buildings for High Performance - ASES Forum
Moderated by: James Nicolow, Director of Sustainability, Lord Aeck Sargent
Over 70 percent of current US commercial building stock was built before 1990, accounting for around 75 percent of energy consumption in the commercial sector. In 2006, The United States spent $438B on improvements and repairs to existing buildings, but a very small percentage of that went towards energy improvements. This forum will look at the opportunities that commercial buildings present for energy retrofits using examples from case studies as well as a proposal for financing retrofits on college and university campuses through privatized financing
Speakers Include:
Victor Olgyay, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute
Vikram Sami, Sustainable Design Analyst, Perkins + Will
Peter Belisle, President of Energy & Sustainability Services, Jones, Lang LaSalle
Cherlyn Seruto, Consultant, Rocky Mountain Institute
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
4:00 to 5:30pm
Sharpening Our Tools - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Simulation As A Design Tool: Starting With Passive And Active Solar.
T. Peters, California Polytechnic State University
Passivhaus (Passive House) Application in the U.S. - Lessons Learned
J. Brew, Rocky Mountain Institute
Integration and Interdisciplinarity in the Design Studio, an Experimental Approach
H. Rashed-Ali, I. Solovyova and D. Ohlenbusch, University of Texas at San Antonio and M. Rees, Rees Associates, Inc.
Sizing Photovoltaic Systems During Early Design: A Decision Tool for Architects
S. Attia and A. De Herde, Universitй Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
4:00 to 5:30pm
Solar Phoenix - A Model to Advance Residential Solar - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Antonia Bouchard, Renewable Energy Advisor, Arizona Public Service
Solar Phoenix, a unique public-private partnership model designed to advance solar installations in the City of Phoenix, will be explained. The goal of Solar Phoenix, announced on November 10, 2009 was to install 1000 solar PV rooftops on homes in the City of Phoenix in 2010. Come find out how the model works, what some of the lessons the partners have learned during the implementation and how it can be adapted to different cities or regions.
Speakers Include:
Bill Scheel, Chief of Staff - Office of Mayor Phil Gordon, City of Phoenix
Abran Villegas, Vice President Corporate Banking, National Bank of Arizona
Lyndon Rive, Founder & CEO, Solar City
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
4:00 to 5:30pm
Students Rule: Participant Reflections on the 2009 Solar Decathlon - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Walter Grondzik, Ball State University
Participation in the Solar Decathlon has been described as a fantastic journey that is both exhausting and exhilarating. Hear what students who participated in the 2009 Solar Decathlon have to say about their various journeys from concept, to building, to transporting, to competitor, to observer. This forum provides the opportunity for free expression from those most directly affected by this event.
Panelists Include:
Tim Lentz, Iowa State University
Luke Witmer, Penn State University
Chris Black, University of Waterloo
Sherwood Wang, University of Arizona
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Thursday, May 20
8:00pm to 10:00pm
Emerging Architecture
Green Building, LEED Certification, Architecture 2030, AIA's sustainability and "Walk the Walk" initiatives are all continuing a conversation begun decades ago about energy and our built environment. These programs have raised society's concsiousness and helped move us closer to a sustainable energy future. But who actually buys, lives and works in these buildings? What about desiging buildings for the "rest of us" - those who can benefit the most from lower energy bills, increased comfort and less environmental impact, but can least afford it. This session will present people, organizations and projects who are working to provide a sustainable future for everyone.
Tentative Speakers/Companies Include:
Kate Stohr, Managing Director, Architecture for Humanity
Alfred von Bachmayr, Founder and Director, World Hands Project
Andrew Freear, the Rural Studio at Auburn University (invited)
Arup's Global Foresight & Innovation Group (invited)
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

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Friday, May 21
8:30am to 10:00am
Water Issues: Will They Sink Solar in the Southwest? - ASES Plenary Session
Moderated by: Chuck Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Lab
There is a “Catch 22” with freshwater requirements for large-scale solar power production in arid climates. This is one of the complex issues along with transmission infrastructure that must be approached holistically if we are to utilize our vast solar resources in the American Southwest without adding to the growing water crisis.  Come hear from the experts in the field about the ins and outs of this potential problem along with the most viable paths forward.
Speakers Include:
Robert Glennon, University of Arizona and author of “Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It”
Alexandra Davis, Assistant Director for Water, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Ray Dracker, Solar Millenium
Carey King, Research Associate Professor at University of Texas at Austin
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
10:30am to noon
Educating the Next Generation - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Watts on Schools: 10-Years of Experience with an Innovative PV School Leasing Program
J. Hoffner and J. Jackson, CH2M Hill; S. Wiese, Clean Energy Associates and T. Allison, formerly of AEP
Energizing the Next Generation with Photovoltaics
F. Vignola, S. Miklavzina. S. Daniels and M. Toamina, University of Oregon; S. Thorin, Crow High School and I. Tyukhov and A. Tyukhov, VIESH
Renewable Energy Education: Key for Sustainable Development - Cuban Experiences
M. Arrastia, CUBAENERGIA, Cuba and L. Guevara-Stone, Solar Energy International
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
10:30am to noon
Keeping It Cool - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Fluid Filled Window System for Passive Cooling and Heating
E. Carbonnier and P. La Roche, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Buildings That Heat and Cool Themselves: Passive Double Play in the First Two Years of Operation
H. Beauchamp, Zomeworks Corporation
Night Flushing and Thermal Mass: Maximizing Natural Ventilation for Energy Conservation Through Architectural Features
K. Griffin, D. Noble, and K. Kensek, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Innovative Building Integrated, Solar-Assisted Air-Water Space Conditioning Systems with Dehumidification, and Thermo-Active Cooling Systems for Hot and Humid Climates
T. Spiegelhalter, Florida International University
The Use of CFD and Energy Analysis for Choosing Appropriate Conditioning of an Historic Farmhouse Restoration at Hardman Farm
T. Butler, Lord Aeck & Sargent; G. Gao, EMC Engineers and S. Turner, Lord Aeck & Sargent
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
10:30am to noon
Puzzling Over the Pieces - Post-Occupancy Evaluations - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Solar Contribution Comparisons for Housing Rating Systems
R. Smith and J. Ruegemer, University of Utah
Eliminating Air Conditioners in New Southern California Housing
M. Milne, UCLA and T. Kohut, fomerly with Los Angeles Community Design Center
Flush: Examining the Efficacy of Water Conservation in Dual Flush Toilets
M. Harrison, University of Oregon
Efficiency Study of a Contraflow Masonry Wood-Burning Heater
P. Hanley, C. Nielson, D. Saez and H. Warneck University of Oregon
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
10:30am to noon
Real Stories from Real Buildings - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Troy Peters, Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic State University
This session will present findings from selected building case studies conducted by students, faculty and practitioners using methods and equipment from the Vital Signs and Agents of Change curriculum projects. This session is jointly sponsored by the Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE). The projects to be presented take a scientific look at building performance. The concept is simple: visit real buildings; make observations; develop questions and hypotheses about performance; make measurements and talk to building users; develop understandable conclusions that can inform future design efforts and building operations.
Presentations Include:
Learning from our Classrooms: Findings from Post-Occupancy Evaluations of K-12 School Environments
Lindsay Baker, Building Science Researcher and PhD student, Center for the Built Environment,UC Berkeley
Layers of Light: A Field Study of Dynamic Daylighting Systems and Daylight Variability in Classrooms: Spokane Falls Community College,
Julia Day, Student/Teaching Assistant, Washington State University
Infiltration Station: Air Leaks in a 1924 House in Downtown Eugene
David Bartley, Candidate, Master of Architecture, 2011; Krystan Menne, Candidate, Master of Architecture, 2011 and Sara Vernia, Candidate, Master of Architecture, 2011, University of Oregon
Post Occupancy Survey of the Arizona LEED NC Population
Dixon Oates, PhD Candidate, Arizona State University
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
10:30am to noon
Solar Thermal – Hot and Cool Topics
Papers to be presented include:
Analyzing the Design and Performance of a Retrofit Solar Thermal Combination DHW and Space Heating System
J. Dontje, Gustavus Adolphus College
Polymer Thin-Film Design Reduces Installed Cost of Solar Water Heater
R. Rhodes, Rhotech
The Future of Hot Water and Solar Thermal
G. Klein, Affiliated International Management and J. McCabe, Energy Ideas
Solar Thermal Cooling and Heating:  A Year-Round Thermal Comfort Strategy Using a Hybrid Solar Absorption Chiller and Hydronic Heating System
J. Kirchhoff, K. Kensek, E. Woll, M. Schiler and D. Noble, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Optimizing Solar Thermal Resource Use at Commercial Buildings
T. Cleveland, T. Pash, H. Tsai and L. Varnado, North Carolina Solar Center
Modeling of a Solar Thermally-Driven Liquid-Desiccant Air-Conditioning System
M. Andrusiak and S. Harrison, Queen's University, Canada and L. Mesquita, Thermosol Consulting, Canada
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
10:30am to 12:30pm
Designing Low Carbon Buildings Using Green Footstep - ASES Workshop 13 - (separate registration required)
Registration Price: $80 on or before April 1, $90 after April 1, $100 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Victor Olgyay, AIA, Principal, and Michael Bendewald, Analyst, Rocky Mountain Institute
Description: This workshop will highlight Green Footstep, the free online tool that shows architects, engineers, and developers how much their building is contributing to global warming, and reveals design targets required to achieve carbon neutrality. Just as a life cycle cost analysis of a green building design shows the operating costs you are saving over time, this tool shows the saved carbon. In addition to describing a project’s carbon footprint over its life cycle, Green Footstep also informs decision-making during the design process by revealing the footprint's sensitivity to variable design targets, such as building energy use intensity and on-site renewable energy. Green Footstep makes it easier for designers to make every building project part of the solution to climate change.
Materials to be provided to attendees include 1) A notebook containing the presentation in printed form, along with supporting information.
2) Digital media with additional software and references
Who should attend? Architects, engineers, sustainable design consultants, developers, sustainability planners.
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Friday, May 21
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Weatherization Analysis for Existing Homes – ASME Workshop 19 - (separate registration required)
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $145 on or before April 1, $155 after April 1, $165 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Moncef Krarti, Professor, UCLA Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Building systems Program, University of Colorado.
Description: The energy efficiency and thermal comfort for existing homes can be improved through simple and proven retrofit measures. In this workshop you will learn how to quickly assess the energy efficiency of existing homes and how to screen homes suitable for weatherization retrofits. Moreover, you will learn about monitoring and verification procedures to measure the actual impact of weatherization programs on the energy performance of existing homes. You will also learn about simple analysis methods and testing procedures suitable for existing buildings.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a textbook on energy auditing written by Moncef Krarti.
Who should attend? Architects, Builders, Energy Consultants, Homeowners, Educators, Students
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4 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Green Thoughts - Design Theory and Process - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Environmental Design History as a Call to Action
V. Olgyay, Rocky Mountain Institute; J. Hainline, Architectural Energy Corp. and M. Miller, Rocky Mountain Institute
Arthur T. Brown: Pioneer of Passive Solar Architecture
A. Denzer and P. Novikova-Kinney, University of Wyoming
Embracing Forces of Nature: Environmental Morphology as an Influence on Ecological Architecture
V. Olgyay and C. Chan, Rocky Mountain Institute
System Integrative Design in the 2009 Penn State Solar Decathlon Net-Zero Energy Home
L. Witmer and J. Brownson, The Pennsylvania State University
Upsetting the Balance Beam:  System Integrative Photovoltaics as Purposeful Manipulation of Energy Demand and Microclimate in the Built Environment
J. Brownson and L. Iulo, The Pennsylvania State University
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
4:00 to 5:30pm
Spirit and Sustainability - ASES Forum
Moderated by: Barbara Harwood, Donald Aitken Associates
Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings at Taliesin West speak clearly of their connection to the lush Sonoran Desert whose caliche soil undergirds them and whose towering sajuaro cacti inspire them. Wright believed all building designs should show respect for all life and all land. He looked at the vast openness of the desert as a storehouse of natural shapes, textures and colors to incorporate into his low-lying buildings. This annual forum, which has traditionally explored the connection of its participants with their own spirit of sustainability, will help them discover what Frank Lloyd Wright and the spirit of the desert say to their own work in sustainability.
Speakers Include:
The Path of Spirit
Barbara Harwood, Donald Aitken Associates
The Architecture of Nature
Anthony Puttnam, Anthony Puttnam Architects
Spirituality in the Realm of Sustainability
Margo Stipe, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
The Spirit of the Desert Expressed in Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West
Donald Aitken, Donald Aitken Associates
The Spirit of Shelter
Russell Mahoney, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
4:00 to 5:30pm
Teaching Resources to Transform Architectural Design Studio Pedagogy: The Carbon Neutral Design Project Design Studio Profiles - ASES Forum
Moderated by: James Wasley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
In partnership with the American Institute of Architects, the Society of Building Science Educators is building an online resource on carbon neutral design. Our goal is to provide the tools to transform both architectural education and practice in the service of the 2030 Challenge. This forum presents one component of this interlinked resource; a series of profiles of architectural design studio ‘teaching topics’ on carbon neutral design. These self-critical presentations of teaching methods are intended to give architectural design studio faculty and others insight into teaching carbon neutral design and well tested strategies for doing so.
Speakers Include:
Hazem Rashed-Ali, University of Texas at San Antonio
Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon
Bruce Haglund, University of Idaho
Terri Meyer Boake, University of Waterloo
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Friday, May 21
4:00 to 5:30pm
Top This! - Roof Solutions - ASES Technical Session
Papers to be presented include:
Blue and Green: A Study of Urban Green Roof Performance at the Indigo and Cyan Buildings in Portland, Oregon
P. Wolfe and K. Felver, University of Oregon
Thermal Performance of Green Roof Variations
M. Halstead, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Modeling of Roof Heat Transfer Under Solar Photovoltaic Panels
A. Dominguez and J. Kleissl, University of California, San Diego
Cooling Performance and Energy Savings Produced by a Roofpond in the United States Southwest.
A. Fernandez-Gonzalez and A. Hossain, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Passive Cooling with Self-Shading Modular Roof Ponds as Heat Sink
R. Marnich, R. Yamnitz, P. LaRoche and E. Carbonnier, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Empirically Derived Formulas to Predict Indoor Maximum, Average, and Minimum Temperatures in Roofpond Buildings Using Minimum Climatic Information
A. Fernandez-Gonzalez and I. Kako, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1.5 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

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Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 12:30pm
An Insiders Tour of Taliesin West -ASES Tour 02 – (separate registration required)
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a tour. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Registration Price: $85 on or before April 1, $95 after April 1, $105 on-site
Details: Led by Don Aitken, former two-time Chairman of ASES, and Barbara Harwood, co-faculty member with Don at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, this tour will go beyond the normal introductory tours and focus on Wright's buildings and his architecture for the desert, for daylighting and for the climate, as well as some of the present work of students at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.  The tour will go "behind the scenes" to areas normally off limits to tours, and will include a look at some of the student shelters and information about the botany of this beautifully rich portion of the Sonoran Desert. Price includes transportation and refreshments.
3 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 12:30pm
Designing High Performance Homes - ASES Workshop 14 - (separate registration required)
Registration Price: $100 on or before April 1, $110 after April 1, $120 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Murray Milne, Research Professor, UCLA Department of Architecture and Pablo LaRoche, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Adjunct Professor for the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at California State Polytechnic University
Description: High Performance Homes can be designed to minimize their consumption of energy, their cost of operation, and their generation of green house gasses. In this Hands-On workshop you will learn how to quickly design and then fine-tune your home using the latest version of HEED (Home Energy Efficient Design), one of the most popular and user friendly design tools. Please bring your laptop, MAC or PC, and you will experience how to use HEED’s fill-in-the-squares multi-story floor planner, click and drag window placement, and graphic plots of Annual Energy Consumption (kBTU), Carbon Footprint (CO2), or Annual Cost for Fuel and Electricity.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a handout and a copy of the software loaded on each person’s laptop (PC or MAC)
Who should attend? Architects, Builders, Energy Consultants, Homeowners, Educators, Students
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4 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Advanced Solar Water and Space Heating Systems - ASES Workshop 03 - (separate registration required)
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Description: Tom Lane, elected to the Solar Hall of Fame in 2006 and author of Solar Hot Water Lessons Learned 1977 to Today will be presenting a unique advanced course based on using the latest solar thermal technology available for solar hot water and space heating.  The author will present the latest European and American technology for closed loop indirect pressurized glycol and drainback systems to optimize system performance.  There will be a special hour of group interaction and education based on the participants current experience.
Materials to be provided to attendees include "The Advanced Contractors Version of Solar Hot Water Lessons Learned 1977 to Today" with additional handouts of brochures from major solar manufacturers of systems and components, and a CD of solar thermal CAD drawings and designs. Attendees will also receive 8 hours of NABCEP Approved Continuing Education Credits in Solar Thermal Energy.
Who should attend? Solar Thermal Contractors, Designers and Educators
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Building Performance Workshop: Tool Day Phoenix - ASES Workshop 15 - (separate registration required)
Registration Price: $125 on or before April 1, $135 after April 1, $145 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Walter Grondzik, Ball State University; Bruce Haglund, University of Idaho; Alison Kwok, University of Oregon; Troy Peters, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Graduate Teaching Assistants
Description: This intensive Tool Day workshop offers architects, engineers, builders, facility operators, educators, and students a hands-on experience in the use of relatively low-cost instrumentation (coupled with a structured methodology) to better understand building system and component performance. Participants will be taught appropriate use of such instrumentation and methods to facilitate building performance investigations. Tool Day efforts will focus around development of a case study that can be used as a model for future investigations.
Tool Day workshops are based upon the Vital Signs and the Agents of Change projects and provide real experiences with building performance analyses dealing with topics such as occupant comfort and satisfaction, system effectiveness, daylighting, and system energy and resource use. Design professionals should find the study of building performance to be a complement to their design skills (and a potential value-added professional service). Building operators should be better able to understand how to evaluate on-site building system performance. Educators and students will find valuable lessons to pass on to future classes.
ASES-related Tool Day workshops have been conducted in Washington, DC, Reno, NV, Austin, TX, Portland, OR, Cocoa, FL, Denver, CO, Cleveland, OH, San Diego, CA, and Buffalo, NY . Tool Day workshops have also been conducted for Parsons, Mithun, and Ove Arup & Partners. See http://www.sbse.org/toolday/ for detailed descriptions of past workshops.
Materials to be provided to attendees include: toolkits of handheld instruments for participants to use during the workshop and a workshop packet with supporting information for the day’s efforts and take-away information on tool resources. Participants are encouraged to bring laptop computers, digital cameras, and portable USB flash drives to assist with development of case study presentations.
Who should attend? Architects, engineers, builders, facility operators, educators, and students—particularly those interested in green and high-performance buildings.
To optimize hands-on experiences, enrollment will be strictly limited to 30 participants.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Passive Solar Heating Design and Construction Guidelines - ASES Workshop 16 - (separate registration required)
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Alfredo Fernández-González, Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of the Natural Energies Advanced Technologies (NEAT) Laboratory, UNLV and Daniel Overbey, Environmental Design Specialist, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Arch
Description: Many people understand the general principles of passive solar heating systems, but few have the practical experience and know-how to successfully design and build high-performance passive solar buildings.  The Passive Solar Heating workshop provides attendees with the fundamental science and the practical knowledge necessary to successfully design buildings that incorporate any of the various passive solar systems available today. The workshop draws on a number of strategies, resources, and tools developed and/or refined by the presenters to offer attendees a comprehensive view of passive solar heating systems from basic concepts to critical design guidelines to methods of energy performance and economic assessment.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a workbook that will feature the notes from the workshop, a series of specific design guidelines and worksheets to size and evaluate the four passive solar heating strategies covered in the workshop (Direct Gain, Thermal Storage Walls, Sunspaces, and Roofponds), and a list of helpful online resources.
Who should attend? Architects, builders, residential developers, home owners, and environmental advocates.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Photovoltaic Markets, Technology, Cost, Performance with Emphasis on Building Integrated PV - ASES Workshop 09 - (separate registration required)
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Paul Maycock, PV Energy Systems and Steven Strong, Solar Design Associates
Description: This comprehensive course will provide historical perspective; present status and forecast the future for: cell technology, performance, manufacturing cost; balance of systems performance and cost, systems design (stand alone to grid connected) with emphasis on the details of Building Integrated PV Systems; a detailed analysis of the world PV market including studies of Japan, Spain, the United States and Germany; and market forecast to 2015. Manufacturing cost for all options will be developed- all crystal silicon options, amorphous silicon (on glass and flexible), cadmium telluride, copper indium diselenide (on glass and flexible). Cost and efficiency for all options will be forecast to 2015.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a copy of Steven Strong's book "The Solar Electric House" and a handout of all quantitative market data, cost and performance status and forecast.
Who should attend? VERY BROAD New hires in PV Industry, Marketing, technology of manufacture, installers, government policy makers in energy, investors, planners, students, architects, builders.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Teaching Sustainable Energy: A Roadmap for Educators - ASES Workshop 11 - (separate registration required)
Registration Price: $325 on or before April 1, $350 after April 1, $375 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
NOTE: Workshop price includes a copy of Dr. Kreith’s forthcoming book “Principles of Sustainable and Renewable Energy” – a $119.95 value.
Presented by: Dr. Frank Kreith and Alia Ghandour, University of Colorado at Boulder
Description: Teaching Sustainable Energy: A Roadmap for Educators. Tomorrow’s energy future begins in your classroom TODAY! This workshop will provide you with the background, tools, and intellectual resources necessary to offer your students interdisciplinary training in sustainable energy. In only a day, you will receive templates for your course syllabus, a suggested reading list and reference materials, sample problems with solutions and discussion points, ideas for field trips and hands-on learning activities and a template for course website design. This workshop consolidates years of work that has gone into a highly successful Sustainable Energy Course currently taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder!
Materials to be provided to attendees include
Templates for:
•    Course Syllabus & Schedule
•    Reading List & Reference Material
•    Sample Problems with Solutions and Discussion Points
•    Suggested Field Trips & Hands on Learning Exercises
•    Course Website Design
Registrants will receive, when it is published (a few weeks after the workshop), a copy of Dr. Kreith’s forthcoming book “Principles of Sustainable and Renewable Energy” – a $119.95 value.
Registrants should bring their laptop computer with a wireless modem to access course materials.
Who should attend? Educators interested in developing sustainable energy courses for upper level college students. While the material designed for college-level coursework, it could be modified to accommodate an advanced high school level course.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session

Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
PLEASE NOTE - This workshop has been cancelled
Using Building Information Modeling for Daylight Analysis - ASES Workshop 17

Saturday, May 22
1:30pm to 5:30pm
PLEASE NOTE - This workshop has been cancelled
Solar Access in the City - WS18

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