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4 Welcome

5 Track Inormation

6-9 Schedule

10 Keynotes

11-15 Session Descriptions16 Building Tours

17 Continuing Education

18 Chapter Inormation

19 Annual Sponsors

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RMG 2012 SPONSORUSGBC Colorado would like to thank the companies that are supporting Rocky MountGreen 2012. This important education event would not be possible without their suppor

SupportingAmbient EnergyAnderson Mason Dale ArchitectsAssociates III Interior DesignBoylu

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WELCOME!

| Rocky Mountain Green 2012

Greetings from the Chair

On behalf of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Colorado Chapter, I would like towelcome you to Rocky Mountain Green 2012, the Rocky Mountain regions premier green

building and sustainable development education conference.

Now in its sixth year, Rocky Mountain Green again provides an outstanding selection ofspeakers, presentations, and networking opportunities. This years conference includes thefollowing:

Opening Keynote with Bill Reed, President of Integrative Design Collaborative

Closing Keynote Panel of experts discussing RTD FasTracks: Reshaping a Region

28 GBCI approved Education Sessions

5 Green Building Tours

Fun Networking Opportunities, like the afterhours bike tour of Denver

The success of the Colorado Chapter in furthering our mission is a direct result of the efforts ofour corporate sponsors and local members, who donate their resources and time to promotesustainable building in Colorado. This conference would not be possible without the supportof those sponsors and our volunteers, who have dedicated countless hours to planning,organizing, and running the conference. I want to personally thank each of those volunteers, aswell as Jennifer Whitton, the Chair of the RMG 2012 Planning Committee, and our Chapterstaff, especially Patti Mason and Sarah Fagin, for your tireless work in organizing this event.That work is the foundation that makes the Colorado Chapter the best USGBC Chapter in theUnited States.

As many of you know, Deb Kleinman, our Executive Director for the past four and a half years,is leaving her position at the end of this month. Deb has guided our Chapter through a periodof tremendous growth and many transitions, and we thank her for her many contributions tothe development of our Chapter and of this conference. We are very excited to welcome ournew Executive Director, and to embrace the next phase in the life of the Chapter.Over the next few days, please seek out every opportunity to learn, debate, and identify waysthat you can personally impact the built environment. More importantly, take this opportunityto meet those who touch sustainability from a different vantage point. You will be surprisedhow our shared passion can lead to a more sustainable future for everyone.

Enjoy your time in Denver and have a great conference.

Warmest regards,

Liz Sharrer2012 Chair, USGBC Colorado Chapter



TRACK

Track Locations:

Room 1- All Things ReconsideredThis track eatures emerging trends and hot topics elevating the industry. From EPAs multi-amily homes program

to biophilic design and LEED or existing neighborhoods, the sessions included are orward thinking and encourageparticipation.

Room 2- Going PlatinumAchieving LEED Platinum requires a strict attention to detail and a seamlessly integrated project team. Get inside LEEDPlatinum buildings and learn how strategies like gasication, building reuse, and sustainable site selection are helpingprojects take it up a notch.

Room 3- Implementing the DetailsImplementing the Details has something or everyone but is especially designed or LEED Proessionals. Six dierentGBCI categories are covered so i you are looking to jump start your credential maintenance program this is a greatplace to start. Sessions oer plenty o LEED language and reerence standards to please even our more advancedpractitioners.

Room 4- Lie o a BuildingGreen buildings are a balancing act. Engineers, owners, and occupants weigh dierent eciency strategies in order toachieve ambitious goals within real budgets. Learn about strategies that are getting the job done. And i its your job toconvince others to take a leap o aith, learn how to crat a story that will build your business and the bottom line.

Rexord Room- Lets Get SpecicThis Track eatures selections rom the popular USGBC webinar series. April 12th only.

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SESSION SCHEDULE

Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking

Opening Keynote- Bill Reed

The Science Behind BiophillicDesign with Deborah Hall

Owning Zero: Net Zerofrom the OwnersPerspective with TomHootman, Shanti Pless, &David Okada

The Need for SystemsIntegration with PassiveStrategies with John NelsDavid Banks

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Beyond Advocacy: GettingInvolved & Making anImpact with Ryan Riesterer

How Much Air Do You NeReally? A Look at IAQ P1C3 with Sonrisa Lucero, W

Jones & Juan Moreno

EPAs New HomesPrograms and LEED withKate Gregory & SylviaBienzle

Asian Tropics - Lessonson the road to LEEDPlatinum with ShervinAnsari & ConorOByrne

Designing for Diversionand Waste Manage-ment with Stacy Katz

Wayne AspinallFederal Building & USCourthouse Modern-

ization Project withJason S. Sielcken,Mark Hutton, V.Mitchell Lyles, &Michael Murray

BUILDING TOURSMEET AT STREET LEVEL

HOTEL ENTRANCE*

ALL THINGS RECONSIDERED GOING PLATNIUM IMPLEMENTING THE DET

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2:15-1:30

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4:00-6:00

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3:00-4:00

Thursday

RNL -Commercial Interiors,Office Space

Spire - New Construction,Apartment Building

DaVita World Head-quarters - NewConstruction

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ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3



LETS GET SPECIFIC

gaging Occupants througheen Building Educationh Michelle Reott

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Water webinar

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LIFE OF A BUILDING

Happy Hour atEmbassy Suites!

From 4-6 PM relax, meet newpeople, and have your first drin

on us!

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

+PLEASE JOIN US!

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2:30-3:00

11:00-12:15

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Intro to the Evolution of LEEDwebinar

RMG AFTERHOURSM 4 REXFORD ROOM



SESSION SCHEDULE

Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking

.Quantifying the Benefits oscape Infrastructure with

Dorolek & Rachelle Macu

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

LEED Consultants Live to Te

Tale with Sonrisa Lucero,

Courtney France, Michelle

& Kyra Weinkle

When Do We Get toStop Being Green

with Josh Radoff

Permeable Pavement: Wthe Water Meets the Roa

Michael B. Midyett, Math

Evans, Frederick Brooks, Nicholson

LEED Homes Mid-Rise

Implementation with PeterDAntonio, Kevin Kazuhiro,

Jason Kopecky, & RyanTobin

Sustainability from the

Ground Up: Designing LEEDPlatinum Casey Middle

School with Daniel LeBlanc,Derek Young, & Ghita L.

Carroll

BUILDING TOURSMEET AT STREET LEVEL

HOTEL ENTRANCE*

GOING PLATINUM IMPLEMENTING THE DET

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8:00-9:00

10:15-10:30

11:45-1:00

2:00-3:30

9:00-10:15

10:30-11:45

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ALL THINGS RECONSIDERED

Lesson learned from

European Innovative LEEDprojects with Barry Weiss-

cher & Bryan Moen

Friday

Closing Keynote- RTD FasTracks: Reshaping the Region

Implementing LEED-ND forExisting Neighborhoods

with Stella Hodgkins &John Olson

The Architectural Green-

house (r)Evolution withNicole Damage & Nathan

Knecht

Alliance Center -

Existing Building,Mulit tenant

Embassy Suites - NewConsruction, Hospi-

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ROOM 3ROOM 2ROOM 1

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ry to achieve greatertainability goals with Mike

ndewald & James Brew

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per Acoustics, Noise, &ration Design within LEED

ting Systems with Davidnley & Jeff Kwalkoski

-Cycle Commissioning:ximizing investment in

nstruction, operation andintenance with Cullen Choi

E LIFE OF A BUILDING

Surprisingly Green: Bike Tour of Denve

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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10:15-10:30

11:45-1:00

2:00- 3:30

9:00-10:15

10:30-11:45

1:00-2:00

RMG AFTERHOURS

Participants will take part in a bike tour of greenprojects in and around downtown Denver.

Bicycles will be provided by B-cycle of Denver.

Leaving from the Rocky Mountain Greenconference, well bike a series of short distanceto look at various projects in the area. Hosts at

each stop will discuss the known and possibly

unknown sustainable strategies of their building

The tour will conclude at the Denver BeerCompany on Platte Street.

Visit www.rockymountaingreen.com/afterhoursto learn more!

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Opening:

Bill Reed

Harmonizing Life, Not Compromising Regenerating

Ecosystems and The Human SpiritApril 12th, 9:00-10:45AM

Sustainability is ultimately about sustaining all lie. The current trend o making products and processes moreecient is simply the beginning point or achieving this goal. In order to truly achieve sustainability, we willneed to redevelop a conscious understanding o the lie-giving processes that shape the places we live in ordeto reintegrate our buildingsand our communitieswith lie on Earth.

The process o creating our shelter, along with producing ood, has tremendous impact on planetary health.The corollary is also true; the act o building and agriculture can become healing and restorative processes. Byshiting the role o humans to participating with nature as co-equals and, even, tending the wild, we move rombeing occupants o the land to becoming inhabitants again.

The real meaning o development is to create new potential. With this perspective we have seen entireecosystems and communities begin healing the damage within 18 months. Learning how to sustain ourcommunities can be a remembering and rebirth o consciousness. This presentation introduces the practicalconcepts o integrating our technical perspectives with the living systems that support lie on Earth. This is not

as hard as it may seem; but it is a real change in the way we think.

Closing:

Steven Chester, Patrick McLaughlin,

George Thorn, Peter Kudla, Steven E. Cook

RTD FasTracks: Reshaping a Region

April 13th, 2:00-3:30PM

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) can have quantiable benets to your residents and projects bottom line.RTDs Fastracks, with 119 miles o new tracks and 70 new transit stations will provide an unparalleled level otransit access or Metro Denver, reshaping growth patterns in the region.

The City and County o Denver and RTD have taken a signicant leadership role in both the planning andimplementation o TOD by ocusing growth into neighborhoods and districts near transit stations. StevenChester will briefy highlight TOD successes to date and uture initiatives in planning. Patrick McLaughlin willdiscuss their new TOD and Joint Development Policy and exciting developments along transit corridors. Lastly,innovative LEED developers George Thron, Peter Kudla, and Steven Cook will share successes and lessonslearned rom recently completed and planned TOD and LEED projects, such as Yale Station Lots, Vallagio atInverness, and 2700 S. Broadway.

The panel will also describe quantiable benets rom locating their projects in a station area. This session willgo beyond an explanation o TOD and ocus on implementation and the quantiable outcomes and premiumsthat a project can expect rom taking advantage o the regions remarkable transit investment.

KEYNOTES



Beyond Advocacy: Getting Involved & Makingan ImpactGBCI Reporting Category:Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation

This session will dig deep and explore key State and Federallaws aecting political campaigns, und raising and contributions,and how all o those involved in the political process can remainin compliance while still having a signicant impact. Everyonetends to get caught-up in the who and the what o politics, butthis session is going to ocus entirely on the how, so politicalideology should be checked at the door and attendees shouldcome ready to discover ways that they can be more eectiveadvocates or green building and or other issues important in theibusiness or industry.Presenter:Ryan Riesterer, Riesterer Law & Consulting

When Do We Get to Stop Being Green?GBCI Reporting Category:Project Surroundings and Public Outreach

When do practices in green and zero-energy building, natural cityplanning, local ood, and zero-waste manuacturing go rom beingbuzz words to mainstream practices that dene the way we liveand the world we live in? When does enacting a sustainabilityprogram within your building or organization go beyond chasinga LEED point? This session will discuss where we are in thecurrent sustainability evolution, what trajectory we are on, andwhat opportunities or threats developments pose or utilitiesand uture building codes and standards. This discussion is oraudiences who have interest in going above and beyond rating

system requirements.Presenter:Josh Rado, YR&G Sustainability

The Science Behind Biophilic DesignGBCI Reporting Category:Improvements to the Indoor Environment

The current Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) This course willreview biophilic design principles briefy then cover a number othe key principles in depth. The aim o the course is to provide anunderstanding o why the principles contribute to human health.

Relative humidity has been called the single most importantvariable or human health in an interior environment . . . butWHY? What IS a ractal design element and how does it aectthe human nervous system? The presentation blends the sciencebehind these essential ideas with examples rom architecture/design.

Presenter: Deborah Hall

Track: All Things ReconsideredThe Architectural Greenhouse (r)Evolution!GBCI Reporting Category:Land Use and Urban Design

A rapidly growing interest in re-localization as an integral parto sustainability has precipitated an explosion in small armsand growing cooperatives along the Front Range. How can thisbooming interest be translated to high-yield, all-season growingsuccess in our cities and backyards? Barrett Studio Architectswill present principles and realities o redening architecturalorums to respond to the aim o near-zero energy year-roundood production greenhouses. Case studies o studio projects,built and un-built ,will demonstrate these design principles, whileoering an increased awareness o the impactul and measurablebenet greenhouses can provide to the local community.Presenters:Nicole Delmage and Nathan Knecht, Barrett Studio Architects

Implementing LEED-ND or existingneighborhoodsGBCI Reporting Category:Multiple / Project Surroundings and Public Outreach

This session will use a case study exercise to teach participantsstrategies or implementing LEED or Neighborhood Developmentin the connes o an existing neighborhood. Attendees will begiven basic project inormation beore being broken into teamsto tackle a hands-on role in pursuing LEED-ND or the sampleneighborhood. Through this approach, attendees can gain amore in-depth understanding o credit requirements, applicability,

barriers, and solutions or LEED-ND implementation. Teams willpresent their projects and ndings at the end o the session.Presenters:Stella HodgkinsJohn Olson, Olson Planning and Urban Landscapes

EPAs New Homes Programs and LEEDGBCI Reporting Category:Project Systems and Energy Impacts

Come learn about the U.S. EPAs New Homes Programs;ENERGY STAR or New Homes, WaterSense or New

Homes, Indoor airPLUS or New Homes and ENERGY STARor Multiamily High Rise Residential. U.S. EPAs New HomesPrograms can add urther brand recognition to your project anda strong perormance ocus. All U.S. EPA Residential Guidelinesare included in LEED Rating systems, creating a great nexuso our nations oremost high perormance building programoptions. Full participation in EPAs programs can augment yourLEED project by; adding high value market recognition, oeringunsurpassed verication and testing o your project, and a greaterreturn on your investment.Presenters:Kate Gregory and Sylvia Bienzle, U.S. EPA

SESSION DESCRIPTION



Track: Going Platinum

Asian Tropics Lessons on the road to LEEDPlatinumGBCI Reporting Category:Project systems and Energy impacts

Innovation is playing a key role at the new $36.8-million DenverZoo Asian Tropics project (DZAT), where a biomass gasicationsystem will turn human trash and animal waste into energy. Thegasication system will convert 98% o the waste stream into85% o the usable energy needed to power the Toyota ElephantPassage exhibit. In addition, the 10-acre project eatures 1 milliongallons o water in a closed-loop ltration system, which increaseseciency by using recycled water. The new Toyota ElephantPassage exhibit sets a new standard or innovation and is quicklybecoming a model o green building excellence or zoos acrossthe country.Presenters:

Shervin Ansari and Conor OByrne, Kiewit Building Group

LEED Homes Mid-Rise ImplementationGBCI Reporting Category:Multiple categories

The ongoing cross-currents in the countrys economy and thedistressed homeowner market are actors impacting the increaseddemand or aordable housing. DHAs Park Avenue Block 5Bproject has helped shape building in the aordable housing sector.This seminar will highlight the team management approach usedto deliver this LEED Platinum project, recognized as a nationalmodel or sustainable, aordable housing. Best practices will bediscussed in delivering a project that is designed to perorm 50%+better than standard, exceed the Green Communities sustainabledevelopment criteria using innovative approaches includingmodular construction, creative nancing, alternative buildingstrategies, renewable energy technologies, sub-metering andeducational signage.Presenters:Peter DAntonio, PCD Engineering ServicesKevin Kazuhiro Yoshida, B+Y ARCHITECTSJason Kopecky, B+Y ARCHITECTSRyan Tobin, Denver Housing AuthorityDavid Garabed, Deneuve Construction Services

Owning Zero: Net Zero Energy rom theOwners PerspectiveGBCI Reporting Category:Project systems and Energy impacts

Net zero energy is ultimately a building owner objective. It is notenough to have net zero energy worked out on paper; it requiresactual measured building operation. With this objective in mind,the owner has a pivotal role in book ending the entire net zeroenergy delivery process. Explore the owners perspective inachieving net zero energy issues with a diverse panel o industry

experts with over one million square eet o net zero energybuilding experience.Presenters:Tom Hootman, RNLShanti Pless, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryDavid Okada, Stantec

Sustainability rom the Ground Up, DesigningLEED Platinum Casey Middle SchoolGBCI Reporting Category:Multiple categories

Casey Middle School was recently certied LEED or SchoolsPlatinum and is a model or sustainable school buildings in theRocky Mountain Region. This session will provide an overviewo these important aspects o the design process: A cost-benetanalysis on short and long-term costs and LEED implicationso these strategies enabled the design team to make inormeddecisions on building systems; the creation o high quality learningenvironments was also a ocus; daylight modeling was undertakenor classrooms, common areas and other critical learning spaces;input rom community provided perspective on the potential ovarious sustainability strategies.Presenters:Daniel LeBlanc, YR&G SustainabilityDerek Young, RB+B ArchitectsGhita L. Carroll, Boulder Valley School District

Wayne Aspinall Federal Building & USCourthouse Modernization ProjectGBCI Reporting Category:Project systems and Energy impacts

The Wayne Aspinall Federal Building & US CourthouseModernization is a special project or the US General ServicesAdministration (GSA). It represents a goal to achieve LEEDPlatinum and Net Zero Energy on a building listed on theNational Historic Register. Learn about the science and designbehind converting a 93-year old historic registered building intoa LEED Platinum, Net Zero building or the GSA. Net Zero hasbeen designed and constructed using computer simulations ongreen eld sites, now learn about achieving ambitious goals or

existing buildings targeting Net Zero status and the design andconstruction techniques utilized.Presenters:Jason S. Sielcken, U.S. General Services AdministrationMark Hutton, Beck ArchitectureV. Mitchell Lyles, Westlake Reed LeskoskyMichael Murray, Beck Architecture

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS



Lessons learned rom European InnovativeLEED projectsGBCI Reporting Category:Multiple categories

Located in the Netherlands, TNT Green Oce is the rst o sixcarbon neutral buildings TNT is developing. This oce buildingeatures a bio-uelled combined heat and power unit, an aquierthermal energy storage system, an activated concrete core radiantsystem, and other sustainable systems to achieve net-zero energyconsumption and no CO2 emissions. The LEED documentationor TNT Green Oce was prepared in the consulting engineersDenver oce. This case study presentation will highlight emergingEuropean green building strategies and describe how to solveunique LEED certication challenges encountered on Europeanprojects.Presenters:Barry Weisscher and Bryan Moen, Deerns

Track: Implementing the Details

The Need or Systems Integration withPassive StrategiesGBCI Reporting Category:Project Systems and Energy Impacts

Taking advantage o climate adaptive architecture and passivebuilding strategies is paramount to achieving net zero energy. AsWilliam McDonough has pointed out in Cradle to Cradle, eciencyis important, but eciency alone within the same systems will

not achieve sustainability i the systems are inherently fawed.Building strategies such as natural daylight, natural ventilation,and passive heating & cooling provide alternatives to business asusual designs. This session will review basic principles o passivesystems and explore the current status o the industry in regardsto systems integration.Presenters:John Nelson and Rob Slowinski, Architectural Energy CorporationDavid Banks, Cermak Peterka Petersen

LEED Consultants Live to Tell the TaleGBCI Reporting Category:

Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation

Have you thought a credit was straight orward until you startedthe submittal documentation or had a surprise review? Throughthis rapid-re presentation o credit-specic ndings, our LEEDProject Administrators will share their discoveries as theyhave guided project teams through the LEED process. Further,through examples o successul and unsuccessul alternativecompliance approaches, LEED Administrators and LEED ProjectTeam Members will learn the strategies or successully writingtheir own alternative compliance submittal. Audience membersare expected to have an understanding o credit requirementsand experience with LEED submittals as their experience willbe captured through an interactive activity that will allow them to

share their own discoveries.Presenters:Sonrisa Lucero, Eaton Energy SolutionsCourtney France, France Sustainable SolutionsMichelle Reott, Earthly Ideas LLCKyra Weinkle, LONG Energy Solutions

Designing or Diversion and WasteManagementGBCI Reporting Category:Acquisition, Installation and Management o Project Materials

Building owners are increasingly seeking out new methods andtechnologies or handling their waste streams to minimize theamount they need to send to landlls. However, oten structuresare designed and built with little to no consideration o how

tenants will be able to maximize diversion over the long-term.This session will describe a series o strategies that buildingproessionals can use to help their clients manage wastesustainably and reduce their waste management costs bydesign. While there is an increased demand or diversionand LEED certied C&D recycling, there are also constraints,especially in Colorado. This session will address some obstacles

and explore possible solutions.Presenter:Stacy Katz, Waste Management

IAQ P1 and C3, Ventilation Calculation orDierent System TypesGBCI Reporting Category:Improvements to the Indoor Environment

The ASHRAE 62.1 VRP calculation can be a dicult calculationin and o itsel, but is especially so when system types vary,when buildings have a large number o zones, or dierent controltechnologies. This presentation will review best practices o howto perorm the ASHRAE 62.1 VRP calculation or credits IAQP1 and C3, how to calculate multi-zone and 100% OA systems,and how to optimize the VRP calculation to save energy. Thissession will be particularly useul or proessional who have someamiliarity with ASHRAE 62.1, but would like to know how to nd

the ventilation requirement or a building and how to optimize themechanical systems to cost-eectively achieve it.Presenters:Sonrisa Lucero, Walker Jones, and Juan Moreno, Eaton EnergySolutions



Quantiying the Benets o LandscapeInrastructureGBCI Reporting Category:Site

When working in the industry o the built environment, the truebenets o landscape inrastructure are oten dicult to justiywhen judged against that o hard-costs, dened metrics, andquantiable measurements. Industry proessionals oten discussthe qualiable, social benets o vegetated open space, butlack the ability to address heavily weighted quantiable benets thus limiting the ability o the team to truly understand theimportance o such spaces. This presentation will illustrate andprovide methodology around how to come up with competitive,quantiable metrics to justiy why the eel-good surroundings areessential to our communities and the built environment. Some othese metrics include greenhouse gas emissions, energy savings,transportation reduction, pollution, reduced crime and economicrevenue.Presenters:Greg Dorolek, Wenk AssociatesRachelle Macur, Group 14

Permeable Pavement: Where the Water Meetsthe RoadGBCI Reporting Category:Water Management

Three green building case studies, Brown Hall at School o Mines,Peterson Air Force Base and NREL, will be used to highlight whenand how to properly integrate permeable paving into projects.

Inormation will be presented in the context o eective LEEDimplementation, net project benets and uture site plans. A basicunderstanding o general construction practices and terminologyis helpul as the presenters will dive straight in to the details odesigning, installing, and reviewing permeable paving systems asa proven strategy o eective storm water management.Presenters:Michael B Midyett, Pavestone CompanyMathew Evans, Lime Green DesignFrederick Brooks, US Air ForceBrian Nicholson, RNL

Track: The Lie o a Building

Daylighting or Real LieGBCI Reporting Category:Improvements to the Indoor Environment

Daylight-harvesting lighting controls have the ability to reducea buildings lighting energy use by 30-70%.However, studies oexisting day lit buildings have shown that this is rarely achieved.In act, daylighting controls have been ound to only work abouthal the time, and save a mere 23% o what they were expectedto save. In this interactive discussion, we identiy the mostcommon reasons or these lost energy savings and propose anew methodology or achieving a successully daylit building. In aworld o integrated design, this session is a must or contractors,architects, engineers, and building owners.Presenter:Elizabeth Gillmor, Group 14

Lie-Cycle Commissioning: MaximizingInvestment in Construction, Operation andMaintenanceGBCI Reporting Category:Project Systems and Energy Impacts

In order to maximize the capital, operating, and strategicinvestments in any acility, lie-cycle commissioning is anecessary evolution or a high-perormance building. Newbuilding commissioning has become a staple o the design

and construction o ecient buildings. This eort alls short oensuring that a high-perormance building at construction is ahigh-perormance building over its liespan. When building ownersor managers engage in the process o retro-commissioning, thebenets are oten impressive, but can be short lived. To ensurethat the benet derived rom an energy analysis is maximized, theinterval between analyses must be decreased.Presenter:Cullen Choi, Architectural Energy Corporation

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS



The Power o Storytelling: Using story toAchieve Greater Sustainability GoalsGBCI Reporting Category:Stakeholder Involvement and Public outreach

I you have ever struggled to convince your clients to achieve agreater level o sustainability, this session is or you. Architects,designers, vendors, and acility managers oten attempt to makethe case or more aggressive sustainability. However, whilethere is opportunity or sustainable buildings, it is oten dicultto convince an owner to make the necessary commitment. Thishighly interactive lecture will cover the powerul storytelling toolor sustainable design and present case studies o eectivelyusing stories on sustainable building projects. Key quantitativecomponents o storylie cycle cost and order o magnitudeestimateswill be highlighted.Presenters:Mike Bendewald and James Brew, Rocky Mountain Institute

Demystiying Eciency in the Data CenterUtilizing Airfow as a SystemGBCI Reporting Category:Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation

Creating an ecient data center is about more than replacingequipment or buying new products. The complex ecosystem othe data center must be understood holistically to uncover thetrue needs within the space. You will learn an eective strategyor continual improvement o the data center by addressing theairfow issues rst. Optimizing airfow in the data center using a

systems approach will provide the largest return on investmentin the shortest time necessary. Programs or energy savings willalso be covered. Attendee should have an understanding o datacenters systems, layout and protocols.Presenter:Jon deRidder, Enabled Energy

Engaging Occupants Through Green BuildingEducationGBCI Reporting Category:Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation Ways to Earn Credit

Want your building occupants to have a greater understandingo the green building eatures you designed? Attend this sessionto gain ideas on engaging occupants and visitors through greenbuilding education. Through visual examples rom seven casestudies o projects that earned a green building educationinnovation credit or LEED-NC, learn the opportunities andchallenges o applying this strategy with a variety o budgets.Come discover how Unied School District #101, North KansasCity Schools, Fort Lewis College, and AMC Theatres each utilizedunique educational approaches based on building type andaudience to infuence their occupants and visitors.Presenter:Michelle Reott, Earthly Ideas LLC

Analyzing the Impacts o Proper Acoustics,Noise, & Vibration Design within LEED RatingSystemsGBCI Reporting Category:Improvements to the indoor environment

This session will cover all areas o acoustics in LEED orNew Construction, Schools, and Health care ratings systems.Content includes a discussion o the current LEED requirements,challenges in implementing, common mistakes and expecteduture requirements. Instructors and Attendees will analyze theimpact o design decisions in other disciplines on the acousticenvironment, and potential conficts in design strategies.Attendees will be exposed to various acoustic environmentsthroughout the session and acquire an appreciation or goodversus bad acoustic environments, and the ability to promotegood acoustic environments in their design.Presenter:David Manley and Je Kwolkoski, D.L. Adams Associates, Inc.

LEED-SPECIFIC SESSIONS:

APRIL 12:+Engaging Occupants through Green Building Education-11AM-12:15PM

+Introduction to Evolution o LEED (webinar)-11AM-12:15PM+How Much Air Do You Need, Really? A Look at IAQ P1 and C3-1:30-2:30PM

+Designing or Diversion and Waste Management- 3-4PM+Water (webinar)- 3-4PM

APRIL 13:+LEED Homes Mid-Rise Implementation- 9-10:15AM+LEED Consultants Live to Tell the Tale - 10:30 11:45AM+Analyzing the Impacts o Proper Acoustics, Noise, & Vibration-10:30-11:45AM

+Design within LEED Rating Systems- 10:30-11:45AM+Permeable Pavement: Where the Water Meets the Road-1-2PM

* LEED-specic is dened as an activity that has an explicitconnection to processes, procedures, or concepts (i.e. intents,

requirements, and strategies) ound in any o the current LEEDrating systems.



1. DaVita World Headquarters NewConstruction

Guides:George Feathers, MOA ArchitectureCourtney France, France Sustainable SolutionsDeparts at 2:45 PM on April 12

2. Alliance Center Existing Building,Multi tenant

Guides:Phillip Saieg, Alliance CenterChris Woldum, Alliance CenterJe Hohensee, Alliance CenterJanna Six, Alliance CenterDeparts at 10:20 AM on April 13

3. The Spire New Construction,

Apartment building

Guides:Christopher Cosby, The Nichols PartnershipSarah Rege, RNLDeparts at 1:30 PM on April 12

4. RNL Commercial Interiors, OceSpace

Photo: Courtesy o RNLGuides:Sarah Rege, RNLNathan Huyler, RNLDeparts at 10:55 AM on April 12

5.Embassy Suites New Construction,Hospitality

Guides:Ron Richards, Director o EngineeringRobert F. Kisabeth, General ManagerJudy Esterbrook, Director o Sales & MarketingDeparts at 1 PM on April 13

*Be sure to note the specic tour departuretimes. All tour groups will meet at theEmbassy Suites street level entrance.

BUILDING TOURS



CONTINUING EDUCATIO

REMEMBER YOUR SESSIONSUse the lines below to write in the sessions youattend.

ARE YOU A LEEP AP WITHSPECIALTY OR A LEED GREENASSOCIATE?

Green Building Certication InstituteCredential Maintenance Program:As an approved USGBC Education Provider,USGBC Colorado is excited to oer ContinuingEducation (CE) hours through GBCIsCredential Maintenance Program at RockyMountain Green 2012.

In addition to numerous GBCI CE hours(including LEED Specic Sessions), we are also

proud to oer AIA CE hours.

GBCI Reporting is easy as 1-2-3!1. Be sure to sign in at all the education sessionsyou attend.

2. Ater the conerence, watch your email or alink to an online survey. Complete the survey withinormation rom the sessions that you attended.

3. USGBC Colorado will email you a certicateo completion along with GBCI reportingrecommendations.

Dont orget to sel report your CE hours to atwww.gbci.org

Ater the conerence, visit rockymountaingreen.com/education/reporting or GBCI reportingsuggestions.



MEMBERSHIP

USGBC ColoradoAbout:The U.S. Green Building Council Colorado Chapter

(USGBC Colorado) is a 501(c)(3) non-prot organizationthat established in the state o Colorado in 2003. USGBCColorado was the 15th chapter to be recognized byU.S. Green Building Council and is part o a nationwidenetwork o local chapters that all contribute to the missiono transorming the way buildings and communities aredesigned, built and operated, enabling an environmentallyand socially responsible, healthy, and prosperousenvironment that improves the quality o lie.

Chapter DuesPremium Membership: $495

Full Membership: $65Employees o USGBC Members: $50Emerging Proessionals: $45Full time students: $25*See website or details about membership benets

U.S. Green Building Council: Only companies andorganizations may be USGBC members. Colorado Chaptermembership does not include membership in USGBCor any o the associated benets. Individuals working orUSGBC Member companies will receive a discount on theirchapter membership. Visit the membership table nearregistration and join the Colorado Chapter today!

For more inormation about USGBC Colorado Chaptermembership benets, programs, and events, visitwww.usgbccolorado.org or call 303-292-6181.

2012 Board o DirectorsExecutive Committee:Liz Sharrer, Chair o the BoardAnnette Stelmack, Incoming ChairChristy Vider, TreasurerKate Hilberg, Secretary

Directors:Clay BensonDean StanberryJason CokerJawara ParteePete MeyerRebecca ReelSheri SanzoneSpenser VillwockStan Wagner

Roaring Fork Interest Group:For the past year, a group o green building proessionals

has met monthly to help lay a solid oundation or theRoaring Fork Branch. The Colorado Chapter is excited towelcome its newest branch to the Chapter amily. I youare interested in getting involved, please contact SheriSanzone at [email protected]

Metropolitan Branch:Started Fall 2008, the Metropolitan branch became thethird branch o the U.S. Green Building Council ColoradoChapter. Looking to increase community and neighborhoodparticipation in the green building industry by creatingsmaller networks o communication, the MetropolitanBranch seeks to actively promote environmental

responsible building practices through education, outreachand collaboration. Hosted events include the First MondaySpeaker Series, regular brown bag lunches in LoDo andat the Denver Tech Center, and an annual membershipcelebration each winter.

Northern Colorado Branch:In the Spring o 2007, a group o community memberswith a passion or high perormance building ormed therst branch o USGBC Colorado. A volunteer led SteeringCommittee is actively working to advance sustainability inNorthern Colorado. The Northern Branch collaborates withlocal eorts such as the Sustainable Living Fair to promoteshared goals or their community.

Southern Colorado Branch:The Southern Colorado Branch was ormed in the springo 2008. The Steering Committee holds regular meetingsin Colorado Springs and is planning many exciting events.The Southern Branch requently partners with otherorganizations such as the Colorado Springs Utilities andhosts a number o regular education and outreach events,including WinterGreen.

Chapter Branches:



ANNUAL SPONSOR

USGBC Colorado would like to thank our 2012 Annual Sponsors. Their generous nansupport goes 100% to programs and initiatives o the Colorado Chapter, ensuring that oeducation, advocacy, and outreach eorts continue to grow and expand along with thegreen building movement.

Gold $10,000

Silver $5,000

Sustaining $2,500


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