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Greetings from the Chair

On behalf of the U.S. Green Building Council, Colorado Chapter, I would like to welcome you to Rocky Mountain Green 2010, the preeminent conference for the green building community in the region.

As the green building movement has become more mainstream, we are no longer challenged to prove its relevance. Instead, we are challenged to become industry leaders and champion the movement by continuing to improve our understanding of emerging technologies and approaches, and to apply them. To put it succinctly, the time has passed for “selling;” now is the time for “telling.” We realize that the motives for greening the built environment are many, but the end result is the same. Whether motivated by climate change, resource depletion, energy security, or just plain economics, green buildings simply consume fewer resources and provide better environments in which to live, work, and play.

We are excited that Rocky Mountain Green 2010 offers so many outstanding opportunities to expand your knowledge of green building! There are 36 educational sessions; four green-building tours; an opening plenary featuring Bill Black, founder of Mindshift; a closing plenary panel comprised of city officials from across the state of Colorado; and more than 50 exhibitors displaying the latest in sustainable products and services. For those of you familiar with GBCI’s Credential Maintenance Program, all of the educa-tional sessions are USGBC approved for continuing education hours.

I would like to mention that the Colorado Chapter relies on its members who donate their time and re-sources to support our mission. This conference would not be possible without the thousands of volunteer hours dedicated to planning, organizing, and running the conference—thank you for your continued and enthusiastic support. I would also like to recognize the USGBC Colorado staff members who have worked tirelessly to make this conference a success.

I challenge each of you take advantage of every opportunity over the next two days to expand your under-standing of green buildings and become an active member of the community. Again, welcome to Rocky Mountain Green 2010—I hope you enjoy the conference.

Best Regards,

Jim Bradburn, PE, LEED AP BD+C

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Building Tours

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Lunch Ladies and LEED

Seeyle, Peterson & Mehta / 300 level

Track 1 Track 2Applying the Triple Bottom Line to Commercial Real Estate

Casey / 200 level

LEED Certification: How Much Does it Cost?

Bush / 300 level

Regionalism and You

Broyles and Hutton / 100 level

Wednesday, April 21, 2010Open Registration7:30 AM to 6:00 PM

The Greening of Caterpillar Financial

Zanolini and McCown / 300 level

Sustainable Practices: It Makes Good Business Sense

Englhard, Wenzel & Pond / 100 level

Legal Risks of Green Building

Warren / 200 level

LEED EB Portfolio Certification

Stanley / 300 level

Building a Process Map to LEED Platinum

Benson / 300 level

Ecology of Landscapes: Influences on Site Design

Lakey / 100 level

Low Impact Development:A Sustainable Approach to Drainage Design Parker / 200 level

Thursday, April 22, 2010Open Registration7:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Increasing Reduction: The Light Pollution Reduction Credit

Adams and Givler / 200 level

Track 1 Track 2

Opening Plenary Keynote AddressBill Black, Mindshift 200 level

Lunch Break and Expo Hall

Evening Program at RNL

Closing Plenary: North, South, East, West: Colorado Local Officials Panel3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

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4:50 PM to 6:00 PM6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

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10:35 AM to 11:55 AM

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Lunch Break and Expo Hall11:55 AM to 1:10 PM

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Hyatt Regency Building Tour1:30PM to 3:30PM

1800 Larimer Building Tour12:45 PM to 2:45 PM

Republic Plaza Building Tour3:30PM to 5:30PM

State Capitol Building Tour9:00PM to 11:00PM

Designing with Alternative Building Systems: Eco-Panels, Shipping ContainersTomecek and Herr / 100 level

Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6Paths to Sustainability In Healthcare

Rome and Montgomery / 200 level

Designing a World Leader in Data Center Efficiency Autry / 300 level

Integrated Design Toward Net Zero Buildings

Higgins / 300 level

Using Systems Thinking to Unlock the Potential of Existing Buildings

Olgyay / 200 level

Sustainability Management Systems

Sieving and Franzen / 300 level

Leading the Way: A High Performance Building Update from the Governor’s Energy Office Merrigan and Dillon / 100 level

Understanding a Method for Evaluating a Building’s Life Cycle Carbon FootprintOlgyay / 300 level

A World Beyond LEED NC

Stanley and Zucker / 200 level

Net Zero Energy Building Design: Fire Station Design

Constantineau, Doebber & Farrar-Nagy / 200

The Integrated Design Process and the Emerging Future of Design DeliveryBradburn and Thome / 300 level

Creating a Sustainable Organization and Built EnvironmentFranconi, Jeannette & Reeve / 200 level

Federal Policy Update

Howard and Lowell / 100 level

Open Registration

LEED EB Recertification Panel

Saieg, Rehder & Grosh / 200 level

A Team We Can Live With: LENSES Plaut and Wackerman / 300 level

Design for One Earth

Hootman and Rege / 100 level

Western Progress: Can We Move Forward While Protecting the Past

Christensen and Nelson / 200 level

How AHRI v. ABQ Puts Municipal Green Building Programs at Risk

Crandall and Snyder / 100 level

LEED for Homes From the Inside

Foster and Hindman / 100 level

The Planning of Geos—America’s Largest Net-Zero Mixed Use NeighborhoodTavel, Kahn & Stenftenagel / 200 level

The Opportunities and Challengesof Municipal Green Building

Williss, Morrissey & Sobiech / 300 level

Young and EmergingProfessionals Panel

Bartczak, Lohmiller & London / 100 level

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Opening Plenary Keynote AddressBill Black, Mindshift 200 level

Lunch Break and Expo Hall

Carbon Neutral Buildings in Colorado

Azerbegi / 200 level

Evening Program at RNL (see page 6 for details)

Closing Plenary: North, South, East, West: Colorado Local Officials Panel

Lunch Break and Expo Hall

Gardens in the Desert: A LEED-H Multi-Family Pilot Case History

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A diverse group of local officials will participate in a candid conversation about sustainability initiatives. Learn how communities are using sustainability to transform local economies, conserve natural resources, and improve quality of life. Each participating city will be given five minutes to highlight a recent initiative before moderator Jennifer Zeppelin, CBS Channel 4 Meteorologist, engages both the panelists and the audience in an interactive discussion. Par-ticipants: Town of Fowler, Denver, Steamboat Springs, Golden, Colorado Springs and New Castle. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper will deliver the opening re-marks.

North, South, East, WestLocal officials from across Colorado discuss sustainable communities

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Bill is a co-author of the book “The Commercial Real Estate Revolution” and a founding member of the group

Mindshift which won the Corenet Global Innovators award at the Vegas sum-mit in October 2009. This program studies the construction delivery models, prevailing relationships and behaviors in our industry and takes an in depth look at collaborative delivery models for commercial real estate in delivering superior sustainable results. This session presents a dialogue regarding the state of the current conventional model and the need for more effective delivery methods and cost saving efficiencies to alter the quality and nature of the triple bottom line.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:30 AM Thursday, April 22, 2010 / 3:00 - 4:30 PM

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Opening 1

Widely considered one of the “easy” credits, Light Pollution Reduction is the second most rejected credit. This session will explore how successful coordi-nation between design disciplines can achieve the Light Pollution Reduction credit.

Increasing Reduction: The Light Pollution Reduction CreditWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 1:50 - 3:10 PM

Presenters Gregg Adams and Todd Givler

Track 1: Commercial Real Estate

The term “Triple Bottom Line” suggests three measures of success: economic prosperity, social fairness, and environmental health. This talk addresses these three hurdles by applying examples from outside the green building industry to real estate development and investing.

Applying the Triple Bottom Line to Commercial Real EstateWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

Presenter Mark Casey

This presentation will demonstrate how to use life cycle cost analysis to calcu-late present value cost or savings associated with individual LEED credits and determine break-even points, using LEED Sustainable Sites Credit 7.1: Heat Island Effect—Nonroof to illustrate the process.

LEED Certification: How much does it cost?Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 1:50 - 3:10 PM

Presenter Ed Bush

This presentation is designed to educate building professionals about the legal risks and pitfalls of green buildings, particularly with respect to marketing brochures, websites, client and subcontractor contracts.

The Legal Risks of Green BuildingWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 3:25 - 4:45 PM

Presenter Ryan E. Warren

This session will address the successes, challenges, and opportunities related to the successful implementation of sustainable operations in order to achieve volume LEED EB certification across multiple buildings.

LEED for Existing Buildings Portfolio Certification Thursday, April 22, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:20 AM

Presenter Lisa Stanley

Highlights the Caterpillar Financial Center in Nashville’s green features. Awarded LEED EB Gold in April 2009, the company converted from a novice “greenie” to a “green” environmental steward and advocate of sustainability, high performance, and healthy workspaces.

The Greening of Caterpillar FinancialThursday, April 22, 2010 / 10:35 - 11:55 AM

Presenter Steve Zanolini and Steve Harrell

This business panel highlights three businesses that exemplify best practices in sustainability, briefing the audience on how they developed a plan and ROI. Panelists represent Wells Fargo, the Denver Zoo, and ProLogis.

Sustainable Practices...It makes good business sense Thursday, April 22, 2010 / 1:25 - 2:45 PM

Moderator Holli BaumunkPresenters Mike Englhard, Mary Wenzel, and George Pond

Using Fort Lewis College in Durango as a case study, key members of the de-sign team will discuss the challenges and benefits of a new student union with a foodservice facility that is energy-efficient, cost-effective and environmen-tally responsible.

Lunch Ladies and LEED: Dining Facilities in Sustainable Design—A Case StudyWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

Presenters Kathleen Seeyle, Michele Peterson, and Mohit Mehta

Track 2: Doing LEED and Sustainable Design

100 AwarenessKnowledge, or the remembering of appropriate, previously learned information such as terminology, specific facts, ways and means of dealing with specifics, universals and abstractions in a field (principles and generalizations, theories and structure). 200 UnderstandingGrasping or understanding the meaning of informational material 300 ApplicationThe use of previously learned information in new and concrete situations to solve problems that have single or best answers 400 MasteryThe breaking down of informational materials into their component parts, examining such information to develop divergent conclusions by identifying motives or causes, making inferences, and/or finding evidence to support gen-eralizations. Creatively or divergently applying prior knowledge and skills to produce a new or original whole.

Conference TracksTo better address the needs of the diverse stakeholders that make up the green building community, we have created six education tracks. Track 1 presents the business case for green building, along with discussions about corporate sustainability and the legal risks of green building. Track 2 is for the practi-tioner and addresses specific LEED credits. Track 3 highlights collaborations and partnerships that push the envelope for the future of green building. Track 4 covers municipal, state, and federal policies that impact green building pro-grams. Track 5 addresses case studies, tools, and resources to further the greening of existing buildings. Track 6 features next generation, cutting edge presentations that define Design Innovation. Feel free to camp out in one track or explore excellent presentations in different tracks. Thank you for joining us and we hope you enjoy the conference!

Closing Plenary sponsored by Isaacson Rosenbaum P.C.

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SessionsThe Colorado Commercial Real Estate Initiative, or Colorado CREI, is the newest major initiative launched in November 2009. Colorado CREI seeks to advance sustainable design, construction, operations, and maintenance in the commercial real estate sector in Colorado. Colorado CREI will focus on two major groups within the commercial real estate sector:

1. Building owners & property managers (LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance)

2. Commercial real estate brokers (LEED for Commercial Interiors)

Colorado CREI will help to build the business case for green building in Col-orado, with the goal of successful and profitable implementation of green building practices in the commercial real estate sector. The initiative will also foster growth in the demand for green commercial real estate in local markets across Colorado, addressing a diverse range of real estate sectors including office buildings, corporate workplaces, retail, and hospitalitly to name a few.

Colorado CREI will develop and implement targeted green building educa-tion, networking opportunities, and resources—all specific to the needs and emerging priorities of the commercial real estate sector in Colorado.

Colorado CREI will be based on collaborative relationships with allied com-panies and organizations in the commercial real estate sector as a way of optimizing scarce resources. Colorado CREI partners with allied companies and organizations working in the commercial real estate sector as a way of otimizing scarce resources. Colorado CREI partners will work together to bring needed information and other resources to the commercial real estate industry in Colorado.

Opportunities to support Colorado CREI

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to USGBC Colorado in support of Colorado CREI. Your contributions will support lecture series, education workshops, and publications produced as part of Colorado CREI. Contact Deb Kleinman at 303-454-3391 to make a donation today.

Thank you to RNL for their support of Colorado CREI.

The Colorado Commercial Real Estate Initiative

We now have the ability to construct almost any type of building in any type of climate. This suggests questions of how to better account for the regional and historical influences on building location and form, how we define ‘regional’ materials and how we analyze their true value. ‘A building made out of re-gional materials is not the same as a regionalist building!’

Regionalism and you Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 3:25 - 4:45 PM

Presenter Mark Broyles and Paul Hutton

An interactive session presented in a “Lessons Learned” format to help create a successful process map for LEED Platinum building design and construction, using case studies to provide much needed advice on achieving LEED Platinum design and construction solutions in a fun and engaging format.

Building a Successful Process Map to LEED PlatinumThursday, April 22, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:20 AM

Presenter Clay Benson

Intended to introduce the patch-corridor-matrix model of landscape ecology and its essential components as a useful strategy for urban and site design aimed at optimizing ecological integrity.

Ecology of Landscapes: Influences on Site Design Thursday, April 22, 2010 / 10:35 - 11:55 AM

Presenter Jeff Lakey

This presentation on Low Impact Design offers a concise summary of advan-tages realized by incorporation into the overall design of any development, explains different design options and the environmental and economic advan-tages for developers and municipalities.

Low Impact Development—A Sustainable Approach to Drainage DesignThursday, April 22, 2010 / 1:25 - 2:45 PM

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This session expands on the building science challenges of the first afford-able tax credit housing project in the Southwest, Silver Gardens, which was designed to achieve LEED-H Multifamily Pilot Gold certification, rejuvenate Albuquerque’s downtown, and serve as a model of public-private infill develop-ment partnership.

Gardens in the Desert: A LEED-H Multifamily Pilot Case HistoryThursday, April 22, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:20 AM

Presenters Homer Robinson, Robert J. Straka, and Greg Hawrylyshyn

Breaking ground soon in Arvada, Colorado, Geos is to be America’s largest net-zero energy urban mixed-use neighborhood. An award winning design, this session will review every facet of the Geos planning process.

The planning of Geos: America’s Largest Net-Zero Mixed-Use Neighborhood.Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 3:25 - 4:45 PM

Presenters Michael Tavel, David Kahn, and Adam Stenftenagel

This session will present several key sustainability points, associated benefits and economic payback of three large Children’s hospitals and their different approaches to achieve sustainability. Case studies include Dell Children’s, Birmingham Children’s, and Phoenix Children’s. The associated benefits and economic payback will be provided.

Paths to Sustainability in HealthcareWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

Presenter Rick Rome

Track 3: Community Collaborations & Innovative Partnerships

This session will logically challenge the way energy efficient buildings are cur-rently designed and engineered, suggesting greater interdisciplinary design studies will further reveal energy reduction potentials by using simulation and heat-transfer as a common-ground for understanding energy design.

Integrated Energy Design Toward Net Zero BuildingsWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 1:50 - 3:10 PM

Presenter Matthew Higgins

Poudre School District (PSD) in Fort Collins, Colorado has gained national prominence for its sustainable high performance schools, energy management achievements and environmental stewardship. This seminar will showcase the results and lessons learned of the portfolio of PSD buildings and engage participants in understanding the integrated energy strategies used to create cost-effective, high performing, sustainable schools.

Creating a Sustainable Organization and Built EnvironmentThursday, April 22, 2010 / 10:35 - 11:55 AM

Presenters Ellen Franconi, Erik Jeanette, Stu Reeve

This presentation explores how small, historic towns throughout the West in-corporate the latest techniques and technologies for improving infrastructure without losing their authentic flavor, and how these decisions impact sustain-ability, character, economy and ecology of these towns.

Western Progress: Can we move forward while protecting the past? Thursday, April 22, 2010 / 1:25 - 2:45 PM

Presenter Walker Christensen and Katie Nelson

Young and Emerging Professionals PanelWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

This presentation provides an understanding of decisions regarding living wall installations in numerous US and Canadian buildings, summarizes the posi-tive psychological and physical health impacts of plants and living walls, and explores the current status of living walls.

I. Living Walls in the Built EnvironmentPresenter Clayton Bartczak

Track 4: Advocacy and Public Policy

The U.S. Air Force Academy is pursuing a net-zero goal to producing as much electricity with renewable sources as it consumes by 2015. Corey Lohmiller will describe his research on waste-to-energy using Anaerobic Digestion and Downdraft Gasification technologies. His presentation will cover the Intent, Technology, Scope, Cost, Timeline, and Obstacles to applying these technolo-gies to a real project.

II. Waste: A Potential Energy Source for the Air Force AcademyPresenter Corey Lohmiller Rocky Mountain Green Evening Program

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 6:00 - 8:00 PM

RNL 1050 17th Street

Join us for a fun and casual networking atmosphere, educational green building tour of RNL Design’s LEED for Commercial Interiors certified space, tasty appetizers and a complementary round of adult beverages. The Eve-ning Program is included in your one or two day Rocky Mountain Green conference registration.

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offer a total of 63 Continuing Education (CE) Hours through GBCI’s Cre-dential Maintenance Program at Rocky Mountain Green 2010. If you are a LEED Professional enrolled in CMP, please pick up a tracking form at registration and record the name of each session you attend during the conference (including building tours and plenaries). When you are fin-ished with all of your sessions (please keep all conference sessions on one sheet), take your form to the registration desk where your sheet will be scanned and returned to you. A certificate of attendance will be sent to you via email. You must self-report your CE hours through ‘My Credentials’ at www.gbci.org. To make self-reporting easier, USGBC Colorado has created a sheet of recommended categories for each session. Please note that the 63 CE hrs at Rocky Mountain Green 2010 are all general CE hours, none of them are LEED specific. For more information, please visit www.usgbc-colorado.org/cmpeducationalopportunities.html

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According to the World Bank, educating all children worldwide will require the construction of 10 million new classrooms in more than 100 countries by 2015. At the same time, millions of existing classrooms are in serious need of repair and refurbishment. Students, teachers and designers from around the world submitted designs for a better classroom. Come and see this vision for the future at Rocky Mountain Green 2010.

The exhibit is presented by unless|design collaborative, and sponsored by High Plains Environmental Center and The Institute for the Built Environ-ment. The exhibit display is designed and built by students from salvaged materials, and embodies the principles and processes of the featured work. For more information or to bring this exhibit to your community please visit www.unlessdesign.org

The Open Architecture Network and the Open Architecture Challenge are programs of Architecture for Humanity, a 501(c)3 charitable organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crisis and brings de-sign services to communities in need. To date the organization has pro-vided shelter for more than 700,000 individuals in 31 countries. For more information, please visit: www.architectureforhumanity.org.

Classroom of the Future Traveling Exhibition2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom

Focuses on developing a diverse and integrated team capable of producing re-sults in building living, locally-appropriate built environments using a process and metrics guide called LENSES (Living Environments in Natural, Social, and Economic Systems).

A Team We Can Live With: Using LENSES to Build an Inspired Project TeamWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 1:50 - 3:10 PM

Presenters Josie Plaut and April Wackerman

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A truly sustainable school needs to be able to adapt to changing needs in the years to come. Every year, a school needs to be able to accommodate varying class sizes, teaching approaches and learning styles. Building flexibility, in combination with sustainable materials and features will be highlighted in this presentation. The concepts of Montessori and Place-Based Learning will also be addressed in relation to creating an ideally flexible learning environ-ment for today and the future.

III. Flexible School DesignWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:30 AM

Presenter Katie London

This session will cover the major high performance building initiatives of the Governor’s Energy Office in recent times and into the future. Representatives from the Commercial and Residential Building Teams will share their success-es and lessons learned, in addition to providing an overview of GEO programs.

Leading by Example: The GEO’s High Performance Building ProgramWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 3:25 - 4:45 PM

Presenter Conor Merrigan and Jamil Dillon

Bryan Howard, USGBC Manager of Congressional Affairs, will provide an up-date on recent federal legislation. Mike Lowell, GSA’s Sustainability Program Expert, will give an overview of the 2007 Energy Bill and recent Presidential Executive Order 13514 “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Eco-nomic Performance,” their effect on the building industry, how the federal gov-ernment is complying with these sustainability mandates and what is expected from the private sector.

Federal Policy UpdateThursday, April 22, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:20 AM

Presenters Bryan Howard and Mike Lowell

The Integrated Design Process offers a model for collaboration that brings all parties to the table early to ensure major building components are considered and designed as a totality—ultimately enhancing sustainable efforts, reduc-ing cost, and improving building performance.

The Integrated Design Process and The Emerging Future of Design DeliveryWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 11:00 AM - 12:20 AM

Presenters Jim Bradburn and Alexander Thome

Track 4: Advocacy and Public Policy

Track 5: Greening Existing Buildings

The City and County of Denver will cover opportunities and challenges they faced as they moved to embrace green building techniques. The discussion will include policy development, education, training and explain how efforts are planned, monitored, evaluated and reported.

The Opportunities and Challenges of Municipal Green BuildingThursday, April 22, 2010 / 1:25 - 2:45 PM

Presenters Christian Williss, Scott Morrissey, and Paul Sobiech

This session will break down a 2008 case in which a coalition of HVAC industry representatives sued the City of Albuquerque, alleging that its newly adopted energy code was preempted by federal energy efficiency standards. Although the case has not yet been appealed, the district court judge—who granted an injunction against enforcement of the code—used sweeping language that implicated a range of local government efforts to promote sustainability. This session will break down the case and its ramifications for local governments that attempt to compel private developers to meet LEED, Green Globes, and similar standards.

How AHRI v. Albuquerque Puts Municipal Green Building Programs at RiskThursday, April 22, 2010 / 10:35 - 11:55 AM

Presenters Tom Snyder and Kelly Crandall

Three school districts in Colorado are among the first schools in the nation to prepare sustainability management systems - innovative projects that inte-grate all school district green initiatives - from LEED construction to food ser-vices - into one model for advancing sustainability in facility operations. This session will cover sustainability management systems (SMSs) to include what they are, what topics they address, how the process works, and how organiza-tions can benefit from them as a tool to integrate all of their green initiatives under one unified mission.

Sustainability Management SystemsThursday, April 22, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:20 AM

Presenters Julie Sieving and Bill Franzen

This session will explore best practices for bridging the gap between design & construction and building operations to ensure that its performance meets the design intent. Presenters will draw from lessons learned on recently certi-fied and now operating LEED projects and extensive experience with the EB:OM rating system.

A World Beyond LEED NC: Moving from Metrics of Intent to Metrics of Perform Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 3:25 - 4:45 PM

Presenter Ben Stanley

This program evaluates how a systems approach of existing building systems results in the most comprehensive, deepest and cost effective energy retrofits, using several real projects – including the Empire State Building and Deutsch Bank HQ – to demonstrate.

Using systems thinking to unlock the potential of existing buildings Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 1:50 - 3:10 PM

Presenter Victor Olgyay

In this session, Associates III will share three case studies to highlight the interior strategies and material solutions they utilize for LEED Home projects in Colorado. Case studies include a completed home certified at Silver and two homes currently under construction – one going for Silver, the other Platinum. This discussion will cover the importance of an integrated design process and unique challenges of working within the LEED-H rating system within the cus-tom home market from an interiors perspective.

LEED for Homes From the InsideThursday, April 22, 2010 / 10:35 - 11:55 AM

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The Alliance Center is a model of sustainability and collaboration at work as they seek to upgrade from LEED EB Gold to LEED EB Platinum through the examination of research completed to date on the project—the nuts, bolts, challenges and opportunities. EPA is seeking LEED EB certification for the LEED NC Gold Denver Regional Office they have occupied for three years. Wells Fargo will discuss a systematic upgrade of their existing retail banking stores to meet LEED EBOM standards.

LEED EB Recertification PanelThursday, April 22, 2010 / 1:25 - 2:45 PM

Panelists Phillip Saieg, The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Ashley Grosh, Wells Fargo & Tim Rehder, EPA Region 8

Discussion on a groundbreaking facility designed to house some of the fastest supercomputers tasked with providing resources for advancing the atmospher-ic sciences. The result is a data center with a power utilization effectiveness rating in the top 1% of energy efficient data centers in the world.

Designing a World Leader in Data Center Energy EfficiencyWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

Presenter Terry Autry

A detailed explanation of materials and methods implemented in a Net-Zero-Energy Fire Station for the community of Nazlini, Arizona designed in partner-ship with BIA, NREL, and WHPacific.

Net Zero Energy Building Design: Fire Station DesignWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 3:25 - 4:45 PM

Presenters Elizabeth J. Constantineau and Ian Doebber

This lecture combines design with unconventional building materials and con-struction processes. Overlaid with green strategies, case studies include an off the grid urban family home and a German imported container house that demonstrate translation of ideas into architecture.

Designing with Alternative Building Systems: Eco-Panels and Shipping ContainersWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 1:50 - 3:10 PM

Presenters Brad Tomecek and Christopher Herr

This session discusses RMI’s new online tool, Green Footstep, which provides a more comprehensive view of a building’s carbon footprint, real time carbon emissions variability from design choices to assist designers of the built envi-ronment move toward carbon neutrality.

Understanding a method for evaluating a building’s life cycle carbon footprintThursday, April 22, 2010 / 9:00 - 10:20 AM

Presenter Victor Olgyay

To inspire and elevate our collective thinking, this big picture and highly vi-sual presentation explores a sustainable design framework that expands on environmental, economic and social priorities by identifying design values and measures that define sustainable lifestyles and built environments at all scales.

Design for One EarthThursday, April 22, 2010 / 10:35 - 11:55 AM

Presenters Tom Hootman and Sarah Rege

This session provides insight into carbon neutral and carbon positive buildings being designed and constructed in Colorado with an in-depth look at technolo-gies and strategies, and offers valuable tools and resources for starting the path of designing to net zero.

Carbon Neutral Buildings in ColoradoThursday, April 22, 2010 / 1:25 - 2:45 PM

Presenter Renee Azerbegi

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Green Building Tours

Republic Plaza occupies nearly a full city block and includes a 56-story of-fice tower, a 3-story retail building with a concourse-level food court, and a 2-level underground parking garage, and is the tallest building in Colorado. In 2007 the building was awarded the Building Owner’s and Managers local Earth Award, and in 2008 the Building Owner’s and Managers Northern Mid-west Region Earth Award. In December of 2009, the building earned the LEED EB Gold Certification.

Republic PlazaWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 2:30 - 5:30 PM

Tour Guide Patrick Hilleary, Vice President, Operations, Mountain Regions, Brookfield Properties

370 17th Street

Be among the first to tour this brand new pre-certified LEED Core and Shell Platinum Building (and new home of Xcel Energy)!

1800 LarimerThursday, April 22, 2010 / 12:45 - 2:45 PM

Tour Guide Anne Hayes, Vice President, Development, Westfield Company Inc.

Join us on a historic tour of the only state capitol building in the US to achieve any type of LEED certification, and the first building of any kind to receive the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance designation. Pre-reg-istration is required.

Colorado State CapitolThursday, April 22, 2010 / 9:00 - 11:00 AM

Tour Guide Lance Shepherd, Manager, Design and Construction Programs, Capitol Complex

200 East Colfax Avenue

Get an inside look at Hyatt Regency Denver’s sustainable operations initia-tives including a comprehensive recycling program, biodegradable food service items, Green Team Management, subsidized public transportation and more.

Hyatt Regency DenverWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 1:30 - 3:30 PM

Tour Guide Elias Waked, Sales Manager

650 15th Street

Evening Program at RNLWednesday, April 21, 2010 / 6:00 - 8:00 PM

1050 17th Street

Please enter RNL from the Arapahoe Street entrance. Exterior stairs are located on Arapahoe Street, between 16th and 17th

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Green Building Tours will leave promptly from the Blue Bear outside the Convention Center. Please be on time to avoid missing the tour. Pre-registration is required for the State Capitol tour, but strongly recommended for all tours.

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Colorado Chapter Branches

Metropolitan BranchStarted Fall 2008, the Metro Denver branch became the third Branch of the US Green Building Council Colorado Chapter. Looking to increase community and neighborhood participation in the green building industry by creating smaller networks of communication, the Metropolitan Branch seeks to actively promote environmentally responsible building practices through education, outreach and collaboration. We are excited about the future of the Metro Denver Branch and welcome you to join us.

Northern Colorado BranchNorthern Colorado has a passion for sustainability. In the Spring of 2007, some of that passion was harnessed to form the northern Colorado branch (NoCO Branch) of the Colorado Chapter of the US Green Building Council. The NoCO Branch was the first branch in Colorado. The NoCO Branch includes a steer-ing committee and five sub-committees who are actively working to advance sustainability in Northern Colorado.

Southern Colorado BranchThe Southern Colorado Branch (SoCo) of the Colorado Chapter of USGBC was formed in the spring of 2008.They are actively working to promote sustainable building practices in their area. Their Steering Committee holds regular meet-ings in Colorado Springs and is planning many exciting events. We encourage all of the communities of Southern Colorado to get involved with the SoCo branch.

USGBC Colorado

USGBC Colorado Chapter: Membership in the Colorado Chapter is open to any individual interested in getting involved in green building education, advo-cacy, and networking in Colorado. Membership is renewed on an annual basis. Discounts for annual dues are available for full time students at accredited colleges and universities, and for full time employees of USGBC member com-panies and organizations.

Colorado Chapter Membership

U.S. Green Building Council: Only companies and organizations may be US-GBC members. Colorado Chapter Membership does not include membership in USGBC or any of the associated benefits. Individuals working for USGBC Member companies will receive a discount on their Chapter membership. Visit the Membership Table near Registration and join the Colorado Chapter today!

For more information on USGBC Colorado Chapter benefits, programs, and events, visit http://www.usgbccolorado.org, or call 303-454-3393.

Chapter Dues

Full Membership $65 Dues for Employees of USGBC Members $50 Dues for Full Time Students at Accredited Colleges and Universities $25

Chapter Benefits

Open to Individuals Only Open to Companies and Organizations Only Membership Card (coming soon!) Access to Chapter Benefits (e.g. discounts, online membership directory—coming soon!) Chair a Chapter Committee Serve on Chapter Board of Directors Vote in Chapter Elections

2010 Annual Sponsors

Platinum $15,000

Gold $10,000

Silver $5,000

Mortenson Construction

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USGBC Colorado would like to thank the fifteen companies participating in the 2010 Annual Sponsorship Program. Their support helps USGBC Colorado work towards its mission of transforming the built environment

Sustaining $2,500

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Chair: Jim Bradburn Barb JoseyTreasurer: Sebastian De Atucha Mike KolesarImmediate Past Chair: Dana Kose Meghan RiestererMatt Arabasz Liz SharrerStan Clauson David B. Siebert, Jr.Julie Edwards Katherine WagenschutzKate Hilberg

Deb Kleinman, Executive DirectorPatti Mason, Director of AdvocacyJessica Pascoe, Director of EducationSarah Michaels, Chapter CoordinatorKathryn Long, LEED Workshop Coordinator

2010 Board of DirectorsChapter Staff

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