Green Retrofitting of Residential and Small Commercial Buildings
Seminar Summary
A practical 2-night program for home owners, home buyers, landlords, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and anyone else interested in retrofitting, where you will learn to:
- Retrofit to maximize sustainability;
- Conserve and manage energy and water;
- Use efficient heating and cooling options;
- Improve indoor environmental quality;
- Incorporate local and renewable materials;
- Use green exterior finishes; and
- Use local and/or national green building rating systems.
Seminar Agenda
January 12
Planning the Retrofit to Maximize Sustainability
- 'Project-specific' vs. 'whole building' approaches
- Retrofit methodology best practices
- Certification options for retrofits (touch on certification 'points' throughout 4 days)
Conserving and Managing Energy and Water
- Implementing simple and inexpensive conservation methods first
- Conservation using energy efficient appliances
- Energy-efficient lighting techniques and equipment
- Water-conserving fixtures and techniques
- Reusing grey water
Using Efficient Heating and Cooling Options
- Natural heating and cooling
- Improving insulation
- Replacing windows and doors
- HVAC
January 19
Indoor Environmental Quality and Material Use
- Minimizing exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- Using recycled or salvaged materials
- Renewable materials
- Local materials
Greening the Exterior
- Exterior finishes
- Roofing techniques and materials
- Outdoor lighting and energy use
- Green landscaping
- Native and drought-resistant plants
- Using trees for energy conservation (and more)
- Rainwater harvesting
Seminar Dates/Schedule
| A series of two Tuesdays, Jan 12 and Jan 19 (2010), 6:00 - 9:00 PM |
| 5:45 - 6:00: | Sign-in |
| 6:00 - 7:00: | Topic Presentation, Part 1 |
| 7:00 - 7:10: | Break/Q&A |
| 7:10 - 8:00: | Topic Presentation, Part 2 |
| 8:00 - 8:15: | Expert/Speaker 1 (experts will NOT be pitching a specific product but will discuss retrofitting concepts related to earlier topic discussion) |
| 8:15 - 8:30: | Expert/Speaker 2 |
| 8:30 - 9:00: | Networking / Q & A with Building Professionals and Product Vendors (tables set up) |
Cost
$259.00 for one, or $239.00 each for 3 or more from the same company or firm registering at the same time. Each registration includes one copy of Green Retrofitting of Residential and Small Commercial Buildings. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-in registrations will be accepted at the program if space is available.
Location
Tucson, specific location TBD
Payment
Payment is required with registration.
Refund Policy
Details here
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 03 November, 2009.
