Green Retrofitting of Residential and Small Commercial Buildings

Seminar Summary

A practical 2-night program for architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, home owners, landlords, 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, 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.

TO REGISTER, please contact us to reserve a seat and discuss payment options or pay online.

Refund Policy
Details here