Active energy conservation strategies examine the role of mechanical systems in a building's overall efficiency. This session provides an overview of the various systems and equipment involved in heating, cooling and ventilating a building, as well as reference to lighting strategies covered in depth in E04.

Topics include:

• System efficiency
• Controls: types, specification, lighting
• Phase change systems
• Active ground coupled systems
• Ventilation: decoupled systems, demand control, IAQ
• Underfloor Air Distribution: UFAD vs. displacement, design and equipment, implementation
• Radiant heating & cooling
• Heat recovery
• Evaporative cooling
• Distribution systems

Presenters

Mark Frankel, Technical Director / New Buildings Institutes

Mark is technical director of the New Buildings Institute, a 501(c)3 organization in Washington State that works with local, regional, national and utility groups to promote improved energy performance in commercial new buildings. Mark oversees the Advanced Buildings work of NBI, including the production of the Core Performance Guide, a practical guide to advanced energy savings in commercial buildings.

Mark is a licensed architect and has been consulting on sustainable design and energy efficiency for over 15 years. His career has focused on a variety of technical topics, including building and site design, occupant health, energy use, and high performance mechanical systems. He has also consulted on hundreds of building projects from single family to large commercial buildings.

He has also developed curriculum and conducted numerous educational sessions on energy efficiency and green building. Prior to joining NBI, Mark worked as a senior consultant on sustainable design at Paladino and Company, and as an Energy Consultant at Ecotope Inc.

Registration and more information:

This session will be available December 15, 2008.

Sessions are $75 for Cascadia members and $90 for nonmembers.

Note: by clicking on this link you will be directed to Cascadia's secure server for registration and payment: E06