Closing the Loop: Net Positive Water Workshop

International Living Future Institute

The International Living Future Institute invites you to take part in a deep dive into the Water Petal and resilient integrated water solutions. You will deepen your understanding of why water is such a critical issue in the built environment and the positive impact you and your fellow building industry professionals can have. The forum will include Institute and project team presentations on techniques, strategies and technologies for achieving net positive water and addressing regulatory barriers. Together we will explore obstacles and opportunities for adopting resilient water solutions at the building and community scale. This will include a discussion of issues and solutions related to water policy and what is needed next to make it easier for project teams and policy makers alike to support integrated water management. A mix of presentations and large and small group discussions will make this an engaging and informative workshop.
Various design team members and owner representatives from the Brock Center for Environmental Studies, the Kellogg House at Williams College, the RW Kern Center at Hampshire College and the Hitchcock Center for the Environment will all be sharing their stories of designing, permitting, and maintaining fully compliant Net Positive Water systems.
Learning Objectives:
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<LI>Understand the intent and requirements of the Water Petal.</LI>
<LI>Identify scale appropriate strategies for achieving Net Positive Water.</LI>
<LI>Describe innovative water-conservation and reuse systems.</LI>
<LI>Understand key barriers as well as strategies for achieving Net Positive Water within exiting regulatory frameworks and advocacy tools to make policy changes in your community.</LI>
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Speaker Bios:
<IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/liljequistbcopy.jpg" WIDTH="200">Brad Liljequist, Technical Director, Net Zero Energy Buildings + Living Community Challenge. As director of the Institute's Net Zero Energy and Living Community programs, Brad is at the forefront of a global transformation toward a carbon-free future. He directed development of the Petal and Net Zero Energy Certified zHome, the first multifamily zero net energy community in the United States, as well as Issaquah Fire Station 72, the world’s most energy efficient fire station and recipient of the international 2012 ASHRAE Technology award.  Brad has nearly three decades of experience catalyzing change in the fields of planning, environmental policy, urban design, construction management and sustainable building.  He was educated at Georgetown University, the University of St. Andrews and the University of Washington Evans School. 
<IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/staciacropped.jpg" HEIGHT="200" WIDTH="200">Stacia Miller, Global Policy + Advocacy Manager. Stacia Miller is a policy &amp; engagement specialist with a focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Prior to joining Cascadia and the Institute, Stacia's work took her to England for 8 years where she worked for the UK Environment Agency. While overseas she earned an environmental policy Master's degree from King's College London, established best practice for engaging communities on coastal change and was invited to present at the UN in France. Stacia is a trained facilitator with management experience across diverse industries. Her international experience inspires her continued leadership of communities, businesses, non-profits and government across North America and around the world to take action on climate change and achieve true sustainability.
<IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/kathleensmith.jpg" HEIGHT="223" WIDTH="223">Kathleen Smith, Technical Director, Living Building Challenge. Kathleen Smith is an architect with more than 20 years of experience in green building, most recently with her own firm, Ecosmith Architecture &amp; Consulting, LLC. She is a LEED Fellow and a LEED Faculty member. Kathleen worked with Davis Langdon where she conducted LEED reviews and consulted on many pioneering sustainable projects in California. She is also the co-author of two books, The Northwest Green Home Primer and Rebuilding Community in America: Housing for Ecological Living, Personal Empowerment, and the New Extended Family. Kathleen has a Bachelor and Master of Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley in addition to a Permaculture Consultant's Design Certificate from the Permaculture Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
<IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/chrischamberland.jpg" HEIGHT="243" WIDTH="162">Chris Chamberland is a civil engineer with The Berkshire Design Group in Northampton, MA. His projects have covered the waterfront, from small utility installations, public plazas and commercial site development to airport planning and public transit design. Most recently he has been occupied by the Living Building Challenge's net zero water imperative, which has required him to find solutions that help his projects clear both technical and regulatory hurdles. He is always seeking opportunities to create projects that are truly sustainable in function, and not just in name.
 
 
 
<IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/smithgroupjjrgregmella08.jpg" HEIGHT="222" WIDTH="311">Greg Mella, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, is a Vice President and Co-Director of Sustainable Design at SmithGroupJJR. He was the project architect for the world's first LEED Platinum project: the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland and most recently for CBF’s Brock Environmental Center. Greg frequently shares his sustainability expertise at national conferences including Living Future, GreenBuild, and the AIA Convention. A past member of the AIA’s Committee on the Environment Advisory Group, Greg currently serves on the AIA’s 2030 Commitment Steering Committee. Greg is a registered architect in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. <IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/headshotchrisgorri.jpg" HEIGHT="223" WIDTH="133">Chris Gorri joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in 2005. As part of the Administration team, he helped run and manage CBF’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center in Annapolis, MD—the world’s first USGBC LEED Platinum building. Since 2011, he has also worked as part of the team charged with designing and constructing the most sustainable facility in Virginia—and an international model for green building—the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach. As the Manager of the Brock Environmental Center, Chris has been instrumental in CBF’s efforts to obtain both USGBC’s LEED Platinum certification and the Living Building Challenge certification. 
 
 
 <IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/winchestermarytod2500pxl.jpg" HEIGHT="213" WIDTH="150">Mary Tod joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in 1971 and works to set an example by practicing what they preach. She was instrumental designing and building the first US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Platinum building, CBF’s headquarters, Philip Merrill Environmental Center, in Annapolis, Maryland. It is recognized as “the” building that jump started the green building effort. CBF and Mary Tod have again designed and built another bar-raising building in Virginia Beach, VA, the LEED Platinum Brock Center, expecting to obtain the Living Building Challenge.
 
 
<IMG STYLE="float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/86529925/don.jpg" HEIGHT="224" WIDTH="170">Don Mulhern,  LEED GA, Sustainability Analyst and Civil Engineer, Integrated Eco Strategy.  Don is a Sustainability Analyst with Integrated Eco Strategy focusing on Healthy Building Materials.  Don has extensive experience with the LBC certification framework, guiding clients from schematic design to completion. He has worked with countless manufacturers to specify products that meet the stringent requirements of LBC’s "Red List," as well as LBC sourcing requirements. Don has been the lead materials consultant and has worked on almost every product specified for three Living Building Challenge projects. Prior to joining Integrated Eco Strategy he worked as a civil engineer and has over 20 years of infrastructure project experience in the public and private sectors. Don has a BS in Structural Design/Construction Engineering Technology, with a concentration in Structural Analysis Studies, and an AS in Mechanical Engineering Studies, from Pennsylvania State University. 
 
Continuing education information forthcoming.
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