Is there a necessary contradiction between the green design of buildings under the LEED rating system and the aesthetics of the buildings which are built?  Many people seem to think so.  Our October speakers will help our audience (architects, builders, interior designers, and green construction students), to frame their own answers to the problematic question of sustainable architectural design.

The form we choose to give our buildings is informed by a multitude of factors, and it is imperative that sustainable building increasingly take precedence among them. Daniel Silvernail, M.Arch. A.I.A., will discuss how the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system informs the design process and thus, to an ever increasing extent, the aesthetic content of our built environment.

Heather Marquand, AIA  Arch, USGBC Faculty Member, will discuss the LEED advantages of regional design.  What does define "beautiful"? Or "ugly"? And does the incorporation of sustainability have a major impact on the aesthetic outcome of the project? If so, is that impact detrimental or beneficial, and how can we harness it to better create sustainable, local projects that respond to our region's environment and distinct aesthetic? We'll investigate these somewhat subjective questions in the hopes of spurring some ongoing debate.

By the end of the session, everyone should have a better idea about what environmental and aesthetic tools we have available in the beautiful Monterey Bay Area, and which ones may best complement their individual concepts of "beauty."

Agenda

5:30pm – 6:00pm: Light Refreshments
6:00pm – 8:00pm: Program

About the Speakers

Daniel Silvernail M.Arch, AIA, Principal, Daniel Matthew Silvernail Architect
Co-Chair, USGBC NCC-MB 2011
Daniel Silvernail’s experience includes over three decades in the building industry. He is principal and founder of Daniel Matthew Silvernail Architect (DMSA) founded in 1997, a full-service architectural firm in Soquel, California. With wide-ranging experience in most building types including custom residential, multi-family, commercial, and municipal facilities, the firm’s professional service offerings include programming, building design, site analysis and planning, materials research/ specifications, disciplines coordination, construction contract administration, structural engineering, and sustainable practice including passive solar design, daylighting, alternative construction technologies and materials, and LEED facilitation. Daniel hold a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Biology from California State University Northridge and the Masters of Architecture from the School of Architecture & Allied Arts at the University of Oregon, where fine artists and architects co-mingle under one roof. As Principal in Charge his artistic sensibilities and environmental convictions strongly inform his leadership of the firm. Before embarking into architecture he learned the building trade as a carpenter from 1979-1983. In early professional practice during the 1990’s his energies contributed to the formation of the Architect’s Association of Santa Cruz County (AASCC). He subsequently applied those same energies contributing to the straw building movement while on the Board of Directors of the California Straw Building Association (CASBA) from 2004-2010. He currently serves as Co-Chair of USGBC-NCC’s Monterey Bay Branch. In private life, he and his fiancé Carola Cuenca’s explorations include a lust for travel and a passion for the Argentine Tango.

Heather M. Marquard, AIA, CDT, LEED AP & Faculty, Architect, Sustainability Consultant, Paul Davis Partnership, LLP
Ms. Marquard has worked as an architect, designer, and project manager for large firms in the Detroit area before starting her own architectural design and LEED consulting firm, later relocating to California. She has worked on a variety of projects, from the very small ($10,000 or less in fees) to the very large (over $14 million in fees). Her work has ranged from industrial, commercial, and research facilities to health care, performance centers, and educational buildings and has covered scopes from interior fit-out of a small office area to individual multi-story buildings to multi-buildings campus complexes.

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