Hear from founders in the Charlottesville sustainability movement in this dynamic panel discussion. Panelists will share their experiences with careers in green building and sustainability, as well as advice for future generations. Come be inspired by local leaders and gain insights on building sustainability into your work and personal endeavors. This is the first in a series of thought leadership presentations across Virginia in 2020.

Our Charlottesville panelists include:

• Bob Crowell, 2RW
• Susan Elliott, City of Charlottesville
• Annette Osso, Resilient Virginia
• Alastair Reilly, William McDonough + Partners
• Galen Staengl, Staengl Engineering

This presentation is approved for 1 GBCI CE

Lunch will be provided for registered attendees

ABOUT THE PANELISTS

Bob Crowell, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Principal & Vice President, 2RW

Bob’s career in the MEP industry spans 37 years—33 of them with 2RW. In 1985, he co-founded the firm to bring affordable and attainable energy efficiency and sustainability principles to building owners in all markets and has played an instrumental role in expanding the firm’s offerings. Bob is responsible for the firm’s mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design and construction administration services. He also oversees the division’s business development and marketing functions where he plays a key role in building relationships with clients, building owners, sub-consultants, and construction professionals. Bob has broad technical and leadership experience, having managed MEP/FP design, facility condition assessments, feasibility studies, LEED design and administration, Revit/CAD design, and life cycle cost analyses for countless new construction, renovation, and historic restoration projects across the country. His market experience ranges from K-12, higher education, and healthcare to commercial, mixed-use, government, military, and more. Bob served as adjunct faculty in the University of Virginia’s Graduate School of Architecture, where he taught a graduate-level course related to energy conservation and environmental control systems for businesses.

Susan Elliott, Climate Protection Program Manager, City of Charlottesville

Susan Elliott is the Climate Protection Program Manager for the City of Charlottesville. The Climate Protection Program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with community and municipal activities within the City of Charlottesville’s jurisdictional boundary. These efforts reflect climate protection commitments and greenhouse gas reduction goals adopted by the City, including its most recent commitment to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy. Having worked with the City since 2012, Susan has been involved with greenhouse emission inventories, supporting and developing programs and services for the community, tracking and analyzing emission reduction opportunities, and leading the City’s efforts under the Covenant commitment to adopt a new emissions reduction goal (adopted on July1, 2019) and transition into climate action planning. Prior to working at the City of Charlottesville, Susan worked at the County of Albemarle managing an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. She has a Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, a BA from Wellesley College, and is working towards a Master’s in Public Administration at Old Dominion University.

Annette Osso, LEED AP, Managing Director, Resilient Virginia

Annette is a sustainability and resiliency professional with an extensive background in green building, energy, and sustainable development. Working with Resilient Virginia since 2014, Ms. Osso is bringing resiliency resources to communities and businesses around the state. Accomplishments have included three statewide resiliency conferences, a rural resiliency forum, the development of a resiliency checklist for local governments, policy development and local resiliency events. Prior to 2014, Ms. Osso led Virginia Sustainable Building Network for 18 years and has made significant contributions to the statewide implementation of green building and energy awareness, as well as carrying out a host of educational activities at the state and regional levels. These included working with state agencies and private sponsors to create the Virginia Sustainable Future Conference series; managing the US DOE Rebuild America Program in Virginia; creating sustainable development workshops and Green Building technical training for design and building professionals throughout the state and mid-Atlantic; and introducing Earthcraft, a homebuilder Green certification program, into Virginia. In addition, Ms. Osso, in her role as a USGBC-NCR Board Member, worked with a coalition of state chapters to pass green building legislation in Virginia. In 1995, she produced the Sustainable Building Technical Manual, one of the first Green Building compilations, working with the newly-formed USGBC with support from US Department of Energy and US Environmental Protection Agency.

Alastair Reilly, Design Partner, William McDonough + Partners

Alastair Reilly brings more than twenty years of architectural and urban planning experience to William McDonough + Partners (WM+P). His focus on research-informed design allows him to find innovative sustainable solutions to complex building types. He leads design on WM+P’s most innovative sustainable projects, including NASA’s Sustainability Base, Google Master planning and workplace strategies, VMware’s Corporate Campus, and is involved in a range of design initiatives globally including Park 20I20 in the Netherlands. Through advanced technology, research and overarching sustainable principles, Alastair brings added financial and ecological value to global projects. He aims to create progressive, eco-effective architecture through a collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach. His experience includes large-scale, high-rise and mixed-use urban developments, campus workplace, hospitality, and residential projects. He has also taught sustainable architecture at Catholic University on their entry into the DOE’s Solar Decathlon Competition, and advised corporate leaders and business groups including P&G and Google on sustainable strategies. Alastair has extensive project management experience in commercial base building. His background in construction enables him to develop unique design criteria into buildable architecture.

Galen Staengl, P.E., LEED AP BD + C, CPHC, Principal, Staengl Engineering

Galen Staengl has more than 20 years of experience designing cutting-edge energy efficient mechanical systems for green building projects and industrial facilities. Throughout his career, Galen has worked to bring energy-efficient and sustainable principles into his designs for award-winning schools, institutional buildings, multifamily residential projects, and office buildings. As President of Staengl Engineering, Galen has provided design and energy analysis for buildings certified as LEED Platinum and Gold, Passive House, Net Zero energy, Net Positive energy, and Living Building Challenge. As a leader in low-energy building system design, Galen regularly presents and moderates at national and regional green building conferences. He is also involved in advancing the technical and regulatory aspects of green building design in the U.S.; he is currently a member of the national Technical Committee of Passive House Institute U.S.