Opening Keynote

Taking the Plunge: Commitments to Residential Water Efficiency

Challenging times have inspired creative solutions to minimize water consumption in homes.  This session focuses on emerging technologies developed to conserve water and the implications to builders, renovators, consumers, and policy makers.  Topics include developments in low flow/flush fixtures and toilets, the WaterSense labeling program, residential greywater and rainwater harvesting systems, and a case study demonstrating the challenges involved with implementing these cutting edge water saving technologies in a real world setting.

Orion Hanson, John Wesley Hammer Renovation
Roger Cone, Southern Energy Solutions
Ken Shear, Kohler
Bill Strang, moderator, TOTO

Lunch

Every Drop Counts: Exploring Rainwater and Greywater Systems for Commercial Building Applications.

This session explores systems which are uniquely designed to utilize non-potable and previously-used water resources for applications that are currently using ever-increasingly valuable potable and fresh water resources. The panel will discuss the benefits, disadvantages and consequences of systems which utilize rain water, gray water and other previously used water such as HVAC condensate.  Some of the laws and regulations surrounding the use of these systems will also be discussed. 

Paul Morgan, RainHarvest Company
David Crawford, Rainwater Management Solutions
Greg Jeffers, McKenneys
Ryan Meres, moderator, GA Department of Community Affairs

Innovative and Integrated Stormwater Management Strategies.

This session will look at alternatives to centralized detention and retention ponds that integrate stormwater management throughout the development. Other strategies such as bioretention, pervious paving, rain water capture and integrated design will be discussed. A green roofs case study in Rock Mill Park in Alpharetta, Georgia examines green roofs and other innovative strategies to manage stormwater and improve water quality.

Kerry Blind ASLA, APA, president ECOS Environmental Design
Mike Faha, Greenworks
Linda Velazquez, Greenroofs.com
Alan Wieczynski, Greenroofs.com

How Local Government can Advance Sustainable Development

Representatives from local government and abroad will discuss their experiences with some of the current trends in sustainable development. The topics for discussion will include local government requirements and incentives for green building efforts, celebrated successes, and some of the challenges of reaching specific environmental goals as it relates to the representative communities.

Lynette Young, City of Atlanta Sustainable Initiative Consultant
Mayor Heidi Davison, City of Athens
Sue Barnett, - Sustainable Design Specialist from Austin, Texas
Brad Calvert, moderator, Atlanta Regional Commission

Greening Affordable Housing Policy at the National, State and Local Levels

This session will provide an overview of Green Building measures that have been integrated into affordable housing funding mechanisms on the National, State and Local level. Also included in the discussion will be an explanation of the process by which these measures were adopted and obstacles to their adoption.

Theodore K. Toon, Assistant Secretary with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jennifer Adams, Construction Manager for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Affordable Housing
Terri Lee, Director of the Bureau of Housing with the Department of Planning and Community Development for the City of Atlanta.
DaNita Ogandaga, City of Atlanta

Going Green with BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling

BIM is a model-based technology currently used as a means of creating a virtual design of building data information that can be used to illustrate the entire lifecycle of a building. From the building design phase through construction and hand-over, BIM allows information to transcend the various stages of development and provides the communication necessary to reduce information loss. This session will explore the increasing potential of BIM for adaptation in areas of green building design by allowing users to reduce errors and predict future outcomes of design strategies.

Presenters, The Beck Group
Kelly Cone
Betsy del Monte
Stewart Carroll
Stephen Moon