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EXPO DETAILS
SEMINARS » SUSTAINABILITY TRACK
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All seminars qualify for one AIA CES LU |
| (HSW) indicates the seminar qualifies for Health Safety and Welfare credit. |
| (SD) indicates the seminar qualifies for Sustainable Design credit. |
| SESSION A1 |
Water Harvesting: A Fresh Take |
HSW/SD |
| Topic |
Garden Roofs, Walls and Green Technologies Panel |
| Time & Location |
8:00 AM | Room 314 |
| Speakers |
Lauren C. Roth Venu
Owner, Roth Ecological Design Int.
Co-Founder, Ke Kai Ola Farms
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| Description |
Roth will present the concepts of ecological engineering and its applications for sustainable wastewater and stormwater remediation and integrated food production.
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Roth Venu has been in the field of designing natural systems for water remediation for ten years. As a pupil of renowned ecological engineer Dr. John Todd, she brought the technology to Hawai`i in 2000 under a federal biotech program and since has founded two ecological design companies. Roth takes a holistic, multidisciplinary approach when designing the implementation of natural systems technologies for onsite wastewater and stormwater treatment and food systems. Her projects/clients include: Haiku Fire Station (expecting LEED Platinum); Kapalua Resorts, Honolulu Federal Buildings; Ernie Els Golf Course; Hualalai Golf Course; and the Escort Ship for Hokule`a World Voyage.
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| SESSION A2 |
Eco-Tecture: Growing by Design |
HSW/SD |
| Topic |
Ecological Engineering: Natural Systems Technologies |
| Time & Location |
9:15 AM | Room 314 |
| Panelists |
Dawn Easterday, ASLA, GRP, LEED AP
Landscape Architect, Belt Collins Hawaii
Dante Aragon
President, Energy Management Consulting & Construction, LLC
Leyla Cabugos, M.S.
Botanical Consultant
Eileen Peppard Ellis, M.S.
Sea Grant Center for Smart Building & Community Design
Greg Lee
CEO 1st Look Exteriors
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| Description |
Vegetated roofs and walls are dramatically increasing in popularity in North America and burgeoning here in Hawaii. This panel discusses the benefits and challenges of designing vegetated envelopes in Hawaii. Panelists will share an introduction to green roofs, walls, vertical algae technologies, and will explore the specific rewards and challenges for each in our tropical environment.
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Easterday is with Belt Collins Hawaii and has worked abroad and domestically before permanently settling in Hawaii. Her work reflects her affinity for context-sensitive designs, practical solutions, and native plants. She recently presented her green roof research at the 2009 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities conference and is the first Accredited Green Roof Professional within the state of Hawaii. Easterday will moderate today's panel.
Aragon graduated from the University of Hawaii as a Mechanical Engineer in 1989. He has nearly 20 years in property operations experience specializing in Energy/Water Conservation projects/programs. Algae has been labeled as the 'Holy Grail' for the bio-fuel industry. Vertigro technology provides a solution for growing algae in a closed loop, photo-bioreactor technology that provides and exponential increase in the yield of lipids (vegetable oil) that can be processed to produce bio-diesel fuel and high nutrient fertilizers, ethanol, animal feedstock and pharmaceuticals.
Cabugos received a master's degree in botany from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, where she developed the first academic green roof research and demonstration project in Hawai`i and assisted in the preparation of a green roof feasibility study for the State Legislature. She has made numerous presentations on green roofs to diverse audiences and sits on the research committee of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Cabugos serves as a consultant for projects ranging from green roofs to urban food production.
Ellis works with Sea Grant Center for Smart Building and Community Design director and architect, Dr. Stephen Meder on energy efficiency projects. She also manages the Manoa Energy Performance Assessment (MEPA) team. Eileen's background is biology and has 20 yrs of experience in research, education, and extension in the field of aquaculture. She is originally from New York State but has lived in Louisiana, the Bahamas, and spent 11 years in Micronesia. She studied micro hydro power and photovoltaic installation at Solar Energy International and is NABCEP certified. She is interested in using green roofs as a way to mitigate heat gain of buildings.
Lee of 1st Look Exteriors is a Designer and has been creating award winning landscapes for more than 16 years. Living Walls is an emerging trend of vertical gardening in urban spaces. It creates instant marketability in commercial settings. Actual installations in Hawaii of Living Walls will be overviewed. Recently his installation of Hawaii's 1st Tropical Living Wall installation was selected for presentation at the 7th Annual International Green Roof Conference. He is Hawaii's only certified green professional Living Wall installer and designer.
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| SESSION A3 |
Frear Hall: LEED Lessons |
HSW/SD |
| Topic |
University of Hawaii Frear Hall Student Housing |
| Time & Location |
2:00 PM | Room 314 |
| Speakers |
Glenn Miura, AIA, LEED AP
President CDS International
Keith Chan, P.E., LEED AP
President Notkin Hawaii Inc.
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| Description |
Learn how we achieved LEED Silver by balancing design and energy for the first student housing in 30 years, largest State building, and home also to the Student Housing Office. Each of the 810 rooms is individually air-conditioned, controlled and monitored with energy-saving devices, while being outfitted with operable windows and water-saving systems. Learn how we went from sketches in an energy charrette through consultants and wind testing in Germany, the UH Chancellors review process, to the completed building. Chan shares the challenges of the VRV (Variable Refrigerant Volume) air conditioning system, the heat recovery design, and humidity and vapor retarder issues.
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Miura earned a BA from University of Hawaii and a graduate degree from University of California at Berkeley. He is the design principal at CDS International and is presently in charge of 2 LEED projects in Hawaii: a community center in Keaau, and a public library in North Kohala with PV's and wind turbines.
Chan has been with Notkin Hawaii Inc. for over 26 years and firm president for 15 of those years. He is the mechanical engineer of record for the LEEDŽ Silver Frear Hall at UH Manoa project. Keith is licensed in mechanical engineering, and is a LEEDŽ Accredited Professional. Keith is a past president of ACEC Hawaii and has served as Board President for AOAO Kapiolani Bel-Aire from 2005 to present.
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| SESSION A4 |
Habitat for Humanity: Goals for a Greener Future |
HSW/SD |
| Topic |
Habitat for Humanity Panel |
| Time & Location |
3:15 PM | Room 314 |
| Speakers |
Kathleen Hasegawa
Liz Bowen
Christine Leonard-Osterwalder
Emillia Noordhoek
Marty McMahon
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Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the state are working hard to eliminate poverty housing in Hawaii by building simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with low-income families in need. Making sure those homes are also built sustainably and responsibly is crucial to the future of Hawaii and its families. Panelists representing Habitat affiliates across the state will talk about what Habitat is doing to make the homes they build, and the islands they build on, greener.
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As the Executive Director of Hawaii Habitat for Humanity, Hasegawa works to develop financial and other resources, provides advocacy and seeks out partnerships to support the 7 Habitat Affiliates in Hawaii. She has an MA degree in Community Economic Development from the University of Southern New Hampshire and a wide background of work related to affordable housing issues and organizing at-risk housing programs to protecting income and provide housing for at-risk populations.
Bowen's background in environmental science, carbon analysis, and consulting lends LEED expertise. At industry events and conferences she helps facilitate meetings and workshops to share understanding of not only the problems but also the possible solutions. Bowen serves with Triangle USGBC, Board of Advisors to Global Warming Initiatives, and is a Board Member of the Carolina Recycling Association Council.
Leonard-Osterwalder of Hilo Habitat for Humanity, along with the West Hawaii office, earned a Laulima 2009 award from Keep Hawaii Beautiful for Big Island environmental leadership. Leonard Osterwalder holds a Drucker/Ito School of Management at Claremont Graduate University executive MBA and a master of divinity degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Sustainability, recycling, and green building have been her 24-year passion.
Noordhoek is the Resource Development Director for the Molokai Habitat for Humanity. She holds a Masters certificate in Real Estate Development from PSU, a LEED AP, and Bachelors degree from the University of Oregon. She deeply enjoys her work with Habitat for Humanity. She is most recently on the Sust`AINA ble Molokai Conference steering committee which sought to bring the Molokai Community together.
With five college degrees, McMahon arrived on Maui, where he enjoys sand between his toes and saving the local environment. He is currently the e-cycling coordinator with Maui Habitat for Humanity, and has a wealth of knowledge in material recycling and reuse as well as his past experience in advertising and public relations.
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