GREEN$ENSE 2009 REGISTER SCHEDULE FOLLOW-UP
Green$ense 2009 Follow-Up:
Presentations and Podcasts
Thank you for participating in GBA's annual conference! We have archived the conference speaker presentations, when permitted, below.
We look forward to seeing everyone at other GBA events this year!
Speaker Presentations
"The Future of Green Jobs"
Jerome Ringo, President, Apollo Alliance
Jerome Ringo came to the Apollo Alliance as a dedicated champion of environmental justice and vocal advocate of clean energy. Mr. Ringo promotes policies and initiatives to speed investment in clean energy technology and energy efficiency, is putting millions of Americans to work in a new generation of well-paid green collar jobs, and making America a global leader in clean energy products and services.
Listen to Jerome Ringo's lecture:
Listen to the Q&A:
Breakfast Keynote
Harvey M. Bernstein, Vice President, Industry Analytics, McGraw-Hill Construction
Mr. Bernstein has direct responsibility for McGraw-Hill Construction’s (MHC) green building initiatives, including the first-ever landmark series of SmartMarket Reports, documenting green market research trends in healthcare, education, corporate America, the residential and commercial sectors, and the global green building marketplace.
View Harvey Bernstein's presentation
Listen to his lecture:
"A Tool to Gauge the Sustainability of Communities in the United States: STAR Community Index"
Lynn Barker, Program Director, STAR Community Index
In the same way that LEED® has transformed the building
industry, the STAR Community Index aspires to transform the
way local governments set priorities and how they implement
policies and practices to make their cities more sustainable.
The Index is a national, consensus-based framework for
determining the sustainability and livability of U.S. communities.
It will be launched by 2010, and is currently being developed
through a partnership between ICLEI-Local Governments for
Sustainability, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Center
for American Progress.
View Lynn Barker's presentation
"The Role of Specifications in Achieving LEED Certification"
Ross G. Spiegel
Ross Spiegel's book, Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection
and Specification, is regularly relied upon as a key resource
for architects, engineers and product manufacturers who need
to accurately shape their projects and those who need to
appropriately describe their products. In this information-rich
session, learn what to do – and what not to do – to get the right
green products into your LEED projects.
View Ross Spiegel's presentation
"Case Study: LEED for Existing Buildings,
Armstrong World Industries Corporate Headquarters"
James S. Baker
Anita Snader
Originally built in 1998, Armstrong World Industries’ threestory,
126,000-square-foot building is the only project in
Pennsylvania that has received LEED EB Platinum certification
from the U.S. Green Building Council.
View their presentation
"Overview of LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND)
and Mellon’s Orchard South"
Sophie Lambert
Nathan Wildfire
Sophie Lambert will describe the LEED for Neighborhood
Development system, which is a collaboration between the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the Congress for the
New Urbanism (CNU), and the Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC). Nathan Wildfire will describe one of these projects,
Mellon’s Orchard South in East Liberty, and explain the reasons
behind its implementation.
View Sophie Lambert's presentation
"American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009"
Melissa Gallagher-Rogers, USGBC
Rich Overmoyer, GSP Consulting
Melissa Gallagher-Rogers and Rich Overmoyer will discuss what the recent economic stimulus package means for green jobs, infrastructure projects, and business opportunities in the nation, Western Pennsylvania, and surrounding regions.
View Melissa Gallagher-Rogers' presentation
View Rich Overmoyer's presentation
