Live Course: Embracing Existing Buildings: The Market and Sustainability Opportunities

When:  Apr 23, 2020 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (ET)
Associated with  Committee on the Environment
This live course will demonstrate a “no-regrets”, step-by-step approach to making old buildings perform like new.  As a glimpse into the book The Power of Existing Buildings, we will talk about the importance of setting clear, performance-based goals, building the right team, and incorporating important technology like modeling and rapid-fire simulations to ensure design goals are achieved during operations.  We will explain how “major system replacement” is the ideal time to determine what your building’s theoretical, optimum performance is before spending one dollar on retrofits.  As an added bonus, you will learn how to invest in existing buildings to reduce your carbon footprint, reduce fuel poverty and reduce the inequities of indoor air quality.
  • Understand the current market opportunities from existing building.
  • Discuss the Natural Order of Sustainability and its importance in delivering high performance in existing buildings without spending a premium in construction costs.
  • Learn how to repurpose modeling and simulation to inform owners of the theoretical, optimum performance of any existing building.
  • Develop the proper language to ensure owners have control and access to their building’s performance data. 
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Paola Capo

paolacapo@aia.org