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Greenbuild 2023 in Washington, DC

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(I05) USGBC DC Headquarters – Balancing Strategies for Health and Wellness, Climate, and Carbon Reduction

Friday, September 29, 2023

8:30am – 9:30am US EDT

Location: Room 207A

Earn 1 CE Credit(s)

The U.S. Green Building Council took advantage of its lease expiration to re-envision its headquarters office to reflect the organization’s mission and priorities. The goal was to make the new office an inclusive space showcasing USGBC’s commitment to occupant health and safety, resource efficiency and climate leadership. The new office functions as a hub that fosters interaction among staff teams supporting the exchange of ideas and creating areas for collaboration as well as focused work. Staying in place allowed USGBC to maximize material re-use and reduce embodied carbon while optimizing occupant comfort and wellbeing and operational performance. Metering and monitoring of energy, water and IAQ data facilitated data driven performance scoring in the Arc platform. USGBC pursued LEED ID+C v4.1, WELL (v2) certification, and TRUE certification to validate achievement of project goals and create an example for the marketplace.

Learning Objectives:

Tally Cat Tool, LCA – how team tracked and reduced embodied carbon through specifications and careful re-use of existing layout, systems, and furniture related to their LEED V4.1 project
Energy Consumption – how the team worked with existing building systems to optimize energy reductions, addressed building limitations and challenges, while looking at opportunities to simplify operation of the space
Metering and monitoring to collect measurable data for performance scoring and improvement
Integration of LEED ID+C v4.1, WELL (v2) and – synergies and conflicts between the rating systems. How TRUE certification impacted planning and execution of construction and ongoing operations

Presenter(s)

Patrick Kunze, PE, LEED AP

President
GHT Limited
Arlington, Virginia
Rodrigo e. letonja, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Associate Principal
Perkins&Will
Washington, District of Columbia
Melanie Mayo-Rodgers, SFP, FMP

Director Facilities
U.S. Green Building Council
Washington, District of Columbia

Moderator(s)

Frank Mobilio, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Vice President Project and Development Services
JLL
Washington, District of Columbia