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Achieving Big Carbon Reduction Goals With Small Targeted Building Actions

Delivered October 25, 2023
Presented by Rebecca Berry, AIA, LEED AP, Finegold Alexander Architects | Lara Pfadt, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Finegold Alexander Architects | Michelle Maheu, Wellesley College | Jess Farber, PE, WELL AP, CMTA
Planning Types: Campus Planning

In order to achieve carbon neutrality, institutions must identify and solve daunting challenges relating to the age, programmatic use, energy generation, and mechanical, electric, and plumbing (MEP) systems of campus buildings. Backlogs of deferred maintenance and multiple demands on facilities budgets hinder campus decarbonization efforts, but leveraging data can help planners prioritize their projects and achieve their goals with targeted actions for the biggest impact. This session will provide insight on useful data types for existing building stock and a process for existing conditions exploration to address carbon neutral goals and deferred maintenance within time and budget constraints.

What this will cover:

How these institutions are tackling carbon reduction goals while addressing other building priorities:

Wellesley College
UMass Dartmouth
Amherst College
MIT
Brandeis University

Learning Outcomes

  1. Detail an existing conditions exploration process to address the characteristics and challenges of each of the buildings on your campus relative to your carbon reduction goals.
  2. Describe an inclusive process of engaging various stakeholders and leveraging collected data to develop a project priority list.
  3. Evaluate the EUI implications of targeted building actions and establish priorities.
  4. Identify ways to fit and phase project schedules into institutional calendars to create less disruption.

Presenters:

Rebecca Berry, AIA, LEED AP, Finegold Alexander Architects, Principal/President, Director of Sustainability
Lara Pfadt, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Finegold Alexander Architects, Senior Associate, Sustainability Strategist
Michelle Maheu, Wellesley College, Director for Planning Design & Construction
Jess Farber, PE, WELL AP, Vice President, Partner, CMTA

Recorded October 25, 2023.

Member Price: Free | Non-member Price: $35 USD

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