2021 DC Sustainability Summit
DC Sustainability Summit
From the comfort of your home or office, learn from sustainable design and construction experts and see game-changing innovations at the 7th Annual DC Sustainability Summit (DCSS). Passionate industry leaders will present the latest green building concepts and discuss the intersection of safety and sustainability in a pandemic driven world.
Daily DCSS seminars, discussions, and speakers will help you learn how to incorporate solutions for sustainability into your work and find creative methods to reduce carbon emissions. You can ask questions about cutting-edge green building technologies and products—and see them in action—at our Virtual Innovative Green Product Expo.
Please join us for this inspiring virtual week with like-minded professionals to find creative solutions to the world’s environmental realities. One registration provides access to all sessions.
General Registration – $40
Student/Faculty Registration – $20
For student/faculty discount code, please email us from your valid school email at summit@dcsustainability.org
All events are eligible for continuing education credits.
We will contribute 1% of registration fees to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
SCHEDULE
Monday, October 18, 2021
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
NZE CODES – RISKS & CHALLENGES OR OPPORTUNITIES & SOLUTIONS?
Early adopters will share insights and tips from their Net Zero Energy playbooks from the owner’s, architect’s, engineer’s, and contractor’s perspective. The panel will discuss how market demands are driving change, how NZE and building performance regulations are changing the design process, and how NZE building construction differs from traditional approaches. This panel will share their experience with NZE buildings, how this transition creates new opportunities, and what they see as the biggest challenges to getting to carbon neutrality.
Session Speakers
Scott Emery, Moderator | Baumann Consulting
Jason Fierko | Ewing Cole
Greg Farley | George Mason University
Jon Penndorf | Perkins & Will
Mike Ricketts | Gilbane Building Company
Oliver Baumann | Baumann Consulting
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
RENOVATION STRATEGIES AND DC CLEAN ENERGY ACT COMPLIANCE
The “DC Clean Energy Act” recently passed into law in Washington, DC, is aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the city. This act requires a continual reduction in the energy consumption of new, existing, and historic buildings. This presentation will introduce you to the Clean Energy Act, requirements for existing buildings, tools for selecting compliant materials, and strategies to achieve compliance (and avoid the significant penalties for non-compliance!)
Session Speakers
Todd Steffens | Loring Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Paul Shahriari | Ecomedes
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
NEXTGEN: FRESH IDEAS FROM CUA’S NET ZERO DESIGN STUDIO
In The Catholic University of America’s Net Zero Design Studio course, students partnered with Arlington Public Schools (APS) to propose Net Zero reuse modernizations to several existing schools in the school system. The framework of the presentation will highlight the remarkable student work including one of the 2021 AIA / ACSA COTE Top Ten for Students Award-winning entries.
Session Speakers
Robin Puttock | The Catholic University of America
Thursday, October 21, 2021
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING 2.0: DISRUPTIVE IDEAS & SMART TECH
Industry influencer, published author, and former head of US DOEE’s Building Technology Office discusses how the development community can realize substantial cost savings and add value to multifamily housing by embracing user experience and innovative technologies.
Session Speakers
Sam Rashkin | Housing 2.0
Friday, October 22, 2021
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES & TECHNOLOGY
As businesses and residents increasingly take stock of their environmental footprint, one of the first things they will evaluate is their physical surroundings and how to optimize them. Camber Creek, the leading real estate-technology focused venture capital firm, sits at an important juncture between entrepreneurs developing solutions and some of the largest real estate owners, operators, and investors. This session will describe how the firm identifies green technologies that can work at scale; the process of helping new solutions gain traction; and the leading ESG measurement tool in the sector as well as an energy purchasing platform that is incentivizing companies to improve energy costs and efficiency.
Session Speakers
Lionel Foster | Camber Creek
October, 19
12:00am - 9:00am
