Seminars
| Title | Green Building Festival Plenary |
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| Code | [GB-W01] |
| Time | Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.4 |
| Fee | $325/$375 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: Resilience: Re-envisaging the City
TIME: 8:30 - 9:35 AM
This session will present three case studies, of varying architectural scale, that explore the idea of re-envisaging the fabric of the city and highlight issues faced along the way. The following three cases will be examined: international infrastructure driving urban renewal in a deprived area; sustainability and longevity in an academic environment; and a major workplace aiming for carbon-neutrality.
Speaker: Keith Priest is partner with Fletcher Priest Architects in London. He was previously design director at Wolff Olins in London and Hamburg working on architectural and design projects across Europe. Fletcher Priest recently opened a studio in Riga, Latvia, to service its work in the region. The practice is around 80-people strong and works in urban design, architecture, interiors and design research. Keith has lectured widely in Europe and North America.
SESSION 2: IPD and Sustainable Design at Trapelo Road
TIME: 9:35 - 10:25 AM
This session will illustrate how Autodesk developed an innovative collaborative process for a successful Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). This multi-party IPD contract was delivered leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, from design through construction, and not only resulted in the first LEED platinum office-interior renovation in Massachusetts, but also offered an opportunity to take advantage of design-to-fabrication workflow for certain elements of the project. Autodesk was the client and owner in this tenant fit-out project.
Speaker: John B. Boehms, AIA, LEED AP, is a technical specialist with Autodesk in the AEC Solutions Division, focusing on sustainable design tools and BIM. He joined
Autodesk in 2007 after 11 years with Perkins+Will as a project manager/project architect and BIM implementation specialist. Passionate about the environment, John has worked actively with his local community to establish a sustainable neighbourhood approach to development. Based in La Grange, Illinois, he has given presentations across the continent.
SESSION 3: Experience with Sustainable Building in Europe
TIME: 10:45 - 11:35 AM
This presentation will focus on environmental policy in Europe with a special emphasis on the Netherlands. It will look at targets for now and the next 10 years, and how to achieve these targets in the built environment. Topics include urban planning, energy and water conservation, renewable energy and CO2-neutral targets.
Speaker: Tjerk Reijenga is principal with BEAR Architecten, a firm specializing in sustainable building and housing, located in Gouda, the Netherlands. Tjerk is a leading architect in the field of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in the Netherlands. BEAR’s approach to sustainable building goes beyond technical solutions. It encompasses high-quality landscaping, town planning, architecture and culture. Attention is given to indoor air quality, solar energy, energy and water conservation, sustainable materials, and green spaces around - and on - buildings.
LUNCH BREAK - 11:35 AM - 12:30 PM
SESSION 4: Re-inventing the Gen Y Library: Old Buildings, New Standards
TIME: 12:30 - 1:20 PM
This presentation will discuss the design and construction of the new University of Waikato Student Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand. This 12,000-m2 refurbishment and extension of an existing six-storey 1960s-era library building is transforming it into a new student-focused learning and information hub. The new building will include a wide range of environmental initiatives such as onsite energy generation, and is being assessed by the NZGBA for a six-GreenStar rating (equal to LEED platinum).
Speaker: Alec Couchman, BArch, is principal with Warren and Mahoney Architects in Auckland, New Zealand. Born in Canada, Alec spent many years as a globetrotting architect in North America, Germany and the United Kingdom. Alec is the only NZGBC and GBCA accredited professional in New Zealand. He has worked on a wide variety of projects including an office building in St. Mary’s Axe, London; a clinic for King’s College Hospital; a hotel in Jena, Germany; and retail shops across Europe and the U.S.
SESSION 5: Beyond Sustainability: Designing our Cities for Resiliency in the Face of Global Warming and Peak Oil
TIME: 1:20 - 2:10 PM
This session will present a linked series of descriptive vignettes describing the important contributions of a number of cutting-edge architects and planners around the world who are either improving our understanding of the complexities of global warming, or are on the front lines creating designs to radically reduce CO2 emissions. This presentation will not be another rehashing of how to earn LEED points nor a presentation of our firm’s work, but an invigorating exploration of some of the tough questions and hard realities we face as architects if we are truly going to come to terms with the combined challenges of global warming, population growth and peak oil.
Speaker: Craig Applegath, OAA, FRAIC, LEED AP, is principal at Cohos Evamy Integratedesign in Toronto. Over the past 10 years, he has lectured on sustainable design in Canada and United States. This has included guest speaking roles at major conferences in Toronto, Chicago, Orlando, Fredericton and San Francisco. Craig holds a master of architecture in urban design from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
SESSION 6: The New Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place
TIME: 2:30 - 3:30 PM
This session will present an overview of the goals and objectives for the renovation, restoration and conversion of the Automotive Building exhibition facilities, in Toronto, into the new Allstream Conference Centre, targeted to achieve LEED silver. The session includes a tour of the new facility.
Speaker: Robert Gallant, MArch, OAA, is principal and director of commercial and international projects with NORR Architects Engineers and Planners in Toronto. He has over 30 years of experience as an architect. Some of Bob’s key projects prior to joining NORR include Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls and the National Museum of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. In addition to the Automotive Building, he is currently working on projects in Calgary, Detroit, Barbados, Dubai and Morocco.
Tickets
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| Title | World Green Building Council's Leaders Summit |
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| Code | [WGB-W01] |
| Time | Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 3:30 - 5:45 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $150/$165 - Includes Reception [WGB-SE1] |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Sustainable Design |
Green buildings need to be a part of the climate change solution.
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) wants to ensure that green buildings are at the forefront of decision makers’ minds when the world gets to together in Copenhagen to commit to new carbon emission reduction targets.
The Leaders Summit will be the first time the WorldGBC brings together Canadian and World industry leaders and policy makers to hear from international and national experts in the green building community about the enormous potential green buildings offer to aid nations as they work to reduce their carbon emission reduction targets.
By hosting the Summit in Toronto, and in conjunction with 2009 IIDEX/NeoCon Conference and the Green Building Festival, the WorldGBC Secretariat is working to shine the spotlight on Canadian initiatives and showcase the opportunity for governments to be the leading advocate for green buildings on the international stage.
The Summit will be followed by a cocktail reception with the opportunity to network with national and international attendees and invited dignitaries.
Participants will gain
1. New appreciation of the enormous potential of green buildings to be part of the climate solution;
2. Knowledge from around the world that demonstrates how green buildings can be used as a means to help reduce carbon emissions;
3. Understanding of the current strategies and efforts on-going in response to climate change;
4. Important networking opportunities.
Speakers:
Karan Groverhas been passionately advocating the need to look at ones culture and heritage for clues as to the direction for a contemporary architecture and sustainable development relevant to the Indian context today. He has enthused children in conservation and been nominated a “social entrepreneur” as a Fellow of the Ashoka Foundation, Washington. He almost single handedly won India’s nominations for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site status for Champaner after a 22-year old campaign. In 2004, Grover became the first architect in the world to win the USGBC “Platinum” Award for the greenest building in the world. He also went on to win his second Platinum Award for the interior of ABN AMRO Bank at Ahmedabad. Four more “Platinum” buildings are in the pipeline. He was recently made the Permanent Honorary Fellow of the National Academy of Environment at the hands of former President Dr. Abdul Kalam in Delhi.
Today he is working towards the need for practicing “Green Architecture” inspiring students and fellow architects – a need based on ecological and environmental concerns; a need which involves us all as inhabitants of this planet. He spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative, New York at the personal invite of President Clinton last year. In the two day meeting Karan interacted with world leaders, Tony Blair; President of Afghanistan, Philippines, Nobel Prize winners – Mohammed Yunus, Toni Morrison and Waringal Mathai of Kenya, Ted Turner and Al Gore amongst others.
Today he is a master speaker on many international events on Sustainability and the Architecture of Green and have just signed a contract for the designing of a Zero Energy Building for one of his prestigious clients, which will be going to be the first Net Zero Building in India and amongst very few in the world.
Frank Biden is the President and founder of Cygnus International LLC, a real estate development and consulting firm. Mr.Biden worked in the Clinton Administration as a director of Legislative and Congressional Affairs, and has been involved in the election campaigns of his brother, Joe Biden and nephew, Joseph R.Bidenl III, as an advisor and unpaid campaign coordinator over many years. For the past several years, Mr.Biden has worked as the director of a major philanthropy in Central America providing pediatric aids relief, building homes and providing scholarships for the poorest of the poor. Mr.Biden’s interests and involvement in the Green Movement and green building initiatives come in part through policy involvement and most recently his partnership in building the largest and first Platinum LEED certified development in Costa Rica, Latin America.
Andrew Bowerbank, Executive Director, WorldGBC. For the past few years Mr. Bowerbank has had the fortunate opportunity to work as the member representative for the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). With a specific goal to deliver a framework for major carbon reductions globally, the UNEP focus has been about buildings and infrastructure forming a key part of a new global climate deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol. Combined with his efforts to establish green building networks across Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin & South Americas, these experiences have opened his eyes to new opportunities for low-carbon economic thinking. With the triple threat of today’s financial, environmental and social issues at hand, Mr. Bowerbank believes Canada can be well positioned as a leader for a new global direction; A direction that some economists are classifying as the “Third Industrial Revolution”. At the Toronto Leaders Summit, Mr. Bowerbank will demonstrate global initiatives leading up to the UNFCCC conference in Copenhagen, share his experiences, and review strategic ideas that can help leaders in Canada achieve success.
| Title | Green Building Festival and World Green Building Council Reception |
|---|---|
| Code | [WGB-SE1] |
| Time | Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 6:00 - 8:00 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| Fee | $50/$65 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Sustainable Design |
Make sure to attend the “Green” networking event of the year as the Green Building Festival and the World Green Building Summit come together to celebrate sustainable design with an end-of day cocktail reception. This is a unique opportunity to network with leaders in the sustainable design movement from around the world, including speakers, government officials, decision makers and green design experts.
| Title | Technology REdoubles Sustainability: Innovative Technology and Processes that Dramatically Raise Levels of Sustainability |
|---|---|
| Code | [GB-T01] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 9:00 - 11:00 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Technology, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: Concrete that Cleans Itself and the Environment
The presentation will discuss the use of photocatalytic technology in concrete, focusing on the self-cleaning and pollution-reducing benefits. It will look into current environmental issues and how photocatalytic concrete technology can improve the environment. We will review laboratory and field independent-verification trials, and conclude with specific case studies of completed projects highlighting technical issues and cost value factors.
Speaker: Angie Luis, PEng, Leed AP, is a technical services area manager with Essroc Italcementi Group of Mississauga, Ontario. In addition to her technical role, she dedicates much time to the promotion, education and sale of TX Active Photocatalytic cement. Angie holds a civil engineering degree from Ryerson University.
SESSION 2: Three Degrees
This presentation is an overview of climate change, the technologies currently available to return to a sustainable society, and the time limits scientists estimate we have to complete our transformation.
Various technologies, including solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind power, geothermal heating, bio-fuels, nuclear fission, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen fuels cells, green buildings, smart electrical grids, electric and plug-in hybrid cars are reviewed with respect to their potential for solving our crisis. Several North American success stories are highlighted as examples of what we can all do to lower our carbon footprint.
Finally, there is an examination of political will as the change the carbon use in our society will require direction from our respective governments.
Speaker: Lee Norton, PEng, recently retired as principal of TMP Niagara and currently works as an engineering consultant to the Mitchell Partnership, in St. Catharines, Ontario. He is one of 275 certified Canadian presenters of the Climate Project, inspired by Al Gore’s award-winning documentary, with support from David Suzuki. Lee is also an editorial advisor for Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine and he has written numerous articles.
SESSION 3: Reducing a Building’s Carbon Footprint through Advanced Integrated Design
For all the talk of change, current design processes are often linear, with clients dealing with architects who then hand off a substantially agreed-upon concept to the engineers. Contrast this with true integrated design, which capitalizes on the creativity of “best brains early.” Presentation participants will develop an understanding of advanced modeling tools, and methods to introduce these tools effectively into an integrated design process.
Speaker: Lyle Scott, director of sustainable design for Cohos Evamy Integratedesign in Toronto, is a mechanical engineer with 15 years of experience specializing in energy efficiency, facilities management and sustainable development. He was previously the director of sustainable communities for Minto Green Team, responsible for Minto’s new developments and existing assets. He has served on several CaGBC committees and currently sits on the LEED Management Committee and LEED Homes Technical Committee.
| Title | REthinking Energy 1: Long Term Planning, Government Policy and Incentives |
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| Code | [GB-T02] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 9:00 - 11:00 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Technology, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: Community Energy Planning for the Lawrence-Allen Revitalization
Community energy planning is a holistic and conceptual approach to energy management that can be used to identify and remove barriers in current policy, and create planning solutions based on simple but innovative design strategies. As communities are being planned, there is an opportunity to embrace a sustainable energy strategy and generate solutions that minimize energy consumption, establish long-term energy security and provide both economic and environmental prosperity.
Speakers: Regan Smith, LEED AP, is a project manager and team leader at Halsall Associates in Toronto where she has contributed to a range of construction-review and site-rehabilitation projects. Regan holds engineering and science degrees from Queen’s University and previously worked as a project manager for a new social housing development and as a researcher for an environmental advocacy organization.
Ian Theaker, PEng, is senior sustainability consultant and thought leader of Halsall’s green building practice. Ian spent five years with the CaGBC as LEED technical manager, responsible for developing, implementing and managing LEED Canada’s green building rating systems across Canada. He has also been a key advocate for a sustainable urban community on Vancouver’s Southeast False Creek, now unfolding as the 2010 Winter Olympics Athlete’s Village.
SESSION 2: Creating Multi-year Energy Efficiency Projects - No Longer Just One-Off Projects
Growing concern about the environment and steadily rising energy costs have made effective energy management more important than ever. Various energy efficiency measures are available for existing buildings to optimize return on investment, but many stop after completing one project. A more successful approach is to facilitate multi-year/multi-component planning around energy projects. Jointly presented by the City of Toronto’s Better Buildings Partnership and West Park Rehab, this presentation will focus on retrofitting benefits, financial incentives and tips on how to integrate ongoing energy conservation programs.
Speakers: Angelo Poto is program manager with the City of Toronto’s Better Buildings Partnership. He is responsible for the development and implementation of energy efficiency and conservation projects in the Municipal, Academic, Social and HealthCare (MASH) Sector. Angelo has worked for the city for 25 years.
Michael J. Bonnah is director of operations and logistics at the West Park Healthcare Centre. He is responsible for support services as well as laboratory and diagnostic imaging. Mike has been with West Park for 22 years. The centre has won multiple awards for energy conservation, waste reduction and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during his tenure.
SESSION 3: Energy $mart: An Introduction to Renewable Energy and the Green Energy Act
With all the talk of the new energy economy and the Green Energy Act, where do you start? What technology will work on your site with your existing assets, infrastructure and resources? What challenges might you face and how do you plan for those? What incentives are available to you and how do they work? This session will introduce you to these topics and more, and will give you resources to further your own research at your own pace and/or get professional support moving forward.
Speaker: Derek Satnik, PEng, LEED AP, is managing partner with Mindscape Innovations Group, in Kitchener, Ontario. The 2009 Net-Zero Home Coalition’s ‘Champion of the Year’, Derek manages the green team at Mindscape, which provides core enabling services to both the green building sector and the renewable energy sector. These services include feasibility studies, renewable energy system solutions, grant and incentive processing, and Energy Star and LEED certification. Derek is a recognized expert in green buildings and renewable energy policy.
| Title | REducing Footprints: Green Retrofits in the GTA |
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| Code | [GB-T03] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 9:00 - 11:00 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Technology, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: Greening a Downtown Hotel: The Planet Traveler Story
In transforming a derelict downtown building into what might be North America’s lowest-carbon hotel, a number of technologies were incorporated, each selected for its own economic merits. The target was a 75% reduction in carbon emissions compared with business as usual. In the process of transforming the hotel, a groundbreaking partnership was formed with the City of Toronto whereby a city-owned laneway was used to bury geothermal ground loops. Toronto has subsequently set up a task force to look at opening up laneways and parks throughout the city. This session will help you learn how to green your own building.
Speaker: Tom Rand, MSc, MA, PhD, leads cleantech initiatives with MaRS, a non-profit innovation centre based in Toronto, working with its advisory services group to support a growing portfolio of cleantech ventures. Tom has an entrepreneurial background and is the founder of VCi Green Funds, a private venture fund to provide angel and venture capital to companies developing emission-reduction technologies. Tom’s book, Ten Technologies to Save the World: Kicking the Fossil Fuel Habit, is scheduled for release this fall.
SESSION 2: From Sieve to Silver: An Industrial Building Transformation
Industrial vehicle storage and maintenance buildings may not be “sexy” facilities, but they are a necessity, and as a facility for 230 buses, the York Region Operations and Maintenance Bus Garage provides an essential service for users of alternative transportation. The design team behind the project worked hard to develop a sustainable, durable facility that re-uses an existing manufacturing plant, harvests rainwater for bus washing, has a solar domestic hot water system, and optimizes energy efficiency with a building automation system (BAS). Integrated design and LEED implementation are also key aspects of the project.
Speaker: Diana Hamilton, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, is a senior project architect with Delcan in Markham, Ontario. With more than 20 years of experience as an architect and project manager, Diana has led multidisciplinary consultant teams on the design development of urban projects, multi-use transportation and operations facilities, hospitals, fire halls, and emergency communication control centres.
SESSION 3: Adaptive Reuse: The Greening of the McGregor Sock Factory
This session will present a case study of an adaptive-reuse conversion project conducted according to “triple bottom line” accounting practices. The project has been submitted to the CaGBC and is currently undergoing LEED-CI evaluation for gold certification.
Speakers: Christopher Piché, PEng, LEED AP, is an associate with Stantec Architecture in Toronto. With a broad understanding of mechanical systems, he takes a dynamic approach with every project, embracing the philosophy that environmental design must constantly evolve with technology. Chris was project engineer on the conversion of the former McGregor Sock Factory into Stantec’s Toronto office.
Dathe Wong, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, is an associate with Stantec. He brings over 15 years of varied design and construction experience. Over the past nine years Dathe has focused on sustainable design and environmental building strategies. His recent sustainability-focused projects include Les Prince Hall at McMaster University and the University of Toronto Student Centre. He was project architect on the McGregor conversion.
SESSION 4: The Earth Rangers Centre Re-imagined
Earth Rangers and our many technology partners have committed to re-imagining the Earth Rangers Centre in Woodbridge, Ontario, as a showcase green building, achieving LEED-EB platinum and net-zero energy status. This presentation will explain how we plan to achieve these goals through technology and operational practices. We hope that attendees leave inspired to make changes in their own buildings and will visit the centre to learn more about our technologies and see them in action.
Speaker: Graham Seaman, PEng, is manager of the Earth Rangers Centre. A charitable organization, Earth Rangers believes children have both the power and desire to change the world, and the right to inherit a healthy planet. Graham has been leading Earth Rangers’ drive for more sustainable building operations for two years. He has eight years of engineering and project management experience in a variety of industries.
| Title | RE-search: Are Higher Education Institutions Leading on Sustainable Design |
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| Code | [GB-T04] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 9:00 - 11:00 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Innovation, Sustainable Design |
Many universities are now developing green building initiatives and even integrating sustainability themes into curriculum. But are Canadian institutions leading or following in sustainability planning? Are they merely adopting best practices from the community, or are some playing a leadership role in research and innovation in sustainable economic models, policy and procurement, smart building design and stakeholder engagement. With participation of faculty and staff, this session will explore the role of Canada’s leading research institutions in creating a next-generation model for a sustainable built environment.
Speaker: Arlene Gould, MBA, RGD, is a strategic planner, researcher and design management consultant who has been championing the economic, social and environmental power of design for over 20 years. She is DIAC’s strategic director and an adjunct professor at York University.
| Title | REsponding to the Social Context: Case Studies That Consider Human Social Needs |
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| Code | [GB-T05] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Technology, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: Retiring the Old: Introducing the New Sustainable Workplace at the University of Toronto
This session will present how the University of Toronto employed cutting-edge building design and best practices in office design to create a new, more sustainable workplace. In addition to learning how LEED gold certification was achieved, attendees will discover the positive impact that the new environment has had in enhancing the work experience for staff. The 255 McCaul Street project is a showcase for the university community and has influenced the philosophy and direction in renovated and new space at U of T.
Speaker: Ron Swail is the assistant vice-president of facilities and services at the University of Toronto St. George Campus. He is responsible for the operation and stewardship of over $3 billion in assets, situated at the heart of Canada’s largest city. This includes over 120 buildings of widely diverse age, size, design and function, ranging from national historic sites to award-winning scientific research facilities. Ron leads a staff of over 640 dedicated U of T employees.
SESSION 2: Re-imagining the Canadian Office
Enermodal Engineering, Canada’s largest consulting firm exclusively dedicated to creating green buildings, looks to practice what it preaches. Its new three-storey, 22,000-ft2 headquarters will be the first LEED platinum building in Waterloo Region and the first LEED platinum office in Kitchener. The new development provides space for outdoor sports, lockers and showers for those who bike to work, and incentives for those who purchase hybrid vehicles. The lunchroom will offer subsidized employee lunches made from local organic ingredients. This talk will give other companies specific insights and examples to help make their buildings and corporate culture more sustainable.
Speakers: Stephen Carpenter, PEng, LEED AP, is the founder and president of Enermodal Engineering. He has over 25 years of experience in the building industry, including in mechanical design, energy simulation, building research and sustainable development. Stephen is chair of the CaGBC’s Technical Advisory Group.
Brian Pescod is a green-building materials specialist with Enermodal. With a background in horticulture and many years of experience in construction-site supervision, he provides resource assistance and materials solutions for a wide variety of building types, including commercial and multi-unit residential. Brian’s expertise ranges from landscaping to the Ontario Building Code.
SESSION 3: Deep Green on a Shoestring
Deep green can be achieved on a limited budget. Oxfam Canada’s major renovation of an existing building into a LEED-CI platinum (certificate pending) national headquarters will serve as a case study. Attendees will learn how ‘blah’ can become beautiful and grey become green, all on the very tight budget of a Canadian charity. BuildGreen, a Windmill Developments company, served as project manager and sustainability consultant for the project.
Speaker: Rodney Wilts, LLB, LEED AP, is partner with BuildGreen Solutions in Ottawa. Prior to embarking on a consulting career, he was an environmental lawyer, an entrepreneur, and has worked for leading environmental organizations. Rodney has delivered presentations on green business, green building, climate change, and the intersection of ecology and economics, in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
| Title | REthinking Energy 2: Creative Tools for Benchmarking and Financing |
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| Code | [GB-T06] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Technology, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: Regulating to Allow Green Liens for Retrofits
Financial green-lien incentives for retrofits (and green increments in new construction) are being considered in some municipalities in Ontario. Existing municipal legislation allows costs for infrastructure improvements, like sidewalks, to be funded upfront by the municipalities and repaid through the property tax base via “local improvement charges” (LICs). Loans are attached to benefited properties, not owners, and secured by liens. Participants will learn how existing legislation could be amended to provide upfront funding for green measures in existing (and new) buildings.
Speaker: Sonja Persram, MBA, LEED AP, is president of Sustainable Alternatives Consulting, a policy and market research firm in Toronto. She has researched green liens in both Canada and the United States. Sonja has written widely on green building topics and conducted extensive market research.
SESSION 2: Real Money
This session offers advice on understanding a utility bill to find real money. Existing buildings with an internal meter pay the hourly Ontario energy price, which can be used in combination with the load profile to find ways to cut costs.
Speaker: As managing partner of Energy @ Work, Scott Rouse, PEng, MBA, focuses on helping customers achieve sustainable results by improving their ‘triple bottom line’: economic prosperity, environmental performance and social responsibility. Scott is an advisor for the Industrial Energy Technology Conference as well as a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Scott has lectured in South America, Singapore, Australia and South Africa.
SESSION 3: Energy Conservation for School Buildings: European Case Study
In the context of the initiatives being undertaken by the Ontario Government to green public school buildings, this session will present a case study from Europe highlighting the methodology used to improve sustainability for these types of structures. Along with gaining an understanding of the methodology, attendees will be shown the results of feasibility studies for renewable-energy integration in school buildings. The buildings in the case study will vary in age, size and surroundings.
Speaker: Nicolas Nath, BSc, is managing director of Internat Energy Solutions in Toronto. Passionate about sustainable development in all its aspects, Nicholas has eight years of experience in design, production, quality control and project management, for a range of project types including large mixed-used developments, educational facilities and public buildings. He has lived and worked in Canada, France, India and China.
SESSION 4: Marrying Environmental Impact and Economic Performance
In the past, most businesses have considered their environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas production, as an unfortunate by-product of their operation. In this session, we sill study systems for looking at environmental impacts in the same way that we look at financial impacts: during the decision-making process. Through the use of analytics and predictive modeling, many companies have been able to improve not only their bottom line but also their environmental impact. We will look at examples of success in this area and how they can be applied to products and building projects.
Speaker: Jim Lord, LEED AP, is principal of Ecovert Sustainable Real Estate Solutions in Toronto. He works with clients on corporate social-responsibility plans, carbon-emission calculations and strategies to improve their environmental footprint. Jim and his team have been selected as sustainability consultants for clients such as CUMIS Insurance, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Tribute Communities and ING Real Estate.
| Title | REimagination: Cutting Edge Solutions |
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| Code | [GB-T07] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Technology, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: S.C.A.F.Fold: Emergency Provisional Housing
This presentation will illustrate the S.C.A.F.Fold post-disaster urban-recovery strategy through diagrams, renderings and animation. Attendees will learn about post-disaster planning in urban areas, such as New York City, and look at the S.C.A.F.Fold recovery strategy as an alternative. This system addresses sustainable solutions that reach beyond the physical environment to encompass aspects of social and economic recovery (materials, population, debris). Attendees will gain insight into the shortcomings and fractures in current disaster-recovery systems, inspiring them to imagine better solutions.
Speakers: Erick Gregory, BArch, MsAUD, LEED AP, is principal at 25:8 Research + Design in New York. 25:8 is a multinational studio dedicated to strategic intervention at the boundaries of urbanism and architecture in a post-globalized world. Erick has worked for various firms in New York, San Francisco, Kansas City and Oklahoma.
Jay S. Lim, MArch, MsAUD, LEED AP, is principal with 25:8 Research + Design in Ottawa. He previously worked for firms in New York, Venice and Toronto. In addition to managing the Canadian arm of 25:8, Jay has taught architecture courses at Conestoga College and Ryerson University.
SESSION 2: Building and Renovating to the Passive House Standard: Examples from Europe
The gold standard for energy performance in new construction is the German Passive House Standard, originally defined in terms of heating for residential buildings but now applied to both heating and cooling energy use in buildings of all types. Increasingly, old buildings in Europe are being renovated to, or close to, the Passive House Standard. This talk will illustrate both new and renovated passive house buildings in Europe, how the standard can be applied in Canada, and how it can be used to reduce or eliminate the need for financially risky new nuclear energy.
Speaker: Danny Harvey is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto. He began his career over 25 years ago in the area of computer climate simulation and analysis, with a focus on global warming, but has gradually shifted to the analysis of energy systems, the design of energy-efficient buildings, and the prospects for stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at relatively non-threatening levels. Danny’s two-volume book, Energy and the New Reality: Facing Up to Climate Change, will appear in 2010.
SESSION 3: Passive House Technology: A Revolution in Energy Conservation
Attendees will be introduced to passive house technology, its history, purpose and objectives. The session will discuss what is happening in Europe today and how it will impact North American home energy-consumption standards in the near future. Comparisons will also be made to current building standards and how passive house design moves energy-conservation metrics far beyond our existing boundaries
Speaker: Kyle Gregoire is president of Passive Homes Canada in LaSalle, Ontario. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has 15 years of engineering experience. According to Kyle, Kermit was wrong: It is easy being green. His company promotes a “whole-home” philosophy, based on a passive home approach, to help homebuyers and builders identify responsible building solutions.
SESSION 4: Canada’s Contribution to the World Sustainable Buildings Conference 2008
The Canadian team for the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE) attended the World Sustainable Buildings Conference 2008, in Melbourne, Australia. Canada presented three new buildings: Manitoba Hydro Head Office (Winnipeg), Gulf Islands Operations Centre (Vancouver), and Minto Roehampton (Toronto). Each building had been evaluated against a baseline representing conventional construction in that location, using SBTool, a detailed but flexible evaluation system used for research and development. This session will describe the buildings and the evaluation results.
Speaker: H.R. (Bob) Bach, PEng, is a senior consultant with Energy Profiles, in Toronto. His responsibilities include energy codes and standards; utility demand-side management program development, delivery and evaluation; green building energy and environmental design programs and assessments; and institutional energy and water efficiency programs. Bob has been an iiSBE Canadian team captain and represented Canada in Tokyo, 2005, and in Melbourne, 2008.
| Title | REframing the Big Picture: City Building, Carbon Footprints and the New Economy |
|---|---|
| Code | [GB-T08] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Green Building Festival, Technology, Sustainable Design |
SESSION 1: Tower Renewal Project
The Tower Renewal Project is a greening and community-reinvestment initiative to enable the Greater Toronto Area’s stock of some 1,000 post-war apartments to emerge as self-sufficient, economically vibrant, socially diverse, culturally integrated and ‘low-carbon’ communities throughout the region. This presentation will provide an overview of the potential of Tower Renewal as it relates to regional growth, transport, economic development and energy plans, as well as provide an update on current progress.
Speakers: Graeme Stewart, project architect with E.R.A. Architect in Toronto, has worked on a variety of planning and reuse projects for some of Toronto’s major historic sites. His international research and thesis work was instrumental in founding the Tower Renewal Project. Graeme is also the co-editor of Concrete Toronto: A Guidebook to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties to the Seventies. He holds a master of architecture from the University of Toronto.
SESSION 2: Creative Urban Intensification and City Building
The current focus on green has turned from evaluating new developments to improving our aging building stock. By re-conceptualizing our approach to existing buildings, we can save construction waste and exceed today’s green standards while reducing capital costs, increasing profits and providing for more efficient use of space. This lecture will focus on the following: How do we modernize a 1920s tower and provide tenants with the comforts of energy-efficient HVAC systems, operable windows and connective technology? How can a re-clad retrofitted office use 50% less energy? And how do we renew historic buildings, add density and reconnect the public with urban spaces?
Speaker: Dermot Sweeny, BArch, OAA, AAA, MRAIC, is principal with Toronto-based Sweeny Sterling Finlayson & Co Architects. His commissions have ranged from custom furniture, industrial design and interiors, to custom homes, commercial office towers, mixed-use and residential developments and educational facilities. Dermot recently worked on a 30-storey tower for TELUS, the 43-storey RBC Centre and the Microsoft Canada headquarters in Mississauga.
SESSION 3: The New New Deal: Growing a Green Economy
A well-known Chinese maxim states, “Out of crisis comes opportunity.” The current financial crisis is a transformative event for our society that offers us the opportunity to alter our economic DNA and reorder our priorities. Will we seize that opportunity? This major rethinking of the fundamentals of our market economy has the potential to embed sound environmental values in our economic system to ensure a future that is enduring, of sound value and sustainable for us and for the generations to come.
Speaker: Alex Speigel, president of ONE Development Corporation, is a senior urban development professional with over 30 years of experience in design, development and management. His current projects at ONE include galleryLOFTtowns, and recent projects as director of development with Context Development include the Kensington Market Lofts and the District Lofts, in Toronto. Alex began his career as a project architect with various firms.
| Title | Evidence-based Healthcare Design |
|---|---|
| Code | [T02] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Healthcare Design |
Evidence-based design enables design professionals and their clients to optimize design decisions via a process of gathering, evaluating and applying current best evidence from research and practice. This lecture will guide attendees through a four-step, cross-disciplinary design methodology that fosters healing, quality performance and safety in the design of the healthcare environment.
Speaker: Rosalyn Cama is president and principal interior designer of CAMA, Incorporated, in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1983, the firm has completed design work for many institutional, corporate and professional clients. Its main area of activity has been in healthcare and academic settings for higher education. Rosalyn is the author of Evidence-Based Healthcare Design, released by John Wiley and Sons in March of this year. She chairs the board of directors of the Centre for Health Design, a research and advocacy organization.
| Title | www. future.2020: Work, Worker, Workplace of the Future – Are You Ready? |
|---|---|
| Code | [T03] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Business Management, Facility Management, Workplace Design |
This presentation will dive into emerging global trends and technologies that will impact us by 2020. Looking at today’s changes and uncertainties, the speakers will interpret and dissect futurist projections and discuss impacts on the work, worker and workplace of 2020. Why plan so far ahead? Come and find out.
Speakers: Tanya Irvine, CFM, is senior interior designer responsible for day-to-day management of strategic planning and design projects at Carroll Thatcher Planning Group. Her experience includes functional programming, project leadership, commercial interior design and computer-aided facility management (CAFM). Clients rely on her to help them future-proof their work environments.
Meredith Thatcher, CFM, president of Carroll Thatcher Planning Group, draws on over 25 years of experience in management consulting to direct the firm’s workplace strategy, facility management, space planning and design consultancy. Meredith is an expert advisor to the International Centre for Facilities. A sought-after speaker, Meredith’s enthusiasm and passion for facilities management have been recognized internationally. In 2005 she was named a fellow of the International Facility Management Association.
| Title | How to Grow in a Recession: Ideas from 1500 Senior Executives |
|---|---|
| Code | [T04] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Advanced |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Business Management |
In a recession, customers are likely to be cautious in their expenditures. Past recessions have shown that marketers who have taken the approach of “going through this together” with their customers have been more successful at maintaining share and revenue during a recession than their competition. Management consultants Arcus recently researched strategies with 1500 business leaders to identify seven key drivers of successful growth strategies in a recession. These insights will be presented along with case studies.
Speaker: A certified management consultant, Merril Mascarenhas is managing partner at Arcus Consulting Group, in Toronto. He has over 20 years of experience as a consultant in Europe, Asia and North America. Merril has led strategic initiatives with senior management across industries to assess business processes, identify revenue growth opportunities and improve organizational practices. His clients have included J&J, Mercedes Benz, P&G, State Farm and Glaxo. Merril is also a visiting professor at the Schulich School of Business at York University.
| Title | The New Planning Paradigm |
|---|---|
| Code | [T05-A] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | On-Site Seminar at IIDEX/NeoCon Canada $55/$65 |
| Streams | Innovation, Workplace Design |
This session will provide an overview of the influences in our world that impact our workplaces, and how space planning must adjust to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse workforce. It will cover various influences, including technological changes, globalization, growth in environmental awareness, Eastern planning concepts and an aging infrastructure. Using various examples and research data, the session will emphasize the need for space planning to evolve with the world around us. Participants will gain a greater awareness of the need to stay abreast of technological, cultural and other influences that affect our work environments.
Speaker: Sharad Mathur, BArch, MBA, LEED AP, is vice-president of marketing for Inscape, a major manufacturer of office furniture, located in Ontario. Sharad has helped a number of clients in North America and India design spaces based on his planning principles. In his various speaking engagements across North America, he has demonstrated the scientific aspects of ancient methods and their relevance in modern times.
Bundle this Seminar with On-Line Learning
T05-B - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning
T05-C - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar
| Title | The New Planning Paradigm + 24 hour a day ELearning |
|---|---|
| Code | [T05-B] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning $ 97/$107 |
| Streams | Innovation, Workplace Design |
This session will provide an overview of the influences in our world that impact our workplaces, and how space planning must adjust to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse workforce. It will cover various influences, including technological changes, globalization, growth in environmental awareness, Eastern planning concepts and an aging infrastructure. Using various examples and research data, the session will emphasize the need for space planning to evolve with the world around us. Participants will gain a greater awareness of the need to stay abreast of technological, cultural and other influences that affect our work environments.
Speaker: Sharad Mathur, BArch, MBA, LEED AP, is vice-president of marketing for Inscape, a major manufacturer of office furniture, located in Ontario. Sharad has helped a number of clients in North America and India design spaces based on his planning principles. In his various speaking engagements across North America, he has demonstrated the scientific aspects of ancient methods and their relevance in modern times.
Professional Development ELearning - The Communication Loop
T05 - NEW PLANNING PARADIGM
Leverage the value of the New Planning Paradigm with this online elearning. You get all the tools you need to learn the skill and to share it with your team:
1. pre-test,
2. self-guided elearning,
3. post-test,
4. streaming video-cast,
5. ebook, colour diagram and easy to follow instructions.
After participating in the New Planning Paradigm your viewpoint regarding forms, structures, cultural and technological integration will be altered. Committed to view projects with fresh eyes and to solve problems with a more integrated approach, you can use this communication loop.
- to implement your learnings,
- to increase the effectiveness of your client meetings,
- to get clear on assumptions, decrease misinterpretations about the ‘familiar’ and consider the ‘new’.
Bundle this Seminar with On-Line Learning
T05-A - On-Site Seminar
T05-C - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar
| Title | The New Planning Paradigm + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar |
|---|---|
| Code | [T05-C] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar $146/$156 |
| Streams | Innovation, Workplace Design |
This session will provide an overview of the influences in our world that impact our workplaces, and how space planning must adjust to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse workforce. It will cover various influences, including technological changes, globalization, growth in environmental awareness, Eastern planning concepts and an aging infrastructure. Using various examples and research data, the session will emphasize the need for space planning to evolve with the world around us. Participants will gain a greater awareness of the need to stay abreast of technological, cultural and other influences that affect our work environments.
Speaker: Sharad Mathur, BArch, MBA, LEED AP, is vice-president of marketing for Inscape, a major manufacturer of office furniture, located in Ontario. Sharad has helped a number of clients in North America and India design spaces based on his planning principles. In his various speaking engagements across North America, he has demonstrated the scientific aspects of ancient methods and their relevance in modern times.
Professional Development ELearning - The Communication Loop
T05 - NEW PLANNING PARADIGM
Leverage the value of the New Planning Paradigm with this online elearning. You get all the tools you need to learn the skill and to share it with your team:
1. pre-test,
2. self-guided elearning,
3. post-test,
4. streaming video-cast,
5. ebook, colour diagram and easy to follow instructions.
After participating in the New Planning Paradigm your viewpoint regarding forms, structures, cultural and technological integration will be altered. Committed to view projects with fresh eyes and to solve problems with a more integrated approach, you can use this communication loop.
- to implement your learnings,
- to increase the effectiveness of your client meetings,
- to get clear on assumptions, decrease misinterpretations about the ‘familiar’ and consider the ‘new’.
One Hour Webinar
T05 - NEW PLANNING PARADIGM
October, 13, 2009 at 1:00 PM EDT
Add to your elearning this Webinar. Get online and have access to another hour of learning with Sharad Mathur. During this hour Sharad will deepen your learnings and will answer your questions and includes a downloadable playbook. If you miss the webinar no worries, you can access a recorded version.
During the webinar Sharad will continue the discussion from his IIDEX seminar of the fascinating metamorphosis of today’s office space. Though its elements represent connections to the past, the products it contains are designed to cater to evolving technology and dynamic user preferences. Responsible design and an acceptance of diversity in the workplace open new avenues of creativity for designers. Bold, enduring architectural elements are becoming popular, old is new again, and minimalism has become an accepted tenet of successful modern design. Let us learn from the past and respond to the future with intelligent spaces and customized furniture solutions that proudly represent the New Planning Paradigm. Learn how this new planning paradigm can be communicated in detail with examples demonstrating how we merge old and new yet showing a true metamorphosis due to evolving needs versus a blind copy of the old.
Bundle this Seminar with On-Line Learning
T05-A - On-Site Seminar
T05-B - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning
| Title | Lightweight Panels: New Environmental Product for Office Furniture, Closets and More! |
|---|---|
| Code | [T06] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Innovation, Technology, Sustainable Design |
The program will address how the lightweight panel product is made, its environmental benefits and its ability to be used in place of traditional particleboard and MDF in furniture, cabinets and other end products. Emerging technology for fabricating panels, fastening systems, specialty hardware and edgebanding developments will also be discussed. The panel will conclude with a guided tour of some lightweight panel exhibits on the show floor in the Material World section of the show including an exhibit of award-winning entrants sponsored by the ACIDO, AWMAC, Hettich, Panolite and Hafele.
Panelists include:
Richard Bellon, Product Manager and Lightweight Technical Specialist, Hettich Germany
Jonathan Loudon, President of ACIDO, Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario and Principal of Cooler Solutions will moderate a panel discussion of industry experts.
Andre Paradis, Sales & Marketing Director and Partner of Panolite, a new Canadian lightweight panel manufacturer
Dave Winze, Product Sourcing Manager, Hafele Canada
Tim Poupore, Industrial Designer and Principal, OVE Design, Past President, ACIDO
Dylan Kinch, Principal of Talon Millwork and President of AWMAC, Architectural Wood & Millworkers Association of Canada, Ontario Chapter
| Title | Why Your Company Needs a Professional FM: Promoting Your Role in Your Organization |
|---|---|
| Code | [T07] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Business Management, Facility Management |
Does your FM group get the credit or attention it deserves within your organization? Do they understand the positive impact you have on their most significant asset and one of their highest costs? Learn how to quantify and demonstrate your value and sell yourself and your group to the boss and the rest of the organization. Find out the key ways to communicate and promote the importance of professional FM and get appreciation from other departments and senior management. Identify ways to get broad support for your initiatives, and get positive attention and credit for success.
Speaker: As principal of Strategic Advisor, an FM and PM consulting and advisory firm, Michel Theriault has almost 20 years of senior in-house and outsourced facility/property management experience. He writes articles and delivers seminars and workshops related to FM and PM issues internationally. His firm helps clients implement initiatives to get results, reduce costs and improve effectiveness, with analysis, planning and effective implementation strategies.
| Title | What’s the Deal with Dealers: Who They Are, What They Do and Why You Need Them |
|---|---|
| Code | [T08] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Dealer, Architectural Design, Business Management, Facility Management, Healthcare Design, Hospitality Design, Retail Design, Workplace Design |
The presentation will offer a panel discussion geared toward designers and clients, exploring the value of the dealer in the design, selection and sales process. The facilitator will pose questions focused on demystifying the dealer and shedding light on why involving a dealer from the beginning is invaluable.
Speakers: Dayna Bradley, business development director with Brigholme Interiors Group, has been involved in the corporate interiors community for over 15 years. Her furniture background includes installation, wholesale and the dealer level.
Janine Grossmann, business development leader with Kasian, a global architecture and interior design firm, has more than 15 years of experience in commercial, institutional, hospitality and corporate interiors projects. Janine is chair of Kasian’s global business development team.
Dean Matsumoto is principal with Kasian. An award-winning interior designer, he has more than 25 years of experience in corporate and commercial office design. Dean’s depth of knowledge encompasses project management, interior design, industrial design and facilities management.
Peter Schwegler has worked in the commercial interiors industry for over 25 years. He was previously vice-president of sales for Herman Miller Canada. Six years ago, Peter launched his own firm, PS Agencies, which now boasts some of the top products in the marketplace.
| Title | Photographing Your Projects for Marketing in a Digital Age |
|---|---|
| Code | [T09] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Business Management |
Outstanding photography of your design projects or products is necessary for your company to market successfully in today’s world. But digital photography raises as many questions as it answers. Whether you are a sole proprietor wanting tips on how to better photograph your work, or a marketing manager looking for the most effective way to use professional photography, you will gain valuable insights on what to do - and what not to do - in creating and using beautiful images to help your business succeed.
Speaker: Brett Drury, AIA, ASMP, holds a degree in architecture and has studied with leading architectural photographers in New York and Chicago. In 1994 he combined his two fields of knowledge to launch Brett Drury Architectural Photography, based in California. Brett works directly with architects, contractors, interior designers, product designers and manufacturers, ad agencies, and others in the fields of building and design. His clients have won numerous international, national, regional and local design awards, and his images routinely appear in design publications and books throughout North America.
| Title | Out of the Shadows (IES) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T10] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Light Canada |
Design is about balancing the elements, and thus a great deal of lighting design is necessarily about creating and engaging shadow spaces. Different project types and architectural styles demand different levels of artificial light, some create light where there was none and others let the darkness speak. Others find a playful middle ground. In whole, designers must know how to control shadow, thereby avoiding unwanted darkness while creating opportunity for dynamic effect, all within the design requirements.
Topics to be covered include:
• How one can integrate shadows as a functional tool as well as aesthetic design component to enhance emotion, affect behaviour & improve visual experience within an environment
• How one can create dynamic silhouettes & shadows by balancing shadow & light
• How one can play with daytime vs. night-time perception
Speaker: Abhay Wadhwa, Assoc. AIA, AIIA, IESNA, ISLE, USGBC, has been enhancing architecture through lighting design for over 15 years. As president and principal-in-charge of New York-based AWA, he has led diverse lighting-design projects for commercial, civic and residential schemes in some of the fastest-growing economies worldwide, including China, India and Dubai. He received the International Illumination Design Award for his work at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, as well as numerous awards for the George Washington Bridge Towers in New York and New Jersey. Abhay studied architecture in Mumbai and holds a master’s degree from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He is currently an adjunct professor at LRC.
| Title | EDAC: Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification – Understanding the Process (CHD) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T11] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Healthcare Design |
This forum will provide information on the evidence-based design accreditation program. Attendees will learn what the exam is all about, including the eight-step process it puts forth, why the exam was created, how to study for and pass the exam, and how to apply an evidence-based design process in their work.
Speaker: Ellen Taylor, BArch, MBA, AIA, is a research consultant with the Centre for Health Design in Concord, California, and brings more than 20 years of experience in the areas of architecture, research and business. With experience on both the owner’s side of the table (Amtrak) and the consulting side (architecture firms and ex;it), Ellen has been responsible for large-scale program management, capital planning, service-standards planning, brand management and extensive cross-departmental coordination.
| Title | Green AV: Technology + People = Opportunity Squared |
|---|---|
| Code | [T12] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Dealer, Architectural Design, Business Management, Facility Management, Healthcare Design, Hospitality Design, Innovation, Technology, Residential Design, Retail Design, Sustainable Design, Workplace Design |
As the green building movement evolves, we are missing a significant opportunity to better understand the people within a building, and subsequently engage and educate them about that building’s environmental footprint and their impact on it. Using an integrated design process to incorporate audio-visual technologies, including control solutions, Web technologies and digital signage, the opportunities for optimized energy efficiency and performance can be significant, not only for the AV systems but for the entire building.
Speaker: Byron Tarry is general manager, system design and integration, with AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions, based in Vancouver, an epicenter of the green building movement. Byron has more than 15 years of experience in the AV industry, in both technical and management roles, spanning the globe. A technologist at heart, he plays a major role in design visioning and needs analysis for his clients’ major projects.
| Title | Twenty + Change: 2009 Canadian Design Practices |
|---|---|
| Code | [T13] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design |
This session will present a fast-paced lecture featuring the work of 16 young firms included in the 2009 Twenty + Change exhibition of emerging Canadian design practices. These designers address issues of sustainability, question how we occupy the urban realm, propose new ways of collective living that speak to urban density and renewal, explore the future direction of self-initiated commissions and the designer’s potential to impact public space, and propose new models of practice. Twenty + Change’s mandate is to disseminate the work of emerging designers practicing in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.
Speakers Include:
Javier Campos, Campos Leckie, Vancouver
Mason White, Lateral Office, Toronto
Trevor McIvor, Altius Architecture Inc., Toronto
Heather Dubbeldam, Dubbeldam Design Architects, Toronto
Valerie Gow & Phillip Hastings, Gow Hastings Architects, Toronto
Francis Lapointe, LaPointe Architects, Toronto
Marko Simcic, Marko Simcic Architect, Vancouver
Steve McFarlane, mcfarlane | green | biggar architecture + design, Vancouver
Marc-Andre Plasse, _naturehumaine architecture design, Montreal
Paul Raff, Paul Raff Studio, Toronto
Geoffrey Thun, RVTR, Toronto
Eduardo Aquino, spmb, Winnipeg
Susan Fitzgerald, Susan Fitzgerald Architecture, Halifax
Stephen Kopp, The Acre Collective, Saint John
Peeroj Thakre, Urban republic arts society, Vancouver
| Title | Re-lighting an Art Moderne Masterpiece: The Carlu – A Case Study (IES) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T15] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Hospitality Design, Light Canada |
Designed by eminent French architect Jacques Carlu and first opened in 1930, the Carlu, on the seventh floor of Eaton’s College Street, embodied the multi-layered and innovative experiments of early modern electric lighting. The Carlu was mothballed from 1977 to 2003, but its refurbishment highlights the positive results achievable through collaboration and enthusiastic teamwork. The presenters are two lighting experts who worked together salvaging, restoring and, where necessary, recreating historic lighting fixtures for the Carlu.
Speakers: Christopher Nelson is co-owner of Lighting Nelson & Garrett. He began working in his father’s custom lighting factory when he was very young, much as his father, Herb, had done in his father’s factory in the 1920s. Chris partners with industrial designer John Garrett to design and build custom architectural lighting fixtures. They have worked with Canada’s best architects, lighting designers and consultants, and their fixtures grace award-winning projects in all architectural styles.
Scott Weir, MArch, is an associate at E.R.A Architects, a practice recognized for its thoughtful and expert advice on matters related to existing buildings. Scott has overseen conservation projects, master plans as well as new design and adaptive reuse projects. He actively tests theories and methods through hands-on participation in his own construction and conservation projects. Scott writes a column on architecture and conservation for the National Post.
| Title | Technology and its Information as a Commodity |
|---|---|
| Code | [T16] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Facility Management, Technology |
Most of us have embraced some form of technology in the delivery of our FM services, or we have embraced multiple technologies to better serve our organizations and customers. Many of us have inherited a multitude of databases and systems during acquisitions, mergers and buyouts. And some of us have just tried it all and are now being asked to outsource our business but ensure the data will be retrievable at the end of the day. This presentation will provide some history on the automation of facilities management, a current state of the industry and some suggestions to help plan for the future. If you have been a leader in embracing technology, have you planned out your next steps? If you have been waiting, how will you introduce technology changes?
Speaker: Geoff Williams is a deputy manager with Seawood Solutions & Services, in Thornhill, Ontario, where he has overseen the development, marketing and deployment of Seawood’s own web-based facilities management application, SeawoodFM. Geoff was the IFMA’s information technology treasurer from 2002-2005 and currently holds the position of past president. Geoff is also active in the Toronto chapter of IFMA, where he sits as president.
| Title | Twenty + Change: Emerging Models of Practice |
|---|---|
| Code | [T17] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Architectural Design |
A panel of four emerging Canadian architects included in the 2009 Twenty + Change exhibition explore the changing role of the architect in society. These young firms are finding different methods to address and extend the impact of architecture through their practices, including a project-management approach; an education and design-research practice; creating self-initiated commissions to extend the architect’s potential to impact public space; and a more conventional service-based practice. Architects from Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto compare notes on opportunities and challenges facing their growing practices.
Speakers: Trevor McIvor is principal at Altius Architecture and Sustain Design Studio, a firm focused on the development of sustainable modular housing. Altius continues to move toward a complete, holistic and collaborative team approach to building.
Marc-André Plasse co-founded naturehumaine architecture + design with Stephane Rasselet in Montreal. The firm has completed a wide range of commercial, institutional and residential projects. Marc-André teaches at McGill University and l’Université de Montréal.
Peeroj Thakre is principal of PH5 Architecture and co-founder/co-CEO of Urban Republic arts society. She has been forging a new approach to urban challenges through the synthesis of art, architecture and events in the public realm. Peeroj has 10 years of experience designing cultural and public buildings.
Mason White is assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. He is a partner in Lateral Office and director of InfraNet Lab.
The panel will be moderated by Heather Dubbeldam, principal of Dubbeldam Design Architects in Toronto, vice-chair of the Toronto Society of Architects, and co-editor of the Twenty + Change 01 and 02 publication series. In 2008 Heather’s firm was awarded Best Emerging Practice by the Ontario Association of Architects.
| Title | Connecting the Dots: The Impact of Architectural Lighting on Human Health (IES) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T18] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Facility Management, Healthcare Design, Hospitality Design, Light Canada, Workplace Design |
Light isn’t just for vision anymore. This presentation will provide a summary of cutting-edge research on the physiological effects of light on human health and well-being. It will also provide an update on the latest research on the impact of light at night on cancer risks. The impact of architectural lighting on sleep quality in older adults and on the well-being of young adults will be discussed.
Speaker: Mariana G. Figueiro, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, New York. She teaches courses on light, health and human factors, in the lighting program and at the School of Architecture. She is past chair of IESNA’s Light and Human Health Committee.
| Title | High-Impact Proposals |
|---|---|
| Code | [T19] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Business Management |
A lot has changed over the past few years. Clients are receiving far more proposals than they did in the past, and the competition is increasing. Your proposal needs to stand out to ensure you an interview. This session will show how to boost your ‘hit rate’ by employing ideas and techniques that have been proven successful. Attendees will discover innovative and unconventional concepts to help them create proposals that win. Find out what you need to know to get from short list to award winner.
Speaker: Frank A. Stasiowski, FAIA, MBA, is a counselor and advisor to the CEOs of many of the top design firms in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. He is president, CEO and founding owner of PSMJ Resources, a global publishing, education, consulting and trade-show company, based in Newton, Massachusetts. A licensed architect, Frank holds degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and Bryant University.
| Title | LEED and Lighting Design (IES) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T20] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Business Management, Light Canada |
In today’s construction environment the acquisition of LEED status has become increasingly more commonplace. While lighting plays a small yet often difficult part in the overall LEED package the points are ultimately critical to the success of the project’s certification.
Our panel of presenters have first hand experience with the lighting challenges and solutions of the LEED process.
Howard Procyshyn, P.Eng, LEED AP, of Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Inc. will present the LEED Platinum “SC3” office project in Winnipeg.
Lana MacInnes, LEED AP, IES, of Smith and Andersen Consulting Engineering will discuss the specific requirements for sports and recreational facilities using the Bradford Leisure Centre project which is presently being designed to LEED Silver, as an example.
Katharine MacKay, ARIDO, IDC, IES of MMM Group, will present their firms head office located in Toronto which achieved LEED Silver accreditation.
| Title | Retail Environments and the Customer Experience (RDI) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T21] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:30 - 3:30 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Retail Design |
Where stores were once the end of the distribution chain, they are now the place where customers educate themselves on products and services, compare features and make choices. As a retailer’s most critical brand ‘touch point’, it is the retail environment where marketing promises and values come to fruition. Attendees will be exposed to ideas for optimizing a retail space through design of traffic flow, graphic communications, merchandising displays and lighting. They will learn about the science and art that helps make some retailers more successful than others.
Speakers: David Milne, president of Toronto-based DMD Retail Design, has over 28 years of retail design experience. He applies his passion for design, attention to detail and strategic business sense to a full spectrum of retail environments. His clients have included AT&T, Loblaw and Victoria’s Secret.
Mark Badhwar is vice-president of business development with MBA Limited, in Toronto. Mark’s early career included work for Fairweather, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and DKNY. At Store Contract Management, he expanded business internationally, completing projects in Europe, the Middle East, Japan and Korea. He currently partners with Steve Hekman in Hekman Badhwar Global Partnership. His client’s include Samsung, Abercrombie & Fitch and Motorolla.
| Title | Conducting an Office Ergonomics Assessment |
|---|---|
| Code | [T22] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Advanced |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Facility Management, Workplace Design |
This session will provide a proven methodology for identifying and remedying the root causes of problems associated with the development of musculoskeletal disorders. Participants will learn how to complete effective and efficient office ergonomic assessments, highlighting common and uncommon causes contributing to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This course emphasizes methods for recognizing, assessing and determining practical solutions for MSD risks. Topics include prioritizing office equipment challenges, selecting appropriate office equipment and accessories to address these challenges, and justifying capital expenditures for workstation and equipment improvements.
Speaker: Don Patten is a certified professional ergonomist with expertise in the physical aspects of applied ergonomics. For over eight years, his work has encompassed ergonomic analysis, job/physical demands analysis, implementation of human performance/productivity improvement measures, and the development and presentation of training courses. He has carried out ergonomic assessments and training programs in a wide variety of work environments, including offices, automotive and aerospace plants, chemical plants, metal refineries, paper and printing facilities, food preparation sites, and hospitals.
| Title | The Social Web in Architecture and Design |
|---|---|
| Code | [T23] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Innovation, Technology |
How is the social Web influencing the architecture and design industries? This session will present a panel discussion to approach the question with two framings. Firstly, how can the social Web help further exposure and opportunity? Thinking beyond the company Web site, how can a design professional craft a compelling Web identity? Secondly, how can the social Web help increase productivity? Web software is becoming more prevalent, whether in product research, construction documentation, project management or even contact management and scheduling. These online tools (dare we say trends) that are quickly moving towards mainstream adoption will be addressed.
Moderator:
Jacob Slevin, Designer Pages. Jacob Slevin is both a designer and an entrepreneur. He was trained as an architect at Cornell University, where he additionally studied real estate finance. His experiences are as varied and mixed as his interests. Jacob worked at Frederic Schwartz Architects, where he helped develop the winning entry for the New Jersey 911 Memorial competition. Additionally, he’s studied investment management at the Royal Bank of Canada, working in its private wealth division. Most recently, Jacob was working at FXFOWLE Architects, before founding Designer Pages. Follow Jacob on Twitter
Panelists:
Rus Yusupov, Commercial Pop. Rus Yusupov has been drawing and painting since he could grip a crayon in his hands. His passion for the arts lead him to LaGuardia High School of Music & Art in New York City, and then to The School of Visual Arts where he earned a BFA in Graphic Design. Since 2001, Rus has worked at some of the top design firms in New York, creating groundbreaking branding and interactive projects for clients such as Sony, Nike, Scholastic, ABC, Estée Lauder, NBC Universal, Akamai, Museum of Natural History, and Bertelsmann to name a few. As Art Director at Razorfish in 2007, Rus lead both the redesign of CNN.com, and design of Hulu.com, creating simple, elegant, and innovative interfaces that helped establish game-changers in the new media world, and change the way people consume news and entertainment. Rus’ work has been published in multiple branding and graphic design publications. He teaches college-level courses on design, and most recently, founded Commercial Pop, a NYC based digital creative agency. Follow Rus on Twitter
Avi Flombaum, Designer Pages. Avi Flombaum aspires to build software that makes the workplace more efficient. After studying film at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Avi joined the Whitehaven Group, then an emerging hedge fund in New York City. As the Director of Information Technology, he designed and built the proprietary software package that has come to define their daily operations, managing assets in excess of fifty million dollars. But after two years, Avi decided he wanted to begin addressing internet-based solutions for other industries, beginning with Designer Pages. Follow Avi on Twitter
Christine Perkett, PerkettPR. Christine Perkett founded PerkettPR on the heels of a diversified career in corporate and agency public relations in both the high technology and non-profit arenas. She holds specialized expertise in social media relations, business and high-technology media and the promotion of early stage, venture-backed companies. She has extensive experience in public relations and branding, new media strategies, issues management, marketing communications, community relations, promotional writing and events. Christine is the day-to-day contact for chief executive officers, chief operating officers and a host of other senior executives charged with managing their business operations, and has served as lead communications counsel to numerous blue chip firms in a wide range of markets including software, hardware, Internet start-up, consumer, healthcare and non-profit. She oversees strategic planning and day-to-day tactical execution of communications programs for a variety of international clients, as well as overall business operations of the firm including new business, staff management and company vision and growth. Christine has managed communications during various mergers and acquisitions for clients such as Salesnet/RightNow, Unisphere Networks/Juniper Networks, Intranets.com/WebEx and more, and directs a wide range of focused communications and investor relations initiatives that produce desired results for PerkettPR’s varied clients. Follow Christine on Twitter
Andrew Wilson, AWCWEST. Andrew has been practicing architecture for more than fifteen years, half of which as a designer and project architect; another two plus years were spent on-site at the Getty Villa in Malibu, California, leading the executive architect’s 7-person team responsible for construction administration of Machado+Silvetti’s award-winning design for the renovation and expansion of the original Getty Museum. The balance of Andrew’s time has been dedicated to writing specifications as a sub-consultant to other specifiers, as an in-house specifier for the West Coast offices of Perkins+Will, and as founder of AWCWEST, a specifications consultancy that transforms aesthetic, performance, and construction requirements into custom-tailored architectural specifications for ENR Top 20 and leading contemporary design firms. Follow Andrew on Twitter
Aaron Plewke, Archinect. Aaron studied architecture at the University of Florida, where he acted as Editor-in-Chief of Architrave, the School of Architecture’s design magazine. He has practiced architecture in New York and Florida. Since January 2007 Aaron has served as an Editor for Archinect.com. In his dual role as editor and community member, he co-founded MAPA, the Modern Architecture Protection Agency—an ad-hoc group that leveraged Archinect’s discussion forum to build a network of activists and successfully lobby to save Marcel Breuer’s Grosse Pointe Central Library from demolition. In the Summer of 2007 Aaron represented MAPA on a panel at the Storefront for Art and Architecture’s Postopolis! event. He has instigated several pieces of original content for Archinect, including an interview on the foundations of contemporary architectural practice with Lyn Rice Architects; a collection of micro-interviews with the New York Architectural League’s 2009 Emerging Voices honorees; and an in-depth interview with Jeffrey Inaba and Gavin Browning of the Columbia Laboratory for Architectural Broadcasting (C-Lab). Currently, Aaron is the 2009 Danforth Scholar for the Graduate School of Architecture and Design at Washington University in St. Louis. Follow Aaron on Flickr
| Title | Lighting for Architects and Interior Designers (IES) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T24] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Hospitality Design, Light Canada, Residential Design, Retail Design, Sustainable Design, Workplace Design |
This presentation will address common lighting issues that affect architects and interior designers. Discussion topics will range from lamp types, lighting effects and light-cove design, to more advanced subjects, such as reading a cut sheet, the importance of maintenance, and how to avoid scalloping, socket shadows and hot spots. The purpose is not to turn everyone into a lighting designer. Rather, attendees will come away with a better understanding of lighting and its vocabulary to improve their dialogue with lighting professionals.
Speakers: Paul Boken, LC, holds a fine arts degree in theatre production with a major in lighting design and a postgraduate certificate in architectural lighting design from Ryerson University. He is a senior designer at Mulvey + Banani Lighting, in Toronto. Paul is active in IESNA as local co-chair of education.
Brad Hindson, MArch, is an intern architect with Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects. He was project architect for Nota Bene restaurant, the redesign of Commerce Court West’s lobby and the “Light Play” installation at Young Dundas Square at last year’s Luminato festival. Brad is also the co-creator of Studio F Minus, which produces interactive, light-based art.
| Title | Re-Envision the Workplace |
|---|---|
| Code | [T25] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Dealer, Workplace Design |
The office landscape is changing and times are turbulent. How are leading thinkers re-envisioning the workplace?
Teknion will host a Round Table panel of industry leaders from Canada & the US to help address the tough questions facing designers today, and importantly to help illuminate some strategies and tactics that can aid in the development of an effective solution. Some of the types of issues we will address are:
How have you successfully dealt with four generations, and helped to optimize workplace performance through design?
How has design helped to support development of a corporate culture?
How can office design encourage collaboration?
How do you plan for shifts in occupancy throughout the day & week?
How have you made breakthroughs in making spaces more sustainable?
How do you maximize the attraction & retention of workers?
Speakers:
Dean Matsumoto Principal, Kasian Architecture
Dean Matsumoto, an award-winning Interior Designer, has more than 25 years of experience in corporate and commercial office design and is one of the most respected design professionals in the industry. Over his career, Dean has consulted to scores of “Top 500 Companies” in the financial services, accounting, law, insurance, technology, pharmaceutical, food services, and entertainment industries. Joining Kasian in 2006, Dean’s depth of knowledge includes the areas of project management, interior design, industrial design, and facilities management. His principle role in projects deals with business organizational design and facility design strategies to improve the business success of his clients.
Brian Curtner Principal, Quadrangle Architects
As one of the founding principals of Quadrangle Architects Limited, Brian believes strongly that a hands-on team approach to architecture and project management is crucial to both creative design and the success of the business. His expertise in adaptive reuse projects and retail environments has made him a strong leader for many of the firm’s complex team projects. Brian’s vast experience and creative eye are also put to use in the architectural education environment where he was on the School Council and Awards Committee for the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. Brian, who is registered across Canada, holds a diploma from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, England, as well as an RIBA Part II.
Allan Guinan Partner, figure3
Allan is a founding partner of figure3. Established in 1995, their team leads clients in a strategic discovery process to create exceptional environments and products enabling businesses to succeed. With over 25 years experience, he has collaborated with teams on large scale architectural and interior design projects in workplace, retail, hospitality and healthcare sectors that have taken him across Canada and internationally. Committed to interior design, Allan has served as president of ARIDO and continues to advocate for education and recognition of the profession.
Kay Sargent Principal, IA Interior Architects
Kay Sargent, CID, LEED AP, IIDA, a Principal with IA Interior Architects, has a design degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and has studied environmental design at Parsons School of Design in New York. She has been a practicing design professional for 23 years and specializes in working with government agencies and corporations. In the past 10 years she has broadened her specialization to security design and workplace strategies. She has participated in security consulting during those 10 years and can offer insight into how her approach to design has evolved and also how she has seen the industry, as a whole, respond to the challenges facing organizations and their workplaces today. As a professional member of IIDA she has served on the International Boards of IIDA and NCIDQ. She has also taught courses at the University level and has given many lectures and classes to other design professionals.
Moderator:
Ron Hughes VP Canadian Sales, Teknion
Ron’s background in both interior design and product design has led to a successful career in both sales management and the ownership of a furniture manufacturer. It was during this time as an owner that Ron won a Product Design Award at IIDEX/NeoCon Canada. As a member of the Ryerson School of Interior Design Advisory Council and more recently president of the council, Ron has maintained his ties with Ryerson where he holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Interior Design.
| Title | Greening the Patient Experience: The Green Patient Lab 3.0 – Lessons Learned on the Road |
|---|---|
| Code | [T26] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Healthcare Design, Sustainable Design |
The Green Patient Lab 3.0 is the first full-scale idea-and-research demonstration lab of its kind. GPL 3.0 is designed to elevate awareness of green materials and technologies that are economically viable, readily available and appropriate for use in intensive healthcare settings. It is also a research tool; our goal is to identify where further scientific studies are needed, establish new benchmarks for best practices, establish new best practices, and dispel myths and misconceptions. Traveling now for nearly two years (and in its third evolution), the lab reflects the trends and concerns of facility managers, nursing staff, infection control officers, contractors, environmental services managers, design professionals and healthcare CEOs from across North America.
Speakers: Suzanne Drake, IIDA, LEED AP, is senior associate at Anshen + Allen Architects in San Francisco. With more than 14 years of experience in healthcare interiors, Suzanne leads efforts incorporating evidence-based design features into her projects along with sustainable practices for the patient and provider environment. Suzanne has been with the Green Patient Lab since its inception.
Marty Waldron, AIA, principal at Anshen+Allen, brings more than 30 years of architectural experience focused on planning and design solutions for academic healthcare institutions, hospitals and health systems. He has worked with such notable institutions as Stanford University Medical Center, UC San Francisco, Massachusetts General Hospital and Intermountain Healthcare.
| Title | Demystifying Alternative Solutions for the 2006 Ontario Building Code (OAA CORE) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T27] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.5 |
| Fee | $125/$135 |
| Streams | Business Management, Sustainable Design |
This half-day seminar will provide participants with an understanding of the Ontario Building Code in relation to alternative solution. Methodology used to create alternatives to the code’s prescriptive requirements will be discussed and evaluated. Through workshop sessions and group discussion, participants will gain hands-on knowledge of the complexity and design flexibility involved in developing alternative solutions to code requirements.
As all Bill 124 examinations now include questions relating to Alternative Solutions, it is strongly recommended that those preparing for any of the exams take this course in addition to the other Bill 124 preparatory courses offered.
Speaker: Les Muniak, a founding principal of Larden Muniak Consulting, has acted as a consultant for hundreds of projects and a wide variety of clients. He has served on Ontario and national building code committees. Larden Muniak specializes in building code and fire protection consulting and has been ARIDO’s building code consultant for over 10 years. Les’s other firm, Leszek Muniak & Associates, develops and presents building code seminars and courses.
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If you purchase one of the Bill 124 seminars - SAT02 or SAT07 you will receive a 15% discount on T27-Demystifying Alternative Solutions for the 2006 Ontario Building Code.
| Title | Closet Organization: Opening Doors to New Business Opportunities (WMS) |
|---|---|
| Code | [T28] |
| Time | Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Residential Design |
Closet organization is a lucrative and often overlooked niche. In the past decade, closet-system options have expanded exponentially to include a greater choice of colours and materials. In addition, a wide variety of value-added specialty products have been developed for everything from shoes to jewelry. Learn more about the potential of the closet and home organization for your business. Topics include market trends and how architects can partner with closet professionals.
Speakers: Dave Angers is Product Development Director for Closet Tailors, LLC, a home improvement franchise that is part of the Home Franchise Concepts family of business concepts based on Orange County, California. Dave, a 26 year closet industry veteran is part of the team responsible for developing the Closet Tailors business concept, including marketing strategies, the product channel, and operations. Prior to his start with the Closet Tailors team in 2006, Dave owned Form To Function, a 23 year old closet and custom cabinet company that specialized in custom wood and laminate closet furnishings, kitchen refacing and commercial cabinet design. He studied interior design at the Interior Design Institute in Newport Beach California and received his home improvement contractor’s license in 1988.
| Title | Sustainability Studio: The Greening of Small Commercial Spaces |
|---|---|
| Code | [F02-A] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Facility Management, Innovation, Sustainable Design, Workplace Design |
This session will examine the Sustainability Studio, a 250-m2 office in downtown Toronto that houses some of Canada’s leading sustainability organizations. Using the Studio as an example, the panel will investigate design approaches for small commercial spaces, including passive design, modularity and specifying green products. Other issues to be covered include the benefits and challenges of building green on this scale, and the pros and cons of certification for small commercial spaces.
Speakers: Nadine Gudz, manager of sustainable strategy for InterfaceFLOR Canada, is responsible for leveraging and expanding the company’s position as an environmental leader, and increasing visibility of its Mission Zero vision. Previously, Nadine worked locally and internationally in the areas of environmental policy and community development.
Michael Singleton is executive director of Sustainable Buildings Canada and principal of the SeeLine Group. He has more than 20 years of experience as an energy economist focused on energy policy and resource planning. Mike promotes hands-on activities, including design charrettes aimed at demonstrating the potential to improve building designs and operations.
Anthony Watanabe, PhD, is president and CEO of the Innovolve Group, a Toronto-based green consultancy. Anthony advises leading organizations on sustainability and mentors emerging green businesses. He has delivered presentations on sustainability to business, government and non-profit organizations in Canada, the United States and Europe.
Richard Williams, BArch, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, is vice-president, architecture and sustainable design integration, with HOK. He was instrumental in the start-up of HOK’s Sustainable Design Group and inspires sustainable practices in HOK offices around the world. A highly skilled designer and project manager, Richard’s sustainable design projects include the Jean Canfield Government of Canada Building and Honda Canada’s new headquarters. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Greater Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council.
Bundle this Seminar with On-Line Learning
F02-B - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning
F02-C - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar
| Title | Sustainability Studio: The Greening of Small Commercial Spaces + 24 hour a day ELearning |
|---|---|
| Code | [F02-B] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning - $137/$147 |
| Streams | Facility Management, Innovation, Sustainable Design, Workplace Design |
This session will examine the Sustainability Studio, a 250-m2 office in downtown Toronto that houses some of Canada’s leading sustainability organizations. Using the Studio as an example, the panel will investigate design approaches for small commercial spaces, including passive design, modularity and specifying green products. Other issues to be covered include the benefits and challenges of building green on this scale, and the pros and cons of certification for small commercial spaces.
Speakers: Nadine Gudz, manager of sustainable strategy for InterfaceFLOR Canada, is responsible for leveraging and expanding the company’s position as an environmental leader, and increasing visibility of its Mission Zero vision. Previously, Nadine worked locally and internationally in the areas of environmental policy and community development.
Michael Singleton is executive director of Sustainable Buildings Canada and principal of the SeeLine Group. He has more than 20 years of experience as an energy economist focused on energy policy and resource planning. Mike promotes hands-on activities, including design charrettes aimed at demonstrating the potential to improve building designs and operations.
Anthony Watanabe, PhD, is president and CEO of the Innovolve Group, a Toronto-based green consultancy. Anthony advises leading organizations on sustainability and mentors emerging green businesses. He has delivered presentations on sustainability to business, government and non-profit organizations in Canada, the United States and Europe.
Richard Williams, BArch, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, is vice-president, architecture and sustainable design integration, with HOK. He was instrumental in the start-up of HOK’s Sustainable Design Group and inspires sustainable practices in HOK offices around the world. A highly skilled designer and project manager, Richard’s sustainable design projects include the Jean Canfield Government of Canada Building and Honda Canada’s new headquarters. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Greater Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council.
Professional Development Elearning The Communication Loop
F02 - SUSTAINABILITY STUDIO: THE GREENING OF SMALL COMMERCIAL SPACES
Clear communication is key to business success. Leverage the value of the Get The Best from Your Most Profitable, or Expensive Resource - People with the this online elearning. You get all the tools you need to learn the skill and to share it with your team:
1. pre-test,
2. self-guided elearning,
3. post-test,
4. streaming video-cast,
5. ebook, colour diagram and easy to follow instructions.
Use this tool to:
- increase employee performance with clear communication for more joy and profit,
- keep your employees engaged, aligned, competent and motivated,
- to get clear on how to reduce misunderstandings, costly mistakes and client complaints.
- use reflective listening to stop the “money bleed” that low performing employees cost your company.
Bundle this Seminar with On-Line Learning
F02-A - On-Site Seminar
F02-C - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar
| Title | Sustainability Studio: The Greening of Small Commercial Spaces + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar |
|---|---|
| Code | [F02-C] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning + In-Depth 1 Hour Webinar - $186/$196 |
| Streams | Facility Management, Innovation, Sustainable Design, Workplace Design |
This session will examine the Sustainability Studio, a 250-m2 office in downtown Toronto that houses some of Canada’s leading sustainability organizations. Using the Studio as an example, the panel will investigate design approaches for small commercial spaces, including passive design, modularity and specifying green products. Other issues to be covered include the benefits and challenges of building green on this scale, and the pros and cons of certification for small commercial spaces.
Speakers: Nadine Gudz, manager of sustainable strategy for InterfaceFLOR Canada, is responsible for leveraging and expanding the company’s position as an environmental leader, and increasing visibility of its Mission Zero vision. Previously, Nadine worked locally and internationally in the areas of environmental policy and community development.
Michael Singleton is executive director of Sustainable Buildings Canada and principal of the SeeLine Group. He has more than 20 years of experience as an energy economist focused on energy policy and resource planning. Mike promotes hands-on activities, including design charrettes aimed at demonstrating the potential to improve building designs and operations.
Anthony Watanabe, PhD, is president and CEO of the Innovolve Group, a Toronto-based green consultancy. Anthony advises leading organizations on sustainability and mentors emerging green businesses. He has delivered presentations on sustainability to business, government and non-profit organizations in Canada, the United States and Europe.
Richard Williams, BArch, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, is vice-president, architecture and sustainable design integration, with HOK. He was instrumental in the start-up of HOK’s Sustainable Design Group and inspires sustainable practices in HOK offices around the world. A highly skilled designer and project manager, Richard’s sustainable design projects include the Jean Canfield Government of Canada Building and Honda Canada’s new headquarters. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Greater Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council.
Professional Development Elearning The Communication Loop
F02 - SUSTAINABILITY STUDIO: THE GREENING OF SMALL COMMERCIAL SPACES
Clear communication is key to business success. Leverage the value of the Get The Best from Your Most Profitable, or Expensive Resource - People with the this online elearning. You get all the tools you need to learn the skill and to share it with your team:
1. pre-test,
2. self-guided elearning,
3. post-test,
4. streaming video-cast,
5. ebook, colour diagram and easy to follow instructions.
Use this tool to:
- increase employee performance with clear communication for more joy and profit,
- keep your employees engaged, aligned, competent and motivated,
- to get clear on how to reduce misunderstandings, costly mistakes and client complaints.
- use reflective listening to stop the “money bleed” that low performing employees cost your company.
One Hour Webinar
F02 - The Sustainability Studio - the Greening of Small Commercial Spaces
October 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM EDT
Add to your elearning with this Webinar. Get online and have access to another hour of learning with Anthony Watanabe. During this hour Anthony will deepen your learnings and will answer your questions. Includes a downloadable playbook. If you miss the webinar - no worries, you can access a recorded version.
With the growing interest in sustainability, an increasing number of SMEs are seeking ways to reduce costs, improve productivity and build brand equity through the design and performance of their headquarters. While this is an encouraging trend, finding the right balance between product, performance and price is not self evident. Participants in this Webinar will take away a solid understanding of the process the Innovolve Group went through to design, specify and build the Sustainability Studio, all on a limited budget. And with over half a year of occupancy, Anthony will also be able to share some lessons on maximizing your investment in greening small commercial spaces by shaping behaviour and communicating results. Whether you are a designer looking to help your clients go green in a feasible way, or an end user looking for help to demystify green building and design, this session will move you forward on your path to sustainability.
Bundle this Seminar with On-Line Learning
F02-A - On-Site Seminar
F02-B - On-Site Seminar + 24 hour a day ELearning
| Title | World Sustainable Product Standards – Canada’s Version |
|---|---|
| Code | [F03] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Innovation, Sustainable Design |
This session will provide an opportunity for the design industry to learn New Zealand, and UK green building materials standards. See first-hand the role of a Sustainable Product Declaration and where Canada’s role in this industry today. Attendees will gain insight into a robust, scientific, verified and life cycle-based model that can be applied to their own projects. Topics include how Sustainable Product Declarations play a role in understand environmentally criteria selection in construction products. Designers will develop a better understanding of ‘green washing’ and how to benchmark it, and gain confidence in procuring green building materials.
Speaker: Julie Scarcella, is president of the Blue Wilderness Management Group, in Clarksburg, Ontario, and has been facilitating and managing green projects for over 10 years. Blue Wilderness enables its public and private sector clients to achieve their competitive edge through triple bottom line, (economic, social, (including culture) and environment) decision making. With expertise in integrated community sustainability planning, green building consulting, LEED project facilitation, green building materials, sustainable business strategy, cost/benefit analysis, research, facilitation, climate change, and project management, Blue Wilderness is able to bridge disciplines and identify linkages and opportunities.
In 2005 Blue Wilderness began to research the development of a Canadian on line database of green building products. In 2008, EcoSpex Canada was incorporated and is developing a virtual database of building products which encourages and educates product specifiers to consider corporate sustainable polices, environmental, health, ethical/social, performance during the project selection/specification process.
September 2008, Julies was invited to participate in the Steering Committee to provide expertise within the product/manufacturing sector for the Toronto Towers Renewal initiative spearheaded by the Climate Change Secretariat. In the fall of 2009 she sits on the Toronto Construction Association Green Building Committee, and in February 2008, was appointed to the Board of Director Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council. January 2007, she was appointed to participate with the Canadian Standards Association – ISO Sustainability Building Construction committee for a 2 year term. In July 2007, Julie is also participating in the LEED for Neighbourhood Development Corresponding Committee for the US Green Building Council in Washington DC. The pilot version of LEED-ND was released summer of 2007. Spring of 2007 Julie also joined the expert panel as a member for Healthy Indoors Partnership which, together with Health Canada, CMHC, and the National Research Council, is creating a Buyer’s Guide for products and services with low chemical emissions. As of December 2007 she also volunteers on the business development committee for the Toronto Canada Green Building Council.
| Title | BIM, Bang, Boom: The Power of BIM for Interiors |
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| Code | [F04] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Healthcare Design, Hospitality Design, Residential Design, Retail Design, Workplace Design |
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is exploding onto the interior design scene. Learn why, by interacting with industry experts from CAD MicroSolutions Inc. to explore how Revit and BIM are making interior design modeling quicker, easier and more visual than ever. Find out how designers are eliminating redundant drafting and costly errors by improving scheduling, space planning, quantification and production, with a fully coordinated BIM. Educate yourself about why BIM is fast becoming a standard workflow for building design industries.
Speakers: Steve Lyddon, ARIDO, is an architectural applications specialist. A graduate of Southampton University in England, he has extensive experience in architecture, and in the use and training of AutoCAD, ADT and Revit Architecture. Steve has been involved in training for Revit since it was acquired by Autodesk. He has worked on many implementation projects for various architects and designers, helping them set up and produce working drawings for both commercial and residential projects.
Jay Polding, LEED AP, is a senior architectural applications specialist with 12 years of design and drafting industry experience in Ontario and abroad. An Autodesk Certified Implementation Expert (ICE), Jay has also managed a wide variety of technology implementation projects. He is the founder and moderator of the Ontario Revit Users Group. A highly respected trainer, Jay has taught over 600 students and applies his skills to a wide range of value-added services at CAD MicroSolutions.
| Title | Green Materials for the Environmentally Integrated Home TM |
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| Code | [F05] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Residential Design, Sustainable Design |
This seminar will illustrate the vital role sustainable materials play in building the Environmentally Integrated Home, a trademarked system by Toronto-based Solares Design Build. It will explore the Green Materials Specification System, developed by Solares and adopted on all projects. The discussion will include the following topics: green vs healthy, the importance of indoor air quality, and choosing ecologically responsible and nontoxic materials and the associated cost premiums. Solares’ green materials will be compared to their conventional counterparts, and their physical properties will be illustrated with samples.
Speaker: Solares senior designer Melanie Scott is responsible for the design and project management of numerous single-family homes. She holds a degree in interior design from Ryerson University and is a graduate of the Sustainable Building Design and Construction Program at Ontario’s Fleming College. While at Fleming, she helped build R.D. Lawrence Place, a 180-m2 straw-bale cultural centre in Minden, Ontario. At Solares, Melanie designs homes that provide a lifestyle of plenty with a reduced ecological footprint.
| Title | Addressing Dimmable Controls (IES) |
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| Code | [F06] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Facility Management, Healthcare Design, Hospitality Design, Light Canada, Technology, Retail Design, Workplace Design |
This presentation will focus on the importance of energy management through lighting controls, using examples of conventional lighting controls to demonstrate their limitations versus more advanced alternatives. Attendees will learn about market drivers in the industry and a wide range of lighting strategies, including daylight harvesting, occupancy control, task tuning, smart time scheduling, personal light control and demand-responsive load shedding. They will also learn how lighting controls can be integrated with other building systems.
Speaker: Andrew Parker, PEng, LC, is the director of sales for Encelium Technologies. He has over eight year of experience in the advanced lighting controls technology sector. Andrew has spoken at several conferences and has been published on the topic of advanced lighting controls and energy management.
| Title | Lighting the Way to Global Economic Transformation – One Home at a Time! (IES) |
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| Code | [F07] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
| Level | Basic |
| CEU | 0.1 |
| Fee | $55/$65 |
| Streams | Light Canada, Technology, Sustainable Design |
Two billion people have no access to electricity and, for light, most rely on kerosene and candles, which are dangerous, unhealthy, dim and very expensive. Light Up the World’s (LUTW) solid-state lighting systems are a perfect match for the needs of the developing world and contribute positively to all of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. The numbers are staggering, and only the marketplace will enable solid-state lighting to reach the majority of the people in need. LUTW’s fundamental goal is to improve the quality of life of those who, through no fault of their own, find themselves trapped in a cycle of poverty.
Speaker: Dave Irvine-Halliday, PEng, is a professor at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering. In 1997, he founded Light Up the World, an organization that has facilitated the introduction of safe, healthy, reliable, efficient and affordable solid-state lighting systems in nearly 20,000 rural homes in 53 countries.
| Title | Cambridge City Hall: Green Design in Action |
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| Code | [F09] |
| Time | Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
| Level | Intermediate |
| CEU | 0.2 |
| Fee | $95/$105 |
| Streams | Architectural Design, Facility Management, Sustainable Design, Workplace Design |
Last year, Cambridge, Ontario’s City Hall became the first LEED gold city hall in Canada. Its most notable green features include an atrium that combines automated and manual means of promoting stack ventilation, and a four-storey-high living wall. Stringent energy efficiency and indoor air quality targets were set, and in the first 18 months of occupancy, the building surpassed performance expectations. In this panel discussion, key project team members will discuss important aspects of the design and a senior City of Cambridge facility management professional will outline the commissioning process and share post-occupancy data.
Speakers: Stephen Carpenter, PEng, LEED AP, is the founder of Enermodal Engineering. He has over 25 years of experience in the building industry, including in mechanical design, energy simulation, building research and sustainable development. Stephen is chair of the CaGBC’s Technical Advisory Group.
Alan Darlington, PhD, has over 20 years of experience in the area of plant-environment interactions. An adjunct professor at the University of Guelph, he has received numerous awards and holds various patents integral to the indoor use of plant-based biofilters. Alan formed Air Quality Solutions in 2001 where he successfully transferred technology from the lab to the marketplace, and in 2008 merged AQS to form NEDLAW Living Walls.
Gary McCluskie was principal-in-charge for the new Cambridge City Hall. In over 20 years with Diamond and Schmitt Architects, he has developed design expertise in cultural, institutional and residential building types, with a focus on assembly buildings and public spaces.
Bob Paul, director of facilities management and development for the City of Cambridge, has worked in facility planning within a municipal government setting for 30 years. His work includes infrastructure, construction and development of facilities. He directs the planning, construction and implementation for new and retrofit capital building projects.
The panel will be moderated by Pamela Young, editor of CFM&D (Canadian Facility Management & Design) and senior writer at Applied Arts. Formerly an arts reporter at Maclean’s and an editor at Azure, she specializes in writing about the built environment and other design-related subjects.