Hello Green Gurus,
Here is the information for your October Peer Networks Webinar, Advocating for Electrification. We hope you will join us!
Advocating for Electrification
October 26th, 2020
1pm - 2pm ET (10am - 11am PT)
Description
Hear from leaders in the AEC and policy community on how policies promoting all-electric buildings have been promoted and adopted in pioneering communities. Whether it’s natural gas bans or incentives for electrification/decarbonization, municipalities in California, Washington, and Massachusetts are out in front, and some states are not far behind. You’ll learn about the rapidly changing code/ordinance landscape around electrification, and get resources that can be applied in other jurisdictions to push for decarb/electrification policies.
This is a nuanced challenge, because not long ago gas was promoted by many as the solution to efficiency and climate change, or at least a necessary “bridge fuel.” The opportunities and challenges also vary by climate zone. If you’re interested in advancing the decarbonization cause in your city, or just understanding what the new regulations and policies might mean for how you approach design, you won’t want to miss this dynamic webcast with three compelling presentations plus time for questions.
About the presenters
Kjell Anderson
AIA, LEED Fellow
Kjell practices architecture and serves as a Principal and the Director of Sustainable Design at LMN Architects in Seattle. He wrote the first architect-centered book on energy modeling and has spoken extensively on energy, water, materials, and embodied carbon. Active in all levels of code review and development, he serves on the AIA National Energy Leadership Group, the Washington State Building Code Council where he chairs the Energy Code Technical Advisory Group, and chairs the Technical committee on Washington’s ShiftZero Building Electrification Task Force.
Claire McKenna
Senior Associate
Building Decarbonization – Electrification Initiative
Claire is a Senior Associate at Rocky Mountain Institute, where she researches the techno-economic case for building electrification in the US. By developing tools to advance knowledge and fostering collaborations across industry, municipalities and utilities, Claire supports RMI’s goal to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in buildings by 2045.
Prior to joining RMI, Claire led the sustainable building design practice at WSP in Boston. In that role, she worked with architects and developers to deliver high performance buildings that meet government and corporate mandates for climate action and resiliency. Her team incorporated planning and modeling for all-electric buildings, passive design strategies, and alternative energy strategies into projects across the country.
Stet Sanborn
An award-winning designer with a background in both engineering and architecture, Stet serves as the Engineering Discipline Leader in SmithGroup’s San Francisco office. He specializes in Net Zero Energy and Net Zero Carbon design. Stet is a leading voice in statewide decarbonization efforts and building electrification; sitting on the San Francisco Mayor’s decarbonization task force and recently supporting the City of Berkeley’s Natural Gas ban ordinance community outreach workshops. Stet leads efforts to incorporate high performance building enclosures, passive design strategies and advanced HVAC systems into a wide range of build types in pursuit of electrification and rapid decarbonization.
Stet earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. He frequently returns to Berkeley to serve as a guest faculty member in the Department of Architecture and frequently serves as a member of Technical Advisory Committees for the California Energy Commission EPIC grant research projects focused on Net Zero Energy multifamily design. Stet is currently a co-author of the upcoming ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for Zero Energy multi-family buildings, and has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the California College of the Arts, teaching courses in building systems, sustainable design, and integrated building design.
October 26th, 2020
1pm - 2pm ET (10am - 11am PT) Description
Hear from leaders in the AEC and policy community on how policies promoting all-electric buildings have been promoted and adopted in pioneering communities. Whether it’s natural gas bans or incentives for electrification/decarbonization, municipalities in California, Washington, and Massachusetts are out in front, and some states are not far behind. You’ll learn about the rapidly changing code/ordinance landscape around electrification, and get resources that can be applied in other jurisdictions to push for decarb/electrification policies. This is a nuanced challenge, because not long ago gas was promoted by many as the solution to efficiency and climate change, or at least a necessary “bridge fuel.” The opportunities and challenges also vary by climate zone. If you’re interested in advancing the decarbonization cause in your city, or just understanding what the new regulations and policies might mean for how you approach design, you won’t want to miss this dynamic webcast with three compelling presentations plus time for questions. About the presenters Kjell Anderson
AIA, LEED Fellow
Kjell practices architecture and serves as a Principal and the Director of Sustainable Design at LMN Architects in Seattle. He wrote the first architect-centered book on energy modeling and has spoken extensively on energy, water, materials, and embodied carbon. Active in all levels of code review and development, he serves on the AIA National Energy Leadership Group, the Washington State Building Code Council where he chairs the Energy Code Technical Advisory Group, and chairs the Technical committee on Washington’s ShiftZero Building Electrification Task Force. Claire McKenna
Senior Associate
Building Decarbonization – Electrification Initiative
Claire is a Senior Associate at Rocky Mountain Institute, where she researches the techno-economic case for building electrification in the US. By developing tools to advance knowledge and fostering collaborations across industry, municipalities and utilities, Claire supports RMI’s goal to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in buildings by 2045.
Prior to joining RMI, Claire led the sustainable building design practice at WSP in Boston. In that role, she worked with architects and developers to deliver high performance buildings that meet government and corporate mandates for climate action and resiliency. Her team incorporated planning and modeling for all-electric buildings, passive design strategies, and alternative energy strategies into projects across the country. Stet Sanborn
An award-winning designer with a background in both engineering and architecture, Stet serves as the Engineering Discipline Leader in SmithGroup’s San Francisco office. He specializes in Net Zero Energy and Net Zero Carbon design. Stet is a leading voice in statewide decarbonization efforts and building electrification; sitting on the San Francisco Mayor’s decarbonization task force and recently supporting the City of Berkeley’s Natural Gas ban ordinance community outreach workshops. Stet leads efforts to incorporate high performance building enclosures, passive design strategies and advanced HVAC systems into a wide range of build types in pursuit of electrification and rapid decarbonization.
Stet earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. He frequently returns to Berkeley to serve as a guest faculty member in the Department of Architecture and frequently serves as a member of Technical Advisory Committees for the California Energy Commission EPIC grant research projects focused on Net Zero Energy multifamily design. Stet is currently a co-author of the upcoming ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for Zero Energy multi-family buildings, and has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the California College of the Arts, teaching courses in building systems, sustainable design, and integrated building design.