Green Building Ottawa
Conference

May 12 - 14, 2010 | Carleton University, Ottawa

Retrofit—Sustainability for the Future

Green Building Ottawa Program of Events

Green Building Ottawa delegates can access selected session presentations here (password protected area)

Program at a glance (PDF: 58 KB)

Date

Activity

Time

Wednesday May 12, 2010

Main floor, Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, Carleton University

Early Registration

6 - 8:30 pm

Welcome/Intro

6:30 - 7 pm

Student Presentation

7 - 8:30 pm

Thursday May 13, 2010
Full Day 1

Breakfast & Registration

7 - 8:30 am

Orientation, Opening Panel

8:30 - 10:15 am

30 min break

10:15 - 10:45 am

Session 1

Choose from

  • Green building showcase: Adaptive re-use of buildings and sites (Practice)
  • Making connections between existing residential buildings and new sustainable materials (Materials)
  • Hybrid energy concepts in commercial/institutional buildings (Innovation)

10:45 - 12:15 pm

Lunch

12:15 - 1:15 pm

Session 2

Choose from

  • Housing Retrofit projects making a difference (Practice)
  • Material amnesia: Traditional materials and their role in sustainable building (Materials)
  • Canadian policies and their relationship to sustainable growth (Policy)

1:15 - 2:45

30 min Break

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Session 3

Choose from

  • Techniques for adaptive reuse (Practice)
  • Innovative solutions at Ottawa educational institutions (Innovation)
  • Policy gymnastics: Sustainable neighbourhood design strategies (Policy)

3:15 - 4:45 pm

Gala - Canada War Museum
Keynote Speaker Edward Burtynsky

7 pm - 11 pm

Friday May 14, 2010
Full Day 2

Breakfast & Registration

7 - 8:30 am

Session 4 

Choose from

  • Green building showcase: Tools for redesigning for sustainability (Practice)
  • Materials showcase (Materials)

8:30 - 10:00 am

30 min break

10:00 - 10:30 am

Session 5

Choose from

  • Urban design: The relationship between buildings and their environment (Practice)
  • Material amnesia: Wood, concrete, and adapting “modern heritage” buildings (Materials)
  • Innovation: Using digital technologies in commercial/institutional buildings (Innovation)

10:30 - 12:00 pm

Lunch and Learn: LEED Professional Credentials and the Transition to GBCI

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Session 6

Choose from

  • Techniques for adaptive reuse: case studies from Spain and Australia (Practice)
  • Federal buildings innovations achieving energy and climate change reductions (Innovation)
  • Policy Showcase: New initiatives in sustainable policy (Policy)

1:00 - 2:30

30 min Break

2:30 - 3:00 pm

Closing Plenary and Ceremonies

3:00 - 4:30 pm

Presented by

  • Canadian Green Building Council - Ottawa Region
  • Carleton University
  • Carleton University
Pat Vandesompele