June 23-24, 2011
Thursday–Friday, 9am-5pm
CES/AIA LU (HSW/SD) 14 units
The majority of the world’s population now lives and works in cities, or more specifically, large-scale urban regions. Individual buildings, such as offices or residential towers, are singular nodes—only one part of a complex that includes layers of infrastructure. Since the late 1990s, sustainable design has focused on the single building, resulting in solutions such as integrated design, improved methodologies, and market instruments like the LEED rating, and sustainable design has become a dreaded “tick box” exercise. This program expands practice to include all infrastructure—what the architect has traditionally resisted as “engineering.” The built environment can then be understood in terms of the role it plays in smart energy and information technology grids, transportation, urban density, food production and distribution, water collection and treatment, and financial resilience. You will gain a pragmatic and philosophical understanding of these critical issues, followed by a series of case studies of built or proposed projects that offer the architect a new course for action.
Coordinators: Click the names for more info
Bruce McKinlay PE, LEED AP, Principal, Arup, Los Angeles, CA
Bruce W. McKinlay, PE, LEED® AP is a principal with Arup in Los Angeles. He received a BS in mechanical engineering from Western New England College in Massachusetts in 1985, and a Master’s in Real Estate from New York University in 1994. Bruce started his career in New York City where much of his work focused on the upgrade of central plants and mechanical systems for large office and retail buildings, as well as the rehabilitation of historic buildings. A number of these upgrades were funded through an incentive program financed by the local utility companies to encourage energy conservation. This experience, combined with his real estate background, fueled his interest in the design of energy efficient and low maintenance building systems that maximize occupant comfort and ultimately improve the business of those who utilize the building.
Bruce W. McKinlay, PE, LEED® AP is a principal with Arup in Los Angeles. He received a BS in mechanical engineering from Western New England College in Massachusetts in 1985, and a Master’s in Real Estate from New York University in 1994. Bruce started his career in New York City where much of his work focused on the upgrade of central plants and mechanical systems for large office and retail buildings, as well as the rehabilitation of historic buildings. A number of these upgrades were funded through an incentive program financed by the local utility companies to encourage energy conservation. This experience, combined with his real estate background, fueled his interest in the design of energy efficient and low maintenance building systems that maximize occupant comfort and ultimately improve the business of those who utilize the building.
Bruce joined Arup in 2000 to fulfill his growing passion for delivering sustainable design through the collaboration and integration of multiple design disciplines. Since then Bruce has collaborated on numerous projects and has successfully delivered sustainability through an integrated design approach using state the of art analytical tools. Some of these projects include the Seattle Central Library, Caltrans District 7 Headquarters, San Jose Civic Center, San Francisco Federal Building, and a Prototype Store for Walmart.
Bruce believes that sustainable design is best achieved through an integrated design approach utilizing advanced building envelope technologies and energy efficient building systems. He understands that a building services engineer must be versed in envelope system design, building massing alternatives and materials selection in order for projects to achieve their highest possible sustainable performance and for the owner to fully realize the benefits of resource reduction, greater occupant comfort, and increased productivity.
Bruce lectures regularly at USC School of Architecture on sustainable building system design and has coauthored the paper, “Seattle Central Library, Achieving Design Excellence and LEED® Silver” for Greenbuild 2002.
Ted Hyman FAIA, LEED AP Partner, ZGF Architects LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Ted Hyman is managing partner of ZGF’s Los Angeles office. Much of his professional career has concentrated in the areas of technical design and project delivery. He has led teams for many of the firm’s most challenging and technologically complex projects, taking responsibility for the programming, management, coordination, production, and construction administration. Ted has been responsible for guiding the design and implementation of a broad range of research facilities, hospitals, courthouses, and other civic buildings nationally. He has a particular passion for developing strategies for the integration of sustainable systems, materials, and technology, including the design of one of the greenest buildings in the United States, the J. Craig Venter Institute in La Jolla, California, which will have a LEED Platinum rating and net-zero energy / net zero waste water. During his 22 years at ZGF, he has played a key role in guiding the development of the firm, while also successfully directing and mentoring project teams for a number of clients, such as University of Southern California, the University of California, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the J. Craig Venter Institute, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Bolsa Chica Conservancy, Cornell University, and the University of Chicago. Ted earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is a former Board Member of the USC Architectural Guild.
Ted Hyman is managing partner of ZGF’s Los Angeles office. Much of his professional career has concentrated in the areas of technical design and project delivery. He has led teams for many of the firm’s most challenging and technologically complex projects, taking responsibility for the programming, management, coordination, production, and construction administration. Ted has been responsible for guiding the design and implementation of a broad range of research facilities, hospitals, courthouses, and other civic buildings nationally. He has a particular passion for developing strategies for the integration of sustainable systems, materials, and technology, including the design of one of the greenest buildings in the United States, the J. Craig Venter Institute in La Jolla, California, which will have a LEED Platinum rating and net-zero energy / net zero waste water. During his 22 years at ZGF, he has played a key role in guiding the development of the firm, while also successfully directing and mentoring project teams for a number of clients, such as University of Southern California, the University of California, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the J. Craig Venter Institute, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Bolsa Chica Conservancy, Cornell University, and the University of Chicago. Ted earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is a former Board Member of the USC Architectural Guild. Christof Jantzen AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Partner, Behnisch Architekten, Los Angeles, CA; ICARES Professor of Architecture, College of Architecture, Washington University, St Louis, MO
Christof Jantzen, AIA, LEED AP, is a partner of world-class architecture firm, Behnisch Architekten. The firm, whose headquarters are located in Stuttgart, Germany, was founded in 1989 as Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, and has since grown into a fully independent firm with offices in Munich, Boston, and Los Angeles. Behnisch Architekten has designed some of the world’s most distinct, ecologically sensitive buildings, including the Genzyme Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts as well as the stunning Unilever Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. The firm’s work has appeared in numerous international architecture and design publications. The Genzyme Center, directed by Jantzen, achieved LEED Platinum certification and is an early precedent in advanced sustainability. The project has been honored with numerous awards, including the AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Awards, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Award, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise Program Champion Award.
Christof Jantzen, AIA, LEED AP, is a partner of world-class architecture firm, Behnisch Architekten. The firm, whose headquarters are located in Stuttgart, Germany, was founded in 1989 as Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, and has since grown into a fully independent firm with offices in Munich, Boston, and Los Angeles. Behnisch Architekten has designed some of the world’s most distinct, ecologically sensitive buildings, including the Genzyme Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts as well as the stunning Unilever Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. The firm’s work has appeared in numerous international architecture and design publications. The Genzyme Center, directed by Jantzen, achieved LEED Platinum certification and is an early precedent in advanced sustainability. The project has been honored with numerous awards, including the AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Awards, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Award, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise Program Champion Award.
Jantzen has taught design at the University of Stuttgart, SCI-Arc, Cal Poly Pomona, and the University of Southern California, and has lectured at universities such as MIT and Cornell University. As an architect, Jantzen continues to explore architectural theory while maintaining a practice that is grounded in the realization of built projects that synergize design excellence with sustainability. The Los Angeles office of Behnisch Architekten has recently completed the Park Street Laboratory Building in New Haven, Connecticut, and is currently constructing the Anna Head West Student Housing Complex for the University of California at Berkeley
Speakers:
Steve Done LEED AP, , ArupSteve Done, LEED AP is a Principal at Arup and leads the Los Angeles office’s consulting group. He has over 25 years of experience in contracting and consulting engineering and extensive experience in sustainable design and energy management. Steve’s particular focus is on energy consulting, which comprises reducing energy demand in existing buildings, as well as energy master planning for urban development projects. His skills include an in-depth knowledge of renewable technologies and energy profiling to achieve sustainable solutions for campus and eco-developments. Steve’s recent experience includes a wide range of demand-reduction programs, as well as involvement in eco-city strategies for large-scale developments nationally in California and Arizona, and internationally in China, Dubai, and Germany.
Wm. Joel King AIA, LEED AP, University of California, San DiegoWm. Joel King, AIA, LEED AP is Director of Architectural Services and Acting Senior Director for Campus Project Management at UC San Diego’s Office of Facilities Design and Construction. Owner’s representation has been a focus of Joel’s 30-year architectural career. He has administered design and construction programs on behalf of large institutions, and currently, under the direction of the campus architect M. Boone Hellmann, FAIA, is responsible for delivery of the campus (non-OSHPD) Capital Program at UC San Diego. Joel is the lead contact for UC San Diego to the USGBC and is chiefly responsible for implementation of UC Green Building Policy. As a university representative, he plays a key role to ensure UC San Diego implements current and emerging best practices for sustainable design in all aspects of site and building applications. He is responsible for advising campus departments, design professionals, and general contractors on specific sustainable features for appropriate projects. Prior to joining UC San Diego in 2008 as a principal architect, Joel had his own architectural firm for 14 years in San Diego. Prior to having his own firm, he worked for two San Diego architectural firms for a combination of 14 years. Joel earned his Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts and Sciences from San Diego State University. He is a licensed California architect, a member of the San Diego AIA Chapter, and a LEED accredited professional.
Michael Lehrer, FAIA, Lehrer Architects LA, Los Angeles, CAMichael B. Lehrer, FAIA founded his practice, Lehrer Architects LA, in Los Angeles in 1985. The firm’s work consists of institutional, commercial, industrial, residential and urban design projects. Sustainability and beauty are an inseparable couplet in his work. His Water + Life Museums in Hemet, designed with Mark Gangi, AIA, is the first LEED™ Platinum museum in the world. An international environmental showcase, it features a 550-kilowatt photovoltaic rooftop installation. The museums have won Honor Awards from AIA California Council, Los Angeles and Pasadena Foothill Chapters, among others, and Metropolitan Home magazine included the buildings among its “Design 100, Best Designs in the World for 2008.” The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts awarded them the American Architecture Award in 2008 and the Green Good Design Award in 2009. They have also won the Beyond Green 2007 High Performance Building Award from the Sustainable Building Industry Council, and the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference, Gold Nugget Award for the Best Sustainable Commercial Buildings. Lehrer Architects LA has won over 60 major design and sustainability awards since 1996, including over 25 honor awards from the national, state, and local chapters of the American Institute of Architects. Michael’s work has been widely published nationally and internationally. He was President of the AIA/Los Angeles in 1999. Michael earned his Master of Architecture from Harvard University, and his AB with a Major in Architecture with Highest Honors from University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Chris Luebkeman, ArupDr. Chris Luebkeman is a bridge builder of many kinds, and Director of Global Foresight and Innovation at Arup. He is a third-generation educator who has been formally educated as a geologist, structural engineer and architect who believes that successful design cannot be separated from breadth of knowledge and steadfast inquiry. Prior to joining Arup in 1999, he taught in the departments of Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [ETH] in Zurich, University of Oregon, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His industry-funded research program at MIT, which continues today, is entitled “house_n; MIT’s intelligent home of the future.” This is a technology and tectonic exploration of the integration of the digital with the physical. He continues to utilize his broad interests and enthusiastic belief in our zeitgeist in his current position as director for Global Foresight and Innovation at Arup. His experiences have enabled him to specialize in being a generalist with a view to being “in league with the future.” Chris is an active facilitator and motivational speaker. He lectures widely (51 cities in 26 countries in 2006-2008) on the future, sustainability, and innovation, as well as on research at Arup. He facilitated the creation of an eCommerce strategy, initiated a series of research projects on the future, and is constantly encouraging lateral thinking. He is a member of Arup’s Design and Technical Executive, which promotes the highest standards of design and technical skill to ensure that Arup is one of the world’s leading practitioners in its chosen fields. He advises on how the driving forces of global change should be incorporated into more effective global business strategies. His role puts him at the forefront of understanding where “things are heading” and enables Arup to be there first.
Claire (Johnson) Maxfield LEED AP, Atelier Ten USA LLCClaire Maxfield is a managing principal of Atelier Ten, the international environmental design and lighting design consultancy. In addition to managing the West Coast operations of Atelier Ten in San Francisco, Claire serves as the firm-wide practice director for environmental design and master planning. She has particular experience with sustainable development guidelines and high performance façades for major architectural and institutional clients. Her work on high performance buildings spans from analysis and design for massing and orientation, façade optimization, shading design, thermal comfort, conditioning and energy strategies, to water and landscape strategies, materials, and master plan design. She provides environmental and LEED consulting services for a wide range of international and U.S projects. Some of her West Coast projects include Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, Stanford University, and UC Berkeley. Claire is a LEED AP, holds a BA in Architectural History & Environmental Studies from Cornell University, and an M.Arch from Princeton University’s School of Architecture. She has taught at the Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute in New York City and has lectured for the architecture programs at UC Berkeley and the California College of the Arts. She serves as co-chair of the AIA San Francisco Committee on the Environment.
Bob McFadden, LEED AP, John Friedman Alice Kimm ArchitectsBob McFadden, LEED AP, is a Senior Associate at John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects. Bob began his professional career in San Francisco, working on housing and infrastructural buildings at Michael Willis Architects. After relocating to Los Angeles, Bob earned his Masters degree and began working for John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects. Bob has over 10 years of work experience on a variety of award-winning projects ranging from private residences to large institutional projects. He is currently a project manager for the fast-track renovation of a 35,000 s.f. laboratory building at Caltech. Targeted for LEED Gold certification, the project will house cutting-edge research in the advancement of energy science and development of photovoltaic technology. Bob earned his Masters of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles and he holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Detroit Mercy.
Frances Moore, AIA, LEED AP, CO ArchitectsFrances Moore is an associate principal at CO Architects in Los Angeles with 19 years of experience in the design and project management of healthcare, laboratory and higher education facilities. She is a leader in healthcare sustainable design, drawing upon a depth of knowledge obtained through her pioneering work on the nationally recognized Palomar Medical Center replacement hospital. In this project, a pilot project for the Green Guide for Healthcare and lauded as the “hospital of the future,” Frances oversaw the development and integration of the 740,000-square-foot hospital’s innovative and sustainable planning and design initiatives. Frances has guided clients and teams in implementing sustainable practices in projects such as the 650 E. Kendall St. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a 278,000-square-foot biotechnology research laboratory and office building that is certified LEED Gold for core and shell construction; the Allied Health and Sciences Center at Los Angeles Valley College, a LEED Silver-certified academic facility; and the Graduate Studies Building at UC Davis Medical Center, an academic conference and office facility currently targeting LEED Gold certification.
James Mary O’Connor, AIA, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & PlannersJames Mary O’Connor, AIA is a Principal at Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners (MRY). Born in Dublin, Ireland, he came to Charles Moore’s master studios at University of California, Los Angeles, in 1982 as a Fulbright Scholar. He received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Trinity College, Dublin, his Diploma in Architecture from the Dublin Institute of Technology, and his Master of Architecture from UCLA. He joined MRY in 1983. As Principal-in-Charge there, James has provided design leadership for mixed-use urban projects, including the Concordia Resort Development Master Plan in Macau and ChunSenBian in Chongqing. International work has become a focus, with large-scale housing and planning projects in Malmö, Sweden; Manila, Philippines; and several areas of China. He has a special interest in uncommon building types, reflected in his work on the Sunlaw Power Plant Prototype in Los Angeles and the Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure. James has also led MRY teams in national and international design competitions, such as the Beijing Wanhao Century Center and Grangegorman Master Plan, Dublin. Over the past 15 years, James has taught design studios, lectured, and been invited as guest critic at universities around the world. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and a Registered Architect in the State of California. James is recipient of the 2007 American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Young Architect Award.
Susan Van Atta, FASLA, Van Atta Associates, Inc.Susan Van Atta, ASLA is President of Van Atta Associates, Inc. Susan’s professional career and community participation have long reflected her concern for environmental quality and planning. In 1977, she graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a degree in Environmental Studies. This led to a career in coastal planning and environmental impact assessment. Desiring to have a creative role in the environmental planning process, Susan enrolled at CPSU, San Luis Obispo, received a BS in Landscape Architecture in 1983 and founded her own firm in 1985. Since that time, Susan Van Atta has dedicated herself to environmentally appropriate landscape design, habitat restoration, and the use of native plants. She is often called upon to give lectures on topics of design and sustainability at seminars, colleges, and other community forums.
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