Simple versus Complex: Building in a Changed Climate

The building industry has more challenges to meet than ever before. How do we simultaneously design for the extremes of a changed climate and build in a way to reverse those changes? The 2019 Green Building Festival will look at both simple and complex strategies, techniques and technologies to inspire the building community in reaching the goal of zero carbon.

GBF19 programming features:

– An office building in snowy Austria that regulates comfort and temperature all without a mechanical system
– A movable building envelope that uses Phase Change Materials to collect and release thermal energy
– Active House versus Passive House projects and approaches
– 3D printed concrete forms that minimize waste
– Integrated mechanical and envelope strategies for new and existing buildings
– Innovative technologies that can reduce and possibly eliminate CO2 in concrete production, and more

The festival will also host speakers, including:

Dietmar Eberle, Partner, Baumschlager Eberle Architects

Teresa Coady, FRAIC, Architect AIBC, AIA, LEED Fellow,

Adam Cohen, Certified Passivhaus Consultant; Architect, LEED AP, NAHB Green Professional, Edmund Hillary Fellow as a Global Impact Entrepreneur

Regular ticket price $275.
Student ticket price: $75