Integrated Design for Non-Residential and Multi-Unit Residential Webinar Series

Integral Group is pleased to be invited to present in a webinar series hosted by Pacific Gas & Electric on Integrated Design for Non-Residential and Multi-Unit Residential.

Each webinar session is eligible for 1.5 AIA-HW and BOC continuing education credits. Registration is free and all sessions are held online through PG&E’s learning platform.

This four-part webinar series will cover the following topics:

Read below for full session dates, session descriptions, and learning objectives.

Overcoming Design and Management Challenges

Thursday, September 23, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM PDT | Online

Summary

This is the first session in a series intended to assist owner/design/construction teams to work in a more integrated manner regardless of delivery method. Integrated Design can result in greater building value to an owner, improved building durability, a healthy, comfortable environment for occupants, and save energy and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This first session presents different definitions of integrated design and provides examples of projects that successfully worked in an integrated fashion to achieve project goals, including different tools to track performance requirements. Using those projects as case studies, staff from Integral Group will discuss what strategies supported the use of a successfully integrated design process.

Learning Objectives

  • Be able to provide real-world working definitions of different levels of Integrated Design and how each supported achieving project goals and improving building performance and operations.
  • Have seen case study examples of successful management strategies that promote Integrated Design to achieve the project goals for energy efficiency and occupant health and well being established before the start of design.
  • Understand the key requirements of the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) and the Basis of Design (BOD) and how setting clear, measurable goals for energy-efficiency, comfort, and other building performance issues makes it possible to assess whether these goals are being achieved throughout design and construction.
  • Be able to describe when the OPR and BOD are developed and what role they serve through the design process in assessing whether the design supports the project energy/building performance goals throughout the design, construction, and post-occupancy.

Presenters

CEUs

  • AIA – HW: 1.5
  • BOC: 1.5

Register here.

How to Use Whole-Building Performance Energy Targets During Design

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM PDT | Online

Summary

This is the second session in a series intended to assist owner/design/construction teams to work in a more integrated manner regardless of delivery method. Integrated Design can result in greater building value to an owner, improved building durability, a healthy, comfortable environment for occupants, and save energy and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This workshop focuses on how to use whole-building energy performance targets throughout a building’s design, construction and operations. This course will cover how to develop benchmark equivalent values for new buildings or major retrofits, using other existing buildings and data sources together. The course will cover how to set a building energy performance target prior to the start of design and how to integrate energy modeling throughout the design process. The presenters will also discuss key considerations in selecting a dedicated energy consultant.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify strategic simulation tools to effectively manage performance throughout the design process.
  • Understand the benefits of setting performance targets and be able to name at least two examples of how energy benchmarking can inform the design and motivate performance improvements.
  • Be able to explain why it is important to establish the purpose for benchmarking and target setting with the owner and design team, who needs to be involved in the process, and how to integrate energy modeling and review of the data throughout the design process so that it improves building performance by informing ongoing decision making.
  • Have seen case study examples of how operational energy use is tracked and verified on an ongoing basis to improve the connection between predicted and achieved energy performance.

Presenters

  • Associate Principal Janika McFeely
  • Senior Building Performance Analyst John Nelson

CEUs

  • AIA – HW: 1.5
  • BOC: 1.5

Register here.

Projects of All Sizes and Delivery Methods

Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM PDT | Online

Summary

This is the third session in a series intended to assist owner/design/construction teams to work in a more integrated manner regardless of delivery method. Integrated Design can result in greater building value to an owner, improved building durability, a healthy, comfortable environment for occupants, and save energy and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This session focuses on how Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and Design-Assist can impact integrated design strategies. Using real-world examples, presenters will offer viewpoints from different team members to describe what worked well, what challenges existed and how they were resolved, and how best to leverage the knowledge and experience base of each team member.

Learning Objectives

  • Have seen case study examples of projects that have successfully employed a collaborative, integrated process on zero net energy projects.
  • Understand the various roles in an integrated design process and how to leverage them within a project team structure.
  • Have seen examples of challenges that arise and how they were resolved in real-world examples.
  • List examples from the case studies of efficiencies gained, savings achieved, lessons learned, and have a fundamental grasp of how to employ an integrated design process on their own future projects.

Presenters

  • Associate Principal Janika McFeely
  • Principal Calina Ferraro
  • Senior Designer Emily Bello [EHDD]
  • Senior Superintendent Anthony Sammut [Webcor Builders]

CEUs

  • AIA – HW: 1.5
  • BOC: 1.5

Register here.

Integrated Design for a Changing Climate

Thursday, December 16, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM PDT | Online

Summary

This is the fourth session in a series intended to assist owner/design/construction teams to work in a more integrated manner regardless of delivery method. Integrated Design can result in greater building value to an owner, improved building durability, a healthy, comfortable environment for occupants, and save energy and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This session focuses on the importance of integrated design strategies in a changing climate, particularly given the rise of all-electric reach codes in California, increased temperatures, wildfires, and power outages. Through case study examples, the presenters will describe how the integrated design process enables innovative and resilient solutions to these challenges to achieve zero carbon and resilient building projects. 

Emerging topics included in this webinar are electrification and ZNE. 

Learning Objectives

  • Know the steps to consider in designing for a changing climate.
  • Be able to identify low-energy all-electric HVAC design strategies for high-performance and net-zero buildings.
  • Have seen case study examples of various types and scales of all-electric buildings.
  • Identify key resiliency strategies and the importance of integrated solutions.
  • Understand how marginal carbon emissions rates can be integrated into battery storage management for optimized carbon savings.

Presenter

CEUs

  • AIA – HW: 1.5
  • BOC: 1.5

Register here.

Date(s): September 23, 2021

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