Decarbonizing the Built Environment: Improving Building Performance through Regenerative Design
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Description
Local, state, and federal government projects, especially those located in low income areas, often try to include features targeted to improve the local community. The area immediately surrounding a new government building or campus is taken into account during the design process. This webinar will focus on three urban projects: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Ariel Rios Federal Building in Washington, DC; the Department of Homeland Security Campus in Washington, DC; and the City of Chicago Joint Public Safety Training Center in Chicago, IL. The speakers will discuss how each project met health, safety, welfare, sustainability, and energy requirements while also contributing positively to their local communities. Hosted by the Building Performance Knowledge Community (BPKC).
Course expires 9/30/2026
This session was recorded live on November 8, 2023.
Learning Objectives
Identify different types of net-zero energy buildings.
Understand regenerative design strategies and approaches that can be employed in retrofitting existing buildings to meet net-zero energy goals.
Learn about relationships between passive design techniques, active building systems and renewable energy sources, illustrated through case studies.
Understand the role of existing buildings within the larger framework of decarbonization plans for urban resiliency.