Conference At a Glance

Keynotes

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Exhibit Pavilions

Why Attend?

Companies Attending

Travel

Conference Advisory Board

SGBlocks Show House

Co-Located Events

FEDcon

FEDspec

buildingSMART

S*P*E*C*S - Selling Products Effectively to Construction Specifiers™ Conference

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Conference at a Glance

Complete Conference at a Glance

TRACKS:

Building Performance & Engineering | Education - Colleges & Universities | Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy
Facilities Management & Intelligent Buildings | Government - Federal , State & Municipal
Green Construction & Homebuilding | Green Mechanical/Electrical Systems & Operations
Information Technology, BIM & Interoperability | Infrastructure, Civil, Site/Land Development
LEED®, Green Globes™ & Other Rating Systems | Practice Management, Business Development & Marketing
Project Management & Cost Control | Specifications, Codes & Contract Documents | Sustainable Design

CO-LOCATED EVENTS:

FEDCon | FEDspec | National buildingSMART alliance Conference | S*P*E*C*S | Labs21®
Complying with Standard 90.1-2007 | VIP Tour and Reception – EnviroCenter — Jessup, Maryland

Complete Conference at a Glance

Monday, December 8, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  buildingSMART alliance™ International Symposium
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Whole Building Design Guide Committee Meeting *Closed to Members Only
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  ASHRAE Course: Complying with Standard 90.1-2007
*Separate Registration Required. Visit website: www.ashrae.org
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
  Labs21 Introductory Course: High-Performance, Low-Energy Design” *Requires Special Registration
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  buildingSMART alliance™ Executive Committee Meeting *Closed to members only
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  buildingSMART alliance™ Board of Directors Meeting *Closed to members only
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  Facility Maintenance and Operation Committee Meeting
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
  FEDCon®
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  S*P*E*C*S - Selling Products Effectively to Construction Specifiers™
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  High Performance Building Council Meeting (HPBC) *Closed to Members Only
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
W100 Green Globes™ for Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings
W101 A Practical Online Tool for Building Life Cycle Assessment
W102 Solar and Alternative Energy Solutions
W103 LEED® for New Construction - Case Studies and Implementation
W104 LEED® for Project Management
W105 BuildingSMARTalliance™ Basics - Introductory
W106 All About Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBIE)
W107 BIM Education Baseline: What’s Happening in Colleges and Universities
W108 Delving into the Details of the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Standards Ð Advanced Session
W109 BIM and Facility Management: What Every Owner and Facility Manager Needs to Know
W110 Light Imprint: Integrating Sustainability and Urbanism
W111 BIM & Specifications
W112 Benefiting from BIM in the Real World
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
K1 FEDCon® Keynote: Federal Green Building Forecast and Assessment
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
W200 Green Globes™ ANSI Draft Standard Training for Commercial Building
W201 Green Specifications: Sustainable Products, Standards & Guidelines
W202 Commissioning Existing HVAC Systems for LEED® and Energy Savings
W203 How to Build Green: Developing a Start-to-Finish Process for Improving the Environmental Performance of Your Building
W204 Overview of LEED® for Existing Buildings
W205 BIM Best Practices, Case Studies
W206 Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner & Operator Testbed: Integration Technologies & Software
W207 BIM in Education – Headliners
W208 Keys to Understanding ISO 16739 and IFC2x4 Standards
W209 BIM Implementation Strategies: Changes in Your Office
W210 Lessons Learned: Current Applications of Sustainable Design
W211 BIM and Integrated Project Delivery: A Roadmap for Adoption and Implementation for the Federal Marketplace
W212 Exploring Design Options with Generative Components
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  FEDspec®
8:30 am - 9:30 am
S100 Introduction to Green Globes™ On-Line Building Assessment
S101 Eco-Intelligent Buildings – Improving the Financial Performance of Your Business
S102 Geothermal HVAC Design: An Introduction
S103 Overview of the LEED®-NC (New Construction) Rating System
S104 Developing the High Performance Building Standard
S105 BIM and Facilities Management
S106 Code Compliance: BIM for Building Construction Regulations and e-Government Initiatives
S107 BIM in Education: An Information Exchange for Educators and Industry- Focus on West/Midwest Universities
S108 3D Standards Enable Better Infrastructure Solutions
S109 Construction Management - Digital Review Process
S110 Life Cycle Assessment & SMaRT Sustainable Products Standards Education©
S111 Sustainable Communities
S112 BIM Benefits Integrated Practice
S113 Introduction to Autodesk Green Building Studio
8:30 am - 10:00 am
  Collaborative BIM Advocates
Special Registration Required (go to www.collaborativeconstruction.com for more info)
9:00 am - 11:30 am
  The Inter-Agency Sustainability Working Group *Closed to members only
10:00 am - 11:00 am
S200 Liability & Green Building
S201 Sustainable Schools: High Performance Building Design
S202 Shades of Green - Integrating Modulating Condensing Technology, GSHP and Alternative Energy
S203 LEED®-NC (New Construction) for Sustainable Sites
S204 Landscape Design: Practical Facility Applications for Energy Conservation
S205 BIM 101 for Project Managers- Managing BIM Projects
S206 BIMStorm™ Washington
S207 BIM in Education: An Information Exchange for Educators and Industry- Focus on Southern Universities
S208 Overview of the National BIM Standard™
S209 Imaging: Trusted Data vs. Suspect Data in BIM
S210 Facilitating Quality Design
S211 Designing and Building High Performance Homes
S212 BIM in Sustainable Design: Not Just a Check-list
S213 Introduction to EcoTect Energy Design
10:30 am - 11:30 am
  High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition Meeting (HPBCCC)
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
  Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
  High Performance Building Energy Efficiency Roundtable (HPBEER)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
K2 Keynote: Building Our Sustainable Future
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
K3 Keynote: Inheritance and Responsibility
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
S300 Beyond Green™ - Employing the Whole Building Design Guide to Achieve High-Performance Buildings
S301 LEED® for Federal Buildings
S302 Sustainable High Performance Buildings through Integrated Design
S303 LEED®-NC (New Construction) for Energy & Atmosphere
S304 Climate Change: The Importance of Water Planning and Design
S305 Business Process Change
S306 agcXML Case Studies: Schemas for Transactional Data Exchange
S307 BIM in Education: An Information Exchange for Educators and Industry- Focus on Eastern Universities
S308 NBIMS: Life-Cycle Principles
S309 Modeling Integration of Sustainable Design & Construction
S310 Zero Energy Buildings: Smoke, Mirrors, or What?
S311 Sustainable Design is Good Design and Good Business
S312 Project Integration: Getting the Team Connected
S313 Civil 3D: Surface Modeling with Google Earth
5:15 pm - 9:00 pm
  Green Building Institute Tour and Reception at the EnviroCenter in Jessup, Maryland *Separate registration required. Visit website for more details
Thursday, December 11, 2008
8:30 am - 9:30 am
S400 Distinguishing Greenwashing from Serious Green
S401 Sustainability in Masonry Construction
S402 Selection and Application of Active Chilled Beams and Radiant Panels
S403 LEED®-NC (New Construction) for Indoor Environmental Quality
S404 Transportation & Sustainability Part 1: Planning and Project Development
S405 Collaboration, Communication and Sustainability in Design BIM and Other Enablers of Process Change
S406 Specifiers Property Information Exchange
S407 BIM in Education: An Information Exchange for Educators and Industry- Focus on Midwest Universities
S408 CAD/PLM Report: AEC Industry Market Update
S409 BIM for Energy Modeling, Lifecycle Energy Usage & Cost Analysis
S410 Key Concepts to Sustainable Building Enclosures
S411 Mold: Changes in Smart Building Practices and New Building Products
S412 Construction Simulation
S413 Navisworks: Managing Collision Detection & Construction Sequencing
10:00 am - 11:00 am
S500 Residential Building Performance & Engineering
S501 Greening Rooftops
S502 Using ENERGY STAR® Qualified Products in Green Building Design
S503 LEED®-NC (New Construction) for Materials & Resources
S504 Transportation & Sustainability Part 2: Resources and Tools
S505 BIM for Life-Cycle Planning and Design
S506 Cost Estimating & BIM: Techniques for Effective Application
S507 BIM in Education: An Information Exchange for Educators and Industry- Focus on Smaller Universities Programs
S508 Applying BIM to Sustainable Building Design
S509 BIM & Supply Chain Integration: Models, Specs, QTO, Estimating and Procurement
S510 Design and Simulation Tools for Window System Energy Performance
S511 Designing With Structural Insulated Panels
S512 Feedback: Using IT To "What If" Your Designs
S513 Autodesk Revit: Creating Organic & Complex Models
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  Specifiers Forum
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
  Exhibit Hall Open
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
K4 Keynote: Smart ALECs (Architects Leading Enterprise Creation): The Integration of Politics and BIM Technology
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
S600 Green Homes: The NAHB National Green Building Program for Residential Construction
S601 Integrating Green Formats into Product Specifications
S602 Engineering High Performance Building HVAC & Energy Systems
S603 LEED®-NC (New Construction) for Water Efficiency and Innovation in Design
S604 “Digital Cities”: The Future of BIM and Sustainable Design at a Community and City Scale
S605 BIM Case Studies: Benefits and Best Practices
S606 McGraw-Hill Construction SmartMarket Report on BIM
S607 BIM in Education: An Information Exchange for Educators and Industry - Focus on Local Universities Programs
S608 Developing Guidelines for Determining When to Use ISO 16739 and ISO 15928
S609 Using BIM in Project Management
S610 Adaptive Use and Sustainable Design: Three Perspectives