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Welcome and Overview

Mark Kalin FAIA, FCSI, SCIP
President, Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice (SCIP)

Specifying on Federal Government Projects

Federal Government departments/agencies use different approaches to prepare specifications. This panel will look at the design-practice procedures that guide these various departments/agencies in their selection of an appropriate system. It will explore project and "built environment" life cycle specifying practices to support agency guidelines; current options for master specification systems used in practice in federal construction; the available resources and support from leading professional associations; and the needs of system users. 

Panelists:
Michael J. King FCSI CCS, Vice President of Engineering Specifications, ARCOM
Kathleen Alberding AIA LEED AP, Principal, Heller & Metzger
Mark Kalin FAIA, FCSI, SCIP, President, Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice (SCIP)

Working Together:  Specsintact and the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications

As the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications represent the combination of the USACE, NAVFAC and NASA guide specifications, recent advances in SpecsIntact software allow users to expect high quality specifications, better cost control during bidding and reduced costs to maintain specifications.  As SpecsIntact and UFGS become XML compliant, benefits of software will extend to better designs and reduced life-cycle costs.

Speaker: Bill Brodt, Experimental Facilities Engineer, NASA

The Specifier as Knowledge Manager

As we approach a time when BIM models and specifications will be dynamically linked, the value specifier’s role in the construction progress increases exponentially.  Who will make product selections and when will the model reflect that information?  This session presents regional and national initiatives on integrating BIM and specifications including the work of the BIM Steering Committee of the Construction Specifications Institute.

Speakers:
Kerin (Dane) Dodd-Hansen, ARA, FCSI, CCS, LCI, SCIP, Architect, TheDodd-Hansen Consulting Group - cBIM³
Dianne Davis, IAI, CSI, President, AEC Infosystems

LUNCH in the Exhibit Hall

Federal Green Specs and the Whole-Building Design Guide

Learn about technical guidance supporting the sustainable building requirements of Executive Order 13423. Focus on a key implementation tool -- the recently updated and expanded Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers which includes model green language for federal solicitations for offers (SFOs) and 70+ specification sections.

Speaker:
Alison Kinn Bennett, Co-Chair EPA Green Building Workgroup
US EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics - Pollution Prevention
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Carbon Neutral Construction Basics

What are carbon neutral, climate neutral and net zero energy buildings and products?  How will proposed federal climate initiatives be incorporated into our construction documents and contracts?  This session also explores green building rating systems, high performance building guidelines, climate neutral theory as well as new concepts such as cap and trade, carbon taxes and trading in design and product manufacturing.

Speaker:
Paul R. Bertram Jr. FCSI, CDT, LEED AP, Director, Environment and Sustainability, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association

Advances in Master Specification Systems

Providers of master specification systems now offer advanced automation for specification production, from custom word processing, to automatic document assembly to integration of specs and the parametrics of BIM.  Product selection, cost links and sustainable design elements are also key to specification writing.  Learn what's available now, and take a look at the specifications of the future.

Speakers:
Mark Kalin FAIA, FCSI, SCIP, Kalin Associates, Specifications Consultants
Gilles Letourneau, Chief Technology Officer, InterSpec and e-SPECS

Closing/Adjourn