Joint Meeting, Monday, August 15, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30pm
EVENING PROGRAM: A Practical Approach to Carbon Neutral Master Planning
WHERE: In Person, Missouri History Museum 5700 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63122
FEE $0 for ASHRAE St. Louis Members, Past Presidents, and full time students; $25 for Non-members
SPEAKER Michael Swenson, Senior Associate at BR+A Consulting Engineers
Michael Swenson is a Senior Associate at BR+A Consulting Engineers. His work focuses on the energy planning, including carbon neutral master planning, vetting energy conservation measures in design, commissioning of building systems in construction, and post-occupancy measurement and verification. Prior to joining the firm, Michael lead Green Building Services at Harvard University providing sustainable design consulting to the University and partnering with the Harvard Office for Sustainability to advise on sustainability policy, healthier material standards, and occupant engagement strategies. Michael has also worked as Faculty and a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Extension School where he taught classes covering a variety of topics including sustainable design and construction; buildings for health, comfort, and sustainability; and energy auditing.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe how to plan for a carbon neutral future without sacrificing operations, redundancy, or resiliency.
- Identify ways to align with stakeholders and build consensus around carbon neutral goals.
- Analyze how a hybrid approach to carbon neutral master planning can maximize benefits while leveraging previous investments.
- Examine how an implementation plan takes shape, including right sizing systems for future loads, and long term planning for carbon neutral operation with future load reduction.
CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
This event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image, in photographs, video, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities.
