Energy Trust of Oregon Presents: Deep Retrofits on Historic Projects

Join Energy Trust for the beginning of the 2015 Allies for Efficiency training series. The training will cover design and construction best practices for deep energy retrofit projects, including a case study on the Vestas building itself. Following the training, Energy Trust will host a catered reception, and Vestas staff will be available to provide building tours. Professionals taking this training are eligible for 2.5 AIA LU/HSW and LFA continuing education credits.

In addition to the live event in Portland, Energy Trust will host group webinars throughout Oregon. Attendees can gather in Salem, Bend, Medford or Eugene to watch the live presentation with an Energy Trust representative facilitating questions.

Presenters:
Mitch Dec, Principal, Glumac
Steve Clem, Vice President of Preconstruction, Skanska
Renee Loveland, Sustainability Manager, Gerding Edlen
Sabine O’Halloran, Principal, Ankrom Moisan
Vanessa Benedetti, Office Services Manager, Vestas

Course Description:
Deep retrofits go well beyond a system-by-system approach to existing building equipment upgrades. They require a holistic building redesign that incorporates infrastructure, mechanical and electrical systems, building skin, renewable energy, and energy analysis and management. Unlike new construction projects, deep retrofits have the added complexity of working through constraints inherent in the existing structure that designers and contractors must resolve.

This course will present how the owner, developer, design teams, and general contractor approached the conversion and deep retrofit of the former Meier & Frank warehouse into a high-performance office building that serves as the North American headquarters for Vestas. The project is LEED® Platinum certified and has achieved an Energy Star score of 99 through post occupancy energy analysis verification.