American Institute of Architects Eastern New York Chapter

Environmental Business Association of New York State, Inc.

USGBC - New York Upstate Chapter

Join us for the on-going series:

HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING DESIGN

LEED Silver to LEED Gold:
Lessons Learned

The Brengel Center, built in 2000 is a certified LEED Silver building that has recently been upgraded to LEED-EB Gold. What made it Silver, and what was done to receive Gold?

Why is the LEED process important? An introduction to the Brengel Center and the sustainable aspects that provided Silver certification, with lessons learned and changes made over the past 3 years that gained the LEED-EB Gold certification. With more than 50% of the cost of ownership and resource use consumed by the operational aspects of a building, how do you address this significant expense and how does the LEED building impact business?

Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Albany Institute of History and Art

125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY

Guest Speakers:

Gerard Marciano, P.E., CEM - Branch Manager, Johnson Controls
David Ricci, Account Executive, Johnson Controls

Sponsored by: NYSERDA and SIEMENS

Affiliates: Building Performance Contractors Association of New York State, Inc. (BPCA/NYS)
NYE$C Capital/Saratoga Region

AIA/CES Learning Units – 1.5 credits

Very truly yours,

Salvatore Renda, Past President, AIA Eastern New York Chapter

Ron Beruta, Chair, USGBC - Upstate New York Chapter

This event is produced by the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc. in furtherance of its educational mission.

Pre-Registration required by noon, April 14, 2004

$15 for AIA, EBA/NYS and USGBC members

$25 for non-members

$30 at the door for those not Pre-Registered

Email: robyn@ceepinc.org

Telephone: 518.432.6400 x221 (Robyn Stewart)

Fax: 518.432.1383 (use form below)

Payment is requested in advance to hold your registration.  If paying at door, kindly have cash/check (payable to "CEEP, INC") ready in the appropriate amount. No shows will be invoiced. If you register and do not cancel, we will invoice you.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Ed Parker at (518) 432-6400 x227 or email: edpceep@yahoo.com

AIA /CES Learning Units – 1.5 credits

Registration for Green Building Salon – Albany, April 15, 2004 (please complete in full):

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DIRECTIONS:

AIHA is located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Dove Street in downtown Albany, one block west of the New York State Capitol. From I-787 take Empire State Plaza exit; After emerging from Parking Garage overpass, bear right onto Swan Street. Follow Swan Street three traffic lights to Elk Street. Turn left onto Elk Street. 1/4 mile-ish turn left into the AIHA parking lot.

PARKING:

AIHA offers limited parking for visitors in its lot on Elk and Dove Street. During the week, metered parking is available on nearby streets and there are several lots and garages nearby. On the weekends and evenings, ample free parking is available on the street.

Bios

Gerard A. Marciano

Gerard is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a M. S. degree in Business Administration. He has been involved with the controls industry since 1982, where he started as an Environmental Controls Engineer in the aerospace industry. Gerard is a New State licensed Professional Engineer.

He has been an active member of ASHRAE serving at Chapter Board level positions culminating as President of the Northeast Chapter. Gerard is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers being a Certified Energy Manager and a Certified Energy Procurement Professional.

He is currently the Central and Eastern NY Manager for Johnson Controls where he is responsible to insure that his teams provide solutions that help clients create and manage quality building environments that are healthy, comfortable, productive, secure and cost-effective.

David E. Ricci

David has been assisting clients since 1981 with the creation of quality building environments that are healthy, comfortable, productive, secure and cost-effective. He holds an Associates of Science Degree in Electrical Technologies from Hudson Valley Community College and has been involved in various technical training programs throughout his 20+ years career in the Building Environments / Energy Management Industry.

Dave has held various positions including Service Technician, where he was involved in problem-solving for clients on building systems; Project Engineer and Project Manager where he was responsible for installation of major projects for clients such as Albany Medical Center.

He is currently an Account Executive in the Albany Branch of Johnson Controls responsible for providing facility management solutions in the plan and specification marketplace. He was recently involved in the construction of two local LEED certified buildings: Schenectady Department of Transportation and the Controller’s Office Building in downtown Albany.