Green Ink: Writing Sustainability into Construction Specifications
This program is presented in partnership with the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) – Greater St. Louis Chapter!
As we all know, sustainability for the built environment is more than just materials and administrative procedures. Sustainability involves the spatial design of a structure, its location and orientation on a site, and the owner’s operation of the building after occupation. However, those characteristics are rarely conveyed from one party to another through detailed contract requirements. This is where specifications play a role in establishing the material and installation requirements, as well as the administrative procedures to ensure those requirements are being met during construction. This session does not focus on specific sustainable requirements, but how those requirements are commonly provided in the contract documents through the specifications.
Presenter
Ron Geren, Principal/Owner at RLGA Technical Services, LLC
Following the presentation, Ron will be joined by Olivia Paxson of KPFF and Chris Wilson of Mackey Mitchell Architects for a panel discussion moderated by David Charles of Built Solutions.
WHERE: HOK
701 Market St Suite 400 | St. Louis, MO 63101
WHEN: Tuesday, May 19 – 5:30 – 7:30 pm
ADMISSION
Free
QUESTIONS?
Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854.
Thanks to our Evening Program Sponsor!
Speakers
Ronald Geren, Principal, RLGA Technical Services
Ronald Geren is a nationally recognized thought leader in specifications, building codes, and professional practice, with over 40 years of experience across the design and construction industry. He is the owner of RLGA Technical Services, a specifications and building code consulting firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ron has coauthored CSI’s Project Delivery Practice Guide and was lead author for the Construction Specifications Practice Guide. Ron is a Registered Architect (Arizona), a Certified Construction Specifier, a Certified Construction Contract Administrator, a Construction Documents Technologist, a Certified Building Plans Examiner, and a Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner. He also contributes to the profession through active leadership and engagement in industry organizations, including as past chair of the AIA MasterSpec Architectural Review Committee, current member of the AIA Documents Committee and former CSI Board of Directors chair. Ron holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Arizona, and is an adjunct professor of architecture at The School of Architecture, Founded by Frank Lloyd Wright, where he teaches building codes.
Olivia Paxson, Structural Project Engineer, KPFF Consulting Engineers
Olivia Paxson is a Structural Project Engineer at KPFF working towards building a more sustainable future. She received her Bachelors and Masters in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and now resides in St. Louis. She serves as a committee member on the SE2050 SEI Committee, focusing on design and specification based embodied carbon reduction strategies and encouraging structural engineers around the country to reduce their buildings’ embodied carbon.
Chris Wilson, Sustainable Design Coordinator, Mackey Mitchell Architects
As the Sustainable Design Coordinator for Mackey Mitchell Architects, Chris guides project development, with the charge of maximizing social, economic, and environmental benefit for clients, occupants, and the community. Chris earned a BS in Environmental Design from the University of Missouri and an MArch from the University of Michigan. After practicing and teaching in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Portland, Oregon, Chris returned to the University of Missouri as a lecturer at the School of Architectural Studies and Sustainability Manager for the University. In his current role at Mackey Mitchell, Chris continues to guide sustainability efforts in planning, design, construction, and facility operations.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
This program has been submitted for AIA CES.
Code of Conduct
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