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Sustainable and Functional Design – Building For Today and Tomorrow
Brickworks Design Studio 1319 Walnut, Philadelphia 19107
Thursday 26 Oct 2023
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
26 Oct 2023 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Brick Beyond Style
The panel will define the various certifications parameters of LEED, Fitwel, ILFI Zero, and BREEAM. Participants will be able to evaluate sustainable best practices of reaching Net-0 reviewing existing projects.
The projects will showcase exterior trends and how the design has been adjusted to fit this environmental initiative.
HSW Justification:
The program reviews strategies employed on completed project to achieve net zero. Various green rating/certification systems and their criteria will be discussed and terms related to sutainable building will be defined. New and old design strategies effectiveness and compatibility with current building design trends will be compared including passive solar, high-efficiency lightingand renewable energy.
Learning Objective 1:
Define the differences between certifications LEED, Fitwel, ILFI Zero, and BREEAM
Learning Objective 2:
Evaluate projects utilizing sustainable design criteria to achieve better energy efficiency
Learning Objective 3:
Identify facade trends that can be integrated into sustainable designs of the future
Learning Objective 4:
Review the information critical to educating clients and balancing design requests with new sustainable technologies.
