{"id":4585,"date":"2015-03-26T16:20:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T23:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylinecollege.edu\/skylineshines\/?p=4585"},"modified":"2015-03-26T16:20:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T23:20:57","slug":"aibd-building-designers-conference-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/uncategorized\/aibd-building-designers-conference-success\/","title":{"rendered":"AIBD Building Designers Conference = SUCCESS\u00a0 \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 55<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual AIBD (American Institute of Building Designers)\u00a0Building Design + Building Science Conference was held at Skyline College\u00a0March 25 through 27, 2015<\/p>\n<p>For the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year in a row, AIBD California Society Conference and Skyline College hosted a dynamic and comprehensive conference for both Designers and Builders. This unique event focuses on\u00a0the concept of\u00a0Building Design ++ Operation of Energy Efficiency Diagnostic Tools == Integration of Building Design and Building Science.<\/p>\n<p>Sessions and presenters included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Theory of Proportion in Architecture <em>by <\/em>Domiane Forte<\/li>\n<li>Details from the Hammer and Hand Best Practices Manual <em>by<\/em> Sam Hagerman<\/li>\n<li>An Overview of the Pumpkin Ridge Passive House <em>by<\/em> Sam Hagerman<\/li>\n<li>Real World Air Sealing <em>by<\/em> Terry Nordbye<\/li>\n<li>The Challenges of Attics and Crawlspaces <em>by<\/em> Terry Nordbye<\/li>\n<li>Building Awareness Incorporating Basic Principles of Feng Shui into Design and Building <em>by<\/em> Laura Seidman<\/li>\n<li>The Critical Importance of Air Infiltration <em>by <\/em>Andy Wahl<\/li>\n<li>Low Carbon House Stinson Beach <em>by<\/em> James Bill<\/li>\n<li>Passivworks Latest Passive House Inspired Project <em>by<\/em> Rick Milburn<\/li>\n<li>Air Sealing Strategies and Experiments <em>by<\/em> Clay Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Insulation Roundup <em>by<\/em> Rick Blumenthal<\/li>\n<li>Keynote Speaker: Matt Christie of TRC Energy Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/skylinecollege.edu\/skylineshines\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/04\/HouseWPeople.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4587\" src=\"http:\/\/skylinecollege.edu\/skylineshines\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/04\/HouseWPeople.jpg\" alt=\"Energy House Lab\" width=\"303\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HouseWPeople.jpg 303w, https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HouseWPeople-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/skylinecollege.edu\/skylineshines\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/04\/Test-House-Skyline-College-without-People-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4588\" src=\"http:\/\/skylinecollege.edu\/skylineshines\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/04\/Test-House-Skyline-College-without-People-01.jpg\" alt=\"Test House Skyline College without People 01\" width=\"280\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skyline College \u201cHands-On\u201d Test House.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Located in Pacific Heights, Building 19, Room 129<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>San Francisco House Tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Fall 2012, Dean Hernandez at Skyline College volunteered his home for students guided by faculty in the Energy Systems Technology Management Program (ESTM) to conduct an energy efficiency assessment as part of their academic coursework. Recommendations from this assessment were adopted, installed, and re-constructed to improve the home&#8217;s energy efficiency. At the same time, the living space was remodeled to make it more comfortable and useful. This was done in collaboration with ESTM faculty and community partners.<\/p>\n<p>Attendance included building designers, architects, engineers, building contractors, subcontractors, energy consultants, trades and students.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>American Institute of Building Designers:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aibdca.org\">www.aibdca.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Skyline College ESTM:<\/strong>\u00a0Bruce Greenstein,\u00a0Associate Professor\/Lead,\u00a0Energy Systems Technology, (650) 738-4487,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:greensteinb@smccd.edu\">greensteinb@smccd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clay Johnson,<\/strong>\u00a0AIBD Conference Committee Chair,\u00a0(707) 677-3684,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:claycj@gmail.com\">claycj@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Waring,<\/strong>\u00a0Skyline College Instructor, AIBD Conference Manager, (415) 717-5697,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:peter@healthierdwelling.com\">peter@healthierdwelling.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Article by Joan Connoly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 55th\u00a0Annual AIBD (American Institute of Building Designers)\u00a0Building Design + Building Science Conference was held<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4585"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4585\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}