A Collaboration of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) and the SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) made possible, in part, by a grant from the US Department of
Labor
Seminar on Green and Sustainable Schools
Conforming with LEED and CHPS:
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and Collaborative for High
Performance Schools
Brief Program Description: This program serves a wide variety of professionals
involved in planning and implementing green building technologies and programs
to improve K-12 facilities. Sessions will focus on three key integrated themes.
 economics: funding, life cycle costs, energy savings
 education and design: benefits, policy, planning
 environment and energy: renewable resources, student comfort, savings
Who should attend:
 K-12 educational leaders (administrators, school board members, other
educators)
 architects, engineers, & design professionals
 construction professionals
 elected officials
 and others planning and implementing green building technologies and
programs to improve K-12 education
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Reception to follow until 7:00 PM
Location: Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY
Directions to the Zoo are available HERE
Cost: $125
Hosted by: The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) in
cooperation with Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) and the
Syracuse City School District (SCSD)
Co-sponsored by: The Central New York School Boards Association (CNYSBA),
RobsonWoese, Inc., Energy Automation, Inc., Ashley McGraw Architects, P.C.,
Siemens Building Technologies, Constellation Energy, RAM-TECH Engineers, New
York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Onondaga
County Citizens Energy Committee, CNY Education Consortium, and the Upstate
New York Chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
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BEST Certificate: Through full participation in this seminar, participants will earn
the Best Practices in Environmental and Green Building Strategies and
Techniques (BEST) certificate awarded by MACNY in cooperation with SUNY-ESF
Professional Certification: Credits for engineers and architects (PDHs, LUs, and
CEUs) are under review. Five (5) professional development hours are expected.
Program with Invited Instructors
8:00 AM
Registration and Light Refreshments
8:45
Welcome and Overview
Tom Hughes, BEST Program Coordinator, SUNY-ESF
Robert W. Meyer, Professor, Construction Management and Wood
Products Engineering, SUNY-ESF
8:50
Green and Sustainable Schools: A National Perspective
Integrated Design for High Performance Green Schools and LEED ®
John Boecker, Partner, 7group
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, you will:
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Understand the purpose and benefits of high performance green schools
Become familiar with the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building
Rating System as a tool for producing green schools
Gain both conceptual and concrete knowledge about integrated design, a process
that is the key to producing cost-effective LEED and green schools
Explore through case studies how construction costs for green schools can be
neutralized through integrated design
Learn outcomes of green schools via case study examples
Moderator: David Ashley, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Environmental
Design, Ashley McGraw Architects, P.C.
9:50
Break
10:10
Collaborative High Performance Schools (NY-CHPS): A State
Perspective
Carl Thurnau, P.E., Coordinator, Office of Facilities Planning, New York
State Education Department (NYSED)
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, you will:
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Understand why the State Education Department is promoting High performance
school design and operation
Understand how School Board Policy can influence behavioral change in staff and
students
Recognize the priorities that the Department places on projects involving
expenditure of state resources
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Learn through NY-CHPS, where the most benefit can be gained for your school
Timothy S. Carey, President and CEO, New York Power Authority (NYPA)
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, you will:
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Understand how the Power Authority transformed its office building in White
Plains into the state’s first LEED Gold-EB facility and how this experience can be
applied to existing school buildings
Be familiar with NYPA’s “Power to Schools” program and how it can help schools
throughout the state use energy more efficiently, benefit from clean new power
sources and take significant steps toward potential LEED designation
Recognize the pivotal role that school districts and other governmental entities
must play in advancing sustainable development
Appreciate the special LEED-related challenges and opportunities presented by
existing buildings
Matt Brown, Associate Project Manager-Energy Efficiency Services, New
York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, you will:
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Learn about financial incentives and services that NYSERDA provides
Understand the benefits of energy benchmarking and hear about several districts
that have used this program and received national awards
Learn about several tools and resources that NYSERDA has developed for K-12
schools
Learn about the marketing and outreach partnership that LIPA, NYPA and
NYSERDA are embarking on to facilitate better service to the K-12 schools sector
Moderator: Joseph Camerino, District Superintendent, Oswego County
BOCES
11:30
Pursuing A Vision of Green and Sustainable Schools in Central
New York
Matthew J. Driscoll, Mayor, City of Syracuse
Christine Vogelsang, Deputy Superintendent, Syracuse City School
District
Cornelius B. Murphy Jr., President, SUNY-ESF
Moderator: Nicholas DiBello, Assistant to the Superintendent for
Facilities & Operations, Syracuse City School District
11:50
Lunch
Keynote Presentation
What We Know and Why It Matters: How Green Buildings
Deliver Immediate and Measurable Impacts on Global Climate
Change
Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chairman, US Green Building
Council
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Moderator: Marc Romanczyk, Vice President for Strategic Planning,
Energy Automation, Inc.
1:20
Break
1:40
Green and Sustainable Schools: A Local Perspective
Ron Kenyon, AIA, Educational Facilities Planner & Architect , Syracuse
City School District
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, you will:
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Understand what sustainable schools are and how they are created
Learn how the LEED and CHPS rating systems can ensure sustainable design
Realize the benefits sustainable schools have to offer
Understand the history of the Syracuse City School District’s ten year
Reconstruction Program
Gain a glimpse of the vision for the City and the County’s present opportunity
Appreciate the fact that children are an integral part of this vision and our most
important resource
Applying Green Strategies to School Projects
David C Ashley, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Environmental Design, Ashley
McGraw Architects, P.C.
Learning Objectives:
This session will cover:
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The process of applying green strategies will be presented. Get the Board on
board
Who: who do you need to do this, some new players
How: Integrated design and charrette process
Options to consider: LEED for Schools, NY-CHPS, certification, level
Money: Costs to apply, extra costs and savings costs, NYSERDA help
Prioritization: What makes sense for schools and in what order
Two K-12 green school examples in progress
Peter Lindabury, LEED Vice President, RobsonWoese Inc.
Energy Performance Standards in Green Schools
Marc Romanczyk, VP Strategic Planning, Energy Automation, Inc.
Learning Objectives:
This session will cover:
The
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Energy Plan – The Energy Initiative School Board Policy
Energy Management System Controls – The ‘Virtual Employee’
Measurement and Verification – Tracking Energy Costs/Savings
Energy Benchmarking – Proofing the Concept and Design for Green and Sustainable
School
Moderator: Mike Healy, DBIA Vice President, RobsonWoese Inc.
3:00
Break
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3:20
What USGBC can do to facilitate schools going green
Lindsay Baker, LEED for Schools Program Coordinator, USGBC
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, you will:
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Understand the new LEED for Schools Green Building Rating System and its
benefits for schools
Learn best-practices for advocating for green schools and LEED in your district
Gain an understanding of the resources that USGBC has for the K-12 education
community
Be equipped with the major research findings on green schools, both in terms of
market trends and quantified benefits
Moderator: Ned Deuel, President, Syracuse City School District Board of
Education
4:30
Closing Remarks and Program Evaluation
Chuck Spuches, Associate Dean, SUNY-ESF
Tom Hughes, BEST Program Coordinator, SUNY-ESF
4:45
A Green Perspective at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Welcome and Introduction
Chuck Doyle, Director, Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Guided Tour of Green Facilities
Kate Woodle, Graphics Artist, Rosamond Gifford Zoo
5:00
Reception and Cash Bar
Hosted by Siemens Building Technologies
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