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, Session Block C7

16:15 Façade Retrofits and Building Emissions

Chair: Katherine Bojsza, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York, United States

Façade retrofits and NYC context

  • Types of retrofits, building age, building uses
  • Design strategies
  • Regulatory barriers

Christopher Jend, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York, United States

Testing and drivers of inefficiency in existing envelopes

  • Testing methods
  • Key attributes that usually fall short of performance expectations
  • Limitations of data collection and software

Eliot Benor, Building Envelope Testing, New York, United States

Energy modeling as a decision-making tool

  • Compatibility of data (testing, design specifications, modeling)
  • Envelope retrofits in the context of a broader de-carbonization
  • Attributes of building envelopes that reduce energy consumption

Jeffrey Rios, AKF Energy & Performance, New York, United States

Envelope retrofit design process

  • Workflow
  • Compliance vs. performance
  • Limitations of metrics and necessary assumptions

Ralph Forst, Forst Consulting and Architecture, New York, United States

Construction and logistics of façade retrofits

  • Examples of recent retrofit projects
  • Major cost drivers
  • Challenges of existing conditions and occupied buildings

Charlie Whitney, Turner Construction, New York, United States

De-carbonization from an Owner’s Perspective

  • Cost/benefit analysis of façade retrofits
  • Intangible motivations for façade retrofits
  • Involving and managing tenants through de-carbonization efforts

Bill Edwards, Rockefeller Group, New York, United States

17:45 End of Conference Day 2