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Each breakout session and plenary session will be registered with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Systems (CES) and will qualify for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) credit.

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Wednesday, November 13

8:00am–10:00am   

The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottomline

Join Dr. David Suzuki, noted author, award-winning scientist, environmentalist and television series producer and broadcaster at the Opening Plenary Session on Wednesday. He will discuss how our collective “ecological footprint” now exceeds nature’s annual capacity to replenish renewable resources and how to find solutions to our destructive practices. 

The author of more than 30 books, Dr. Suzuki is recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology and the recipient of UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environment Program Medal and the Global 500.

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10:30am–12:00n

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “100s Sessions”)

101

Panel: AIA COTE Top Ten - Meeting Room 15

106

Building Envelope and Sustainable Structures - Meeting Room 19

102

Production Home  Builders - Meeting Room 18CD

107

Value Beyond Dollars - Meeting Room 17A

103

University Buildings - Meeting Room 17B

108

LEED™ Development Update - Meeting Room 12AB

104

Tools for Materials Selection - Meeting Room 18AB

109

Federal Initiatives - Meeting Room 16B

105

Indoor and Outdoor Lighting - Meeting Room 16A

110

Green Design Process - Meeting Room 14

1:30pm–3:00pm

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “200s” Sessions)

201

CHPS Schools - Meeting Room 15

206

Thermal Mass and Radiant Comfort - Meeting Room 19

202

Towards a Green Architecture - Meeting Room 18CD

207

Greening The Codes - Meeting Room 17A

203

Environmental Centers - Meeting Room 17B

208

The Full LEED™ Monty - Meeting Room 12AB

204

Green Materials Selection for Interiors - Meeting Room 18AB

209

Federal Initiatives 2: DOE - Meeting Room 16B

205

Daylighting - Meeting Room 16A

210

Green Site Planning Case Studies - Meeting Room 14

3:30pm–5:00pm

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “300s” Sessions)

301

Really Big Buildings - Meeting Room 0015

306

Implementing Sustainable Energy Strategies - Meeting Room 19

302

Panel: Greening Affordable Housing-Diverse Perspectives - Meeting Room 18CD

307

Legally Green - Meeting Room 17A

303

Laboratories - Meeting Room 17B

308

Issues in Science and Technology - Meeting Room 12AB

304

Wood: Certified and Safely Preserved - Meeting Room 18AB

309

Panel: States Go Green - Meeting Room 16B

305

Windows and Natural Ventilation - Meeting Room 16A

310

Ecological Land Use - Meeting Room 14

Thursday, November 14

10:00am–11:30am

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “400s” Sessions)

401

Green “High” Design - Meeting Room 15

406

Solar Electric Architecture - Meeting Room 19

402

Natural Building - Meeting Room 18CD

407

Financing Green - Meeting Room 17A

403

High Performance Schools - Meeting Room 17B

408

Green Design Tools - Meeting Room 12AB

404

What’s New in Green Materials - Meeting Room 18AB

409

Panel: Regional Residential Strategies - Meeting Room 16AB

405

Underfloor Air Distribution - Meeting Room 16A

410

Green Communities - Meeting Room 14

1:00pm–2:30pm

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “500s” Sessions)

501

Reuse and Revitalization - Meeting Room 15

506

Commissioning and LEED™ - Meeting Room 19

502

Push Pull of Residential Green Marketing - Meeting Room 18CD

507

Sustainable Education & Training - Meeting Room 17A

503

Federal Buildings - Meeting Room 17B

508

Life-Cycle Green - Meeting Room 12AB

504

Plastics As A Building Material - Meeting Room 18AB

509

Cities Go Green - West - Meeting Room 16B

505

Controls and Feedback to Occupants - Meeting Room 16A

510

Urbanism - Meeting Room 14

3:00pm–4:30pm

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “600s” Sessions)

601

International Projects 2 - Meeting Room 15

606

Designing for O & M - Meeting Room 19

602

Residential Building Science and Performance Verification - Meeting Room 18CD

607

Feeling Good/Living Well - Meeting Room 17A

603

Speculative Office Buildings - Meeting Room 17B

608

Life Cycle Assessment - Meeting Room 12AB

604

DeConstruction and Using Salvaged Materialsv - Meeting Room 18AB

609

Cities Go Green - Heartland - Meeting Room 16AB

605

Operational Efficiency Energy Simulation

610

Water on Site - Meeting Room 14

Friday, November 15

9:15am–10:45am

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “700s” Sessions)

701

High Performance in the U.K. - Meeting Room 15

706

O & M in Post Occupancy - Meeting Room 19

702

Multi Family Housing - Meeting Room 18CD

707

India Goes Green - Meeting Room 17A

703

Corporate and Retail - Meeting Room 17B

708

Creative Guidelines & Applications - Meeting Room 12AB

704

Materials and Health - Meeting Room 18AB

709

The City of Austin/Austin Energy - Meeting Room 16B

705

Energy in LEED™ - Meeting Room 16A

710

Integrating Water - Meeting Room 14

11:00am–12:30pm

Concurrent Educational Sessions (The “800s” Sessions)

801

Building Safe, Building Green - Meeting Room 15

806

Mold and Moisture Control in Green Buildings - Meeting Room 19

802

Towards the Future - Meeting Room 18CD

807

The Natural Step & Healthy Buildings - Meeting Room 17A

803

Commercial Builders Perspective - Meeting Room 17B

808

International Standard Developments - Meeting Room 12AB

804

Green Construction Technologies - Meeting Room 18AB

809

Panel: Colleges Go Green - Meeting Room 16B

805

International Energy Studies - Meeting Room 16A

810

Water Conservation & More - Meeting Room 14

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