Decarbonizing Case Studies
Breakout 4: 3:10–4:10 p.m.

Daniel J. Glenn, AIA, AICAE, NCARB, will present four case studies on tribal lands in the Pacific Northwest, including the Place of Hidden Waters, a LEED for Homes Platinum housing community for the Puyallup Tribe, Stillaguamish Village in Arlington, WA, a 2030 Challenge mixed-use development, the Muckleshoot Clean and Sober Housing Community, funded by the Indian Housing Block Grant – American Rescue Plan, and the Dat-naa-svt Village Project for the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation in Smith River, California. Each of these projects provide affordable, low-energy housing that reflect and celebrate the tribal cultures of the residents. Both the Stillaguamish and Tolowa projects are on reclaimed Indigenous land on the tribes traditional territory, decolonizing those sites for their original inhabitants. Participants will learn about the interconnections between climate and culture as well as community engagement design processes.

Decarbonizing Case Studies
Breakout 3: 2–3 p.m.

When Built Green updated their certification requirements to include embodied carbon calculations as part of the 5-star certification they created the incentive needed to move a long-standing idea from paper to reality… embodied carbon calculations would become standard within the TC Legend Homes building process. Over the past year and a half, TC Legend Homes has taken a deep dive into the world of Embodied Carbon. What started as a plan to complete calculations for certification purposes evolved into an idea to benchmark the embodied carbon of the companies’ projects and use this benchmark to create achievable embodied carbon reduction goals. Come join Talia Dreicer, TC Legend Home’s Embodied Carbon and BIM Specialist as she discusses the companies journey into the next great frontier of green buildings. Talia will discuss some of the steps TC Legend is taking to reduce project embodied carbon and the companies long term goal of building net zero carbon homes.

Decarbonizing Case Studies
Breakout 2: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

We will share our journey of taking a historical 1919 built Spanish Eclectic style home designed by Edwin Ivy on the shores of Lake Washington into Dwells next Net Zero Energy home.

Dwell principals Anthony and Abbey Maschmedt will share how we took this beautiful old home, preserved it, adding in all of our current sustainable systems used at Dwell, and put it all back together as a new home with old world charm and character as well as achieving NZE status. How we saved this beautiful home from the wreaking ball and landfill, and instead created a pathway for a rebirth of a home that will now live on for another 100 years,. Only difference is that this time around, it will do so by creating more renewable energy on site then it needs to operate. We will show you all how we did it step my amazing step!

Decarbonizing Case Studies
Breakout 1: 10:10 a.m.–11:10 a.m.

This session reviews a kitchen and bathroom remodel that implemented the pilot program for the new Built Green Remodeling Certification. Nathan with Coons Construction would discuss the learning curve for contractors implementing their first Built Green project. Communicating with subcontractors and suppliers on meeting the certification requirements. Supervising subcontractors while they are working on site to ensure they meet the requirements. Material research and resources for the certification. Third party verifiers are the contractor’s friend in completing the project.

Pictures from the project are showcased with feedback from Nathan regarding the experience of implementing Built Green into a smaller remodel. We will discuss the short- & long-term benefits. The cost of a Built Green project in relation to a non-Built Green project. The group can discuss the debate on return of ROI for implementing Built Green. The session would conclude with questions from the group and the future of remodeling has these standards become standardized in the industry.