Building Green
Reduce the Risks; Reap the Rewards
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Seminar: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception: 5:00 p.m.
Westin Buckhead Atlanta
3391 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
Cost
- $175 (Before 1/15/10)
- $200 (After 1/15/10)
To register, click here. Approved for Georgia CLE and AIA learning credits.
Schedule
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration
8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
- Mark C. de St. Aubin, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
8:50 - 9:45 a.m.
Green Building Overview — The Big Picture
Green building experts will discuss what drives large institutions and companies to promote and often require sustainable business capabilities from their partners and service providers. Also, this session will highlight the incentives and financial strategies that can help your organization realize its green building goals.
- Ciannat M. Howett, Director of Sustainability Initiatives, Emory University
- Stephen E. O’Day, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
- Lee J. Peterson, J.D., Senior Manager, Reznick Group
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Planning Green - From Dream to Reality
Industry experts will present green building planning, scheduling, and budget problems and solutions from the perspectives of owner/developer, design professional, and construction manager. Green building problems and solutions are further developed through a role-playing exercise that addresses time, budget, and quality considerations to achieving green building goals.
- Steve Cover, Managing Principal, HOK Atlanta
- Bill Morrison, Senior Vice President, Carter
- Reed Thomas, Chief Estimator, R.J. Griffin
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Green Building Contracts
Legal practitioners will discuss drafting, modifying, and negotiating green building contracts to fairly and properly allocate the risks and responsibilities of achieving green building goals.
- Scott D. Cahalan, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
- Robert W. Rodriguez, Associate General Counsel, Emory University
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Green Building…Required by Law
Speakers will focus on current trends in state and local green building laws, with emphasis on the City of Atlanta’s green building ordinance and its effect on projects.
- Townsend Bailey, Deputy Executive Director, Sustainable Atlanta
- Mark C. de St. Aubin, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
- John F. Robbins, Senior Vice President, Shailendra Group
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch (Provided)
- Keynote Speaker: Lynnette Young, CEO, Damespointe Consulting and CEO & Executive Director, Sustainable Atlanta
1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Insurance Considerations - Is it Covered?
Insurance legal expert will discuss green building’s effect on the evolution of the standard of care for design professionals, insurance coverage for green building design and construction defects, property coverage, exclusions for mold and moisture, etc.
- Gregg E. Bundschuh, Partner, Ames & Gough
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Green Strategies for Existing Buildings
Industry experts will discuss operational cost savings through enhanced energy efficiency, repositioning of existing buildings using green building techniques, and strategies for financing green renovations and improvements.
- Fredric J. Battista, Senior Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
- Katharine Kelley, LEED AP, President and CEO, Green Street Properties
- Lee J. Peterson, J.D., Senior Manager, Reznick Group
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Mock Mediation - When Things Go Bad
Specialists from all fields will conduct a mock mediation between an owner, contractor, architect, and insurance carrier attempting to resolve a high-stakes dispute arising out of a hypothetical project that failed to achieve its green building goals.
- Gregg E. Bundschuh, Partner, Ames & Gough
- Scott D. Cahalan, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
- Steve Cover, Managing Principal, HOK Atlanta
- Mark C. de St. Aubin, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
- Bill Morrison, Senior Vice President, Carter
- Stephen E. O’Day, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell
- Reed Thomas, Chief Estimator, R.J. Griffin
5:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
