Archives: Seminar Listing for 2007 Show

The commercial real estate industry spends approximately $24 billion annually on energy and contributes 18% of US carbon dioxide emissions. Yet, energy represents the single largest controllable operating expense for office buildings. Property managers will learn how to benchmark commercial real estate using the EPA energy performance rating system. Manual and automated data input alternatives for benchmarking are reviewed. Property managers with benchmarking experience will share lessons learned for fast, effective and accurate benchmarking results.

Speaker: Cynthia Putnam, Principal, Putnam Price Group for BetterBricks [read bio]

What are the 10 things you should know about lighting in 2007? Have LEDs finally become an architectural light source? Should we only be using High-Performance T8s? Have HID lamps in high ceilings gone the way of the 8 track tape? Will controls ever work? Are energy codes changing again? Should you run away when someone says LEED? And more! See new products and learn about how lighting will affect you now and in the future.

Speaker: Michael Lane, Commercial Electric Lighting Specialist, Lighting Design Lab [read bio]

This presentation covers the historical and future of the Intelligent Building. What a true intelligent building is, what it takes to design, and associated costs. Building Systems Convergence as it relates to the intelligent systems within the building such as Lighting Control, HVAC Control, Security, Fire-Life Safety, Phone, Computer Networks and all other Information Transport Systems. LEED and Green Building Systems are also discussed.

Speaker: Joseph D. Kish, Senior Systems Application Engineer, Tyco Electronics/AMP NETCONNECT Division [read bio]

When getting involved in a construction project, all the players should hope for the best, plan for the worst and know their rights. Unfortunately, that does not always happen. In this seminar we will discuss some of the most common problems that arise during construction projects, how to plan for them and how to resolve them. Topics of discussion include: construction administration, procurement issues, understanding construction contracts, making contract changes, handling changes to the site, tackling performance delays, construction deficiencies, builders’ liens and effectively resolving disputes. This seminar is for public and private owners, developers, project managers, architects, engineers, consultants, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers who need to address legal issues throughout the construction process. Be sure to bring your questions for this panel of professionals!

Speakers:
Frank Dennis, Partner, Barokas, Martin & Tomlinson
Aaron Kiviat, Barokas, Martin & Tomlinson
Jonathan McQuade, Barokas, Martin & Tomlinson
Mike Norman, Barokas, Martin & Tomlinson

Kevin Lust

You give what you think are clear instructions, but nothing gets done. You say something in a meeting, but no one listens. You try to make your position known and no one seems to care. The problems of working with others are usually problems of communication. While the problems are all too common, the solutions aren’t frequently known. Bridge the gap between your needs and your knowledge and add to your ability to solve communication problems by choosing this fast-paced, high-level course on successful communication skills.

You’ll discover how to:

• Listen well — rather than just waiting until it’s your turn to talk.
• Handle meetings successfully, whether you’re running them or just part of the crowd.
• Use the six rules for open communication to your greatest advantage.
• Avoid the obstacles to good listening that most communicators can never pass.
• Recognize and deal with individuals whose communication style is the exact opposite of your own.
• Use “Verbal Buffers” to soften your message without changing its’ meaning.
• State negatives positively-and ensure you get done what needs to be done!

Benefits:

You’ll be able to capture people’s attention, confirm their understanding, and count on their support. Your ability to move ahead in your career is driven by your ability to communicate well. Learn these advanced skills to take your talent to a new level!

Speaker: Kevin Lust, President, Lust Development Group Inc., Management Consultant, Professional Trainer [read bio]

Get useful tips for avoiding tenant problems such as: unintentional or unfounded promise expectations by tenants, problematic lease paraphrasing and the dreaded “sloppy e-mail trail.”

Learn how to communicate effectively with tenants to resolve disputes and to be prepared in the event of litigation.

Speakers:
Steve Penn, Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis [read bio]
Coleen Spratt, General Manager, Hines GS Properties Inc.

Albert Bicol

This presentation will provide details on the Net-Zero Energy approach. The presentation explains Energy and Exergy and how these concepts apply to Net-Zero Buildings. True human comfort is defined and how this influences sustainable buildings. All of these concepts and theories are applied and described in several live project examples. Topics include: state of the environment, designing buildings that anticipate future global trends, harnessing free energy of the environment, exergy, microclimate analysis, advanced building energy/thermal comfort modeling, integrated building systems design, project examples.

Speaker: Albert Bicol, Partner, Cobalt Engineering [read bio]

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Business is Booming. How to Stay On Top While Meeting and Overcoming Industry Challenges in Today’s Market. With the construction industry busier than ever, it would appear that success is a goal easily attained. However, as most developers and contractors know, every project has its hurdles, and as business grows, so do the challenges. This roundtable discussion of local leading developers and contractors will address the issues of rising costs, resource availability including staff, time management and green building practices across Seattle’s construction industry.

Speakers:
Dan Kahn, Manager of Preconstruction, Turner Northwest Seattle
Jim Melby, President, Kemper Development Company
Phillip Wood, Principal, Trammell Crow Company

Alex Hutton	Kathy Wardle

In the context of building design, the Integrated Design Process is a method which seeks to produce high performance buildings that meet a wide variety of well defined environmental and social goals and objectives while staying within budgetary and scheduling constraints. This process relies upon a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team, making decisions together based on a shared vision and holistic knowledge of the project. The process follows the design through its entire life cycle, from pre-design through occupancy and into the operation phase.

Speakers:
Alex Hutton, Sustainable Building Analyst, Stantec [read bio]
Kathy Wardle, Director of Research, Busby Perkins + Will [read bio]

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More than ever before, companies need to be able to respond quickly, focus resources and deliver projects on time and within budget. If you are a building owner or manager, you need to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies to help you be an effective project manager/team leader. Handouts will be provided. From this mini-course you will learn:

• How to properly initiate a project, define and validate project goals, requirements, and objectives; people, process, and product management; quality planning and control; contract and procurement management; managing performance, relationships and expectations

• Doug Land

  The key responsibilities in project plan development; project plan execution; integrated change control
• The key elements of cost and schedule management
• How to apply practical risk management techniques in the planning and control of your project
• How to keep your team committed throughout the project

Seminar/Workshop Outline:

• Introduction: The nature of projects; concepts and definitions
• Project Management Processes: Process interactions, sub-process interactions, customizing the interactions
• Project Scope & Quality Management: How to properly initiate a project, define & validate project goals, requirements and objectives; people, process & product management; quality planning & control templates and managing expectations
• Risk and Opportunity Management: Risk identification; risk impact analysis; management plans; monitoring and updating risk profiles
• Human Resource & Project Communications: Performance reporting, interfacing with the stakeholders and advisory/steering committee
• Contract & Procurement Management: Pre-contract activities; post-contract activities; implementing standards; establishing communications and reporting; managing performance and progress; managing relationships
• Cost & Schedule Management: Resources planning; cost/schedule estimating; cost budgeting; cost/schedule control; corrective action and cost/schedule performance measurement and reporting
• Key Integrative Processes: project plan development; project plan execution & overall change control
• Consensus and Support Management: Keeping your AEC team committed throughout the project; The 12 Steps to Ensure Success

Speaker: Doug Land, Senior Vice President, Atocrates Inc. [read bio]

This presentation will focus on the key elements that a building manager or owner must take into account with respect to the ongoing condition of a building envelope. How often should the envelope be inspected? What should they look for? When might inspections point to the need for a professional evaluation? How can you effectively use capital planning to reduce and control your building envelope operating costs?

Speakers:
David Albrice, In-Service Program Manager, RDH Group
Michael Aoki-Kramer, Building Science Specialist, RDH Group

Kevin Lust

Dealing with even one mildly difficult person even once in a while can ruin our day. What can we do when we encounter the definitely difficult on a regular basis? With this strategy-filled program, you can learn how to take the offensive against the troublesome people in your life. You can eliminate your old, knee-jerk reactions to individuals who challenge you and learn to stay calm and in control in any situation. Master these techniques and become the person who can handle anyone.

With the information in this program, you will:

• Find out what motivates and threatens difficult people.
• Uncover the four guiding principles to getting along better with others.
• Remain cool in conflict so that you respond logically and not emotionally.
• Learn why “different” doesn’t have to mean “difficult”-and how to adjust.
• Develop real communication skills-the kind that help you get your point across.
• Understand the three keys to successful listening and why you need them.
• Know the four behavior blocks to communication success.
• Practice six guidelines for effective communication with even the most difficult people in your life.
• Anticipate the typical responses of the definitely difficult.

Benefits:

Never again fall victim to those who love to make life miserable for the rest of us. Find out why they act like they do and learn what to say when they do it. Defend yourself and even bring out the best in the worst offenders.

Speaker: Kevin Lust, President, Lust Development Group Inc., Management Consultant, Professional Trainer [read bio]

Doug Land

Please note that this session builds on concepts presented in Session 111 - Introductory Project Management Mini-Course (Wednesday, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm). Participants are strongly encouraged to attend the earlier session in order to gain the maximum benefit from this follow-up workshop.

Effective project management includes the ability to anticipate and forestall problems that could derail your project. The project manager’s success is often linked to his or her ability and skill in managing risk and minimizing the impact of changes to both the project scope and product scope. Usually this ability is developed and the skills honed only through prolonged exposure to the project management environment. This course will give you a head start at developing the necessary trouble-shooting skills you need and give effective tips on how to get a distressed project back on track.

You will learn:

• The key elements of the Project Management Body of Knowledge, and how to use them as a tool for tracking and monitoring the health of a project.
• How to identify key indicators and predictors that trouble is brewing with your project.
• How to identify potential problems in project scope, quality, communications, human resources, risk management, procurement management, and integration management.
• The most effective strategies and techniques to use to avoid problems and mitigate risk. The most effective approaches to project problem solving; what change management is and how to use it effectively during a project.
• What to look for and what questions to ask to get a true picture of the status of your projects(s).

Speaker: Doug Land, Senior Vice President, Atocrates Inc. [read bio]

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Leatrice Eiseman

Speaker: Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute, ASID, IDSA, FGI, CMG [read bio]

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Green design is one of the most significant trends of our lifetime. Learning how to integrate sustainable design, green materials and products while keeping the costs down and clients satisfied is an ongoing struggle for those professionals practicing green. How does the sustainable message resonate and relate to the challenges the industry faces today? The roundtable will discuss how you can embrace sustainable design, find real world solutions and implement it in your projects.

Eric Corey Freed	Donald Horn	Scott Lewis	Amanda Sturgeon	Matthew Taylor

Speakers:
Eric Corey Freed, Principal, organicArchitect [read bio]
Donald Horn, Director Sustainable Design Program, U.S. General Services Administration [read bio]
Scott Lewis, Principal, Brightworks [read bio]
Amanda Sturgeon, Senior Associate, Perkins + Will [read bio]

Moderator: Matthew Taylor, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Construction Management, Washington State University [read bio]

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A panel of leading real estate professionals will offer their insights on the strategic issues facing the real estate market in the Seattle-Bellevue and surrounding markets. Specific references will be made to the office, industrial, retail and multi-unit residential markets. The panelists will discuss where they see the real estate cycle leading over the next four quarters. Employment, population growth and economic growth for the marketplace will be presented.

Speaker/Moderator: Jeffrey S. Lyon, Chairman & CEO, GVA Kidder Mathews [read bio]

Speaker: Gary Guenther, Senior Vice President, GVA Kidder Mathews [read bio]
Bruce Peart, Senior Vice President, GVA Kidder Mathews [read bio]
Constance Wilde, Vice President, CB Richard Ellis
Matt Wood, Senior Vice President, GVA Kidder Mathews [read bio]

session sponsored by

This session will begin with an overview of the factors affecting indoor air quality — why mold develops in buildings. The panel of experts will discuss the practical diagnostic and risk management methods to assess indoor air quality and prevent moisture intrusion, thus preventing reoccurrence of mold. How to inspect, diagnose the extent of a mold issue, assess the risk to the building occupants, and how you can effectively manage a mold issue when it is identified. In addition, new advancements in applied civionics to control the risk of water-intrusion damages and internal flood hazards will be addressed.

Moderator: Elia Sterling, President, Theodor Sterling Associates [read bio]

Speakers:
Michael Aoki-Kramer, Building Science Specialist, RDH Group
Michael Smith, Associate/Certified Industrial Hygienist, AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc. [read bio]
Duncan Townsend, Vice President, Detec Systems

Leatrice Eiseman

Discover the latest color and design forecasts as well as the origins of the trends that inspired them. In this session you will also gain greater knowledge of the emotional impact of the leading color families based on recent research conducted by the speaker, Leatrice Eiseman. Lee is the author of seven books on color, the latest, Color Messages and Meanings. She is a color consultant to many industries, the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute as well as the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training on Bainbridge Island, WA. Fortune Magazine has named her one of the ten top decision makers internationally.

Speaker: Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute ASID, IDSA, FGI, CMG [read bio]

Many more construction projects are being completed using Design-Build, CM/GC, CM at Risk, or other relationship based negotiated contracting methods. In today’s market place there are more construction projects than contractors have personnel. Owners and developers are challenged to find the right team to deliver their projects. This interactive seminar is focused on providing a better understanding needed by owners and developers to select the most appropriate project team and delivery method. After a brief introduction defining the strengths and weaknesses of project delivery methods, the speakers will provide a list of the challenges owners, developers, designers, and contractors face in implementation.

1. be able to understand relationship based contracting
2. examine the concerns and issues associated with relationship based contracting
3. differentiate between delivery methods determined to be most appropriate for the participants’ current projects
4. evaluate project team members’ competencies to increase the potential for project success

Speakers:
Rick W. Cherf, Professor, School of Architecture and Construction Management, Washington State University [read bio]
Dr. David E. Gunderson, Professor, School of Architecture and Construction Management, Washington State University [read bio]

Tenants’ changes to space layout, lighting, airflow, and occupancy levels can all dramatically impact energy efficiency. Learn about ways to ensure tenant improvements have a positive impact on the building performance, comfort and usability. This session will feature a case study of a tenant improvement project that optimized energy performance through lighting, HVAC and equipment improvements. A panel presentation will offer user experiences from the perspective of the tenant, property manager, and designer. The discussion will explore guiding principles and energy-efficiency requirements for tenant improvements that ensure these impacts are positive.

Moderator: Cynthia Putnam, Principal, Putnam Price Group for BetterBricks [read bio]

Speakers:
Duane Carlson, Professional Engineer, PRS Consulting Engineers
Perry England, Vice President Lifecycle Solutions, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions
Gurvinder Singh, Energy Engineer, Puget Sound Energy [read bio]
Mike Stanton, Chief Engineer, Bentall Capital Inc. [read bio]

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Inform Interiors Seattle

Design Charles Eames was born in June, 1907. Starting in June 2007, an Eames Centennial year is being honored on every continent (except Antarctica, and we are working on that). Demetrios will be bringing this celebration to Seattle in the most appropriate way possible: connecting the audience with the Eames Design philosophy. Utilizing rarely seen content from the Eames Office archives, Demetrios will talk about the Eames ideas and process, as well as a personal epiphany that Charles had in Mexico at the height of the depression that changed the future of design. Topics of discussion include:

• The Eames Design Process
• Surrendering to the Design Journey
• The Guest/Host relationship
• Visual Thinking
• The Breadth of the Eames Design Practice
• Never Delegating Experience
• Design vs Style

Eames Demetrios

We invite all interior designers, architects, developers, contractors, and design enthusiasts to attend this seminar to discover the ideas that inspired and guided Eames’ designs. One lucky attendee will have a chance to win a genuine Eames Molded Plywood Chair, generously donated by Inform Seattle! This seminar is not to be missed!

Speaker: Eames Demetrios, Director, Eames Office [read bio]

Eric Corey Freed

In this seminar we will explore 3 very different case studies of LEED projects, and look at how the realities of budget, operations and schedule influence our choices in obtaining LEED points. Hear from one of the leaders in the green movement on how to convince clients to change their ways, take risks and open their eyes to greener opportunities. Question and answer period to follow.

Speaker: Eric Corey Freed, Principal, organicArchitect [read bio]

Andy Capelluto

Statistics tell us that staging a home before putting it up for sale often makes for a quicker sale at a higher price. This class will guide the realtor, step by step, through the process of staging a home. It will acquaint the stager with a multitude of necessary resources and skills that will facilitate the process

Speaker: Andy Capelluto, CEO, School of Staging [read bio]