December Chapter Meeting

Location: U of I Water Center Building 322 E. Front Street – Room 162 Boise, ID 83702

Share Please join us for the December Chapter meeting! Title – Fully Leveraging Your Energy Model – A Field Guide Description – An energy model is neither a Revit button nor a “one-and-done” design activity. Rather, energy models allow designers to go beyond aesthetics and see options through the lens of energy performance. The speaker identifies four phases where models improve energy performance and provide compelling evidence that energy models quantify performance of ideas that designers are interested in exploring. The speaker presents a scalable energy model workflow, and even share insights where models pay for themselves, including changes to the 179D energy efficiency tax deduction enabled by the Inflation Reduction Act. Leveraging valuable energy models throughout design helps architects achieve both aesthetic design goals AND ambitious energy performance targets. Learning Outcomes: 1. Appraise their firm’s approach and process to include an energy model as part of the design process. 2. Assess proven data that demonstrates that an early-phase energy model improves outcomes throughout the design process, leading to enhanced energy performance. 3. Apply concepts and analytical insights so their firm leverages energy models throughout design to improve both aesthetics and energy performance. 4. Use the Early Phase Energy Model Checklist as part of their early-phase project discussions, charrettes, and design studies. 5. Produce designs that are eligible for the generous 179D energy efficiency tax deduction. Bio – Amanda Bogner is passionate about architecture and sustainability; she lives and breathes energy savings and provides clients with meaningful energy modeling analysis. She has significant knowledge of building systems, and how those systems affect a facility’s overall performance. Her company’s tagline reflects her deep passion: “become more powerless.” Sometimes, Amanda whispers that she’s trying to “convert the heathens.” Amanda, president of ENERGY STUDIO, is a registered mechanical engineer and is a certified ASHRAE building energy modeling professional (BEMP) Lecture Location – Idaho Water Center (322 East Front Street Boise, ID 83702) at Classroom 162 Parking – Is available under the building with the 1st hour free and $1.00 for each hour after that. When – 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM – MST Zoom Link – https://uidaho.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcO6trTgrGda7Ez8TcMp6jsOgWZojDgPS We look forward to seeing you! Tickets $0.00 Member Ticket