April 18, 2017 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The Structural Engineers Foundation (SEF) invites to you attend the free Spring Lecture on April 18, 2017.  Advance registration is requested.

We have reached capacity for this event and online registration is closed. 

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The Role of Sustainability in Structural Engineering

Sustainability is not always included in the vocabulary of structural engineers. As we advance our built environment and create buildings that are higher performing, if not net positive energy, the global impact of our construction materials – where they come from, how they are processed, what they are made of - become increasing important. This presentation will provide an overview of sustainable strategies for structural engineers and will provide a deep dive into what the Carbon Leadership Forum, along with several institutions, are learning about embodied carbon benchmarks. Several case studies will be presented to cover a range of best practices – a top 10 list – for structural engineers, along with some examples of parametric analysis tools to inform our design process. The talk will inspire a discussion about the structural engineers' commitment to carbon reduction and the role we all need to play in advancing best practices.

This event will provide 1.0 hour of Continuing Education Credit. Certificates will be emailed to attendees after the event.  

Gunnar Hubbard, FAIA, LEED Fellow Principal and Sustainability Practice Leader

Gunnar Hubbard is a recognized leader in green building across the United States and in Asia, Europe and the Middle East with 25 years of experience as a licensed architect, consultant, educator and advocate. As a principal and Thornton Tomasetti’s Sustainability practice leader, he oversees green building experts in the New York City, London, Chicago, San Francisco and Portland, Maine, offices and collaborates with the firm’s nine other practices on projects all over the globe. As “keeper of the environmental mission of a project”, he guides designers and clients on an integrative path to high-performance green buildings internationally. Gunnar’s experience spans a wide variety of projects, including corporate facilities such as the LEED C&S platinum Zurich Insurance Headquarters in Schaumburg, Il, hospitality and mixed-use developments such as the 76-acre City Center in Las Vegas, and residential projects like One John Street on the Brooklyn waterfront in New York City. He develops and leads green building workshops around the world, most recently in Sao Paulo, Shanghai, and Stockholm.

Gunnar was a USGBC LEED Faculty for 10 years, has worked on more than 200 LEED projects, and has also taught undergraduate and graduate classes at Cornell University, Ball State University and the Yestermorrow Design/Build School. In 2015, he was accepted as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and in 2012 as a LEED Fellow. He has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon.

 

Location: 

University Center

525 S. State Street

Chicago, IL

Program:

5:00 - 6:00 pm - Reception (cash bar, complimentary hors d'oevres)

6:00 - 7:00 pm - Lecture

 

Cost: 

Free!  Use the link to the right to RSVP and guarantee your place. 

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Participants

James Pawlikowski ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Aditya Kulkarni ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Christopher Brown ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Manthan Shah ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Max Cooper ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Austin Devin ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
David Horos ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Toby Mitchell ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP )
Art Hall ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Juan Moreno ( C.E. Anderson & Associates )
Ronald Johnson ( Johnson Engineering Systems )
Elisabeth Stump ( HBK Engineering )
Phillip Svetich ( CE Anderson )
Phillip Svetich ( CE Anderson )
Hector Lassalle
MICHAEL FAGERSON ( C.E. ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES )
Lauren Rush ( C.E. Anderson & Associates )
Nihar Shah ( Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc. )
Elaine Shapiro ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Salvatore DiBernardo ( Ciorba Group )
Joseph Burns ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Jorge Medina ( Leidos )
Robert B. Johnson
David Bibbs ( CannonDesign )
Wesley Youman ( CannonDesign )
Glenn Steffen ( H.W. Lochner, Inc. )
William Kolbuk ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Craig Collins ( Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers )
Bob Magruder ( Goodfriend Magruder Structure LLC )
Jared Brewe ( Simpson Gumpertz & Heger )
Daniel Morton ( Burns & McDonnell )
Brett Russell ( AECOM )
Andrew Essary ( Sterling Bay )
Christopher Rockey ( Rockey Structures, LLC )
Marwa Abdelrahman
Ahmed Elremaily ( Sargent & Lundy )
Ahmed Elremaily ( Sargent and Lundy )
GARRETT CORBETT ( SARGENT & LUNDY )
Jovica Grbic ( Wight & Company )
Thomas Behringer ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Mathew Ingram ( Jacobs )
Ivy Li ( exp US Services Inc. )
Eric Ziegler ( Rockey Structures )
Joseph Dardis ( AISC - American Institute of Steel Construction )
Matthew Wright ( Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd. )
Howard Stearn ( Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd. )
Ronald Boehm ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Milind Joglekar ( Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd. )
Terrence Lindsay ( Lindsay & Associates, Inc. )
Luke Johnson ( American Structurepoint )
Christina Harber ( AISC )
Justin Cline ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Robert Hooks ( Sargent & Lundy LLC )
Diarmuid Kelleher ( Thornton Tomasetti )
Rachel Michelin ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Matthew Hopper ( Cary Kopczynski & Company )
Abhiram Tammana ( THORNTON TOMASETTI )
Vishwambhar Sholapur
Joel Smit ( KJWW Engineering Consultants )
April Bennett ( Thornton Tomasetti )
Jason Krohn ( Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute )
Nicole Peterson ( Thornton Tomasetti )
Edmund Schloss ( ARUP )
Aphrodite Angelakos ( a1a Design Group Corporation )
Jan Blok ( The Structural Group, Ltd. )
Bethany Myelle ( Magnusson KIemencic Associates )
Dean Frank ( PCI )
Timothy Winter ( Halvorson and Partners, P.C. )
Roman Vovchak ( TranSystems )
Rami Asfahani ( Ciorba Group )
Frank Hashimoto ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Satyapal Patel
Brett Hayes ( Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. )
Andrew Boysen ( University of Illinois at Chicago )
Soliman Khudeira ( CDOT - Engineering )
Orwin Youngquist ( TERRA Engineering, Ltd. )
Daniel Morton ( Burns & McDonnell )
Kerry Romack ( RME )
Alberto Mena ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
Lamyae Reklaoui ( Goodfriend Magruder Structure )
Pegah Farshadmanesh ( IIT - Illinois Institute of Technology )
Michael Grant ( Orbital Engineering )
Don Jabczynski ( S.E. Enhancements, LLC )
Laura Dolak ( WSP )
Brett Hayes ( Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. )
Mehmet Civelek ( DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc. )
Bryan Frey ( CannonDesign )
Candice McCouch ( C.E. Anderson & Associates, P.C. )
Charu Puri
Roman Vovchak ( TranSystems )
Adam Theiss ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )
NURIA ABAD SANZ ( Wight & Company )
Rachel Jackson ( Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. )
George Krupa
Stephanie Crain ( SEAOI )
Lucas Cusack ( Magnusson Klemencic Associates )