Building a Greener Hawaiʻi: Climate Action at the State and County Level
The AIA Honolulu Committee on the Environment (COTE) works for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. We strive to advance, involve, and educate the building community and the public on best design practices and their effects on the environment. We seek to foster community and connections among all in the building sector interested in sustainable design for a healthier more resilient Hawaii.
With our Building a Greener Hawaiʻi: Climate Action at the State and County Level speaker series, AIA Honolulu COTE seeks to spotlight ambitious State- and County-led initiatives that seek to make our island community more sustainable, resilient, energy-efficient, and healthier, and learn about their targets, progress, and challenges
AUGUST EVENT TOPIC & OVERVIEW
Better Buildings Benchmarking and Building Performance Standards
Join us for Pau Hana and an engaging presentation at the next AIA Honolulu COTE Building a Greener Hawaiʻi: Climate Action at the State and County Level speaker series event in partnership with Hawai‘i Energy.
WHEN: Monday, November 23 from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
WHERE: Hybrid (In-person at the CFA or on Zoom)
CEU: TBA
COST: FREE (Includes lights pupus and drinks)
RSVP: RSVP required for in-person event or to receive the Zoom information.
- 5:00 PM Pau Hana: Join us in person to connect with friends new and old as we build our community of sustainability leaders.
- 5:30 PM Hybrid Presentation: Session and discussion begin. This is when our friends on Zoom will join us too.
SPEAKERS
Nick Gladfelter, CCSR HNL and Ron Chatterjee, HSEO – along with a Hawai‘i Energy representative, will update and enlighten attendees on recent developments in Benchmarking in Honolulu and Building Performance Standards.
Nick Gladfelter, C&C of Honolulu Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency Office
Nicholas is with the City and County of Honolulu Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
Office serving as the Energy Efficiency Specialist. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he holds a BS
in Computer Science from Oregon State University and a certificate in Project Management from
the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. With five years of energy conservation
experience, Nicholas leads implementation of the City's Better Buildings Benchmarking Program. Previously he has worked with Johnson Controls in the Energy Savings Performance Contracting group and at the Department of Energy at the Idaho National Laboratory.
Ron Chatterjee, Hawai'i State Energy Office
Ron, Energy Efficiency Specialist, is part of HSEO’s Conservation branch – focused on developing building energy policy and providing technical assistance relating to the state’s commercial and residential buildings sector. He is a subject matter expert on the topic areas of building sector decarbonization, new construction building energy codes, and existing buildings’ energy performance
standards. His prior experience as a mechanical engineer and building performance consultant centered on creating building design strategies that enhanced energy efficiency and minimized operational & embodied carbon emissions.
