Living Buildings - Energy Petal Dynamics
CEU Pending

Join the net positive design team led by Architect Jean Root and in collaboration with Mechanical Engineer Zack Smith and Principal Controls Consultant Adam Wrzeski. They will discuss their experience through 90% design for their 61,000 SF living building. This unique facility for King County in Seattle, WA, is targeting petal certification. The presentation will focus on the components, teaming, and collaboration needed to achieve a net positive design.

The team will share how this building will serve both people and the planet, while remaining on schedule and budget. You will learn the secret to net positive design is a diverse team of designers who involve the owner and user group in each stage of the design process. Presenting on these lessons and the successes they found along the way, anyone interested in reducing energy usage can benefit from this event.

Jean Root, AIA
MWA Architects, Inc.

Jean has been practicing architecture in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years. As an Architect and Project Management Professional (PMP), she understands establishing goals and priorities upfront will guide design and construction decisions. She believes that an organized design process motivates teams to fully collaborate. She brings those skills to projects to create an effective and articulate link between stakeholders, consultants, and the design team. Jean is a Van Evera Bailey Fellow and completed her undergraduate degree at University of Washington and a Master of Architecture at University of Oregon. As MWA’s Director of Sustainability and an accredited LEED BD+C professional, Jean has successfully designed and managed projects with USGBC LEED and ILFI LBC certifications and knows that sustainable design is an integrated process in which the client, their staff, the design team, and the contractor all agree.

Zack Smith
FSi Engineers

Zack Smith is a Sustainability Project Manager with FSi Engineers. Zack has more than a decade of experience in mechanical engineering, and a passion for reducing building energy use. He has worked on numerous projects with ambitious energy targets. His projects include the King County Wastewater Jameson Building for King County Wastewater, designed for net-positive operation and ILFI Petal Certification. He was also the Project Mechanical Engineer for the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal for Washington State Ferries, a 24/7 building producing most of the energy it uses.

When he is not pushing the envelope on energy performance, Zack works with high school students in the ACE Mentor program, and plays on the Seattle Cascades Ultimate Frisbee team.

Adam Wrzeski - RCDD, iBwave III
TEECOM

As a Principal Consultant at TEECOM, Adam wears many hats, working in telecom, audiovisual, security, and wireless design. Adam believes in asking his clients the right questions and takes the time to find the best possible response to meet their various needs. He is not afraid of technical inertia and enjoys the challenges of modern technology and adaptability. Adam is also an advocate of building authentic relationships with his clients as he strives to provide an overall meaningful experience.