PAST PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Agnes Vorbrodt to speak at the INNOVATIVE POLAND - GREEN REVITALISATION  conference - WARSAW

On April 16, 2012 Agnes Vorbrodt gave a videopresentation on the topic of applicability of green building rating systems to historic building renovation, the topic of her doctorate. She also presented a case study of a Harvard Project which received double LEED-Platinum certification - 46 Blackstone. Image source: The Warsaw Voice.

http://innovativepoland.org.pl/pages/pArticle.php?id=6

 

 

PLGBC SPRING INTO GREEN - WARSAW

First green design charrette took place in Warsaw, during the PLGBC Spring into Green event. On March 13 2012, Warsaw gathered a large group of forward thinking professionals during the first this year conference devoted to the topic of sustainable design. For the first time in Poland, the PLGBC organized a green design charrette which gave participants a feel of the interactive design process.

The word charrette comes from French and means “cart”. The term comes from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, where design students’ projects at the end of the semester were collected on a cart – if anyone missed the cart, their work would not be graded. As with every design toward the end of the semester the students were all finishing their work at the last minute, often making final modification based on collaboration with others.

The PLGBC design charrette, was led by the PLGBC and Poland’s top architects. Upon a brief presentation by Marek Kurylowicz of Kurylowicz & Associates and Agnieszka Kalinowska-Soltys of APA Wojciechowski, the participants were encouraged to enter the discussion about the opportunities to green a theoretical office. The presented background came from a project in Boston, and allowed to brainstorm on the sustainability strategies feasible for tenant
fit-out.

After a networking lunch, Agnes Vorbrodt presented the most recent developments of LEED in Poland. Recently finalized discussions with the USGBC allowed for the introduction of the LEED for Homes Midrise program to the local market. This interesting program allows for an easier certification of the multifamily projects. It has been designed specifically for the residential market, taking under the consideration its specific needs and unique characteristics. It is geared for multifamily projects (both private condominiums and rental apartments) from 3-8 stories high. The program allows for the presence of commercial (retail or gastronomy functions) within the building. Its special design streamlines certification for multi-building developments.

Photo source: USGBC

As usually, PLGBC also presented the best practices on the example of recently certified projects.  

The LEED rating system was presented on the example of Alchemia – a top class office project located in Gdansk. The building is developed by Torus, designed by APA Wojciechowski, Intec is the engineer and VvS | Architect & Consultants / AVA Agnes Vorbrodt & Associates is responsible for LEED project management and sustainability consulting. In the recent weeks the project was awarded the highest recognition from the GBCI - at the LEED-CS Precertification stage it achieved PLATINUM.

BREEAM was presented on the example of an innovative renovation and addition of a new building to an existing – located in Lodz Textorial Park. Textorial Park Business Centre, developed by St. Paul’s Developments Polska, is the first A class office space in Lodz. It was built in Ksiezy Mlyn – XIXth century Karol Scheibler’s factory complex. Distinctive red brick architecture combined with contemporary style creates a unique atmosphere of the place. In December 2011 Textorial Park as the third Investment in Poland gained BREEAM In-Use Certification.

 

PLGBC GREEN BUILDING SYMPOSIUM 2011 - KRAKOW

Agnes participated in a panel discussion about the future of rating systems in Poland during the PLGBC Green Building Symposium in Krakow in November 2011.

Panel participants (from left): Agnes Vorbrodt; Sebastian Vetter - UBM Polska; Ana Cuhna - Qualitel/FranceGBC; Martin Townsend - BRE; Alfonso Ponce - Deloitte; Scot Horst - USGBC; Rafal Schurma - PLGBC

GREENBUILD 2011 - TORONTO

 

Agnes Vorbrodt participated in the USGBC International Summit Closing Plenary during Greenbuild in Toronto. She briefly spoke about the recent activities of the PLGBC - she highlighted the new PLGBC Healthy Kids = Zdrowe Dzieci program (see www.plgbc.org.pl to learn more)

The session was led by the Founder, CEO and Founding Chair of the USGBC - Rick Fedrizzi, who - as usually - gave a very inspiring keynote.

 

OTHER

PLGBC Green Building Symposium, Expo and Gala with WorldGBC Europe Network
Meeting – Krakow [November 2011] - Organizer and Speaker (with Paul King – CEO of UKGBC, Scot Horst - USGBC Senior Vice President for LEED, Martin Townsend – Director of BREEAM)

Greenbuild 2011 International Summit

Closing Plenary (Toronto) – [October 2011] – Speaker (video: http://vimeo.com/30070993

Greenbuild 2011 - Master Speaker Series: The LEED International Program  (Toronto) – [October 2011] – Speaker (video: http://vimeo.com/30158414)

Green Industrial Buildings conference coorganized by Forbes and WPIP (Poznan) - [September 2011] - speaker

Warsaw Voice Conference: Zielone biura w zielonych biurowcach – Warsaw [May 2011] -
Speaker

Go Green! Building a More Sustainable Future (speaking with US Ambassador Lee
Feinstein and USGBC Senior Vice President for LEED Scot Horst) – Warsaw/Washington DC [April 2011] ­- Co-organizer and speaker

Earth Day with PLGBC (Green building education and green building tour) – Warsaw [April 2011] – Organizer and Speaker

Technical Working Group for the European Union EMAS Pilot Reference Document on Best Environmental Management Practices in the Construction Sector – Brussels [March 2011]

CEEQA Green Debate – Warsaw – [March 2011] – Panelist (speaker)

PLGBC Green Building Education - Warsaw [ January 2011] – Organizer and Speaker

PLGBC Green Building Night [January 2011] – Organizer and speaker (with Dominika Czerwinska, WorldGBC)

AIT Contractworld Conference – Sustainability Symposium – Hannover,
Germany – [January 2011] – Speaker and Panelist (in a panel with Michael Braungart)

http://files.messe.de/cmsdb/D/997/24659.pdf

Selena International Conference on Green Buildings – Wroclaw [December 2010] - Speaker

Switch to Green - Eurobuild Conference – Warsaw [ November 2010] – Speaker

PLGBC Symposium, Expo and Gala [ November 2010] – Organizer and Speaker (with Professor Jack Spengler from HSPH)

LEED training - Warsaw [ November 2010] – Organizer and Speaker

EU High Level Roundtable on Low-Carbon Economy - Warsaw [ November 2010] - Panelist

World Green Building Week Press Conference - Warsaw [September 2010] – Organizer and Speaker

Eurobuild Conference – Mragowo [ June 2010] – Speaker

Kongres Ekonomiczny / Economic Congress – Katowice [June 2010] - Panelist (with Beata Jaczewska - Ministry of Enterprise; Agata Janaszczyk - EU Commission; Andrzej Siemaszko - PAN [Polish Academy of Sciences]; Andrzej Pawlak – Lawrence Technological University and others)

 

 

 

 

 

photo credit: wnp.pl

 

 

LEED training - Warsaw [ June 2010] – Organizer and Speaker

PLGBC Green Building Night [ June 2010] – Organizer and Speaker

PLGBC Green Building Night [ April 2010] – Organizer and Speaker

Murator Expo Poland - Warsaw [ April 2010] –Speaker

Build Green CEE - Budapest [ April 2010] – Organizer and Speaker (with Paul King - CEO of UKGBC, Jane Henley – CEO of WorldGBC, Scot Horst – Senior Vice President of USGBC, Jerry Yudelson – Owner of Yudelson Associates)

 

CEE Renewable 2010 - Warsaw [ March 2010] –Speaker

Akcja-Kreacja – 3hr training for invited architects [ April 2010] –Speaker

PLGBC Green Building Night [ March 2010] – Organizer and Speaker

Akcja-Kreacja – 3hr training for invited architects [ February 2010] –Speaker

PLGBC Green Building Night [ January 2010] – Organizer and Speaker

Murator Expo Poland (2009) - Speaker

PLGBC Symposium, Expo and Gala (2009) – Organizer and Speaker (with Andrew
Bowerbank – CEO of WorldGBC, Martin Townsend – Director BREEAM, Christian
Donath – CEO DGNB, Mario Zochatelli – President GBC Italia)

Taiwan GBC Green Buildings Conference (2009) – Submitted paper on the current situation of green buildings in Poland USGBC, LEED-Online (2009)