3RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Le Centre Sheraton Hotel 1201 Boulevard René-Lévesque West, Montréal, Québec May 5 - 6, 2014 Day 1: Monday, May 5, 2014 – Industry/Stakeholder Collaborative Workshop 0730 - 0830 REGISTRATION (SALON ABC) 0830 – 0845 Welcoming remarks (Dr. Graham Carr, VP, Research and Graduate Studies | Prof. Andreas Athienitis, NSERC SNEBRN Scientific Director) Panel 1: Design of net-zero energy buildings and communities Chair: Mr. Milfred Hammerbacher, CEO, s2e Technologies Inc., Waterloo, Ontario Co-Chair: Dr. Caroline Hachem, Postdoctoral Fellow, NSERC SNEBRN, Dept. of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University 0845 -1045 Review current paradigm of designing net-zero energy buildings and communities, focusing on strategies to optimize use of renewables, energy efficiency measures and advanced building technologies. Discussion will focus on challenges to address barriers at different stages of project life cycle from the design, construction and operation and ways to overcome them. Panelists: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mark Bessoudo, Project Associate, Halsall Associates, Toronto, Ontario http://www.halsall.com Roland Charneux, Executive Vice-President & Principal of Pageau Morel & Associates Inc., Montréal (Québec) http://www.pageaumorel.com/en Yichao Chen, Energy Management Specialist, Arctic Energy Alliance, Yellowknife, NWT http://aea.nt.ca Tom Hootman, Director of Sustainability, RNL, Denver, Colorado http://www.rnldesign.com/en/ Martin Roy, President, Martin Roy et Associés, Deux-Montagnes (Québec) http://www.mra.qc.ca 1045 - 1100 BREAK 1100 - 1200 POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1200 - 1315 NETWORKING LUNCH (Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Tom Hootman, Director of Sustainability, RNL, Denver, Colorado, USA will present on “Taking Net Zero Energy to Scale”) Panel 2: Operation of high performance net-zero energy buildings Chair: Dr. Jocelyn Millette, Chef Technologie - Clientèles Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Québec, Laboratoire des Technologies de l'Énergie (LTE), Shawinigan (Québec) Co-Chair: Dr. Andreas Athienitis, NSERC/Hydro Quebec Industrial Chair & Concordia Research Chair, Scientific Director, NSERC SNEBRN & Director, Concordia Centre for Zero Energy Building Studies, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University 1315 -1515 Review of current situation in building operation and challenges for the optimal operation of high performance net zero energy buildings. Discussion will include emerging topics such as predictive control for existing and new buildings and possible solutions for industry adoption. Panelists: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1515 - 1530 Ahmed Daoud, R&D project Leader and Researcher, LTE (Hydro-Québec), Shawinigan (Québec) http://www.hydroquebec.com/innovation/en/institut-recherche.html Marc Dugré President, Regulvar Inc., Laval (Québec) http://www.regulvar.com/ Robert Patenaude, President, Energenia, Hemmingford (Québec) http://www.energenia.ca Martin Bazinet, Director, Energy Group, Cofely DF-Suez, Montréal (Québec) http://cofely-gdfsuez.com/profil José Candanedo, Research Scientist, Buildings Program, NRCan/CanmetENERGY, Varennes (Québec) https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/offices-labs/canmet/5715 Liam O’Brien, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University http://carleton.ca/cee/people/liam-obrien/ BREAK Panel 3: Enabling technologies for net-zero energy buildings Chair: Dr. Gilles Jean, Director General, NRCan, CanmetENERGY, Varennes research centre Co-Chair: Dr. Cynthia Cruickshank, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University 1530 - 1730 Reaching net-zero is technically feasible today, but it is an expensive solution. Discussion and presentations will focus on the challenge exchange on technologies that could significantly be game changers. Panelists: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1730 Jeff Armstrong, Building Designer, Kott Group, Ottawa, Ontario http://www.kottlumber.com/corporate/index-en.html Craig Hamilton, Quality and Reliability, Engineering Services, Celestica Inc., Toronto, Ontario https://www.celestica.com/Home/Home.aspx Sophie Hosatte, Director Buildings Program, NRCan/CanmetENERGY, Varennes (Québec) https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/offices-labs/canmet/5715 Doug McClenahan, Manager, Active Solar R&D, NRCan/CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Ontario https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/offices-labs/canmet/5715 Alistair Sproul, Program Leader – Integrated Building Systems, CRTC for Low Carbon Living, UNSW, Sydney, Australia http://www.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.au Thanos Tzempelikos, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/People/NewFaculty/New_Faculty_2008/Tzempelikos.htm Closing