2023 Schedule

Explore the future of smart buildings through the RiverSouth project in Austin, Texas. This noteworthy project shows how enhancing tenant experiences and optimizing for a green building outcome can work hand in hand. Through real-time data analytics, a unified smart building interface, and tenants' eagerness to invest in smart technologies, RiverSouth sets a new standard for sustainable, efficient, and tenant-centric building operations. Discover how KODE Labs achieved impressive energy and water savings, earning the project LEED Gold and SmartScore Platinum certifications.

Explore the key drivers for smart buildings in terms of value for the key stakeholders and how they influence the decision-making processes in technology deployment and procurement. Guided by different perspectives from developers, owners, real estate financing, policy and research, we hope to explore the similarities and differences in how we define the values of smart buildings.

This is a chance to explore more on the topic, Creating Value with Smart Buildings. We will break into small groups for a deeper dive. This will be a continuation of the session and will need to be attended also to count for CE credit.

Unveil the potential of sustainable and intelligent spaces by participating in our exclusive Smart Building Certifications session. Guided by industry experts at the forefront of innovation, this session will delve into the importance of certifications such as SmartScore, SPIRE, and BEST. Explore their potential impacts and gain cutting-edge insights that will empower you to navigate this swiftly evolving landscape, enabling the creation of connected, efficient, eco-friendly, and occupant-centric structures. Whether you're an architect, developer, facility manager, or simply intrigued by the future of smarter buildings, seize this opportunity to engage in a dynamic conversation that shapes the sustainable cities of tomorrow.

This is a chance to explore more on the topic, Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures. We will break into small groups for a deeper dive.

Join us for a high-level discussion exploring smart building industry trends and evolving technologies with Clay Nesler, founder and CEO of the Nesler Group. Moderated by James Dice, this conversation will explore the history of building controls over the four decades of Clay's career and provide insight into the future of what smart buildings need to be capable of and how we can get them there.

Ram Narayanamurthy, Deputy Director of the DOE Buildings Technology Office, manages a $100M+ RD&D portfolio of technologies for the built environment, covering all aspects and technologies connected to buildings, as well as the connection of buildings with transportation, energy generation, and the grid. In this keynote, he will explore how to overcome the challenges of compatibility and interoperability to make existing buildings smarter. In his 23-year career, Ram’s work has spanned product development, and deployment at scale, resulting in multiple new product launches, 27 patents, and the development of the first net zero homes and communities. Before DOE, he led the Buildings Program at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), where his team focused on technologies to overcome infrastructure and cost barriers to decarbonization retrofits.
Ram will be introduced by Mili Majumdar, SVP of Innovation & Research and Managing Director of GBCI India, who will share thoughts on USGBC’s expanded investment in Innovation & Research.

Smart Building Architecture session will explore the framework for universally applicable smart building control platform architecture, including both technology applications and development methodologies. In this technical session, speakers will discuss overall approach to IT-OT interoperability, data capture, normalization and semantic tagging (such as Brickschema and Project Haystack). In addition, speakers will reflect on some of the key topics in the Smart Building market today, including cybersecurity, native-cloud applications and machine intelligence.

This is a chance to explore more on the topic, The Keys to Smart Building Control Architecture. We will break into small groups for a deeper dive.

This session will move beyond the basics of microgrids and present the state of the art and current best practices for smart, grid responsive buildings. Beyond the basics of generation and storage, resiliency can include energy procurement, offsite options, and islanding during climate driven events such as wildfires and extreme heat waves. The result is clean, efficient buildings that make positive contributions to the grid, while also protecting their occupants. This session will insights about technology, deployment strategy, and finance.

This is a chance to explore more on the topic, Building Resilience Powered by Microgrids. We will break into small groups for a deeper dive.

America's aging building stock needs a total retrofit. Heat pumps, solar panels, and energy-efficient water heaters are all mentioned as solutions to upgrading these old homes. But what are the common challenges in making this transition possible and how do we tackle them? Join BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird for this keynote talk on what BlocPower has seen working to make buildings smarter, greener, and healthier for residents.