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May *Dinner* Meeting

  • 02 May 2013
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Byron's Southend, 101 W. Worthington Avenue, Suite 110 Charlotte, NC 28203
  • 39

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Topic: “Sustainable Building Design: A Case Study”

Speaker: Mike Talbot, Founding Partner of Talbot & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Speaker’s Biography

Michael G. Talbot, P.E., LEED AP, is the founding partner of Talbot and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. His firm concentrates on the pursuit of innovative, environmentally benign engineering designs that adhere to high technical standards. He believes in a holistic approach to sustainability, utilizing the building elements as an integral part of the mechanical and electrical system design. Working with his clients to balance risks and rewards, he is able to evaluate and apply ground-breaking technologies alongside proven solutions to ensure facilities fulfill both their functional objectives and sustainable goals within budgetary constraints. His projects have received worldwide recognition, including an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Merit Award for Sustainable Design, the first AIA Carole Hoefner Cariker Sustainable Design Award and several technology awards from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

Presentation Synopsis

Architects and Engineers have typically been taught to build systems which prevail against the laws of nature.  However, in order to be energy efficient, the laws of nature should dictate system design.

 

Located in the rolling foothills of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains in upstate South Carolina, the addition to the Lee Hall College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities at Clemson University is carefully sited adjacent to a green belt of open spaces that runs through the center of campus. 

 

An ultra-energy efficient building, the 55,000 sf addition was conceived to accommodate the expanding needs of the college which includes twelve professional degree programs in the four departments of Art, Architecture, Construction Science + Management, and Planning + Landscape Architecture. 

 

The project was recently awarded a national AIA honor award and will be featured in this summers "High Performance Buildings" magazine published by ASHRAE.

 

Mr. Talbot will present the design of this very unique system which includes a water to water geothermal heat pump system interlocked with a radiant heating AND cooling system. A natural ventilation system was also incorporated into the building’s façade.

 

The geothermal system was also designed to cool the building directly (with no mechanical refrigeration) since the ground temperature hovers around 55 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit year round - the same temperature required for a radiant cooling system.

 

With all the technologies for green building today, the statement 'A model of sustainable design' has almost become cliché for new and remodeled structures. Yet Clemson University's Lee Hall expansion (Lee III) is actually designed to teach sustainable building design by example - literally - with an online real-time energy usage dashboard, truly making it a model for instructors and students in the School of Design and Building and the Department of Art.

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