Patrick Murphy
Username
Patrick Murphy
Proposer First Name
Patrick
Proposer Email
pmurphy@vanderweil.com
Proposer Last Name
Murphy
Proposer Company/Organization
Vanderweil Engineers
Proposer Phone
(703) 647-6643
Proposer Job Title
Associate Principal | Director of Sustainable Design
Boston 2023 Areas of Focus
Proposed Session Description
This year, Massachusetts significantly updated it's energy codes, dramatically raising the bar for energy performance on new construction; Massachusetts communities will participate in a pilot program to ban fossil fuel connections to new projects; Boston is updating it's Article 37 requirements, requiring net zero energy for new construction starting on day one; and finally, Boston's BERDO 2.0 comes into force with a focus on reducing emissions in existing buildings across the city. The time has finally come for the AEC industry to scale up best practices for net zero and decarbonization. This presentation will summarize all of the new standards, and show case studies on how to navigate these new requirements at scale.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
The opportunities that come with making every building net zero must be available to all, especially the most vulnerable in society. This presentation will touch on the strategies that affect all communities, and how Boston's BERDO Alternate Compliance Payments will be utilized to provide equitable sustainable investment.
Patrick is a member of the LGBTQ community.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will understand and summarize the energy code, Article 37, and BERDO requirements and their differences.
Attendees will be able to understand how the changes to the energy code, Article 37, and BERDO requirements apply to their projects, and in which unique ways.
Attendees will be able to apply lessons about envelope and systems design strategies from case studies to all different project types and sizes
Attendees will be able to utilize cost-effective strategies for energy reductions and renewable energy production.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Session Format
Presentation followed by facilitated discussion or breakout groups
Session Format Details
Planned 45 min presentation with 15 min questions. If preferable to conference, instead we could add an architect and/or developer to conduct a 20-30 minute presentation followed by a structured 45-minute conversation, discussing how different AEC stakeholders are navigating these changes, followed by audience questions.
Recommended Length
60-minute session
90-minute session
Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2023
Comments about your speaker roster
Patrick and Chuck have presented at NESEA previously, at Mind the Gap: Post-Occupancy Evaluations in 2017.
Reviewer 1
Craig, Beverly
Proposal #
161
Committee Decision
Rejected
Presenters
Full Description
The flurry of legislation, codes, and standards updates in the past year can leave even a seasoned professional's head spinning, but provides an exciting opportunity for us to scale up training of our teams, and to deploy electrification and renewable energy projects at scale, making every building a net zero building.