Effective Stakeholder Engagement for Complex Electrified Design

Cory Foulk
Proposal Status
Ready for Committee Review
Username
Cory Foulk
Proposer First Name
Cory
Proposer Email
cfoulk@brplusa.com
Proposer Last Name
Foulk
Proposer Phone
(646) 205-7255
Proposer Job Title
Energy and Sustainability Engineer
Proposed Session Description
Electrification is a key step to building decarbonization. However, efficient electrified design for complex buildings and campuses is challenging and can result in high first cost. To achieve decarbonization goals, effective engagement of major stakeholders is essential. Using real-life data from a 21-building campus example, this session will explore how collaboration between many organizations and specialties resulted in an innovative, fossil fuel-free, electrified design.
Why is this session important?
This session is important because it unpacks a key component in achieving highly efficient, electrified, fossil fuel-free building/campus design: stakeholder engagement. In addition to strong technical engineering abilities, navigating and guiding collaboration between all involved organizations is crucial to developing a successful electrified building/campus. Overarching questions addressed include: When is stakeholder engagement necessary to achieve major project milestones? What does effective collaboration look like? Furthermore, this session will be framed in the technical aspects of the design that resulted in a fully electrified, fossil fuel-free, 21-building campus. In this context, other major questions tackled include: What are the key components in the path to electrification? What are effective strategies in designing a fully electrified central energy plant?

Comments

Aidan Mayer Fri, 05/19/2023 - 11:48 am

YES - I think it is crucial to hear more about the relationship and communication of achieving building electrification. This should be a great session for that portion of the conference theme.

Kristy O'Hagan Fri, 05/19/2023 - 5:37 pm

Maybe. Session doesn't seem as thought out as some of the other campus focused sessions. Although this session is a multi-use campus and one of the buildings won NYSERDA's BOE award.

Sara Bayer Mon, 06/12/2023 - 4:56 pm

Maybe/Yes - Sustainability consultant on the project, brought around a very conventional business as usual project, to decarbonization, with geothermal (and efficiency first). Their presentation would focus on various aspects of the design, and the stakeholder requirements of each, and how they were resolved in the final design.  Andrew is passionate about training the next generation and is giving Corey a chance to be a part of this presentation to help advance his development - important that we train the next generation (although they are both white males - not an issue I dont think of course, but doesnt represent something extremely innovative per se).  So its sort of about training the client, the larger stakeholder team, and one's staff.   I have reservations that the presentation will be extremely engaging.  Technically could be interesting, because they said that NYSERDA really liked their modeling software skills - but I didnt get to really see that.  Cory seems quite talented and would be a shining example of the next generation being prepared.  They are doing LEED and HERS rating, but not passive house.  I asked them about embodied carbon they hadnt really addressed this yet.  (I recommeded, that as sustainabilty consultants that they could offer that too as a service.)

Learning Objectives
Recognize the value in stakeholder engagement and the positive influence that careful collaboration can impart on electrified building/campus design.
Evaluate and apply high-level design strategies to achieve building/campus electrification and fossil fuel-free design goals.
Identify how close collaboration with government, utility, and other organizations can result in sustainable incentive financial rewards to significantly reduce the first cost of an otherwise expensive design.
Understand why electrification is key in designing a fossil fuel-free building/campus.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 2 - Some prior knowledge helpful.

NYC 2023 Areas of Focus

Recommended Length
60-minute session

Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2023

Comments about your speaker roster
Andrew Kozak Credentials: Licensed Professional Engineer in 16 states, Fellow in the Association of Energy Engineers, Adjunct Professor in the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, LEED Accredited Professional, Certified Energy Manager (AEE), Certified Energy Auditor (AEE), Certified Green Building Engineer (AEE), 25-year Member of both ASHRAE and ASME. Speaker experience: Andrew is an extremely experienced speaker and lecturer. He has taught for over 5 years at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He has presented at numerous conferences for prestigious organizations such as ASHRAE and the Association of Energy Engineers. He has also presented at multiple conferences with both the IDEA and NESEA. He has also lectured on specific topics related to decarbonization with BOMA NYC and Turner Construction’s “Design Build Excellence” forum. Bio: Andrew is a Principal of BR+A engineers in New York City. Andrew is also an educator who lectures at both the Graduate and Undergraduate levels, most recently with the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is passionate about energy engineering and applies a deeply insightful and solutions driven approach to his work. He has successfully completed an impressive array of projects in the commercial, residential, higher education, healthcare, mission critical and industrial market sectors. This work is recognized in the industry for Net Zero Carbon and Fossil Fuel Free buildings and campuses. Andrew is the engineer of record for the Watchtower Headquarters Project Ramapo project. Cory Foulk Credentials: Engineer-in-Training Bio: Cory is an Energy and Sustainability Engineer. Cory has developed considerable skill in building energy modeling, central energy plant design, hot and chilled water campus distribution piping design, and HVAC system modeling. Cory works with utilities and state agencies, such as NYSERDA, to secure rebates and incentives for his clients.
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your session proposal?
This session will reference and focus on Watchtower Headquarters Project Ramapo, which is a 268-acre, 21-building, 2.1 million SF campus. Upon completion, the project will feature the largest single geothermal installation in New York State. Further, the multi-family buildings on campus, named The Residences at Sterlington, are a winner of the 2023 NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Award, as shown in the following link: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Multifamily-Buildings-of-Excellence/Winners?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwr82iBhCuARIsAO0EAZze7mqFr7CUy1Fn6B1GeSI-1y_JxRkoaZP6bnCrKLzNtZcMTiuKxXwaAlGYEALw_wcB
Reviewer 1
O'Hagan, Kristy
Reviewer 2
Bayer, Sara
Proposal #
122
Committee Decision
Being Considered

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