Gabriel Wilcox
Username
Gabriel Wilcox
Proposer First Name
Gabriel
Proposer Email
gwilcox@ks.partners
Proposer Last Name
Wilcox
Proposer Phone
(312) 547-4931
Proposer Job Title
Director of Sustainable Design
Proposer Additional Info
Co-Chair of ILFI Illinois Regional Member Community
Proposed Session Description
How does the nation’s largest building owner (GSA) transition buildings in it’s portfolio to zero carbon? This session will showcase the design team’s process to decarbonize and create an exemplar 10 story project in NYC to guide future projects across the nation. Existing building repositioning with expansion, transition to all electric, high-performance façade and systems will be showcased with decision points along the design process.
Why is this session important?
Retrofitting existing building stock to transition from fossil fuels to an all electric high performance building. In the local New York climate zone 4a heat pump technologies are illustrated to achieve success at cold temperatures. The value of understanding and calculating embodied carbon will also be represented to compare against the building's operational carbon when the timeline is moved up from 60 years to 15 years, to avoid 1.5 degree Celcius rise.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
The speaking panel will consist of diverse industry professionals as experts in their field ranging from Architect, Sustainability Consultant, and Structural Engineer. Nikita is a diverse female speaker, Gabriel and Nate are male speakers. The content will focus on issues of JEDI concepts which formulated the original building design concept.
Learning Objectives
Learn methods to expand existing building reuse and available programable area.
Understand the GSAs material embodied carbon reduction policy.
Understand building envelope and systems approaches to shift a building from fossil fuels to a high-performance all electric building.
Learn the relationship between embodied carbon and operational carbon of a 60-year life cycle building, relative to 1.5 degrees Celsius rise.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 2 - Some prior knowledge helpful.
NYC 2023 Areas of Focus
Session Format Details
Panel of 3 speaks providing a 50 minute presentation of examples in a case study building. The Architect, Sustainability Consultant, and Structural Engineer will all provide detailed methods of the path to decarbonize the USAO's office in NYC.
Recommended Length
60-minute session
Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2023
Reviewer 1
Royan, Monisha
Reviewer 2
Bayer, Sara
Proposal #
169
Committee Decision
Being Considered