JERRY YUDELSON,  PE, MS,  LEED AP
Principal
Yudelson Associates

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:  "What We Can Learn from European Green Building Design"

8:30 am - 9:30 am  • Tuesday, October 21

SPEAKER BIO: Renowned green-building industry expert Jerry Yudelson is a PE and LEED AP who has trained more than 3,300 building-industry professionals in the LEED rating system. One of the country's leading experts on green buildings, Yudelson has more than 25 years of experience with renewable energy systems, green building design, environmental remediation and water conservation.

Yudelson has served on the national board of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and co-founded the first regional chapter in the Pacific Northwest. He was also co-founder and director of the Green Building Services consulting unit of Portland General Electric and has managed a variety of of environmental and energy studies.

In 2004, Yudelson was recognized witht he "Better Bricks" award of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance as "Green Building Advocate" of the year. In 2006, he was named as a national "peer professional" by the U.S. General Services Administration. He is the author of six books and numerous research studies, white papers and articles on green buildings.

Yudelson can be contacted via his web site: www.greenbuildconsult.com.

NOTE: All attendees registering for CxGB 2008 by August 1 will receive a complimentary copy of Yudelson's latest book, "The Green Building Revolution."

WAYNE A. DUNN, PE, CIAQP
Principal & Mechanical Engineer
E.W. Dunn Developments, Inc.

SESSION:  "Risk Management and LEED"

SPEAKER BIO: Recognized for leadership in the field of project management, systems quality assurance and commissioning, Wayne Dunn has participated directly in this specialty for close to 20 years. This recognition has led to his active participation in teaching seminars, speaking engagements, and commissioning guideline committees. Currently, he is chairing the Thermal Comfort Standard 55 and the XML Code Guideline committees for ASHRAE.

In his current capacity as principal of E. W. Dunn Developments, Inc.,  Dunn provides project leadership for engineering and construction firms and has worked on several projects directly with the owners as their quality representative.

RICHARD A. FARKAS
President and CEO
Dynamic Commissioning Solutions Inc.

SESSION:  "Typical Pitfalls During Commissioning for New Construction and Existing Buildings"

SPEAKER BIO: Richard Farkas began his career some 26 years ago as an electrician. Mastery of the trade helped support his desire to further his education, which led to university enrollment. He received his bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering and also pursued graduate studies in electrical engineering at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Since 1998, Farkas has functioned as founder and President/CEO of Dynamic Commissioning Solutions Inc. His primary objective is to develop the public awareness of energy efficient design and sustainable facilities.

Among the many professional certificates Farkas has earned include the Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CCP) certification offered by the Building Commissioning Association in 2004 and the Certified Building Commissioning Professional certification examination offered by the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 2003.

In 2003, Farkas was nominated to the Board of Directors for the Building Commissioning Association. He was the acting Board Liason for the Codes and Standards Committee and member of the Certification Committee. During the same period, Farkas was a corporate partner with Energy Star and was notified that through his efforts to support energy efficient design and sustainable facilities.

STEVE HARRELL
Manager of Continuous Commissioning®
SSRCx, Facilities Commissioning

SESSION:  "What is Continuous Commissioning®?"

SPEAKER BIO: Steve Harrell has 25 years experience in the sale, implementation, project management and executive management of Building Automation Systems. In 1991, he was recognized as Sales Engineer of the Year by Automated Logic Corporation at their annual meeting in New York City.  He and his team were also awarded Project of the Year honors by Automated Logic for their work on Boeing's 1.5 million square foot Delta-IV Rocket Manufacturing Facility in Decatur, Alabama in 2001 and the Andrew Jackson/Rachel Jackson State Office Buildings in Nashville, Tennessee in 2005.

Most recently, Harrell held the position of Territory Branch Manager for Carrier Commercial Service and was responsible for commercial HVAC equipment service sales and management for Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.

Harrell has been an active member of ASHRAE for over 20 years and served as President of the Nashville Chapter in 1995.

LEE RIBACK, CEM, CxA
Cx Project Manager
TestMarcx

SESSION:  "Managing Interoperability from Design to Operation"

SPEAKER BIO: Lee Riback has over 30 years of experience in the HVAC/R industry. He has worked in and around construction as a supplier, contractor, manufacturer’s representative, controls integrator and commissioning authority. He is currently a Cx Project Manager for TestMarcx in Las Vegas, NV, leading their commissioning efforts on the $4.5 billion Echelon Resort: a LEED qualified project covering 90 acres with five hotel towers over 40 stories each, casino, convention center and many other amenities.

VINCENT A. SAKRAIDA, PE, LEED AP
GroupManager and Senior Project Manager
Jacobs Carter Burgess

SESSION:  "Mechanical Systems Field Installation Verification Commissioning"

SPEAKER BIO: Vincent Sakraida is a recognized leader in engineering systems for laboratories, cleanrooms, pharmaceutical production facilities, and other high technology  facilities.  He has a BS in mechanical engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the states of CO, OH, IN, MT, and MI.  Sakraida was recently appointed as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer.

Sakraida has worked over 26 years performing engineering design and commissioning of high technology projects for corporate, government and institutional clients.  He has performed engineering for laboratories, hospitals, pharmaceutical production facilities, museums, ships, dormitories, office building, maintenance facilities, and ranger stations.    Sakraida has authored a number of technical articles and has presented seminars at national conferences and numerous seminars at regional conferences. 

RONALD WILKINSON, PE, LEED AP
Senior Commissioning Project  Manager
AKF Engineers

SESSION:  "ASHRAE Commissioning for LEED New and Existing Buildings: Two Part Session"

SPEAKER BIO: A member of the editorial board of HPAC Engineering magazine, Ron Wilkinson is an international speaker on commissioning practices and has been published in the ASHRAE Journal, HPAC, Energy User News, Engineered Systems and Engineering News-Record magazines. 

An ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and an AIA Continuing Education Lecturer, Wilkinson wrote the USGBC LEED-NC commissioning training program and is a regular speaker at the National Conference on Building Commissioning. He was co-chair of the Commissioning Guideline Committee of the National Association of State Facilities Administrators which published its “Building Commissioning Recommended Guidelines” in April 2003, and had his “Best Practices in Commissioning” published by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance in 2000. He is currently a Senior Commissioning Project Manager for AKF Engineers, LLC, in New York City.

AMIR M. YAZDI, PE
CTG Energetics, Inc.

SESSION:  "Lessons Learned During Commissioning of Building Control Systems: Typical System Control Issues in Green Buildings"

SPEAKER BIO: Amir Yazdi is a licensed professional mechanical engineer and has extensive HVAC, energy and control systems experience in both the areas of commissioning and design.  He is well versed in the commissioning of high performance buildings, and has effectively managed and commissioned over 40 projects, including university dormitories, university science buildings, local county facilities and office buildings.  On-going projects included, he has commissioned facilities totaling over 3.5 million square feet and worked on projects totaling well over $1 billion in construction costs.  

Yazdi is experienced in developing commissioning specifications, planning and testing procedures to check the function of all the mechanical equipment and the building energy management system.  He is currently the project manager of multiple commissioning projects, including buildings that have achieved as well as pending LEED Certification and acts as a commissioning agent on other projects also.