This video is free to view for all. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges faced by our generation with vast impacts on our planet and public health. Cities are responsible for over 70 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and can therefore play a significant role in climate solutions. With grid electricity and natural gas combined, buildings make up around 50% of Denver’s GHG emissions and must be part of this solution. The City and County of Denver has developed a Climate Action Plan and set out strong goals for buildings including 100% renewable electricity with net zero new buildings by 2030 and net zero for all buildings by 2040.

This presentation will start with an overview of what the City and County of Denver is working on this year to develop a building performance policy for the City with the Energize Denver Task Force and a 2021 code update. Group14 will expand on the initiatives focused on existing buildings including benchmarking, efficiency, and electrification. Group14 will also discuss the new construction elements of energy modeling for net zero energy.

Presenters:

Katrina Managan, Buildings Team Lead, Denver Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency

Katrina leads the High Performance Buildings and Homes Team for the Denver Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency. The team is working to make all new and all existing buildings and homes in Denver net zero energy, more sustainable, and more resilient.  Katrina has been with the City for 7 years and led the work to develop the Benchmarking Ordinance for existing buildings, the Green Buildings Ordinance, 2019 Denver IECC, and the first-ever Denver Green Code.

Celeste Cizik, PE, CEM, LEED AP, Group14 Engineering

Celeste Cizik is a Professional Engineer and Principal at Group14 Engineering overseeing Existing Building and Monitoring Based Commissioning Services.  She has over 18 years of experience in the building systems field including mechanical system design, retro-commissioning, energy audits, energy training, and building analytics. Celeste has supported the City of Denver climate initiatives with participation on the 80×50 Committee, the Climate Action Task Force, the current Energize Denver task force, and other technical support.

Taylor Roberts, PE, LEED AP, Group14 Engineering

Taylor Roberts is a Professional Engineer and Project Manager at Group14 Engineering on the energy team focusing on whole building energy modeling.  He has over 9 years of experience in the building energy field including energy consulting and energy modeling for code compliance, LEED, and utility rebate programs. Taylor has supported the City of Denver climate initiatives with participation on the Denver Net Zero Committee for commercial and multifamily new construction.