Webinar: Design Build for Green Buildings – Integrated Delivery of an Integrated Idea

Green design and construction is leading the charge of new design approaches in almost every section of the building industry. The successful execution of a green building project, or more specifically a LEED certified project, entails a more integrated approach throughout both the design and construction processes. A key component of green design is the merging of the architectural and engineering design effort to yield a more holistic design.  The better the team coordination, the greater the opportunities to deliver a high-performance building.  Another movement in the industry is in project delivery. Design\\Build and partnering have become much more commonplace project execution techniques even in public sector projects.  Design\\build seeks to gain time and cost efficiencies by merging the lines between design and construction.  Given that both philosophies – green buildings and design\\build – have the integration of services at their core, it is only natural that the two would also merge in the delivery of projects.  This program will highlight some of the key ideas, elements and issues that are inherent in both approaches and where and how they interface on a project.

Speaker Bio:  

Mr. Swann has over 30 years of experience in the areas of engineering design, project management and consulting for a wide array of clients in diverse industries in the USA and abroad. Mr. Swann’s career has included engineering design of HVAC, Piping and Control systems; Project & Department Management, Commissioning, Forensic Engineering & Expert Witness engagements; Dispute Resolution and Project Execution Consulting.  He has worked for clients on commercial, institutional and high-tech\\industrial projects.  He has worked in A/E, E\\A and Design-Build firms and Construction Management and as liaison between the design and construction team.

Mr. Swann has authored several articles on several subjects in project execution and professional practice including the “Standard of Care”, Substantial Completion and Project Risk Management.   Mr. Swann is active in several Technical Committees within ASHRAE, including TC 1.7-General Business, Management and Legal Education, TC 2.8-Sustainable Design, TC 7.1 – Integrated Design, TC 7.2 HVAC Design-Build and TC 9.11-Clean Spaces.

He served as President of the Engineers Club of Philadelphia from 2012 – 2014 and still sits on the Board of Directors.  He is currently a Director on the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority where he serves as  Treasurer.  He is also on the PA State  Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council.  In addition to ASHRAE, Mitch is a member of the USGBC, The Delaware Valley GBC, ISPE and the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Construction Forum. He previously was  vice-chair of the ABA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Committee on Construction.

He is a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia with a BSME with a concentration in Thermal Fluid Sciences (aka “Energy”)