High Perfomance Space & Data Center Summit
May 18, 2012
Double Tree Hotel
1500 Park Place Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN
7:15 am Registration
7:30 am Hot Breakfast Buffet
7:55 am - 12:00 pm Program
7:55 AM Welcome and Introduction
Emcee: Mike Conroy, Haworth, Inc.
8:00 AM How to Incorporate New Technology Platforms into your next project
Moderator: Sean Tewalt, Michaud Cooley Erickson
Jack Geortner, Johnson Controls
Lonnie Vande Kamp, Dunham
Gary Meyer, Triad by NxGen
Dwight Elthon, Allina
• What defines high performance space
• What are the Characteristics of high performance space.
• What types of Technology Platforms should we incorporate
• What types of energy savings can easily be made
• What is the impact of Fixing a level floor
• What type of ROI can you expect and What is the Value to the Owner/Developer
• What types of advancements have been made in Indoor Air Quality
• What are the expected Energy Savings and How does that impact Operating Expenses
• What are the Benefits to owners, operators and end users
• What's included in the cost of the floor: IAQ, Energy Savings, LEED points, Expose the ceiling & hide the ductwork, reduce the ductwork.
• It lives in another budget (Moves adds & changes, Churn cost reductions for voice data & electrical cost reductions
8:45 AM Opportunities & Incentives that are Driving Demand for Data Centers
Moderator: John Schultz, Salient Data Centers
John Livingston, HyberData, LLC
Gene Goddard, Greater MSP
Dan Peterson, Colliers
Ray Hagen, VISI
• What are the drivers that are creating demand for the Data Center in Minnesota
• Who are the Key Players in the Data Center Industry
• What types of Government Incentives are available
• How to effectively operate Data Centers
• What are the needs and demands of Data Center Owners
• What types of new opportunities exist and why
• Where is the growth headed and what should we expect in the near future
9:45 AM Break
9:55 AM Key Data Center Decisions: New Construction & Retrofit of existing building
Moderator: Rick Collins, Ryan Companies
Tim Nagle, McGough
Chris Hardinger, Ryan Companies
Lee Offerdahl, Dunham
Mark Miller, Kraus Anderson Construction
Bob Glasgow, VISI
• The importance of Site Selection and Why it is different from a typical real estate transaction
• New Construction vs. Existing Buildings: The Pros and the Cons
• The importance of being collaborative in the design process
• How Technology has created advancements in Integrated Project Delivery
• Important features that need to be built into your Data Center Project
• The adaptation of LEAN construction and What that means for your project
• Who is bringing the technology to market and what has the impact been
• What types of additional dollars will integrated project delivery bring to the bottom line
10:55 AM Data Center Efficiency Program Xcel Energy
Ann Garbow, Xcel Energy
Bruce Boerner, Xcel Energy
• Study funding and rebates
• Energy saving project examples
• How to participate in these programs
11:15 AM Integrated Project Delivery
Keynote Speaker: Bill Black, Haworth
• What is it and What can this mean to your project
• Who has used it successfully
• How to incorporate Real Time Connections to a project: BIM, Smart Phone, IPad & Video Conferencing
• How to offload risk from the owner and squeezing $/SF through a better delivery model
• Creating efficiency through collaboration & leveraging existing technology.
• Challenges & opportunities with incorporating new Technology
• Future Trends and Forecast
12:00 PM Adjourn & Networking
Conference Information:
Jay Kodytek
jkodytek@rejournals.com
952-405-7781
Registration Information:
Alan Davis
952-405-7783
adavis@recg.com
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