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Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya bint El-Hassan President of El Hassan Science City and the Royal Scientific Society

Day 1 Monday, 16 May 2011
8:00 Registration
9:00 Opening Session
9:00 Session 1
9:30 Global Green: An Overview of the World Green Building Movement, Jennivine Kwan, Vice President for International Operations, United States Green Building Council, US
9:45 The Role of Greater Amman Municipality in Promoting Green Buildings, Ammar Gharaybeh, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan
10:00 Green Building Guidelines of Jordan, Tala Awadallah, Green Building and Heritage Project Manager, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan
10:15 tbc
10:30 Reflecting on the Green Building Movement in Jordan and the Region, Tareq Farhan, Executive Director, Jordan Green Building Council
10:45 Questions & Answers
11:00 Networking Coffee Break sponsored by Geo Thermal
11:30 am Session 2
11:30 A Comparative Analysis to Approaches to Sustainable Design in the Middle East, Karim Elgendy, RIBA, MSc, LEED® AP, Architect and Sustainability Consultant, UK
11:45 Challenges of LEED Projects in the Region, Ammar Nahya, B. Sc. Eng, P. Eng, LEED® A.P., Senior Vice President – Middle East, Asia & Africa
12:00 tbc
12:15 Questions & Answers
12:30 Session 3
12:30 ARZ: 'Made in Lebanon' Green Building Rating System, Dr. Dalia Saqr, Resource Efficiency & Clean Energy Specialist, IFC Sustainable Business Advisory, Middle East and North Africa
12:45 Localization of the LEED Rating System in Jordan, Abdullah Bdeir, Vice Chairman, Jordan Green Building Council
13:00 LEED as a Tool for our Global Community: Shared Solutions to Common Challenges, Jennivine Kwan, Vice President for International Operations, United States Green Building Council, US
13:15 Q&A
13:30 Buffet Lunch
15:00 pm Session 4
15:00 Energy Efficiency in Architecture through “Passive House” Methods - A German Perspective, Prof. Ingo Helmedag, Jordan German University, Jordan
15:15 Energy and Water Baseline and Conservation Measures Study - Abu Dhabi, Huda Shaka, Senior Consultant, Environment and Sustainability, Arup, UAE
15:30 A Case Study in Adopting Passive House Design Principles in a Jordanian Housing Project, Shada Al Sharif, Arabtech Jardaneh
115:45 Q&A
16:00 Session 5
16:00 Case study: Achieving LEED Platinum on a Limited Budget: the Case of Stitt Energy Systems Office Building – USA, Genell Wells Ebbini, Managing Director, enFusion2, USA
16:15 Green Building Case Studies from Jordan and the Middle East, Chief Operating Officer & Country Manager-Jordan, Energy management Services
16:30 tbc
16:45 Q&A
17:00 End of Day 1
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