2025 REBUILD CONFERENCE

Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 7:00am – 4:00pm
Happy Hour: 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Location:
Cintas Center
1624 Musketeer Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45207

Cost:
$100/person before 9/12/25
$150/person starting 9/13/25

Sponsorships

Registration

Conference Website

Join IMEG and emersion DESIGN and hear from Industry leaders on advantages of high performance buildings and address what works when creating the business case for sustainability.

6 PDH/AIA/GBCI Credits Anticipated

Breakout Sessions

Session 1: 9:15am-10:15am

Breakout 1A (Lessons Learned In The Built Environment Track)

• Cincinnati Public Radio – RE-thinking a New Home
• Rich Eiswerth, Cincinnati Public Radio; Nikki Goldstein, emersion DESIGN; Chris Hahnel, Schaefer; Jeff Smoker II, Skanska USA Building; Kyle Waymeyer, CMTA; Ian Holten, ZH Commissioning

Breakout 1B (Sustainable Product Strategies Track)

• Sustainability of Architectural Products
• Brian Treston, Lightly

Breakout 1C (Innovation, Buildings of the Future Track)

• From Extraction to Empowerment: Community-Led Housing Innovation with 3D Printing and Advanced Materials
• Chris Sentz & Stefano Alva, Vitruvian; Ken Oehlers, Habitat for Humanity; Kimberly Gibson, America Makes; Madison Trace, Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program

Breakout 1D (Operational Resiliency Track)

• Rationales for Building “Green” – What Motivates Clients to Embrace Sustainability in their Projects
• Wyatt King, Greater Cincinnati 2030 District; Nadja Turek & Joe Lockett, Altafiber

Session 2: 10:45am-11:45am

Breakout 2A (Lessons Learned In The Built Environment Track)

• Cx + AI = Smarter Buildings
• Ben Talbot & Mike Ball, Engineering Economics, Inc.

Breakout 2B (Sustainable Product Strategies Track)

• How To Make Evidence Based Roof System Choice Decisions
• David Hart, Tremco

Breakout 2C (Innovation, Buildings of the Future Track)

• Using Advanced Analytics and AI to Move from Reactive to Proactive and Predictive
• Aaron Franczyk, Brainbox AI; Kurt Barrett, Trane Technologies

Breakout 2D (Operational Resiliency Track)

• Gamification for Improved Community Sustainability Action   
• Lamees Mubaslat, Dayton Regional Green; Meg Maloney, City of Dayton; Thomas Blurton, Thomas Richard Engineering, LLC

Session 3: 1:30pm-2:30pm

Breakout 3A (Lessons Learned In The Built Environment Track)

• Designing for Indoor Air Quality, Optimizing Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings using the IAQP
• Taylor Ford Darby & Cody Fralick, CriticalAire

Breakout 3B (Sustainable Product Strategies Track)

• Passive Thermal Storage in Acoustical Ceilings using Phase Change Materials
• Mick Dunn, Armstrong World Industries

Breakout 3C (Innovation, Buildings of the Future Track)

• Engineering the Future: Parametric Design, Immersive Tech, and AI
• Michael Kilkelly & Abby Coleman, IMEG

Breakout 3D (Operational Resiliency Track)

• A University’s Approach to Resilience and Sustainability
• Robert Bell, Miami University

Booth Sponsors: CityScapes Architectural Innovation; CMTA; Climate Conditioning Co.; EAP, Inc.; Eaton; Emcor Services Automated Controls; emersion DESIGN; Fishbeck; Four Seasons Environmental, Inc.; IMEG; Johnson Controls; King Lighting; LSI Industries; Melink Corporation; Merlo Energy; Pella Windows & Doors; Pepper Construction; Shaw Contract; Skanska; Stoermer Anderson; Trane; Tremco; Waibel Energy Systems