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U.S. Green Building Council Certificate of Membership 2002

Awards, Articles
and Presentations

A compendium of awards garnered by the department, trade journal articles and public presentations made by Facilities Staff.

AWARDS

Public Technologies Institute 2005/2006 Technology Leadership Award
The Public Technology Institute (PTI) has presented Joe Waters, director, and Neal Angrisano, deputy director of the Johnson County Facilities Management Department, with the 2005/2006 PTI Technology Leadership Award.

National Association of Counties (NACo) 2005 Achievement Award presented to Johnson County, Kansas for its program "Making the Design-Build Process Work for County Government" in recognition of an innovative program which contributes to or enhances county government in the United States.
The Public Technology Institute has awarded the Sunset Drive Office Building with an Honorable Mention in its 2004 Solutions Award competition.
Archibus/FM Facilities Management Software has recognized the Johnson County Facilities Department at its annual users conference.
American Institute of Architects Certificate of Merit conferred to HTK for the project Johnson County Adult Residential Center, Housing Building No. 4, selected as a published project for the 2005-2006 Justice Facilities Review, a publication of the Academy of Architecture for Justice - October, 2005
American Institute of Architects Honor Award for excellence in design for the Fred Allenbrand Criminal Justice Complex - September, 2000.

ARTICLES

Green + Design-Build = Solid Public Investment American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment Newsletter; Kira Gould, Assoc. AIA ; Jan/Feb 2007
Office Insight On-line Magazine - Project Focus: DIRTT Sets the Walls for Johnson County - March 6, 2006 edition
LIft and Access Magazine - Striving for Gold - Sunset Drive Office Building aims to be LEED Gold Certified - by Katie Parrish; Sept/Oct 2005.
Government Procurement Magazine - Kansas County Redesigns Facilities Management - by Kristen M. Atwater, Managing Editor; Feb. 2004.
Archibus Success Story: Strategic Master Planning at Johnson County, Kansas

PRESENTATIONS
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Kansas City Section Breakfast meeting Joint Meeting with ASCE Hosting the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (KSPE) Eastern Chapter , Feb 14, 2006, Cutting Edge Green Design - Build Delivery for the Public Sector Johnson County Sunset Office Building, presented by Neal Angrisano and members of the project team.
Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) 2006 Environmental Conference – Kansas City, Missouri, January 19, 2006, Cutting Edge Green Development and Procurement in the Public Sector, Presented by Neal Angrisano
International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Mid-America Chapter – Sunset Drive Office Building Presentation and Tour, Olathe, Kansas, January 19, 2006, Presented by Neal Angrisano, Danni Livingston and the Project Team.

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) 2005 Professional Design-Build Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada, November 9, 2005: Case Study - Cutting Edge Design-Build Procurement in the Public Sector, Neal Angrisano, Georgia Gavito and the Design-Build team.

Construction Specifications Institute, Kansas City Chapter, Green Specifications – Construction and the Environment, Overland Park, Kansas, November 1, 2005. Presented by Neal Angrisano
American Institute of Architects, Kansas City Chapter, The Architect's Role as Client, Kansas City, Missouri, October 27, 2005. Presented by Neal Angrisano and Georgia Gavito

American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Central States Regional Conference, Overland Park, Kansas, September 23, 2005: Sunset Drive Office Building Hard Hat Tour. Presented by Neal Angrisano and Georgia Gavito.

American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Central States Regional Conference, Overland Park, Kansas, September 22, 2005: Johnson County Sunset Drive Office Building Design Competition Presentations. Presented by Neal Angrisano and the Design-Build team finalists.

American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Central States Regional Conference, Overland Park, Kansas, September 22, 2005: Design-Build: An Oxymoron? Case Study: Johnson County Sunset Drive Office Building . Presented by Neal Angrisano, Georgia Gavito and members of the Design-Build Team.

Kansas Renewable Energy Conference, Topeka , Kansas , September 21, 2005: Public Sector Green Facility Development . Presented by Joe Waters and Neal Angrisano.

Northeast Kansas City Administrators/Managers Meeting, Lenexa , Kansas , September 7, 2005: Cutting Edge Green Design-Build Procurement for Local Governments . Presented by Joe Waters and Neal Angrisano.

Archibus/FM Webinar - August 23 & 25, 2005 Strategic Facilities Master Planning at Johnson County, KS - Presented by Michael Chamberlin and Neal Angrisano.
International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) - Kansas City Chapter August 16, 2005 meeting: Archibus at Johnson County, KS, A Success Story. Presented by Michael Chamberlin and Danni Livingston.

Greening the Heartland 2005: Cost, Practice and Policy , United States Green Building Counsel (USGBC), Chicago , Illinois , June 2, 2005: Case Study - Cutting Edge Green Design-Build Procurement for Local Governments . Presented by Neal Angrisano.

Sierra Club Meeting, Overland Park Kansas , May 10, 2005: Sunset Drive Office Building Development . Presented by Neal Angrisano.

2005 Archibus/FM User's Conference - Scottsdale, AZ, April 19, 2005: Archibus at Johnson County, KS, A Success Story. Presented by Michael Chamberlin.

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Mid-America Chapter - Overland Park , Kansas , March 9, 2005: Sunset Drive Office Building Progress Report. Presented by Neal Angrisano and Georgia Gavito.

Olathe Chamber of Commerce, Olathe , Kansas , November 2, 2004: Sunset Drive Office Building Development . Presented by Joe Waters and Neal Angrisano.

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Kansas City Chapter - Return of the Master-Builders II, Kansas City , Missouri , October 29, 2004: What Public Owners Want From Your Design-Build Team. Presented by Neal Angrisano.

American Institute of Architects (AIA) - AIA Kansas Conference and Exhibition , Kansas City , Missouri , October 1, 2004: Marketing Disconnect . Presented by Neal Angrisano.

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Mid-America Chapter - 2004 Regional Conference, Kansas City , Missouri , September 15, 2004: Value-Based Procurement: The Owners' Perspective . Presented by Neal Angrisano.

United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Greater Kansas City Chapter - Kansas City, Missouri, August 20, 2004: Bi-County and GSA Green Building Programs. Presented by Neal Angrisano.

2004 Archibus /FM User's Conference - Boston, MA, April , 2004: The Big Payoff: Putting Archibus/FM Data to Good Use. Presented by Michael Chamberlin, Danni Livingston and Neal Angrisano.
2003 Archibus/FM User's Conference - Orlando, FL, April, 2003: Strategic Master Planning at Johnson County, KS. Presented by Michael Chamberlin and Danni Livingston.

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Mid-America Chapter and the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Kansas City Chapter - Deconstructing Design-Build Marketing: A Critical Analysis of the Essentials, Overland Park , Kansas , April 8, 2003: A Response to the Proposal Process: The Practitioners Point of View . Presented by Neal Angrisano .

2001 Archibus/FM User's Conference - Ottawa, Canada, April, 2001: Implementing Archibus with a Minimal Staff. Presented by Michael Chamberlin.