During his presentation at the High-Performance Building Week breakfast briefing on Capitol Hill, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) President Gordon Holness (standing) talks about key factors for making high-performance buildings successful.

At the High-Performance Building Week reception, Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) talks about the importance of improving building performance and the benefits high-performance buildings can have on the environment and the economy.

National Institute of Building Sciences President Henry L. Green, Hon. AIA, thanks attendees during the reception, before recognizing ASHRAE President Gordon Holness with a High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition Award for his commitment and strategic vision for widespread high-performance buildings.

Attendees at the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) reception take a tour of the green roof on top of ASLA Headquarters.

Legislative Correspondent David Lyons (center left) and Legislative Assistant Ken Reidy (center right), both from Congressman Russ Carnahan’s office, try out infrared heat-sensor devices during a tour of the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) hosted by BFRL Director Dr. Shyam Sunder (left)