UPCOMING SPEAKERS

Thursday, May 22
New Directions in Green Development
    5.30-7.00pm Main Presentation
    Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave
FEATURING: Bill Browning, Partner, Terrapin Bright Green
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: The green building market has enjoyed exponential growth since the launch of LEED, with commensurate increase in green building-related incentives, policies, and expansion into new business sectors. Browning will draw from experience with some of the largest and most influential organizations around the world to discuss new trends in green development as well as to demonstrate why everyone should be no less than optimistic of the continued healthy growth of the green building industry.

For more information, please visit www.cascadiagbc.org/education/transformational-lecture-series.

Thursday, June 26
Three Colors of Green
    5.30-7.00pm Main Presentation
    Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave
FEATURING: Dan Solomon, FAIA, Director of Solomon E.T.C., a WRT Company
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Daniel Solomon is an architect and urban designer with 35-years in professional practice with academic pursuits of teaching and writing. Recipient of the Maybeck Award that honors outstanding achievement in distinguished design and more than 75 design awards for his projects, Dan will share his calling for a more holistic approach to urban design and architecture. He is the author of many articles and two books: ReBuilding and Global City Blues. Dan’s commitment to urban repair and the construction and reconstruction of urban neighborhoods extends beyond his project work; he was one of the co-founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, an organization whose principles have helped shape the contemporary practice of community design.

Register: http://tlsdansolomonwa.eventbrite.com

Thursday, September 25
Integration is an Art
    5.30-7.00pm Main Presentation
    Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave
FEATURING: Patrick Bellew, Principal, Atelier Ten
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Patrick’s success in integrating innovative technologies with noteworthy architecture has been acknowledged by the Royal Institute of British Architects, who have made him an Honorary Fellow, one of only three in his field. A founding director of atelier ten, he is a Chartered Building Services Engineer with more than twenty years experience. Beautiful, high performance buildings are something that the engineers and architects of Atelier Ten have proven readily achievable through creative and thorough integration of all building systems. Presenting international examples of cleverly efficient designs, Bellew will dare designers to create the most innovative integrated systems ever built.

Register: http://tlspatrickbellewsea.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, October 15
Winning the Building End Game: A Road Map to Zero Energy Buildings
    5.00-7.00pm Main Presentation
    Seattle Central Library Auditorium, 1000 Fourth Avenue
FEATURING: Peter Rumsey, President, Rumsey Engineers
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Peter Rumsey is a global player in energy efficiency, with over 20 years of experience. His zero-energy approach promotes a range of issues, including reducing carbon emissions, and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. His expertise includes design of efficient HVAC systems and energy monitoring systems in commercial buildings and critical environments, management of project teams, and analysis of design options using computer simulation tools. Before founding Rumsey Engineers, he held engineering and management positions at Sol*Arc Architects, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, XENERGY Energy Consultants, the International Institute for Energy Conservation, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Register: http://tlspeterrumseyseattle.eventbrite.com

*This lecture will be held in conjunction with Cascadia’s engineeringgreen08 conference.

Thursday, November 13
Green Pathways out of Poverty
    5.30-7.00pm Main Presentation
    Benaroya Hall, 200 University Stree
FEATURING: Van Jones, President, Green for All
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Van Jones, a civil rights lawyer, is leading the national Green for All initiative and will share how we can overcome the challenge of the climate crisis while engaging the creativity and power of everyone. Working for both equal protection from the perils of climate change and equal access to the promise of the emerging green economy, Green for All provides hope to lift all people and pathways out of poverty by ensuring that low-income and minority youth have access to the coming wave of "green-collar" jobs – things like solar-panel installation, retrofitting buildings that are leaking energy, wastewater reclamation, organic food, materials reuse and recycling. As an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes, Van has won many honors. These include the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the international Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum “Young Global Leader," and the Rockefeller Foundation “Next Generation Leadership" Fellowship.

Register: http://tlsvanjoneswa.eventbrite.com

Tuesday, December 2
Artist as Environmental Urban Innovator
    5.30-7.00pm Main Presentation
    Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave
FEATURING: Noel Harding, Artist
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Art has a crucial role to play in raising public awareness on such timely issues as the pervasive degradation of natural systems. Few artists have so effectively or boldly inserted their work in building and infrastructure projects as Harding. Focusing on environmental concerns, this internationally acclaimed artist will explore the ways art can instruct, challenge, and inspire both the aware as well as the unsuspecting public. Noel Harding is an international artist whose work can be found in numerous collections from The Museum of Modern Art, New York to The Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels. Harding has been described by art critic John Bentley Mays in the Globe and Mail as a wonderfully inventive artist - conscientious, devilish, eccentric, conceptually risky, but finally rock solid.

Register: http://tlsnoelhardingwa.eventbrite.com

PAST 2008 SPEAKERS

Thursday, January 31
Noisette: A Model for the New American City
    5.00-7.00pm 
    Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave
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FEATURING: John Knott, Noisette

Thursday, February 21
Sustainable Cities, Food, and Neighborhoods: Do They Relate?
    5.00-7.00pm 
    Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave
FEATURING:
Wayne Roberts, PhD, Toronto Food Policy Council
WITH REGIONAL PANELISTS:
Steven Cohen, City of Portland, OR, Food Policy & Programs, Office of Sustainable Development
Devorah Kahn, City of Vancouver, BC, Food Policy Coordinator, Food Policy Team
Branden Born, University of Washington, WA, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Design and Planning
ADDITIONAL EVENT SPONSOR:
Canadian Studies Center in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.

URBAN SUSTAINABILITY FORUM ARCHIVE
For a listing of all past (2007, 2006 & 2005) Urban Sustainability Forum speakers, including links to presentations, see our forum archive.  If you have questions or would like additional information about the Urban Sustainability Forum, contact our Outreach & Evaluation Manager at (206) 615-1171.

OTHER GREEN EVENTS
Other green building and urban sustainability events in the Seattle area are listed on our Green Event Calendar.