Transformational Lecture Series
The Transformational Lecture Series aims to inspire all building industry professionals to embrace their role in creating a sustainable built environment now, as well as ensuring that sustainability becomes integral to all development in the future. The world’s most visionary thought leaders will share their experiences and wisdom on the topics that underpin and motivate the green building industry. By reminding us why we must act boldly and helping us to imagine a world where sustainability is the baseline, these lectures promise to inspire a revolution!
Inspire. Motivate. Transform.
All lectures begin at 5:30pm; doors will open at 5:00pm.
Cost
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
If your company would like to sponsor one or more the lectures, please contact Sarah Costello at 503-228-5533 or sarah(at)cascadiagbc.org.
Cascadia Members: FREE!
Don't forget to bring your passport to receive a stamp!
Non-members: $10
Full-time Students: FREE
Registration is required for all lectures excluding Bellingham, WA!
Upcoming Lectures
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Oregon
View the recordings of the 2009 Portland lectures
Speaker: Guy Battle, Director, Battle McCarthy Ltd.Low Energy Buildings and Sustainable Communities: Designing for the Zero Carbon Economy Guy Battle is an environmental and building engineer known for his work in low energy sustainable buildings and urban environments. His consultancy engineering practice has worked on a vast range of projects and has an international reputation for its work in delivering cost effective eco-friendly buildings. |
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Washington
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Speaker: Clark Brockman, Director of SERA Architects’ Sustainability Resource Team, CLIMATE RESPONSIVE DESIGN: REFLECTIONS ON PLACE-BASED BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES
Clark Brockman is a principal at SERA Architects, the Chair of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council Board of Directors and serves on The Oregon Natural Step’s Advisory Board. He has served in a green building advisory capacity to Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Commission, City Commissioner Dan Saltzman, the Portland Development Commission, Multnomah |
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Thursday, October 22 Register
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Alaska
Speaker: Jason Mclennan, ceo, cascadia region green building council
Green Building- The New Economy and the Future of the Building Industry Jason is the author of the Living Building Challenge, an international green building program, and co-creator of Pharos, the most advanced building material rating system in North America. Jason is known as an international thought leader in the green architecture movement and has lectured on sustainability across the US and Canada. His work in the sustainable design field has been published or reviewed in dozens of journals, magazines, conference proceedings and books including Architecture, Architectural Record, Dwell, Plenty, Metropolis, NY Times, The Globe and Mail, The World and I, Ecostructure and Environmental Design and Construction Magazine. He is the author of three books; The Philosophy of Sustainable Design, The Dumb Architect’s Guide to Glazing Selection, and the Ecological Engineer. The Philosophy of Sustainable Design is currently used as a textbook in over 40 universities and colleges and is distributed widely throughout Europe and North America. |
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Tuesday, April 28 registerSpeaker: John reynolds
Design for On-Site Resources Rather than import all of the energy used for a building, on-site resources can make substantial contributions. For more than 40 years John Reynolds has investigated how people use energy in buildings, and how buildings shape that energy usage. He will talk about buildings in many climate zones that reduce imported energy by using sunlight, breeze and ventilation, cooling with nighttime outdoor air, the very cold sky, and temperatures below the ground. The results are beautiful buildings that are a pleasure to use. Wednesday, October 21 REGISTER |
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British Columbia
Speaker: Robert BatemanThinking Like A Mountain Robert Bateman's realistic paiting style, featuring wildlife in its habitat, encourages examination of the natural world. He is a well-known artist, naturalist and spokesman for many environmental and preservation issues. The subject of numerous books and films, his honors and awards include Officer of Canada. |
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