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Living Future 08 Program

Living Future Presentations Now Available!!!

We've post posted the presentations from Living Future 08 under each session listed below.  Please click on the session and then follow the link to the presentation.  If you do not see a link this means that we either do not have permission to post those presentations or do not have them available.

Thank you to all who attended and participated in Living Future 08! It could not have been such a successful and inspiring event without you!


What is an "unconference" you ask?

Living Future provides a different way of viewing our built environment in a way that requires new tools, new perspectives and better collaboration. We will bring experts to the fore to share their experience and knowledge, but this will not be another conference of "talking heads".  To create truly sustainable communities, we all have to be actively involved in creating the solutions - and that means YOU!

After each panelist spends 15 - 20 minutes sharing his/her ideas and experience, you will get into small groups with each facilitated by one of the panelists for a 45 minute interactive session. You will leave your session with new tools, perspectives and connections to create Living Buildings and Living Communities.

Continuing Education Units

AIA  AIBC  I  APEGBC  BCSLA  I  BOMI  I  IDBC  I  IDCEC  I  PIBC

Living Future is an excellent opportunity to gather continuing education credits for your professional license. Certificates of completion will be available for each of the sessions; you'll simply need to sign in at each session you attend to ensure that you receive one.

 

Wednesday, April 16

Time

Activity

 

5:00pm-10:00pm

 

Registration Open 

5:00pm-7:00pm

Keynote Reception

7:00pm-8:00pm

Paul Hawken's Keynote Speech - Open to the public!

8:00pm-10:00pm

VIP Reception (invite only)

 

Thursday, April 17

time 

Activity 

7:00am-5:00pm

Registration Open

 6:30am-7:30am

 Yoga

7:00am-8:30am

Breakfast 

8:30am-9:30am

Welcome Plenary: Jason McLennan, Cascadia CEO

9:30am-6:00pm

Epicenter Trade Show Open

9:30am-10:00am

Break

 10:00am-12:00pm

Educational Sessions 1

Track 1
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

Living Building: Energy and Carbon Neutrality

 Track 2
Habitat Loss/Species Extinction

Wholistic Engineering: Applied to a Living Building Water System

 Track 3
Persistent Toxic Chemicals

Be a Product Detective: Sleuthing the Truth About Building Materials

 Track 4
Habitat Loss/Species Extinction

The Birds, the Bees, the Flowers and the Trees: Biodiversity in the Urban Environment

 Track 5
Global Equity

Living Buildings and the Precautionary Principle

 Track 6
Case Studies

Communicating the Value of Green

 Track 7
Finding Equilibrium

(Not) Hitting Bottom in a Triple Bottom Line World

 Finding Equilibrium

Open Journal, Story of Stuff, Manufactured Landscapes

12:00pm-12:30pm

Themed Networking Part 1 - Speed Networking with a twist! 

12:30pm-1:30pm

Lunch

 1:30pm-3:30pm

Educational Session 2

Track 1
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

Green Land Development of the Year, LEED-H Platinum...Now What?

 Track 2
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

BIM and Sustainable Design: Current Abilities and Future Possibilities

 Track 3
Persistent Toxic Chemicals

Design for DeConstruction and Zero Waste

 Track 4
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

Big Barriers: Financing and Codes

 Track 5
Global Equity

Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture and Planning

 Track 6
Case Studies

Inspired by Land Ethic: The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center

 Track 7
Finding Equilibrium

Global Equity and the Power of One

 Finding Equilibrium

Open Journal, Story of Stuff, Manufactured Landscapes

Track 8
Tour

Living Future Building Tour: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Center

3:30pm-4:00pm 

Break

4:00pm-5:00pm

15 Minutes of Brilliance

5:00pm-6:00pm

Cocktails in Epicenter Exhibit Hall

6:00pm-10:00pm

Big Bang: Dinner & Awards Celebration

 

 

Friday, April 18

Time

 activity

7:00am-5:00pm

Registration Open 

 6:30am-7:30am

 Yoga

7:00am-8:30am

Breakfast

8:30am-9:30am

Opening Plenary: Sim Van der Ryn

9:30am-6:00pm

Epicenter Trade Show Open

9:30am-10:00am

Break

 10:00am-12:00pm

Educational Sessions 3

Track 1
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

New Tools to Assess and Alter the Carbon Impact of Development 

 Track 2
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

Carbon Markets: How Communities and Buildings are Supplying and Buying into Tradable Offsets

Track 3
Persistent Toxic Chemicals

Green Building Materials Through Pharos Lens

 Track 4
Habitat Loss/Species Extinction

Successfully Sourcing Local FSC Products

 Track 5
Global Equity

Crafting a One Planet Community

 Track 6
Case Studies

Wind Energy in Urban Environments

 Track 7
Finding Equilibrium

Green Building as a Second Language

 Finding Equilibrium

Life Balance - Your Foundation for Sustainable Success

 Finding Equilibrium

Open Journal, Story of Stuff, Manufactured Landscapes

12:00am-12:30pm

Themed Networking Part 2 - Speed networking with a twist!

12:30pm-1:30pm

Lunch

 1:30pm-3:30pm

Educational Sessions 4

Track 1
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

Charting a Course Towards Water Independence: Achieving Net-Zero in Living Buildings 

 Track 2
Climate Change from Global Warming Pollution

Residential Remodeling - Model Remodel: Renovating for Massive Change

 Track 3
Persistent Toxic Chemicals

Scaling it Up: Beyond Buildings to Low Carbon Communities

 Track 4
Habitat Loss/Species Extinction

Living Cities - Remaking our cities one neighborhood at a time

 Track 5
Global Equity

Alternative Ownership Models

 Track 6
Case Studies

Design Principles for a Net Zero Global Sporting Event

 Track 7
Finding Equilibrium

Masterminding for Personal and Professional Success

 Finding Equilibrium

Open Journal, Story of Stuff, Manufactured Landscapes

Track 8
Tour

Living Future Building Tour: Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center

3:30pm-4:00pm

Break

4:00pm-5:00pm

Natural Talent Design Competition Poster Session - Emerging Green Builders

5:00pm

Exhibit Hall Closes

 

Saturday, April 19

Optional Super Green Saturday events!

Invite friends and/or family to join you and see what Vancouver and its surroundings have to offer! Come enjoy the activities and cultural events of Vancouver, as well as a relaxing resort experience in the heart of the conference. Enjoy views of the coastline and distant mountains, and jogging in Stanley Part right next door to the conference hotel!  Check back soon for more information!