Speaker: Noel Harding, Artist

Artist as Environmental Urban Innovator

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.

Speaker: Patrick Bellew, Principal, Atelier Ten

Integration is an Art
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.

Speaker: Peter Rumsey, Founder and President, Rumsey Engineers

Peter is a global player in energy efficiency and leader in sustainable and resource efficient building design. His zero-energy approach promotes a range of issues, including reducing carbon emissions, and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. He has over 20 years of experience in the design of efficient HVAC systems in academic and commercial buildings, the design of energy monitoring systems, and the analysis of the financial impacts of energy systems.

Speaker: Van Jones, President, Green for All

Green Pathways Out of Poverty

Leading the national Green for All initiative, Van 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 us with hope to lift all people and provide pathways out of poverty.

Speaker: Noel Harding, Artist

Artist as Environmental Urban Innovator

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.

Speaker: Tom Paladino, President, Paladino & Co.

The Triple Bottom Line - Creating Abundance Through Green Building

A nationally recognized leader in the green building industry, Tom is the founder and president of Paladino & Company, a visionary green building consulting firm. Drawing upon his technical expertise in both architecture and engineering, Tom brings innovative ideas, a building-science knowledge and perspective, and a proven process for design integration to the more than 300 green and LEED projects he has consulted on. From concept and system design assistance to cost/benefit evaluation and analysis, Tom contributes inspiration, expertise, and implementation-focused guidance to each project team and building owner.

Speaker: Dennis j. Wilde, Principal, Gerding Edlen Development

Creating Sustainable and Inspiring Places to Work, Learn and Live
Dennis Wilde is a principal at Gerding Edlen, a progressive commercial real estate development services firm. Gerding Edlen in 2007 became the first development company to aim for the Living Building level in several of its new developments. Gerding Edlen has further committed to having all of it’s projects produce more energy than they consume and consume more waste than they produce by 2012. Wilde first realized the possibilities of sustainability from a business perspective while attending a workshop on the Natural Step in 1997, the same year he joined Gerding Edlen. He has more than 20 years of experience in urban planning and design, and has been active in construction and real estate development since 1967.

Speaker: Jason McLennan, Ceo, Cascadia Region Green Building Council

Collaboration and Change - The Pathway to a Living Future

Jason, an author and nationally recognized sustainable building industry
leader, will explore the growing need for the green industry to make transformative rather than incremental progress and the role that each of us can play in transforming our careers and personal effectiveness.

Speaker: Noel Harding, Artist

Artist as Environmental Urban Innovator

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.