12:00 - 1:00 p.m.  |  Check-in and Registration

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.  |  Welcome and Introductions

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Rob Bennett, Portland Sustainability Institute; Kevin Hydes, Integral Group/Past Chair US Green Building Council and World Green Building Council

1:30 - 3:20 p.m.  |  Roundtable: What Makes Cities the Center of Sustainability Innovation?

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Nancy Hamilton, Business Development Director, McKinstry; Miriam Horn, Director, Smart Grid Initiative, Environmental Defense Fund; Scot Horst, USGBC; Sadhu Johnston, Vancouver Deputy City Manager; John Knott, President/CEO and co-founder, Noisette Company; Ben Waters, Commercial Director for Australia and New Zealand, GE; Robert Young, Moderator, University of Oregon

3:40 - 5:30 p.m.  |  Roundtable: How Does Thinking at the District Scale Drive Innovation?

David Beach, Cleveland EcoVillage; Rob Bennett, The EcoDistricts Initiative Brian Geller, 2030 District; David Orr, Oberlin Green Project; Twana Hall Scott, Green Impact Zone; Llewellyn Wells, Living City Block; Bob Costanza, Moderator, Portland State University

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Welcome Reception

 

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Registration

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Breakfast

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.  |  Opening Session

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Rob Bennett, Portland Sustainability Institute; Earl Blumenauer, Congressman, 3rd District of Oregon; Bill Reed, Integrative Design Collaborative

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Concurrent Sessions

Engagement: Making EcoDistricts: Concepts and Methods for Advancing Sustainability in Neighborhoods

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Ellen Bassett, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning; Joe Cortright, Impresa; Vivek Shandas, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning; Tim Smith, SERA Architects PDF Pt1; Ethan Seltzer, moderator, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning

Planning & Assessment: Integrated Sustainability Assessment on District-Scale Projects

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Clark Brockman, SERA Architects Power Point Presentation; Orion Fulton, Arup Power Point Presentation; Bert Gregory, Mithun Power Point Presentation; Johanna Brickman, Moderator, Oregon BEST

Buildings: A New Frontier for Codes: Performance-based Building Codes and Utility Innovation

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Liz Dunn, Preservation Green Lab; Tom Osdoba, U of O Center for Sustainable Business Practices; Dave Ramslie, City of Vancouver, BC; Michael Armstrong, moderator, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Infrastructure: Grey to Green: Portland’s Green Streets Strategy

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Mia Birk, Alta Planning + Design Power Point Presentation; Anne Nelson, City of Portland Environmental Services Power Point Presentation; Kevin Perry, Nevue Ngan Power Point Presentation; Tom Puttman, David Evans Associates Power Point Presentation; Catherine Ciarlo, Moderator, City of Portland

People: Community-Based Solar: Solarize Portland

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Jonathan Cohen, Imagine Energy, LLC Power Point Presentation; Tim O’Neal, SE Uplift; Stephanie Stewart, Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association; Andria Jacob, moderator, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Innovation: “Last Mile” Smart Grid Strategies

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David Allis, EMME Power Point Presentation; Joe Barra, PGE Power Point Presentation; John Cooper, Grid Net; Michael Jung, Silver Springs Network Power Point Presentation; Jeff Hammarlund, moderator, Portland State University

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  |  Concurrent Sessions

Engagement: EcoDistrict Pilots: Creating Sustainability Management Associations

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Jalene Braun, Green Lents; Ted Gilbert, Gilbert Bros. (Gateway); Mark Gregory, Portland State University; Brian Newman, Oregon Health & Science University (South Waterfront); Rick Williams, Lloyd Transportation Management Association; Naomi Cole, moderator, Portland Sustainability Institute

Planning & Assessment: Measuring Success Through Sustainable Rating Systems

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Greg Searle, BioRegional North America; Seth Schultz, Climate Positive Power Point Presentation; Steph Stoppenhagen, CH2M Hill Power Point Presentation; Indigo Teiwes, Carbon Advantage; Climate Positive; Sophie Lambert, Moderator, US Green Building Council

Buildings: Financing Existing Building Retrofits

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Brian Alfano, Umpqua Bank; Kipp Baratoff, Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions; Aaron James, Blue Tree Strategies; Curtis Robinhold, EnergyRM; Brad Zenger, Moderator, Pivotal Investments

Infrastructure: When Do Districts Water Systems Make Sense?

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Trent Berry, Compass Resource Management; Jon Gray, Interface Engineering Power Point Presentation; Ken Morrison, Corix Power Point Presentation; Dan Vizzini, City of Portland Power Point Presentation; Tom Puttman, moderator, David Evans Associates

People: Community Vitality and Wellness

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Lisa Hopkins, IBM; Sunil Maulik, People Power Company; Dr. Barry Sanders, Pitzer Emeritus; Dr. John Thompson, Kaiser Permanente; Stan Curtis, moderator, Open Commons

Innovation: Thoroughly Greening Cities: Vancouver Greenest City Initiative

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Sadhu Johnston, City of Vancouver, BC Power Point Presentation; Tom Osdoba, U of O Center for Sustainable Business Practices; Dave Ramslie, City of Vancouver, BC; Rob Bennett, moderator, Portland Sustainability Institute

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.  |  Lunch

1:15 - 2:15 p.m.  |  Panel: Integrated Design at the District Scale

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Clark Brockman, SERA Architects; Alan Hipolito, Verde; Alisdair McGregor, Arup; Bill Reed, moderator, Integrative Design Collaborative

2:15 - 3:45 p.m.  |  Concurrent Sessions

Engagement: District Scale Solutions That Drive Towards Equity

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Alan Hipolito, Verde Power Point Presentation; Twana Hall Scott, Kansas City Green Impact Zone Power Point Presentation; Janet Hammer, Moderator, Portland State University

Planning & Assessment: EcoDistricts Assessment Protocols

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Erin Christensen, Mithun Power Point Presentation; Vinh Mason, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Power Point Presentation; Vivek Shandas, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning Power Point Presentation; Nicole Isle, moderator, Brightworks Power Point Presentation

Buildings: The Next Frontier for Commercial Buildings: The Oregon Sustainability Center

Lisa Abuaf, Portland Development Commission; Johanna Brickman, Oregon BEST; Lisa Petterson, SERA Architects; Robert Frisbee, moderator, Oregon Sustainability Center

Infrastructure: Cities and District Energy

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Trent Berry, Compass Resource Management Power Point Presentation; Stan Gent, Seattle Steam Power Point Presentation; Leo O’Loughlin, Veolia Energy Power Point Presentation; Eric van Roon, Corix Utilities Power Point Presentation; David Van't Hof, moderator, Lane Powell

People: Community Driven Project Success

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John Carroll, Carroll Investments Power Point Presentation; Thad Fisco, Adaptive Development Power Point Presentation; Eli Spevak, Orange Splot LLC Power Point Presentation; Charles Kelley, moderator, ZGF Architects Power Point Presentation

Innovation: Integrated Design at the Neighborhood Scale

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Clark Brockman, SERA Architects; Alisdair McGregor, Arup; Bill Reed, Integrative Design Collaborative

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.  |  Final Session

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.  |  Networking Reception

7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Evening Keynote

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John Knott, The Noisette Company, LLC Power Point Presentation

Keynote is free and open to the public. RSVP required.

 

OPTIONAL TRAININGS

Trainings are open to the public.

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  |  Local Government Leveraging of LEED for Neighborhood Development

Eliot Allen, Criterion Planners

To help communities accelerate sustainable development, Criterion Planners offers a sixhour workshop for local land use, transportation, and environmental planners on leveraging the benefits of LEED-ND. Learn about the parts of the ND rating system that interface with local plans and regulations. Explore how local governments are using ND to advance sustainable community development.

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  |  The EcoDistricts Approach: Assessment, Governance, Finance and Policy

Portland Sustainability Institute

This half day session will cover the basics of the EcoDistricts approach with lessons learned from Portland’s pilot districts and other international precedents for sustainable neighborhood projects. The focus will include integrated assessment, governance, and finance of district scale sustainability as well as policy implications for municipal governments. Targeted at local policy makers, developers, planners, and neighborhood leaders.

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  |  Living System or Regenerative Design: Integrating and Regenerating the Health of our Social and Ecological Systems

Bill Reed, Integrative Design Collaborative

Sustainability is ultimately about sustaining all life. The current trend of making buildings, cars, light bulbs, products and processes more efficient is simply the beginning point for achieving this goal. In order to truly achieve sustainability, we will need to redevelop a conscious understanding of the whole system of life-giving processes that shape the places we live in order to reintegrate our building—and our communities—with life on Earth.

The process of creating our shelter, along with producing food, has tremendous impact on planetary health. The corollary is also true; the act of building can also be the act of healing and restoring the community of life. By shifting the role of humans to participating with nature as co-equals and, even, tending the wild, we move from being occupants of the land to becoming inhabitants again.

The real meaning of development is to create new potential. Learning how to sustain our communities can be a remembering and rebirth of consciousness. This seminar with Bill Reed introduces the practical concepts of integrating technical and living system design. This is not as hard as it may seem; but it is a real change in the way we think.