Gulf Coast Green 2012 Speakers

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Keynote Speakers:
Stan Cox
Mitchell Thomashow

Featured Speakers:
Bill Walsh, Healthy Building Network

Peter Pfeiffer, Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
Connecting the Dots: Indoor Air Quality and Green Building Science

Schedule:
7:00-8:00    Registration/Coffee/Expo

8:00-9:30    Keynote Presentation - Mitchell Thomashow

9:30-10:00    Expo/Coffee Break

10:00-11:30    Session 1
[Track 1: LIVING GREEN]
Frederic Schwartz, Frederic Schwartz Architects
reTHINKing Green Housing: from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast

Sarah Weissman, HOK; Sally Gimbert, HOK; Sean Fish, USGBC
Project Haiti: Bringing LEED Platinum Design to the Developing World

[Track 2: SUSTAINABILITY IN VOLATILITY]
Z Smith, Eskew + Dumez + Ripple
Making the Case for High Performance Buildings with Hard-Headed Owners

Shel Horowitz, Green and Profitable
Making Green Sexy: Winning Fans and Customers for Your Green Buildings, Products and Services

[Track 3: GREENING THE PALETTE]
Joe Douglas Webb, Webb Architects
Sustainability: Water Independence

Dan Phillips, The Phoenix Commotion, Inc.
Close Your Eyes, Touch Your Nose: The Phenomenology of Recycled Building

[Track 4: STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE]
Margaret Robinson, Asakura Robinson Co.; David Batts, Construction EcoServices; Nick Russo, Harris County PID
Low Impact Development (LID) in the Houston Region

Dan Williams, dwa-design
2030 and the Living Region Challenge

11:30-1:30    Keynote Presentation/Lunch - Stan Cox

1:30-2:00    Expo

2:00-3:30    Session 2
[Track 1: LIVING GREEN]
François Lévy, Architect
Small Green BIM

Tenna Florian, Lake|Flato Architects; Hazem Rashed-Ali, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of High-Performance Homes

[Track 2: SUSTAINABILITY IN VOLATILITY]
Heather Venhaus, Regenerative Environmental Design
Ecosystem Services and Regenerative Site Design

Rese Fox, Deloitte
Pushed to LEED: The Value Proposition

[Track 3: GREENING THE PALETTE]
Featured Speaker - Bill Walsh, Healthy Building Network
Healthy Materials

[Track 4: STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE]
Aaron J. Tuley, Meta-Pattern, LLC: Planning for Sustainability
The Politics of Carbon Reduction: Treaties, Programs, and Plans

Rand Ekman, Cannon Design
Engaging Life: A Regenerative Approach to A/E Practice

3:30-4:00    Expo/Coffee Break

4:00-5:30    Session 3
[Track 1: LIVING GREEN]
Featured Speaker - Peter Pfeiffer, Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
Connecting the Dots: Indoor Air Quality and Green Building Science

[Track 2: SUSTAINABILITY IN VOLATILITY]
Mark Seibert, CMTA; Tony Hans, CMTA
Stepping Up to the Challenge of Net Zero

Zachary Suchara, Luma Lighting Design
Illuminating a Path to Net Zero Energy

[Track 3: GREENING THE PALETTE]
Jody Henry, SHW Group; Jeff Windsor, Spring ISD
Your Child Deserves a Learning Environment Like This One: Let's Make it Happen

Nicola Springer, Kirksey; Kapil Upadhyaya, Kirksey
The Best Little Modular Classroom in Texas (AKA Pimp My Portable)

[Track 4: STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE]
Robert L. MeckFessel, DSGN Associates
Cracking the Green Code: Examining the IgCC

Betsy del Monte, The Beck Group
Implementing the IgCC; What's it Going to Take?

5:30-6:00    Closing Remarks

6:30-10:30    Celebration of Sustainable Leadership
Casino Night at The Rockefeller Center
$20 for GCG attendees (price includes casino chips, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, valet parking and prizes)

Geared toward attendees with an intermediate to high level of knowledge about building sustainability issues, GCG 2012 presentations will be relevant to the session tracks listed below:

Living Green. Speakers will review next-generation technologies, measured results, and installation details which contribute to efficient and healthy residential buildings.
Sustainability in Volatility. This track covers financially sustainable green strategies for existing buildings and new developments, highlighting the return on investment.
Greening the Palette. Speakers will address new and innovative materials and systems for sustainable interiors and building envelopes.
Step Up to the Challenge. This track will tackle changes associated with new benchmarks, including the 2030 Challenge, new energy codes, LEED 2012, the Living Building Challenge, and more.

Questions? Email speakers@gulfcoastgreen.org

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