Greennx 2008 Green Building Conference
May 15, 2008 - Make it Happen - Be Part of The Next Green Leap!
Greennx 2008 Green Building Conference on May 15, 2008 at UBC: Theme of the Greennx 2008 Conference is The Next Green Leap. This conference provides opportunity for leaders and professionals in all sectors of the green building industry to meet and share their vision of The Next Green Leap in the building industry.
Share your Visions for The Next Green Leap - Make a Difference!
Submit your vision for The Next Green Leap in building development by email to TheNextGreenLeap@greennx.com with title "The Next Green Leap". Selected vision statements will have the opportunity to be presented at the conference at The Next Green Leap forum session.
Conference Highlight:
Cascadia Region Green Building Council Vancouver Branch Committee Co-Chair will be presenting Green Challenge Initiatives for Schools target to provide support and educational resource to school age children to promote the learning of sustainability in schools to help make transformational changes for the next generation. Representatives from school districts in Metro Vancouver will be joining the dialogue and discussion at the conference. Input from participants of the conference is welcomed.
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Sustainability in Building Developments has a major impact on the crisis of Global Warming and the way people live and work. Growing number of countries are forming Green Building Councils and various green building standards are established to set baseline for sustainable building practices.
From Sustainable Buildings to Sustainable Communities and Cities: LEED for Neighborhood Development has been introduced by U.S. Green Building Council to extend LEED standards from single buildings to the entire neighborhood which will have major impact on sustainability at community level as well as city level.
Canada Green Building Council is shifting into the mainstream and aims to have 100,000 commercial buildings and one million residences LEED certified by 2015.
The Province of British Columbia is committed to having its operations "carbon neutral" by 2010 and has also set its goal to have all new public buildings meet a minimum of LEED Gold or equivalent standard.
Over 100 local governments in British Columbia have signed or declared their intention to sign the BC Climate Action Charter.
TransLink has established a real estate division to adopt a development model based on the financial success of Hong Kong's mass transit line which will provide new opportunities to developers for development along the public transit line, reshaping cities region-wide.
The City of Vancouver has introduced EcoDensity, a concept targeted to raise green standards and develop new housing types in Vancouver, a city that has been ranked No.1 on the list of the most livable cities by the Economist magazine five years in a row.
All eyes are on what impact and outcome these new issues will bring. What are the Challenges and Opportunities? How will building developments, communities and cities be affected? What will be The Next Green Leap forward?
To engage in one day of intensive learning and discussion with the market leaders at the Greennx 2008 Green Building Conference on May 15, 2008 at UBC in Vancouver, register at http://greennx2008.eventbrite.com/ .
Sustainable Cities - Challenges and Opportunities :
Phil Christie, TransLink's Vice President of Real Estate Division will give an overview of the opportunities for real estate development along TranLink's mass transit line which will provide great potential for growth in the region resulting in sustainable city development supported by mass public transportation.
Brent Toderian, City of Vancouver's Director of City Planning will speak about the sustainable initiatives and policies in Vancouver such as EcoDensity which will set new directions for sustainable building development in Vancouver.
Sustainable Developments, Design and Technology:
Andrew Pearson, founder of Aviawest, developer for the Parkside project in Victoria targeting for LEED Platinum certification will speak on developer's perspective for sustainable developments.
Marty Donkervoort,President and CEO of Inner City Development Inc. from Winnipeg will speak about his successful experience as a builder and social entrepreneur in sustainable building projects providing employment to inner city low-income residents resulting in Social Return on Investment.
James Cheng,award-winning Vancouver architect and principal of James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc. who is renowned for his high rise residential building projects in Canada, USA and other parts of the world will speak on sustainable design for high-rise residential developments.
Peitsa Hirvonen,founder of SESCO Electrical Inc., US Green Wiring expert, past chair of Green Building Committee of local chapter of National Association of Remodeling Industry will speak on Green Wiring and Healthy Building, a deep green aspect beyond existing LEED certification requirements.
Gerry Epp,partner of Fast + Epp and an award-winning design-builder will speak about his company's sustainable design-build structural projects including the 2010 Winter Olympics Richmond Oval Roof Structure as well as sustainable use of wood that would otherwise be considered as waste such as the pine beetle infected wood.
Dr. Guido Wimmers of Equilibrium Consulting, architect formerly with melis+melis+wimmers who has designed and built high standard energy efficient buildings in Austria, Germany and Italy will speak on the Passive House, the European standard for net-zero energy buildings.
Maureen Connelly,Research Program Head, Centre for the Advancement of Green Roof Technology, School of Construction and the Environment, British Columbia Institute of Technology will speak on Green Roof and Green Walls.
Conference Chair: Nellie Cheng, Secretary of the World Green Building Council.
