The Missing Link to a Green Economy: Green Industrial Lands
MARCH 6, 2012 8:00 – 10:00am
Registration, networking and breakfast begins at 7:30am
Protecting industrial land is key for a healthy economy – but how can industrial land also support a green economy (and vice versa)? Our industrial lands not only serve as places of work, but are also the hub for design and innovation. Yet, the approach to designing most industrial buildings and lands has not evolved as quickly as that for residential or mixed use lands. This session of Market Insights explores the successes and challenges of leading municipalities, developers, investors and property managers in developing green industrial spaces and their role as a catalyst for green economic development.
Special location for this session only! CIRS Building, 2260 West Mall (University of British Columbia), Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Centre for Interactive Research (CIRS) building is a a world-class showcase of green construction aiming for certification under both LEED and The Living Building Challenge. Optional building tour to follow session led by the design team from Perkins + Will.
Panelists:
Murray MacKinnon - Vice President of Sustainability, Ledcor
Jean-Philippe Picard - Regional Lead, Project Management Western Canada, CB Richard Ellis
Jean-Philippe Picard is a professional engineer, project management professional and LEED Accredited Professional with significant experience in commercial, institutional, retail, industrial, and municipal projects; he has delivered over $1B in capital construction projects. JP is conversant in all LEED rating systems including LEED for New Construction, Commercial Interiors, and Core and Shell having delivered projects under each of these rating systems; he endeavors to integrate environmentally sustainable elements or LEED design principles in all his projects. JP managed the $60M Ritchie Bros. head office which won the NAIOP Development of the Year award, the Speed Skating Oval for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games and BC Hydro’s $300M Workplace Transformation Initiative.
Marcy Sangret - Deputy Director, Community Planning & Development, Corporation of Delta
Moderator:
Tracy Casavant - Executive Director, Light House Sustainable Building Centre
Tracy heads up Light House’s eco-industrial planning and development services. She has a unique soft and hard skill set of training and experience, blending backgrounds in chemical engineering, environmental studies, and over 15 years of consulting on eco-industrial projects. Tracy is one of North America’s leading experts on sustainable industrial / employment lands and infrastructure development, and has been responsible for dozens of green industrial projects nationally and internationally. Tracy sits on the Advisory Board for Cogen Canada. She teaches the Industrial Ecology course in BCIT’s Environmental Engineering program; has previously been a sessional lecturer at SFU; and has supervised graduate students at UBC, Dalhousie, and Royal Roads. She has been invited to speak on various business, community, and sustainability topics across Canada and internationally in countries such as Korea, China, Taiwan, Mexico, and Turkey.
Tickets $65* includes tax
Seasons Pass (4 sessions) $195 includes tax
*Special discount available to attendees of the Bringing Industrial Lands into the Green Economy workshop taking place Tues, Feb 21. For more information, click here.
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