Women in Green at West Coast Green

Is there a greener gender? Studies show that
women are more likely than men to support environmental causes—through voting,
activism, and consumer choices. What are the implications for the design
industry? Does sustainable design have special appeal for women, and do they in
turn offer something unique to the field? In the book, these questions were
explored through conversations with hundreds of architects, designers,
consultants, writers, policymakers, educators, and students. This discussion
will examine some of the ways that women may be changing how we all see our work
and our world. The panelists are among the many voices in the book, and others
who were quoted will be participating from the audience.

Co-author Kira
Gould, director of communications at William McDonough + Partners and chair of
the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment, will moderate
this interactive discussion with three panelists:

Allison Arieff, IDEO,
former editor of Dwell magazine
Michelle Kaufmann, architect and designer of
the West Coast Green Lotus House
Susan Ubbelohde, architect with
Loisis+Ubbelohde and University of California Berkeley School of Architecture

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“As you read through this amazing book, a realization dawns. The medicine
needed for true sustainability, true balance, turns out to be our own passion
for what we love to do, combined with our longing to be home. This book is a
stunning achievement, and every designer, architect, and lover of life should
read it—soon.” – Sarah Susanka, author of The Not So Big Life: Making Room
for What Really Matters

“Anyone who’s ever heard the words
‘sustainability’ or ‘green’ should take the time to read (not scan) this book.
These terms are not a marketing pitch—they are sacred obligations to life, as
the women in this book make clear.” – Sim Van der Ryn, eco-pioneer, author of
Ecological Design and Design for Life

“A transformative,
inspiring and thoughtful book. So much can be learned from these dynamic and
thought-provoking dialogues. They expanded my thinking and encouraged me to
redouble my efforts while we still have time.” – David Gottfried, founder of the
U.S. Green Building Council, author of Greed to Green

“Kira
and Lance have had the courage to write about the elephant in the room. Women
are staging the next revolution—the better for Mother Earth and all her
creatures.” – Joyce LaValle, sustainability advocate and leader at Interface,
Inc.

“We’ve come to the dawn of a new world and a new way of being,
perceiving, and relating, and women are leading the way as designers, thinkers,
inventors, and seers. Women in Green is an evocative glimpse of the edge of that
leading light—a book full of stories of creativity and common sense with
uncommon courage that are changing the human presence on Earth.” – David W. Orr,
educator and author of Design on the
Edge