The Transformational Lecture Series aims to inspire all building industry professionals to embrace their role in creating a  sustainable built environment now, as well as ensuring that sustainability becomes integral to all development in the future. The world’s most visionary thought leaders will share their experiences and wisdom on the topics that underpin and motivate the green building industry. By reminding us why we must act boldly and helping us to imagine a world where sustainability is the baseline, these lectures promise to inspire a revolution!

Inspire. Motivate. Transform.

2010 Transformational Lecture Series

Cost

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

If your company would like to sponsor one or more of the lectures, please contact Sarah Costello at 503-228-5533 or sarah(at)cascadiagbc.org.

Cascadia Members: FREE!
Don't forget to bring your passport to receive a stamp!

Non-members: $10

Full-time Students: FREE

Registration is required for all lectures!

Upcoming Lectures

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Oregon

Following the lead of this year's Living Future tag line - Hope: Revaluing Community - the 2010 TLS in Oregon will feature "local heroes" who will challenge us to revalue our greater community.  The inspiration for the series in Oregon comes from an essay by Professor Robert Young of the University of Oregon, titled: Towards an American Architecture.  In his essay, Professor Young’s addresses the enormous challenges confronting the state of Oregon and the importance of moving to a more self-sufficient economy for a secure and sustainable future.  He outlines four topics that are crucial for the Oregon community to address: close at hand food production, transportation networks, diminished reliance upon imported energy sources, and urban regions growing more compactly and more responsively to the availability of local resources. Speakers for the 2010 TLS in Oregon will focus on one or more of these four topics.

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
KEVIN CAVENAUGH      Designer/Developer, Cavenaugh & Cavenaugh LLC	BEND EUGENE	FEB 4 FALL	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
ROBERT YOUNG Assistant Professor of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon	PORTLAND	MAR 11	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
THOMAS AUER Managing Director, Transsolar (Germany)	PORTLAND	APRIL 26	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
BRANDEN BORN Assistant Professor of Urban Design & Planning, University of Washington	PORTLAND	JUNE 15	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
DAVID KORTEN Author - When Corporations Rule the World; - Agenda for a New Economy	PORTLAND	OCT 14	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
ULF MEYER Journalist and Author; Partner, Ingenhoven Architects (Germany); Distinguished Hyde Chair of Excellence, University of Nebraska-Lincoln	PORTLAND	SEP 28	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
PAUL HORTON Faculty, Evergreen State College; Board Member, North American Sustainable Transportation Council	PORTLAND     BEND	NOV 10 NOV 4	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
ZOE BRADBURY Farmer, Valley Flora Farms	EUGENE ASHLAND	DEC DEC	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Washington 

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
MARK FRANKEL Chair, New Buildings Institute	BELLINGHAM	APR 30	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
THOMAS AUER Managing Director, Transsolar (Germany)	SEATTLE	APR 22	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
BRANDEN BORN Assistant Professor of Urban Design & Planning, University of Washington	SEATTLE	JUNE 30	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
CLARK BROCKMAN Associate and Studio Leader, SERA Architects	TACOMA	JULY	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
ULF MEYER Journalist and Author; Partner, Ingenhoven Architects (Germany); Distinguished Hyde Chair of Excellence, University of Nebraska-Lincoln	SEATTLE SPOKANE	SEP 29 SEP 30	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
DAVID KORTEN Author - When Corporations Rule the World; - Agenda for a New Economy	SEATTLE	OCT 12	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
TIMOTHY BEATLEY Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, University of Virginia	SEATTLE	NOV 9	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Alaska

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
GORDON HARRIS President/CEO, Simon Fraser University Community Trust	FAIRBANKS       ANCHORAGE	APR 26             APR 27	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
TOM MARSEILLE	FAIRBANKS ANCHORAGE JUNEAU	OCT 25   OCT 26 OCT 28	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

British Columbia

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
DENNIS WILDE Principal, Gerding Edlen Development	KELOWNA	JAN 28	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
BARBARA CAMPAGNA, FAIA, LEED AP Graham Gund Architect of the National Trust; Stewardship of Historic Sites, National Trust for Historic Preservation	VICTORIA KELOWNA	MAR 9 MAR 10	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
DAVID KORTEN Author - When Corporations Rule the World; - Agenda for a New Economy	VANCOUVER (FREE lunchtime lecture) VICTORIA (evening lecture)	SEP 30 SEP 30	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
SEVAG POGHARIAN Architect and Developer, Alstonvale Net Zero House	KELOWNA VANCOUVER (FREE lecture)	OCT 27 OCT 28	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
BRENNA BELL Environmental Lawyer & Educator; Co-founder, Tryon Life Community Farm	VANCOUVER (FREE lecture)	NOV 18	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
GORDON HOWELL Partner; Senior Project Development Engineer, Howell-Mayhew Engineering, Inc.	VICTORIA	NOV 18	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION