Ed Mazria, FAIA, mastermind of the 2030 Challenge kicks off Cascadia's first annual regional conference on April 25, 2007.  On April 26 and 27, in partnership with the AIA Seattle Committee on the Environment, Jason F. McLennan will roll out Cascadia’s vision of a sustainable future through Living Buildings, and new initiatives including our Cascadia Fellowship Program, Pharos and more.

We’ll introduce the What Makes it GREEN? Living Future Competition - prizes for best Living Building Design; a total of $5,000 for professionals and $1,500 for students/Emerging Green Builders.  You’ll learn about the Living Building Challenge and the USGBC’s Living Building Competition Rules.  Other keynotes include Bob Berkebile, FAIA, BNIM Architects and Kevin Hydes, Chair of the Board of the World Green Building Council and more than two dozen regional sustainability heroes!

At Living Future you’ll learn, you’ll be inspired, and you’ll have the opportunity to create a road map for tools we need regionally to shape our future.  This is THE event not to miss.