Speaker: Dennis Wilde, Principal, Gerding Edlen Development

Date: January 28, 2010

Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts, Salloum Hall, 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, BC

Time: Doors open at 5:00PM, Lecture begins at 5:30PM

Cost: Cascadia Members and students; Free (RSVP MANDATORY)
General Audience; $10

Title: The Road To Zero: The Journey So Far

Description:
Dennis Wilde is a Principal at Gerding Edlen Development. Gerding Edlen has embarked on more LEED projects than any other development company in North America, and in 2008 adopted net zero energy, carbon and waste as its goal for future projects. Dennis Wilde is a nationally respected green building expert and helped create the Sustainable Solutions division of GEDI. Mr. Wilde has more than 20 years of experience in urban planning and design, and has been active in construction and real estate development since 1980. Mr. Wilde, who joined GEDI in 1997, is responsible for feasibility studies, management of the pre-construction and construction process, tenant improvement coordination and overall project management.

In this lecture, he will talk about the path towards net zero energy and water buildings; the Living Building Challenge; and what developers, municipalities and individuals can do to help us get closer to our carbon reduction goals.

Thank you to Blue Green Living Communities for providing the refreshments after the event.

The Transformational Lecture Series aims to inspire all building industry professionals to embrace their role in creating as sustainable built environment now, as well as ensuring that sustainability becomes integral to all development in the future.