Topic:  The Human Factor - "Connecting Cities with People"

 With the failure of international agreements and peer reviewed science in broadly motivating a response to climate change it is evident that we need new solutions. It is now cities that are taking the lead in developing meaningful climate change initiatives. At the same time the lexicon of climate change has also moved from one of fear and disaster to one of economic development and opportunity through green jobs and green technology. In this talk Dave Ramslie will look at ‘the human factor’ in cities as the medium to address our most pressing environmental issues and create a “living future”.       

Speaker Bio:

Dave is the City of Vancouver’s Senior Sustainability Programs Manager. In this role Dave oversees and is responsible for the City of Vancouver's climate change, green building, air quality and electric vehicles programs. Some of his recent work has included authoring the city's 2020 carbon neutral buildings strategy, developing Vancouver's Home Energy Loan Program, its’ solar city initiative and writing what is widely regarded the "greenest building code" in North America.

Dave has taught and lectured on sustainability issues internationally and has served on the Board of Director's of the Cascadia Regional Green Buildings Council and on Canada Green Building Council’s intergovernmental affairs committee. His work has won national awards from the Canadian Institute of  Planners for Vancouver’s EcoDensity Initiative, and from the Canadian Green Building Council, for Government Leadership in Green Building. 

 View Dave Ramslie's flyer here.

Date:  October 12, 2011

Location:  Escent Lighting, W 605 Spokane Falls Boulevard, Spokane, WA 99201

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