Presenter:

Mark Buehrer, Founder and Director, 2020 Engineering, Bellingham, WA

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As humankind’s impact to our environment is being recognized on a worldwide level, and as the world’s population continues to grow (now at a rate of about 10,000 per hour) the same finite water resources are going to have to go farther and be treated wisely. In order to meet our future needs, solutions are needed that are both economical and environmentally friendly.

In this presentation, Mark will discuss his Wholistic Engineering approach as it applies to a Living Building Water System, which recognizes that the effectiveness of any water resource plan is dependent on numerous, and often unpredictable influences, and therefore the whole situation relating to our water resources must be taken into account. The many challenges facing water resource management involve cross-relationships among many kinds of complex components such as politics, special interests, laws & regulations, social concerns, economic & environmental issues, technology, and resources. The goal of Wholistic Engineering is to provide practical guidelines for simple economic solutions to complex environmental issues to meet future needs. The presentation topics also include: Closed-loop water and nutrient reuses, Water Sources Definitions (the “colors” of water), “Watergy” (the water & energy relationship), and Design Principles for Living Building Water Systems.

Presenter Bio

Mark Buehrer
Mark is the founder and director of 2020 ENGINEERING located in Bellingham, Washington. He is a registered professional civil engineer, author, and inventor with broad experience in engineering design, construction and project management. Mark conceived and developed the concept of Wholistic Engineering, which provides an integrated “problem solving” approach that considers all issues and possible conditions related to the development of a project, such as: laws & regulations, social concerns, politics, special interests, economic & environmental issues, technology, and resources. Mark is currently serving on the Cascadia Region Green Building Council as a technical development member on the “Site Team” and “Water Team” for the development of The Living Building User’s Guide and continued development of The Living Building Challenge standard. Mark is a registered professional civil engineer in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii and other states. He has over 25 years of Civil Engineering experience.

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