Presenters:

Teresa Coady, Chief Executive Officer, Bunting Coady Architects, Vancouver, BC

Sean Cryan, LEED® AP, Mithun, Seattle, WA

Rob Matthews, Mithun, Seattle, WA

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Concerns about climate change and the built environment’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions have increased design interest and regulatory pressure to implement sustainable building practices. This is especially important in context of anticipated development required to accommodate increased regional population density growth.

Recently introduced tools, such as the Construction Carbon Calculator (housed at www.buildcarbonneutral.org) and the Climate Impact Assessment calculator offer both bottom-up and top-down perspectives that expand beyond existing methods for evaluating operational carbon impacts of the built environment. These tools measure the amount of carbon dioxide produced in the actual construction process, as well as impacts that follow from a range of planning scenarios and decisions that plan for distributions of people and jobs and which direct recommendations about where to channel community and regional growth.

Following this session, designers, developers, owners, contractors and planners will understand the use and outcomes of tools that can provide the climate-related information required to consider a range of design and planning considerations to reduce, renew and offset the carbon footprint of a single site or an entire urban development.

Presenter Bios

Teresa Coady
Managing and founding Partner of Bunting Coady Architects, Teresa Coady is a past Vice-President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia and is associated with many professional affiliations including the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and American Institute of Architects. As an innovator in sustainable and energy efficient design, Teresa ensures responsible environmental design for all of the firm's projects. She acted as an advisor to the British Columbia Energy Code and the National Energy Code, as a lead facilitator for the BC Hydro, Design Smart Energy Efficiency Program and the BC Buildings Corporation Green Initiative.In 1999, Teresa was honored as the YWCA Woman of Distinction -- Entrepreneur and innovator of the Year. She was also recently named to SB05 (Sustainable Buildings 05) 'Team Canada,' a select group of individuals charged with showcasing Canadian industry achievements at the Green Building Challenge in Tokyo, and to promote the "Greening" of the construction industry in Canada.

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Sean Cryan
Sean Cryan came to Mithun with 13 years experience in a variety of project types. With Mithun, he has worked as a member of the SHS.com team and as project manager for the REI Corporate Campus expansion. Sean's prior experience includes work on corporate headquarters for many clients in the Northwest, including Microsoft and Eddie Bauer, as well as East Coast companies such as MTV Networks and the World Bank. As a generalist, he has been involved in all aspects of these projects, working from initial programming stages through all design phases and construction administration. This involvement has extended from space planning and architectural interiors to architectural and site design on urban sites and office parks. Corporate project sizes range from 2,000 to 1 million square feet, from interior office renovations to new office buildings. Additional experience includes work on exhibition centers and healthcare facilities in the Northwest and Alaska.

Rob Matthews
Robert’s planning experience focuses on increasing urban environmental performance and high-quality urban placemaking. His design approach encourages superior pedestrian experiences through traditional town planning and the integration of civic and commercial spaces. His graphic skills are frequently used to communicate complex ideas in a simple, compelling manner. Before joining Mithun, Robert worked for the City of Seattle’s urban design office (CityDesign), where he analyzed the impacts of increased building height and density downtown. In addition, Robert has studied sustainable urban design in Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands. Prior to his planning education, Robert worked as software consultant and has taught hundreds of architects how to use technology more effectively.

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