Presenters:

Terry K. Phelan, Architect, Living Shelter Design Architects, Issaquah, WA

Tom Bender, Architect, Nehalem, OR

The need to exponentially increase the knowledge and understanding of Deep Green Building and Design has become crystal clear. To turn things around, we must quickly affect culture en masse. This interactive session aims to empower attendees by providing tools to break through barriers and create an outline to facilitate this needed change.

We will begin with a presentation of data from examples of current and historical exponential change actions across the globe and discussion involving the groundbreaking Factor-10 research and development and an Integral Theory overview on culture change.

We will then break into table groups and explore in four mini-sessions:
•    Target Audience Engagement on Three Levels
•    Personal Communication through Classes and Networks
•    Media Communication and Information Age Options
•    Policy Change Influence for Enforceable Support

Participants will discover how various forms of information will cause different ripple effects, and what means and methods might best shift culture toward a sustainable future. A follow-up matrix will be created from the ideas generated by the tables that will be sent to the participants, along with a contact list of table partners so they can continue their conversations afterward.

Presenter Bios

Terry K. Phelan

Terry Phelan is dedicated to helping create a built environment where our childrens’ children can live in harmony with nature. As the President / CEO of Living Shelter Design Architects, Co-Chair of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild Board of Directors, and a long time member of the Pacific Northwest’s Green community, she brings her passions for creating personal, nurturing spaces and advocating true sustainability to her teachings and architectural work.

Tom Bender

Architect, author, economist, and feng-shui practitioner, Tom Bender is one of the founders of the green architecture and sustainability movements. His “Factor 10” economic principles have been endorsed by the European Union, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the United Nations Environmental Program. In the field of architecture, he is known for restoring soul to our surroundings and sustainability to our communities. www.tombender.org