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Living Future 10 Program
keynote speakers |
unconference program |
continuing education |
funconference activities + tours
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About the Program
Living Future is the forum for leading minds in the green building movement seeking solutions to the most daunting global issues of our time. After speaking at last year’s Living Future, Denis Hayes commented on the unique community created by the conference: “I don’t know of another group like this, really, anywhere in the world…these are the real pioneers. ”
Out-of-the-ordinary learning and networking formats provide innovative design strategies, cutting-edge technical information, and the inspiration needed to achieve significant progress toward a truly living future. This year's educational program theme is "Building Hope: Revaluing Community."
The education sessions encourage a hopeful embrace of the region and planet's economic, ecologic and social challenges, and offer solutions addressing these challenges at the site and community scale.
Keynote Speakers
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James Howard Kunstler, Urban Planning Expert, Social Critic, Author, Journalist Wednesday Evening Opening Keynote |
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Jason F. McLennan, CEO, Cascadia Region Green Building Council Thursday Morning Keynote
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Pliny Fisk, Co-Director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems Thursday Big Bang Dinner Keynote |
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Dr. John Francis, PhD, Founder & Director of Planetwalk Friday Morning Keynote |
2010 Program
All educational sessions and keynote presentations, unless otherwise noted, will take place at The Westin.
Wednesday, May 5
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3-7:30pm
4:00pm
5:00-6:30pm |
Registration OpensTradeshow Opens
Living Future Commences - Opening Keynote Reception |
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| 6:30-8:30pm |
Keynote presentation: James Howard Kunstler |
| 9-11:00pm |
Party at Pike Place Brewery
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Thursday, May 6
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| 7:00-8:00am |
Check-in + breakfast +Tradeshow |
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8:00-9:30am |
Morning Plenary: Jason F. McLennan |
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| 10am-12:00pm |
Education Sessions
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Integrating the Whole System - The Practice of Living System, or Regenerative, Design |
Bill Reed |
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The Role of the Green Building Movement in Ending Homelessness |
Julie Livingston |
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Robin Guenther |
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Debra Guenther |
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Rob Bennett |
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Carrie Meinberg |
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| 12:00-1:45pm |
Lunch + Networking +Tradeshow |
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| 12:00-1:45pm |
Natural Talent Design Competition Critique (Concurrent with Lunch) |
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| 1:45-3:45pm |
Education Sessions |
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Judith Heerwagen |
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Morgan Brown |
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Food for Thought: A Conversation on the Urban Agriculture Movement |
Dr. Dickson Despommier |
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Jack Hebert |
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Climate Benefit Increment Financing: A New Prosperity Engine for Developing High Performance Cities |
Bert Gregory |
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Kath Williams |
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| 4:15-5:45pm |
15 Minutes of Brilliance |
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| 5:45-6:30pm |
Cocktail Hour + Tradeshow |
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| 6:30-8:30pm |
Big Bang Dinner + Awards, Dinner Keynote: Pliny Fisk |
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| 9 - 11:00pm |
Official Living Future After Party:
pARTy at the pARTnership |
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Friday, May 7
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7:00-8:00am |
Check-in + breakfast + Tradeshow |
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| 8:00-9:30am |
Morning Plenary: Dr. John Francis |
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| 10am-12:00pm |
Education Sessions |
primary presenter | presentation |
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Jason McLennan |
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Liz Dunn |
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Melissa Peterson |
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Learning to be Living - Lessons in the Building Community by Building on Learning |
Dale Mikkelsen |
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Portland Living Buildings: A Tale of Two Projects in Pursuit of the Living Building Challenge |
Mark Nye |
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Alli Kingfisher |
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| 12:00-1:45pm |
Lunch + Networking + Tradeshow |
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| 1:45-3:45pm |
Education Sessions |
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Our Next Water Revolution: Reaching Toward Regenerative Design at the Community Scale |
Peter Muñoz |
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Mark Frankel |
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The Living Learning Center: A Continuing Evolution - One Year Later and Beyond |
Daniel F. Hellmuth |
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David Cutler |
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Yancy Wright |
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Paul Kearsley |
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| 5:30pm - Onwards |
Living Future 20/20
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Continuing Education Units
Earn up to 8 AIA hours
Earn up to 8 GBCI CE hours
AIBC, BOMI, PIBC
Living Future is an excellent opportunity to gather continuing education credits for your professional license. Certificates of completion will be available for each of the sessions; you'll simply need to sign in at each session you attend to ensure that you receive one.
Our kudos and thanks to the 160+ teams who submitted impressive proposals for the 2010 UnConference!
If you missed your chance to submit this year, we encourage you to attend the UnConference and consider submitting for Living Future 2011 in Vancouver.
