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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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5:00-6:30pm |
Living Future 10 Commences: Opening Keynote reception, Red List Ready Trade Show opens, networking begins! |
| 6:30-8:30pm |
Keynote presentation: James Howard Kunstler |
Thursday, May 6
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| 7:00-8:00am |
Check-in and breakfast |
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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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primary presenter | organization |
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Integrating the Whole System - The Practice of Living System, or Regenerative, Design |
Bill Reed |
Integrative Design Collaborative |
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The Role of the Green Building Movement in Ending Homelessness |
Julie Livingston |
Housing Authority of Portland |
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Robin Guenther |
Perkins + Will |
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Debra Guenther |
Mithun |
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Rob Bennett |
Portland Sustainability Institute |
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Carrie Meinberg |
CMB Architecture + Industrial Design |
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| 12:00-2:00pm |
Lunch + Networking |
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| 12:00-1:45pm |
Natural Talent Design Competition Critique (Concurrent with Lunch) |
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| 2:00-4:00pm |
Education Sessions |
primary presenter |
organization |
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Judith Heerwagen |
J.H. Heerwagen & Associates, Inc. |
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Morgan Brown |
Whole Water Systems |
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Food for Thought: A Conversation on the Urban Agriculture Movement |
Dr. Dickson Despommier |
Columbia University |
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Jack Hebert |
Cold Climate Housing Research Center |
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Climate Benefit Increment Financing: A New Prosperity Engine for Developing High Performance Cities |
Bert Gregory |
Mithun |
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Jason McLennan |
Cascadia |
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| 4:30-5:30pm |
15 Minutes of Brilliance |
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| 5:30-6:30pm |
Cocktail Hour |
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| 6:30-8:30pm |
Big Bang Dinner + Awards, Dinner Keynote: Pliny Fisk |
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Friday, May 7
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7:00-8:00am |
Check-in and breakfast |
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| 8:00-9:30am |
Morning Plenary: Dr. John Francis |
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| 10am-12:00pm |
Education Sessions |
primary presenter | organization |
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Jason McLennan |
Cascadia |
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Liz Dunn |
Preservation Green Lab |
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Melissa Peterson |
Enterprise Community Partners |
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Learning to be Living - Lessons in the Building Community by Building on Learning |
Dale Mikkelsen |
SFU Community Trust |
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Portland Living Buildings: A Tale of Two Projects in Pursuit of the Living Building Challenge |
Mark Nye |
Nye Architecture |
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Alli Kingfisher |
Washington State Dept. of Ecology |
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| 12:00-2:00pm |
Lunch + Networking |
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| 2:00-4:00pm |
Education Sessions |
primary presenter |
organization |
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Our Next Water Revolution: Reaching Toward Regenerative Design at the Community Scale |
Peter Muñoz |
Natural Systems International |
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Mark Frankel |
New Buildings Institute |
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The Living Learning Center: A Continuing Evolution - One Year Later and Beyond |
Daniel F. Hellmuth |
Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects |
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David Cutler |
GGLO |
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Yancy Wright |
Sellen Construction |
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Paul Kearsley |
Exos Design |
Continuing Education Units
Stay tuned!
We are working hard to provide an excellent opportunity to gather continuing education credits for your professional license.
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.
