Presenters:

Julie Livingston, Project Manager, Housing Authority of Portland

Dave Otte, Project Architect, Holst Architecture

Paul Schwer, President, PAE Consulting Engineers

Ralph DiNola, Principal, Green Building Services

This session will share Portland’s progress on its plan to end homelessness and the building and social service programs that are being developed to help meet that goal. The plan’s cornerstone project is a new $30,000,000 building that provides 130 units of permanent supportive housing, a 90 bed shelter, access to employment and treatment counseling, and space for services to meet basic human needs - from a shower to a change of clothes to a cup of coffee.  Social equity is one of the least talked about goals of sustainability and this session will tackle the interaction of social equity and the built environment head on. It will discuss the impact of homelessness on both the individual and the community, as well as how one particularly innovative building will address many of the needs of Portland’s homeless population and the surrounding neighborhood. Participants will hear why Design (with a capital “D”) is important in this community and other lessons learned, along with ideas for “tunneling through the cost barrier” on affordable housing projects.

SESSION FORMAT:  LECTURE

Presenter Bios

Julie manages planning and design activities for the Housing Auhtority of Portland. She is a licensed architect who speaks frequently on issues of housing, affordability, and equity. She works on a wide variety of projects,from Portland's 82-acre New Columbia ground-up housing development to trash chute replacements in public housing towers. Julie believes a truly sustainable world must also be a socially just world.

Dave is an architect at Holst Architecture. Holst has been a leader in the transformation of Portland’s sustainable landscape by designing LEED landmarks such as the Ecotrust Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center, the AIA Center for Architecture, Ziba Design’s World Headquarters, and the iconic 937 Condominiums. Dave is anxious to cook barbeque dinner for the new residents at the Resource Access Center, which will be the first LEED-NC Platinum permanent supportive housing in the world.

Paul is President of PAE Consulting Engineers. In 2009, PAE was named both one of the 100 Best Companies to Work and one of the 100 Greenest Companies in Oregon by Oregon Business Magazine. Paul has spoken extensively throughout the nation on a variety of sustainable design topics. His favorite recent project is the 30’ rope bridge he built with his sons from their tree fort to the family deck.

Ralph is a principal with Green Building Services. GBS has managed more than 5% of the total LEED certifications around the globe with hundreds more in progress. Ralph is widely recognized for his ability to deliver high level green building strategies and forge effective working relationships among members of national and international project teams. His proven record of achieving clarity around green building objectives has enabled clients to implement the most meaningful and valuable solutions for their specific project.