Presenters:

Clark Brockman, AIA, LEED AP BD&C; Associate Principal at SERA Architects

Dave Ramslie, Sustainable Development Program Manager, City of Vancouver 

Moderator:

Alisdair McGregor, PhD, PE, LEED AP; Principal; Arup

EcoDistricts are a way of looking at neighborhood development in a holistic way that balances social, environmental and economic priorities. City zoning or property ownership may initially define the initial physical boundaries of an EcoDistrict; in practice the systems that impact the district have different boundaries. Different systems optimize at different scales and an understanding of these scale factors is essential for developing effective EcoDistricts. This presentation will review how the different scales of systems such as transportation, energy, food, etc. are optimized. The optimization process maps the existing system flows and assesses the costs and benefits of different options.

Presenter Bios

Clark Brockman
Clark is Director of SERA’s Sustainability Resources Team.  He is the past Chair and current board member of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council and he is a founding board member for the International Living Building Institute.  He speaks nationally on sustainability and the impact of the built environment on climate change, and he serves as a green building advisor to a variety of universities, cities and counties as well as the State of Oregon and members of Oregon’s federal delegation. 

Dave Ramslie
Dave Ramslie is the City of Vancouver’s Sustainable Development Program Manager. In this role Dave is responsible for developing and delivering programs and policy supporting the development of green infrastructure and green buildings. Dave’s work has won national awards from the Canadian Institute of Planners for Vancouver’s EcoDensity Initiative, and from the Canadian Green Building Council, for Government Leadership in Green Building. His current work includes developing The City of Vancouver’s Carbon Neutral Building Strategy, green retro-fit finance program, as well as the city’s green collar jobs program. 

Alisdair McGregor
Alisdair McGregor is a leader in the field of sustainable design; he is very proactive in searching for environmentally sound solutions that result in buildings that make as small a demand as possible on the environment and its resources. Alisdair was elected as an Arup Fellow in 2004 in recognition of his contribution to the sustainable design agenda within Arup and the construction industry. He is the leader for Healthcare Design in the Americas and the Buildings Practice Leader for Arup San Francisco office.