Presenters:

Vincent Martinez, Director of Research for Architecture 2030

Brett Phillips, LEED-AP is the sustainability project manager for Unico

David Cutler, AIA 

Greg Searle, One Planet Lifestyles

Moderator:

Peter Dobrovolny - Green Building Specialist, City of Seattle Green Building, Washington

Neighborhood and community standards, like the Living Building Challenge V2 and One Planet Communities, provide compelling visions of what our built environment and its associated attributes need to look, feel and act like. Yet these aspirations are confronted with apparent financial, social and political barriers and resistance to perceived rapid and radical change. Rather than settling for design and development opportunities that only accept incremental changes which are insufficient to confront the challenges society and the planet face, this session will explore how these idealistic standards and their examples can expand the vision of project opportunities that do exist.

Presenter Bios

Vincent Martinez
Vincent Martinez is the Director of Research for Architecture 2030, whose mission is to rapidly transform the Building Sector from the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central part of the solution to the climate change, energy consumption, and economic crises. As 2030’s primary researcher, Vincent is responsible for in-depth technical information and data analysis. Additionally, Vincent is the head of the Architecture 2030 Seattle office and leads 2030’s involvement in the AIA+2030 Professional Educational Series and the Seattle 2030 District. Vincent is a cum laude graduate in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington.

Brett Phillips
Brett Phillips, LEED-AP is the sustainability project manager for Unico’s real estate portfolio, managing energy and environmental conservation projects for over 16 million square feet of office, retail and multifamily properties. While with Unico he has helped achieve ENERGY STAR® awards at 80 percent of the Class A office properties in Unico’s portfolio and LEED® certifications for over 50 percent. Unico is founding member of the Seattle 2030 District and is spreading sustainability awareness to businesses and government leaders. Brett earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and finance from The College of William & Mary in Virginia.

David Cutler
David Cutler - David Cutler, AIA, leads the Urban Design segment at GGLO, a multidisciplinary design firm focused on enabling high-performance communities.  With a national background in district-scale public-private projects, including Choice Neighborhoods and HOPE VI, David strives to infuse the design of place with social equity.  He specializes in projects that include transit, complex infrastructure, and innovative design codes.  David currently serves on the Seattle Planning Commission, AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Committee, and has spearheaded GGLO’s commitments to the Seattle 2030 District.  David is a co-author of Transit Oriented Communities: A Blueprint for Washington State, and leads GGLO’s district-scale embodied carbon research.

Greg Searle
Greg Searle - Greg Searle heads the One Planet Lifestyles, One Planet Communities and One Planet Regions programs for North America. He is an experienced international consultant, facilitator, and entrepreneur, and an expert on sustainable lifestyles. Greg is a technical advisor to the US Green Building Council, Clinton Climate Initiative, to the Wa$ted TV series on Discovery¹s Planet Green channel, and to Sustainable Development Panels of the Urban Land Institute. He is the lead author of the Green Living Manifesto.

Peter is a part of the City of Seattle’s Green Building Program and works with the private sector development community to fulfill the mission of the City of Seattle initiatives to accelerate green building in the private sector. Peter has a Bachelor of Architecture from CU and Master of Urban Planning from UW and is a member of the AIA, APA and CRGBC.