Presenters:

Jason Twill, Cascadia Green Building Council Board Member; Senior Project Manager of Sustainability, Vulcan Inc

Tony Toppenberg Chief Estimator, Turner Construction

Jon Hall AIA, Senior Associate, GGLO

Molly Freed, Chief Sealth High School, Seattle WA

Moderator:

Mark Sindell ASLA, Senior Associate, GGLO

This session will explore the application of the Living Building Challenge to midrise urban infill projects including market rate housing and the critical processes that support Living Building success: Integrative Design, Integrated Project Delivery, and User Engagement.

Evolving the Living Building Challenge in our urban environment requires a new economic model, an integrated approach, and a fundamental understanding of the next generation. Join a diverse group of professionals representing developer, designer, contractor and the youth of today to explore the living future of our urban neighborhoods.

Presenter Bios

Jason Twill
Currently managing sustainability initiatives at Vulcan Inc., Jason has over a decade of
experience in construction management, architecture, urban planning and real estate
development. His work includes research and implementation of portfolio-wide resource
conservation measures, creating investment strategies for alternative energy and water
systems, and advocacy work for policies that support environmentally conscious
design. Jason earned a master’s degree in real estate finance and development from
New York University and is a trained climate change communicator for both the city of
Seattle and The Climate Project. Jason currently serves on the board of the Cascadia
Green Building Council and the steering committee for the Climate, Buildings & Behavior
Project at the Garrison Institute..

Tony Toppenberg
Tony is Chief Estimator for Turner Construction’s Seattle Office. Driven by a passion to deliver
projects that maximize sustainability while providing the most value, Tony utilizes tools including
BIM, Lean Construction techniques and Target Value Design during preconstruction to deliver
projects that maximize the best of design, budget, and function. He is an advocate of Integrated
Project Delivery as a platform to deliver a built environment that maximizes value while
balancing initial and total cost of ownership. Responsible for estimating, 3D modeling and
subcontractor buy-out, Tony is instrumental in helping Turner develop innovative ways to
collaborate during the design phase.

Jon Hall
Jon’s passion for design is driven by a desire to improve our community by creating affordable,
environmentally sustainable urban housing. His focus on mixed-use housing in urban
environments complements his interest in working with neighborhoods to design livable
communities. As a Sustainable Building Advisor and LEED AP, Jon is a critical member of
GGLO’s Sustainable Design Group. Jon joined GGLO in 1995 and now leads the Affordable
Housing Team and is GGLO’s Quality Management Lead.
Jon has served on Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood Plan Stewardship Council and is an
advocate for mass transit and issues facing the homeless population.

Molly Freed
Molly is a KUOW Radio Intern and High School Student at Chief Sealth in Seattle where she recently completed a Global Leadership class.  Molly has taken an active role in speaking about climate change, having been recognized for her award winning video on the topic.  Molly attended the Aspen Ideas festival as a Bezos Scholar - one of only 12 student leaders chosen nationally, participated in the World Water Week Festival, planted over 300 trees in Guatemala through the Global Visionaries program, and has been published in several articles including the Seattle Times.

Mark Sindell
Mark is a Landscape Architect with a passion for applying an integrated, multi-disciplinary
approach to urban infill projects. His focus on creating highly sustainable places for people
contributes to GGLO’s mission of ‘Design for the Human Experience’ through a design process
that has resulted in award winning Parks, Town Centers, and Mixed-Use Communities
throughout the Northwest.
Mark has integrated rainwater harvesting systems, green roofs, green walls, and rain gardens
on a variety of LEED certified projects and is a member of the Restorative Design Collective,
responsible for the Bertschi Science Building, on track to be the first Living Building Washington
State.