Presenters:

Katie Spataro,LEED AP, Research Director, Cascadia
Green Building Council

Ann Baird, Ecosense Project,Victoria, BC

Joel Banslaben, Seattle Public
Utilities,Seattle,WA

 

Moderator:

Joel Sisolak, Cascadia Green
Building Council

The Living Building Challenge requires projects to achieve Net Zero Water and to manage stormwater and
wastewater discharges on-­‐site. Frequently, these requirements are among the most challenging for design
teams and regulatory agencies seeking to find common
ground on innovative on-­‐site water systems. The first
half of this lecture session will dig into the rationale behind the water petal and its implications for building
and district-­‐scale solutions. The second half of the session will feature work that Cascadia and its partners
have done to address regulatory challenges facing net
zero water.

Presenter Bios

Katie Spataro
Katie has over fifteen years of experience working in the building industry as a construction project
manager, program manager and green building consultant to support her role at Cascadia where
she provides research on code and regulatory pathways in support of green building. Working
collaboratively across jurisdictional boundaries, Katie’s efforts to address obstacles and identify solutions to more sustainable development practices has assisted in the creation of policies, programs and code-­‐related curriculum around the region. Katie holds a BS in Construction Engineering and Management from Purdue University, a certificate in permaculture design, and is
a certified Sustainable Building Advisor.

Ann Baird
Eco-­‐Sense, the home of Ann and Gord Baird, is North America's FIRST code-­‐ approved seismically engineered load bearing insulated cob house featuring: solar PV and wind power, grid
intertie, solar thermal heating, rainwater harvesting from a living roof, composting toilet, grey water
re-­‐use, and passive solar design. It also was the first single family home to achieve partial certification under the Living Building Challenge. Ann and Gord worked with local and provincial
officials to develop a water system that met the goals of the LBC water petal and is documented
that process in a report released with Cascadia GBC in March 2011.

Joel Banslaben
Seattle Public Utilities supports sustainability through its capital improvement projects, programs
and partnerships. Joel Banslaben worked with Cascadia and others to map the regulatory approval pathway to NZW within the city of Seattle.

Joel Sisolak
Joel joined Cascadia in October 2008 where he continues his work of 19 years in the non-­‐profit sector promoting social and environmental sustainability. Prior to joining Cascadia, he directed an
environmental organization that partnered with local public and private agencies to protect Seattle’s
drinking water supply. He's also served in various consulting and leadership roles with organizations promoting affordable housing, habitat conservation, and the arts. Joel holds a master
of urban planning degree from the University of Washington with an emphasis on sustainable land
use and infrastructure.