West Coast Green » Program

2007 Daily Schedule

Main Content

ROOM	8:30 - 10:30	11:00 - 12:00	12:30 - 1:30	2:00 - 3:00	3:30 - 5:30	5:00 - 6:00
Larkin Hall	Opening Plenary Larkin Hall Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco Sarah Susanka, Author, The Not So Big House, Architect, Susanka Studios Bob Berkebile, FAIA, Principal, BNIM Architects Steve Wozniak, Chief Visionary Officer and Co-Founder, Apple Computer	It Takes Two: Quality and Durability in Green Building Peter Yost, Residential Program Manager, BuildingGreen, Inc.	EPA Lifecycle Building Challenge Awards Ceremony Larkin Hall Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wayne Nastri, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 9 RK Stewart, President, American Institute of Architects Brad Guy, President, Building Materials Reuse Association	New Expectations: Adapting to Climate Change Raymond Cole, Professor, School of Architecture, University of British Columbia	An Extremely Unusual Look at Green Building Eric Corey Freed, Architect, LEED AP and Principal, OrganicARCHITECT	Global Ecology Sergio Palleroni, Professor, University of Texas at Austin Eric Corey Freed, Architect, LEED AP and Principal, OrganicARCHITECT Cameron Sinclair, Co-founder, Author, Design Like You Give a Damn, "Architecture for Humanity Author, Design Like You Give A Damn"
302		Blue Egg: Hatching a Green Building Business Patti Purcell, President, GreenBuildingBlocks.com Cheryl Dahle, West Coast Bureau Chief, Blue Egg		Inhabitat Presents to Green Designers From Around the World Jill Fehrenbacher, Editor-In-Chief, Inhabitat Emily Pilloton, Managing Editor, Inhabitat	The West's Green Building Trends Past, Present and Future – Including Your Inspired Ideas Peter Whiteley, Senior Writer, Sunset Publishing Dan Gregory, Senior Editor, Sunset Magazine
303 Media Salon		Intersection of Sustainability and Spirituality David Johnston, President, Whats Working, Inc.		Implement the 2030 Challenge for Pennies Dennis Allen, President, Allen Associates	Advanced Knowledge From Forty Years Of Bau-Biologie Science and Building Science Mary Cordaro, Certified Bau-Biologist, President & Founder H3Environmental Stephen Scott, Western Regional Manager, EMF Services Richard Scarborough, President, Environmental Inspections + Solutions, Inc. Vince Cord, President, Polytech Environmental HVAC
304		Cost Effective Techniques for Green Building Steve Easley, Construction Consultant, S C Easley & Associates		Effective Authentic Marketing for Sustainable Business Eric Loebel, Director of Business Development, Sustainable Industries Journal	Harmony, Beauty and Sacred Geometry Richard Feather Anderson, Founder and Teacher, American School of Geomancy
305		Passive Solar Design David Arkin, AIA, Principal, Arkin Tilt Architects		Business Transformation Boot Camp Chris Stanton, CEO and Strategic Advisor, KSG Transform Barbra Batshalom, CEO, The Green Roundtable/NeXus	Solar Panel Pamela Wellner, Regulatory Analyst, California Public Utilities Commission Jori Zimmerman, West Coast Residential Sales Manager, Conergy Amelia Amon, President, Alt. Technica
306		Adapting the European Passive House Concept in the USA Nabih Tahan, Principal, Nabih Tahan, AIA, MRAI Katrin Klingenberg, Architect, e-co lab		Four Green Housing Case Studies: Low to High Density Katherine Austin, Architect and Chair of National AIA Housing & Custom Residential Knowledge Community, National AIA Housing Knowledge Community Anne Torney, Architect, WRT/Solomon E.T.C.	Finding the Algorithm for Community Planning and Land Development Tom Steinbach, Executive Director, Greenbelt Alliance Geoff Syphers, Chief Sustainability Officer, Codding Enterprises Guy Patterson, Housing Planner, Resort Municipality of Whistler David Rousseau, Principal, Archemy Consulting Ltd
307		Getting Your Green Project Funded Paul Wingate, Director of Sustainable Technologies, tlc Capital Solutions Paul Holland, General Partner, Foundation Capital		Greening Project Management Ann Ludwig, Consultant, Project Management Consulting Bill Gallagher, LEED AP, Daedalus Projects Incorporated	How to Get Unusual Designs Approved Eugene Tsui , AIA, NCARB, APA, Ph.D., Principal, Tsui Design & Research, Inc. Darrel DeBoer, Architect, DeBoer Architects Dan Smith, Principal Architect, Daniel Smith and Associates Architects David Eisenberg, Co-author, The Straw Bale House, Co-Founder and Director, The Development Center for Appropriate Technology
312		Ecocity Design Allen Green, Principal, Green Planning Richard Register, President, Ecocity Builders		Building Today's Communities for Tomorrow's Climate: California's Built Environment Climate Policies Panama Bartholomy, Advisor to Chairperson Pfannenstiel, CA Energy Commission	Sustainable, Transit Oriented Development Jeff Ordway, Manager of Property Development, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Timothy Rood, Principal, AICP Architect Michael Dieden, Principal, Creative Housing Associates
313		Urban Permaculture: Whole Systems Eco-social Design Solutions Katherine Steele, Founder, Urban Permaculture Guild Ingrid Severson, Lead Organizer, Rooftop Resource Project, Bay Localize		Where are houses headed, and am I ready? Mark Laliberte, Building Science Specialist and Trainer, Building Knowledge	Production Builders Speak John Suppes, President, Clarum Homes Amy Christopherson Bolten, Director of Community Relations, Christopherson Homes Duncan MacKenzie, FSC Marketing, Natural Forest Distribution Peter Erickson, Real Estate Developer, Urban Fund, Inc.
314		Green Construction Companies' Perspectives Bob Massaro, CEO, Healthy Buildings Management Group, Inc. Chris Avant, Owner, Canyon Construction Mike Kerwin, Co-Founder, Lorax Development		Actively Passive: Straw Bales, Solar & Beyond Dan Smith, Principal Architect, Daniel Smith and Associates Architects Dietmar Lorenz, Associate, Daniel Smith and Associates Architects	Green, Clean, and Unseen: Indoor Air and Health in the Home Anthony Bernheim, FAIA, LEED A.P., Principal, Western Regional Director, Sustainable Design Solutions, HDR Architecture Inc. Eric Werling, Indoor Environments Division, EPA
315		Healthy Homes, Healthy World Tom Lent, Policy Director, Healthy Building Network		New Green Building Materials and Products Alex Wilson, Founder & President, Building Green, Inc.	Creating Green Business for the Not So Faint of Heart Tom Cooper, Principal, Environmental Design & Research, Kaiser Permanente, NFS Ted Reiff, Executive Director, The Reuse People Of America
316		ENERGY STAR for Homes and Cool Colored Roofs Kathy Diehl, ENERGY STAR Program Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency		How Will We Biuld When Oil Ain't Cheap? Bruce King, Director, Founder and Structural Engineer, Author, Buildings of Earth and Straw and Making Better Concrete	Energy Efficiency Panel Nabih Tahan, Principal, Nabih Tahan, AIA, MRAI Steve Glenn, CEO, Living Homes Matt Golden, President, Sustainable Spaces
317		Water: How Much? How Hot? How Fast? Gary Klein, Project Manager, CA Energy Commission Steve Lehtonen, Executive Vice President, Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors of California		The AIA Committee on the Environment’s Top Ten Green Projects Awards Henry Siegel, Principal, Siegel & Strain Architects Kira Gould, Co-author, Women in Green, William McDonough and Partners	Accelerating Green Business Development Myan Baker, Senor Consultant, Economic Transformations Group Donald Simon, Attorney, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean Eric R. Hansen, PhD, President, Economic Transformations Group
403 EEBA		Introduction to Building Science and Houses That Work Gord Cooke, Trainer & Marketing Specialist, Building Knowledge		Air Sealing and Insulation Gord Cooke, Trainer & Marketing Specialist, Building Knowledge	Indoor Air Quality Gord Cooke, Trainer & Marketing Specialist, Building Knowledge
404		Beyond Recycled Content: Is that Product Truly Sustainable? Kirsten Ritchie, Director of Sustainable Design, Gensler Architecture Design & Planning Worldwide		Biomimicry: Looking to Nature for Interior Design Solutions Deborah Coburn, Design Consultant, Naturally Inspired	San Francisco's Eco-tough Green Building Code Moderator: Phil Williams, Vice President, Chair, Mayor's Task Force on Green Building, Webcor Builders
405		Green Point Rated: California Residential Rating System Brian Gitt, Executive Director, Build It Green		The Science of Zero Energy Homes James Bill, Architect, Inkmoon Architects	Green Building and Initiatives - the Canadian Context Bill Semple, Senior Researcher, Sustainable Housing Policy and Research, CMHC Vivian Manasc, Senior Principal, Manasc Isaac Architects Andrew Bowerbank, Executive Director World Green Building Council, Canada Green Building Council/Greater Toronto Chapter
406		The Shape of Green: Aesthetics and Sustainable Design Lance Hosey, Co-author, Women in Green		Water Myths and New Plumbing Products John Koeller, P.E., California Urban Water Conservation Council	Follow the Yelow Brick Road to the Emerald City-Guiding Your Community Toward a Green Building Program Bob Massaro, CEO, Healthy Buildings Management Group, Inc. Peter Bruck, Building Official, City of Rohnert Park Jill Savery, M.E.M., Sustainability Adviser, PMC, Moderator: Jim Carney, Senior Management Advisor, PMC
407		Prefabulous: Factory-Built Options for Residential Construction Sheri Koones, Author & Journalist - SBIC, NAREE, ASJA		LEED for Homes Pilot Overview Alistair Jackson, O’Brien and Co. Ann Edminster, Principal, Design AVEnues Jay Hall, Phd, Director of Research, Building Knowledge	California Mayors Speak About Green Tom Bates, Mayor, City of Berkeley Ronald Loveridge, Mayor, City of Riverside, CA Gil Friend, CEO, Natural Logic
414 IDEO		Deep Innovation: Design for Behavior Change Allison Arieff, Senior Content Lead, IDEO		Designing through the Lens of Human Well Being Chris Waugh, Practice Lead, Consumer Experience Design, IDEO	Getting to Demand-Side Sustainability Steve Bishop, Sustainability Domain Lead, IDEO
415		Creating Communities of Change: What We Learned in the Codes Forest David Eisenberg, Co-author, The Straw Bale House, Co-Founder and Director, The Development Center for Appropriate Technology		Purpose Passion Profit: Motto Panel Anita Sharpe, Co-Founding Editor, Motto Magazine Tom Feegel, Chief of Staff, Live Earth, Principal, Brand Neutral	Stories from Luminaries Sim Van der Ryn, Author, Ecological Design, Van der Ryn Architects