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West Coast Green 2009 Educational Tracks
- Building Communities 2.0
- Business Opportunities and the New Economy
- Clean Tech and Cool Products
- Smart Systems
- Social Innovation
- Water and Energy
- Social Entrepreneur Training Series
Building Communities 2.0
Buildings are complex systems of systems—each one is a microcosm of a larger system belonging to a city, region or nation. Today, economic and political climates have converged in favor of the environment and brought an unprecedented opportunity to create a robust green building industry. Green building now spotlights retrofits and renovations of existing residential and commercial buildings.
- Policies supporting retrofitting – residential and commercial
- Where is the money coming from? Details on the ARRA stimulus package and the science and techniques to get it done.
- Current building standards and policy and what new standards we can expect to see.
- Global examples of high performance homes
- Opportunities and Incentives for retrofitting
Advisors: Panama Bartholomy, CEC - Brian Gitt, BKI - Leif Magnuson, EPA - Rich Chien, City of San Francisco Dept. of the Environment
Business Opportunities and the New Economy
What are the emerging business models, processes and best practices in the new economy that centers on energy conservation and independence. What's likely to spawn maximum business opportunities and how are they going to be financed.
- Capital Market Transformation
- Better Business Models
- Funding for Big Ideas
- Measuring What Matters (and managing your metrics)
- Marketing Sustainability in the New Economy
Advisors: Gil Friend, Natural Logic; Celia Canfield, West Coast Green; Gordon Starr, Starr Consulting Group
Clean Tech and Cool Products
The power of eco tech is being increasingly realized in the built environment, from massive renewable energy projects to the small green conveniences that are making homes more efficient, comfortable, and sustainable. Explore emerging ideas in lighting, energy efficiencies, design, and the interplay of human behavior in these sessions. And join in for some coaching of budding entrepreneurs!
- Venture Opportunities and Directions
- Innovative Building Materials and Processes
- Lighting Technologies
- How to Develop YOUR Great Idea
Advisors: Tim Gnatek, Blue Practice - Kathleen Gilligan, Array Partners - Paul Holland, Foundation Capital
Smart Systems
In an increasingly instrumented, connected built-environment, opportunities are emerging to embed intelligence into systems that serve ecosystems and people. From the micro scale of buildings and the macro scale of the planet, we have both the need and the ability to network, measure, manage and control system inputs and outputs. Learn how smart systems make it possible to track our energy consumption and create behavior change.
- Dashboards
- Buildings As Systems
- Design Systems
- Smart Grids
Advisors: Eric Corey Freed, Organic Architect & ReVision - Jon Alexander, Sunshine Construction - David Johnston, What’s Working - Bill Reed, Integrative Design Collaborative
Social Innovation
What lessons can we learn from social entrepreneurs and community-based initiatives? We'll explore solutions for incentivizing behavior that serves the highest good within government, within companies, and within the nonprofit sector. And we’ll look at how these three sectors are coming together to create some very interesting synergies.
- Philanthropy & Finance
- Community Development
- Public/ Private Partnerships
- Social Justice
- Local Initiatives & Scaling
- Green Jobs
Advisors: David Hopkins and Wilford Welch, Authors, Tactics of Hope, Thayer Hopkins, Thayer Hopkins Architects
Water and Energy
Water and energy management and conservation is happening at the national, community and consumer levels. How do we optimize our infrastructure, management and polices to reduce consumption and associated environmental effects?
- Policy, Programs & Requirements
- Greenhouse Gas and Climate Programs
- Energy efficiency
- Water Efficiency
- Rethinking Water Consumption
Advisors: Gary Klein, Aim4Sustainability - Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley - Andy Mannle Sustainable Strategy and Communications