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Greening in place: from policy to practice

September 16, 2008, 8:30am to 4:30pm at Seattle University's Pigott Hall.

Presentations for Greening in Place: From Policy to Practice

Greening in Place: from Policies to Practice (conference logo)

Keynote Presentations

Alan Durning- “Sustainability: What will it take?” (PDF, 10 MB)
Gary Lawrence- “Wanted: A Happy Future: Are we really pursuing sustainable urban development?” (PDF, 5.14 MB)

Track A: Designing Green

1A: Nate Cormier- “High Performance Landscapes: green infrastructure for healthy communities” (PDF, 3.2 K)
Tye Simpson- “Designing/Engineering for Low Impact Development” (PDF, 1.09 K)

2A: Gabe Hanson & Tom Marseille- “Climate Responsive Design: Strategies to Build Highly Energy Efficient Buildings” (PDF, 12.4 K)

3A: Christina O’Claire- “98th Street – “White Center Sustainable Corridor” (PDF, 2.92 MB)
Dan Stroh- “Re-Envisioning Bel-Red: a case study in planning for sustainability” (PDF, 5.91 MB)

4A: Mark Frankel & Lisa Rosenow- Design Tools and Strategies to Adapt to Climate Change (PDF, 2.7 K)

Track B: Planning Green

1B: Charlene Anderson- “Starting/Planning a Green Building Program” (PDF, 122 K)
John Minato, David Barnes, & Jozanne Moe- “Pathways to a City Green Building Program” (PDF, 795 K)

2B: Richard Gelb- “Predictive Variables for Measuring and Mapping King County’s Residential Transportation GHG Emissions” (PDF, 3.35 MB)
Matt Kuharic- “King County SEPA and Climate Change Legislation” (PDF, 4.9 K)

3B/4B: Kameron Gurol- “City of Sammamish Low Impact Development” (PDF, 118 K)
Tracy Tackett- “Seattle Public Utilities’ Codes/Policies Encouraging LID” (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Bruce Wulkan- “Making Regulations LID-Friendly: the LID Local Regulation Assistance Project” (PDF, 243 K)
Curtis Hinman- “Codes/Policies that Encourage Low Impact Development and Improved Stormwater Management” (PDF, 1.4 K)

Track C: Being Green

1C: Catherine Benotto- “LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot Experience in South Lake Union” (PDF, 18.8 MB)
(Note: this is a very large file and may take several minutes to download, depending on connection speed)
More info at whatsgreen.com (external)

2C: Andy Dunn: “Legal and Regulatory Issues Surrounding Rainwater Catchment and Use in Washington State and Possible Paths Forward” (PDF, 481 K)
Dave Cantrell- “The Basics of Water Reuse Systems” (PDF, 26.6 K)

3C: Doug Howland, Brad Liljequist, & David Vandervort- “Net-Zero Energy Homes: the zHomes in Issaquah” (PDF, 2 MB)

4C: Brian Rich- “Preservation as a Sustainable Development Tool” (PDF, 2.27 MB)

Track D: Saving Green

1D: Bob Cowan- “O&M&M: the short cut to the Energy Pot of Gold” (PDF, 4.4 K)
Mike Moran- “Managing an Energy Program that Affects the Bottom Line” (PDF, 1.8 K)

2D: Jim Sura- “Retuning or Recommissioning HVAC Systems” (PDF, 280 K)
Stuart Simpson- “Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC)" (PDF, 56.4 K)

3D: Lori Moen- “Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs” (PDF, 1.2 K)
Greg Whiting- “Conservation and Renewables: assistance from Seattle City Light” (PDF, 44.3 K)

4D: Peggy Meyer, Lorri Kaufman, & Talon Swanson- “Transit Custodial Green Cleaning and Conservation Program” (PDF, 1.69 MB)
“Can you hear me now? The importance of communication in saving money during day-to-day O&M” (PDF, 1.6 K)

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