All talks can be presented in 45, 60 or 90 versions.
GREEN BUILDING FOR DUMMIES
An introductory overview of sustainable design and green building. Includes discussion of why green building is important and an introductory look at the lifecycle of a product.
THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS
An intermediate level discussion exploring the areas of Suburbia, New Orleans and Las Vegas as absurd environmental regions. The talk explores how to identify potential areas of energy and resource savings and maps out a plan to fix them.
PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
This talk walks you through the various problems with Energy, Water, Siting, Materials and Air Quality. It points out the often absurd means by which we build our buildings and then explores dozens of practical, tangible solutions for how to correct them.
DETROIT, DALLAS & DESPOTISM
An advanced discussion of the plight of the city of Detroit, how it came to be the least sustainable city in the country and a practical plan to make it the greenest urban area in the world. The talk then focuses on Dallas, and walks you through the development of a living building, sustainable city block. The discussion ends with a humorous and thought-provoking look at lobbyist and how they are controlling our environmental policies.
THE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN GREENING HOSPITALITY
An exploration of the hospitality design industry and a plan for how to cut its water and energy usage by more than half.
HIDDEN LESSONS FROM DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS
An advanced discussion of modern day school design and how to uncover ways to save energy, water and resources. This talk also suggests means to make the entire building a vehicle for learning.
LEED LESSONS LEARNED
This talk walks you through three very different and complicated LEED projects to explore how the team captured the points and documented the credits. Using LEED-CI, LEED-EB and LEED-NC projects, this talk shows you how to find those hidden points and uncover the technical details you have been missing.
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