Green Redevelopment

Date: October 7, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m.-noon
Location: MARC Conference Center (map)
Fee: $95

What you'll learn:

More and more cities across the nation are utilizing green and sustainable design solutions to address urban issues of water management and realizing that all development and the quality of life for the community can be greatly enhanced.  These strategies are resulting in more beautiful streets, sidewalks, buildings and other development that are appreciated by residents and visitors.  Natural systems are benefiting and native ecologies are being restored making important contributions to the overall health and well being of their communities.  Cities and developers are realizing the economic benefits of integrated solutions, rather than costing more—integrated sustainable solutions bring more value and better long-term economic performance.
The purpose of this workshop is to educate public and private professionals in the benefits and practice of integrated design solutions for public and private development.  As increasing demands are placed upon our cities and infrastructure it is becoming more apparent that all elements of development need to work in harmony to achieve economy, beauty and environmental stewardship.
The workshop will be to explore the interrelationships between all the elements of public realm including street design, storm water practices, traffic signalization, sidewalk and landscape design standards, parking regulations, park design and maintenance practices and other public policy and how green practices can greatly reduce demands upon stormwater utilities and restore native water ways in return. Design strategies that integrate sustainable stormwater solutions in development will explored.  Participants will learn about approaches to green stormwater management in different development typologies common parts of the metro area.
Building development and redevelopment examples will be reviewed including projects for private and public agencies.  The case study projects represent suburban corporate, urban government, educational facilities and campus settings.  Different strategies and performance levels of sustainability will be presented through the different project examples including LEED, One Planet Living and an emerging metric known as the Living Building. 

Instructor:

Steve McDowell is the Director of Design at BNIM Architects and a principal of the firm, Steve leads studio directors, associates and designers at every level to produce architecture that celebrates site, environment and technical exploration. His originality is creating a new definition of architectural practice in his city and across the country. One of his unique strengths resides in the way he understands and leverages the client’s investments, strategy and assets while uplifting the power of ideas. Steve shares the belief that experiential learning advances the interaction between people and places.

Steve’s way of harnessing creativity has forced him to push the envelope of technical investigation. The Packard Sustainability Matrix, a tool BNIM Architects’ team created to measure the impact of our environmental choices, was recognized in 2001 by the AIA Central States Region, while the firm was creating a sustainable blueprint for the design of the David & Lucile Packard Foundation Headquarters in Los Altos, California.

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