Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability Los Angeles

Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability Los Angeles

Join Metropolis Magazines full-day symposium and shape the future of sustainability. Setting higher energy efficiency goals, promoting social equity, and building resilience.

October 30, 2019

9:30am-6:30pm
SCI-Arc

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: How can we set even higher goals? Join our conversation and shape the future of sustainability.

About this Event

This event is free and open to the public; space is limited.

The A&D industry has been focused on energy savings since the start of the sustainability movement, and this was a core tenet of the USGBC and LEED. Now with the support of both the private and public sector, we are part of policy initiatives and new codes and are finding unexploited opportunities for energy savings and energy generation. What are some of the new goals and priorities for energy efficiency in architecture and design?

CEUs: 2 AIA, IDCEC, and LFA CEU HSW credits available

Agenda:

9:30am- 10:00am: Registration

10:00am-10:15am: Keynote (Russell Fortmeyer, Principal, Arup; Faculty, SCI-Arc)

10:15am-11:15am: Panel Discussion (ENERGY EFFICIENCY)

11:15am-11:45am: Q&A + Closing remarks

11:45am- 12:45pm: Networking/Lunch following discussion

Speakers:

Dan Heinfeld, President, LPA

Stet Sanborn, Principal, Engineering Discipline Leader, SmithGroup

Kellie Ballew, Director of Sustainability, Shaw Industries

Anita Snader, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries

In Association With: Sci-Arc & International Living Future Institute

Platinum Sponsors:

3Form, Armstrong Ceilings, Shaw Contract, Tarkett, Teknion, USG

Gold Sponsors:

Aquafil

SOCIAL EQUITY: How can sustainability build communities? Join our conversation and shape the future of sustainability.

About this Event

This event is free and open to the public; space is limited.

In the bigger picture, it is clear that sustainable architecture and design cannot thrive without cultural change and touching the lives of people. At the same time, unsustainable practices only worsen social inequity and pit people against each other when resources are scarce. While social impact is widely acknowledged as an important aspect of sustainable design, how can we measure and validate this impact, and then amplify it?

CEUs: 2 AIA, IDCEC, and LFA CEU HSW credits available

Agenda:

12:00pm- 1:00pm: Registration + Lunch and Networking

1:00pm- 1:15pm: Keynote Rita Kampalath, Sustainability Program Director, LA County

1:15pm-2:15pm: Panel Discussion (SOCIAL EQUITY)

2:15pm-2:45pm: Q&A + Closing remarks

2:45pm- 3:30pm: Networking/reception following discussion

Speakers:

Angie Brooks, Principal, Brooks + Scarpa

Rand Ekman, Principal and Chief Sustainability Officer, HKS

Tracy Backus, Director Sustainable Programs, Teknion

Mike Johnson, Director of Sustainability, 3Form

In Association With: Sci-Arc & International Living Future Institute

Platinum Sponsors:

3Form, Armstrong Ceilings, Shaw Contract, Tarkett, Teknion, USG

Gold Sponsors:

Aquafil

2 AIA CEU HSW credits available

BUILDING RESILIENCE: How can we adapt to changing natural systems? Join our conversation and shape the future of sustainability.

About this Event

This event is free and open to the public; space is limited.

In the past, architecture and design have often sought to keep nature outside and to insulate our living and working environments. But those buildings and structures don’t stand up well in the face of the inevitable natural events of fire, floods, earthquakes, or storms, and have a long-term negative impact on the environment that only makes the disasters more frequent. So in recent years, we have changed strategies and are starting to work with nature rather than against it. What have been the successes of resilient architecture and design, and what opportunities lie ahead?

CEUs: 2 AIA, IDCEC, and LFA CEU HSW credits available

Agenda:

3:00pm- 4:00pm: Registration + Networking

3:45pm- 4:00pm: Keynote Anthony Brower, Director of Sustainable Design, Gensler

4:00pm-5:00pm: Panel Discussion (BUILDING RESILIENCE)

5:00pm-5:30pm: Q&A + Closing remarks

5:30pm- 6:30pm: Networking/reception following discussion

Speakers:

Shara Castillo, Principal, ZGF

Kate Diamond, Civic Design Director, HDR

Sean Quinn, Senior Associate, Sustainable Design Leader – Pacific Region, HOK

Richard Murlin, Sales Director, USG Ceilings Plus

Roxane Spears, Vice President Sustainability North America, Tarkett

In Association With: Sci-Arc & International Living Future Institute

Platinum Sponsors:

3Form, Armstrong Ceilings, Shaw Contract, Tarkett, Teknion, USG

Gold Sponsors:

Aquafil

2 AIA CEU HSW credits available