2007 Speakers by Educational Track
The following is intended to provide an overview for the conference sessions. Please note that session titles are not final, and in some cases representative of the topic to be addressed. Stay tuned – as this is getting updated frequently!
Plenary
Plenary Speakers
Ed Mazria, Author of The Passive Solar Energy Book
Sarah Susanka, Author of The Not So Big House
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Author and Environmental Activist
Beyond the Tipping Point
Green Goes Mainstream (Keynote)
Robyn Griggs-Lawrence, Editor and Chief, Natural Home Magazine
Accelerating The Transition To The Green Economy (Keynote)
Kevin Danaher, Co-founder, Global Exchange
A Living Systems Approach For Marketplace Transformation
Mayan Baker
David Johnston, President, What's Working
Gil Friend, CEO, Natural Logic
Case Studies From Outside The US
Rodney Wilts LLB LEED AP, CEO of The Healthiest Home & Building Supplies
Elizabeth Durney, Project Manager, KEMA Green Building Group
Nabih Tahan, Nabih Tahan AIA, MRIAI
The Big Picture (Keynote)
Ron Jones, Editorial Director, The Green Builder Magazine
What Does This Mean?
Donald Simon, Attorney, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean
Beyond LEED (Keynote)
Sim Van der Ryn, Author, Ecological Design, Former State Architect
Top Ten New Green Building Products
Alex Wilson, Executive Editor, Environmental Building News
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Nadav Malin, Editor, Environmental Building News
Natural Remodeling: The Tipping Point Begins At Home
Carol Venolia, Architect
Building Science
Green By Design: You Don't Have To Go Weird To Go Green (Keynote)
Peter Pfeiffer, Principal, Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
Solar And Beyond
Gary Gerber, President, Sun Light and Power
Planning For Durability (Keynote)
Peter Yost, Principal, 3-D Building Solutions
Peter Pfeiffer, Principal, Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
Zero Energy and Carbon Neutral (Keynote)
Ray Cole, Professor, School of Architecture, University of British Columbia
Waste Management, Decentralized Options, Waste Water Technologies Available Today (Keynote)
Peter Yost, Principal, 3-D Building Solutions
Advanced Building Science Topics
Nathan Yost, Principal, 3-D Building Solutions (Invited)
The House As A System
Matt Golden, President, Sustainable Spaces
Green Modular Housing
Ron Radziner, Principal, Marmol Radziner & Associates
Steven Winter Associates (Invited)
Living Roofs
Paul Kephart, Executive Director, Rana Creek
Plumb Green: Best Hot Water Delivery Practices
Gary Klein, California Energy Commission
EEBA Houses That Work
Building Science Principles
Mark LaLiberte, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Addressing the High Risk Elements Of Combustion Safety & Water Management
Mark Laliberte, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Applying Proper Insulation & Air Sealing Details To Roofs And Walls
Mark Laliberte, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Understanding Windows
Mark Laliberte, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Indoor Air Quality
Gord Cooke, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Better Mechanical Systems
Gord Cooke, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Advanced Framing & Other Alternative Building Systems
Gord Cooke, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Marketing And Selling The High Performance Home
Gord Cooke, Building Specialist & Trainer, Building Knowledge
Green Policy & Programs
GreenPoint Rated Home Program Introduction
Brian Gitt, Executive Director, Build It Green
LEED for Homes Program Introduction
Ann Edminster, Principal, Design AVEnues
Jay Hall, Phd, Director of Research, Building Knowledge
Green Building Rating Systems Panel
Brian Gitt, Executive Director, Build It Green
Don Mull JD, Program Director, California Green Builder Program
Ann Edminster, Principal, Design AVEnues
Local Green Building Incentive Programs
Scott Terrell, Director Of Planning, Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Alec Hoffmann, Green Building Coordinator, County of Marin
LEED For Homes Workshop
Ann Edminster, Principal, Design AVEnues
Jay Hall, Phd, Director of Research, Building Knowledge
Homes & Our Health
Pivotal Design: High Expectations From The Inside
Kari Foster, Owner/Designer, Associates III
Debbie Hindman, Design Representative, Associates III
Annette Stelmack, Designer, Associates III
Building Blocks for a Healthy Home (Keynote)
Debra Lynn Dadd, Author of Home Safe Home
Healthy Home Makeover: Green Edition
Ron and Lisa Beres, Owners, Green Nest
Simple Living
Wanda Urbanska, Producer/ Host of Simple Living, Simple Living Company
Electromagnetic Field Mitigation
Stephen Scott, Western Regional Manager, EMF Migration
Building For Health Naturally
Paula Baker-Laporte, CEO, Baker-Laporte and Associates
Green Interiors: Irresistible Alternatives for Living Spaces
Lili Wright, Designer, Wright Design
Creating A Healthy Haven
Mary Cordaro, H3 Environmental
Homes That Heal
Athena Thompson, Author, Homes That Heal
Planning, Design & Development
The Inevitable Architect – A Phase By Phase Guide to Green Building
Eric Corey Freed, Principal, organicARCHITECT
Prefab Green
Michelle Kaufmann, Principal, Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Redefining Green
Henry Siegel, Principal, Siegel & Strain Architects
Assuring Building Performance Through Effective Trade Contractor Management
Carl Seville, Principal, Seville Consulting
The Forest for the Trees: Big Ideas On Green Design
Pete Gang, Principal, LEED AP, Common Sense Design
A Model Green Infill Project
Dennis Allen, President, Allen Associates
Good Green Kitchens
Jennifer Roberts, Author Of Good Green Kitchens
Remodeling Green, One Room At A Time
David Johnston, President, What’s Working
Design As If You Give A Damn
Cameron Sinclair, Author, Design Like You Give a Damn, Architecture for Humanity
Techniques in Regenerative Design, Permaculture and Nature Awareness
Penny Livingston-Stark, Founder, Permaculture Institute Of Northern California
Brock Dolman, Occidental Arts And Ecology Center
Green Affordable Housing; Lessons From The Trenches
Marty Keller, Director of Construction Management, First Community Housing
Codes and Sustainability (Keynote)
David Eisenberg, Director, Development Center For Appropriate Technology (Invited)
Peter Bruck, Building Official, City of Rohnert Park
Green Multifamily Case Studies
Bob Massaro, CEO, Healthy Buildings USA
Bob Swatt, Principal, Swatt Architects
Steven Stept, Principal, Swatt Architects
Greening A Remodeling Company: Case Studies
Dennis Allen, President, Allen Associates
Connie McCullah, Principal, Odin’s Hammer
Michael McCutcheon, President, McCutcheon Construction
Production Builder Case Studies
Amy Christopherson Bolten, Director of Community Relations, Christopherson Homes
Vernon McKown, VP of Sales, Ideal Homes (Invited)
John Suppes, President, Clarum Homes (Invited)
Finding and Interviewing a Green Building Professional
Marc Richmond, President, Practica Consulting
Green Interior Design
Eugene Lisa, Verde Interior Products
Power of Place
Naturally Inspired Color & Interior Design
Deborah Coburn, Design Consultant, Naturally Inspired
Living Green! Homeowner Case Studies
Mark Feichtmeir, Kenwood Permaculture
The Green Economy
Make Green Sexy!
Sara Lamia, President, Home Building Coach, Inc
Marketing Yourself as a Green Building Professional
Marc Richmond, President, Practica Consulting
Recent Research In Green Building Marketing
Jerry Yudelson, Sustainability Director, Interface Engineering Inc.
Conflict Resolution & Mediation – Making It Work
Phil Kline, President, Kline Construction
Marketing Green Building to the Mainstream
Greg Stine, Founder & President, Polaris Inc.
Judi Ettlinger, Polaris, Inc. and Director of Marketing for Truitt & White
The Power Of Grass Roots Marketing
Ian Bryan, The Sensible City Inc.
Recent Research In Green Marketing
Gwynne Rogers, LOHAS Business Direcor, The Natural Marketing Institute