North Texas Regional LinCP Forum

Program (click here):

OCTOBER 25, REUNION TOWER:
4:00 P.M. Keynote Presentation, "How Beauty Could Save the Planet," by Lance Hosey, President and CEO, GreenBlue 

Reception follows.Sponsored by Johnson Controls

OCTOBER 26, UNION STATION:
8:00 A.M. Opening Presentation by Noel Morrin, VP Global Sustainability, Skanska

* = Presenters
Closing Presentation by Dan Haas, Skanska, "Future Proof Buildings: Lessons Learned from the First Commercial Living Building in Oregon"

Proposed Questions/topics:

• What IS "rational and cost effective" sustainability for Owners?
• How can Owners pay for a sustainable retrofit?
  
• What are the pros and cons of marketing "green" to Owners?
  
• What new certifications are available/upcoming?
• What are the impacts of the Dallas Green Code?
  
• Are certifications worth the effort?
  
• How is commissioning best utilized for optimum long-term facilities sustainability?
• What is the future for the moniker of "sustainable" or "green"?
• What ideas from outside the United States are suitable for Texas?
• How does BIM contribute to a sustainable project?

Oct. 25, Opening Keynote Presenter:
Lance Hosey, AIA

Nationally recognized architect, designer, writer, speaker, and advocate Lance Hosey currently is President & CEO of GreenBlue, a nonprofit whose mission is to make products more sustainable. He has been featured in Metropolis magazine’s "Next Generation" program, Architectural Record’s "emerging architect" series, and various other publications, including Vanity Fair, Forbes, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. Until 2009, Lance held the position of Director with William McDonough + Partners, the internationally acclaimed pioneer of sustainable design, with which he had been associated for most of the previous decade. In 2009, Lance was voted an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Green Professionals.
Lance’s essays on the social and environmental aspects of design have appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, Metropolis, Architectural Record, Architecture, and Grist, and currently he is a Contributing Editor with Architect magazine, where he writes the monthly “Ecology” column, as well as a regular blog. Recently he wrote the introduction to the popular Green Homes : New Ideas for Sustainable Living (HarperCollins, 2007), and his essay “Toward a Humane Environment : Sustainable Design and Social Justice,” appeared in Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism (Metropolis Books, 2008). With Kira Gould, he is co–author of Women in Green : Voices of Sustainable Design (Ecotone Publishing, 2007), and his forthcoming book is entitled The Shape of Green : Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design.

In 2005, Lance founded the Just Building Alliance, an advocacy group promoting social justice and global fair trade in the construction industry. His research includes the “Smart Shade” concept (patent pending), a passive solar shading device that automatically adjusts to changing light and heat. In 2006 Lance won the prestigious Smart Design fellowship from the Michael Kalil endowment. Additionally supported by a grant from the American Institute of Architects, the resulting research, “Ecomorph: Self-Sustaining Form,” became the premise for The Shape of Green.
     
About Lance's new book: "The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design" (to be published, soon):

Great design is a marriage of art and science, but so far green design has focused on science and neglected art. Does sustainability change the face of design or merely its content? Can we be as smart about the way things look as we are about how they’re made? The Shape of Green examines how form and image can enhance conservation and comfort at every scale of design, including products, furniture, interiors, architecture, landscape and communities. Taking the principles of ecology to their inevitable conclusion could spark a revolution in aesthetics as well as ethics.

Who Should Attend:

Can you answer "Yes"  to any of these questions?

•  Are you an executive, administrator, director, consultant, or project manager involved in the planning, design, or construction of capital projects or programs such as K-12, higher educational, governmental, or health care?
• Are you interested in participating in collaborative discussions to address key project issues, best practices, and discuss solutions?
• Do you want to not just "network," but really get to know other professionals involved in capital projects?
• Would you like to receive the benefits of the synergy that will occur at this event?

Past Forum attendees include project/facility Owners, contractors and sub-contractors, architects, engineers, program managers, attorneys, solutions providers and others who work on capital projects and within the design and construction industry.

 You Will Receive:

•  New information and creative solutions
•  In-depth discussions with your existing and new associates, peers and clients
• New alliances and stronger trust built through collaborative processes
• An Outcomes packet post-event that will highlight discussions
• AIA Learning Units or Certificate of Completion
  

Included Meals: (Catering by Wolfgang Puck)

• Reception, Oct. 25 (Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar - first drink is on us)
  
• Breakfast and lunch on October 26
  
• Nutritious morning and afternoon breaks

Attendance is limited, which provides for a more intimate setting and discussions.

Schedule:

Oct. 25:  4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Keynote Presentation and Reception
Oct. 26:  7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Forum

Venues:

Oct. 25: 
Reunion Tower
300 Reunion Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75202 - Walk to the base of the Tower (located at the below ground intersection of the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Union Station) and you will be escorted to the elevator and ascend to our private level, high above Dallas.

Oct. 26:
Union Station
400 S Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202
214-741-7825

PARKING: Parking at Union Station in area lots is $5 per car; or Valet Service for $15 per car (at the Hyatt Regency Hotel).

NOTE:  A pedestrian tunnel connects the Hyatt Regency Hotel to Union Station. Reunion Tower access is at the below-ground "intersection" of the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Union Station.

Sleeping Rooms:
Hyatt Regency Dallas (at Union Station)
300 Reunion Boulevard
Dallas, Texas, USA 75207
Tel: +1 214 651 1234    Fax: +1 214 742 8126
Maps & Directions
Room Rate = $107/single or double
ROOM RESERVATIONS: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ILincp2011

Thanks to our Event Sponsors!
  Sponsorships Available (click here for details)

Opening Keynote and Reception on Oct. 25:
Lunch:
Breaks:
Collaborator:	Engineered Air Balance
Door Prizes:	Flintco

REGISTER NOW!

• Early Bird Registration closes at midnight on Sept. 30
• Regular Registration Closes at Midnight on October 21.
• Late Registration ($450) Available from October 22 to October 26.
  

Oct. 25, Post-Reception Dining at the Five Sixty Restaurant by Wolfgang Puck

• For an exceptional dining experience, we recommend you have dinner in the revolving Five Sixty Restaurant, above our private reception room, in Reunion Tower.
• P: (214) 741-5560
  

Event Contact:
Carol Warkoczewski, AIA, MSOLE
Founder and Executive Director
Tel: (512) 263-5521
Email:  carol@i-lincp.org