Valley of the Sun Room
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
Phoenix, AZ
(course #CP903)
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In today’s economy, you can’t afford to not go green
Symposium Speakers Stress Urgency of Green Housing
Given environmental concerns and shrinking fossil fuel energy supplies, the clock is ticking for developers to move forward with their green housing projects, said Gail Vittori, co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems and board chair of the US Green Building Council (USGBC). She was a keynote speaker at a green symposium, held in Phoenix, May 6, as part of a NeighborWorks national training institute. . . .
Green News from NeighborWorks
NeighborWorks America Invests $230,000 into Green Residential Rehabilitation Projects that Focus on Energy Conservation |
NeighborWorks America today announced that as part of its goal to advance energy efficiency and environmental quality of affordable residential housing that it invested $230,000 in targeted residential rehabilitation projects in 12 states. The rehabilitation efforts supported by the NeighborWorks investment will create higher level energy and water conservation retrofitting for 500 owner-occupied homes thereby helping these households achieve better savings. The investments were made to 15 local nonprofit organizations that are chartered members of the NeighborWorks network. Read press release. |
Consumer Guides to Living Green Available |
NeighborWorks network organizations Community Housing Partners (CHP) in Virginia and Homeowners Rehab, Inc. in Massachusetts have published guides to help residents take advantage of the green features of their awarding winning properties. The guides provide suggestions on how to use their home's energy efficient appliances and heating systems, maintenance procedures, recycling instructions and tips on how to live a green lifestyle. See A Homeowner's Guide to Green from CHP and Living Green Guide from Homeowners Rehab, Inc. |
8:30am ›› Welcome and Opening Remarks
Eileen Fitzgerald, Chief Operating Officer, NeighborWorks America
Moderator: Karl Bren, GreenVisions
8:30am ›› Keynote
Gail Vittori, US Green Building Council
Ms. Vittori firmly believes that affordable housing can't afford to not go green. Her keynote address will highlight how green building practices offer a path to economic and environmental sustainability for community development organizations, and how the U.S. Green Building Council is committed to making affordable housing affordably green.
9:15am ›› Following the Green Roadmap to Deliver Value and Economic Advantage
Moderator: Tom Deyo, NeighborWorks America
Panelists: Dana Bourland, Enterprise Foundation; Kelsey Mullen, U.S. Green Building Council;
Kevin Morrow,
National Association of Home Builders
National green program leaders explain how setting green goals, using integrated design and selecting the right team can set you on the road to success.
10:30am ›› Realizing Your Green Goals
Moderator: Dana Bourland, Enterprise Foundation
Panelists: Carlton Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Full Spectrum, MaryAnn Shanley, Mercy Housing, Chicago, and Betty Tamm, Umpqua CDC, Roseburg, OR
Experienced practitioners tell all: How going green transformed their projects and their organizations and what it took to get there.
11:30am ›› Symposium Luncheon
Bill Shutkin, Chair, Sustainable Development, and Director, Initiative for Sustainable Development, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder
1:00pm ›› Focusing on Roadmap Principles — Break Out Sessions include:
- Assuring Economic Return: Aligning Standards, Goals
and Budgets
- Leveraging Principles of Smart Growth for Green Gains
- Getting the Right Result: Managing Contractors and Verifying Outcomes
2:45pm ›› On the Roadmap to Success
Moderator: Walker Wells, Global Green USA
Panelists: Jerry Anderson, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Affordable Housing Preservation, Trisha Miller, Enterprise Green Communities and Jennifer Somers, Program Officer, Bay Area LISC Green Connection Program
Achieving success requires making the right calls regarding costs, tradeoffs and economic benefits for developers and occupants of residences incorporating green initiatives. Learn how the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Enterprise Foundation are looking at these issues and the data they are gathering to evaluate costs and benefits.
4:00pm ›› Adjourn
Presented by NeighborWorks® America.
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Great Symposium
Keynote Speakers |
National practitioners and experts presented their tips for economic success in going green. Community development professionals shared ways they have adopted green concepts and delivered valuable returns.
Gail Vittori
Chair, U.S. Green Building Council
Gail Vittori is Co‐Director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, a non‐profit sustainable planning and design firm established in 1975, located in Austin, TX. She is currently engaged with several municipal, state and federal initiatives and projects regarding sustainable development, design and materials strategies. Ms. Vittori was responsible for developing the original framework for the Austin Green Building Program.
Bill Shutkin
Chair, Sustainable Development, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
Bill is Chair in Sustainable Development and Director of the Initiative for Development and Sustainability at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder. He’s also a Partner of the Innovation Network for Communities and a Research Affiliate at MIT. An attorney, educator, writer and entrepreneur, his work explores an expansive terrain, from sustainability to social innovation, urban planning to economic development, green design to global warming. Bill has lectured and consulted around the world on the ideas and innovations guiding us to a prosperous future, and he is the author of the award-winning book, The Land That Could Be: Environmentalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century, and A Republic of Trees: Field Notes on People, Place, and the Planet. David Brower described Bill as “an environmental visionary creating solutions to today's problems with a passion that would make John Muir and Martin Luther King equally proud.”
And hear from many other great speakers and panelists:
Dana Bourland, Senior Director, Enterprise Green Communities
Carlton Brown , Chief Operating Officer, Full Spectrum
Trisha Miller, Deputy Director, Enterprise Green Communities
Kevin Morrow,
Program Manager, Green Standards, National Association of Home Builders
Kelsey Mullen, Director of Residential Building Development, U.S. Green Building Council
MaryAnn Shanley, Director of Real Estate Development, Mercy Housing, Chicago, IL
Jennifer Somers , Program Officer , Bay Area LISC Green Connection Program, San Francisco, CA
Betty Tamm, Executive Director, Umpqua CDC, Roseburg, OR
Walker Wells, Director, Green Urbanism Program, Global Green
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| NeighborWorks America recognizes the support it has received from its Partners for the Green Symposium —
Symposium Supporter
Symposium Partner
- Alliance for Healthy Homes
- Build It Green
- Enterprise Community Partners
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
-EPA Smart Growth
-EPA ENERGY STAR
- Global Green
- Housing Assistance Council
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation
- National Association of Homebuilders
- National Center for Healthy Housing
- National Housing Trust
- Resnet
- Scottsdale Green Building Program
- Southface
- Stewards for Affordable Housing
- U.S. Green Building Council |
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