Sustainable Development: Integrating Urban Planning and Green Building

10.06.09 Planning for sustainability

10.20.09 Lessons learned from developing sustainable communities

11.03.09 Useful frameworks and tools for sustainable planning

Portland Development Commission | 222 NW Fifth Ave | Portland, OR

7:30 am to 9:00 am - doors open at 7:00 for registration and breakfast

This three-part workshop series will explore what sustainability means to urban andregional planning and how city plans can lay the groundwork for success. Panelists with direct experience planning for sustainability will discuss the barriers andopportunities planners face when working toward sustainability, how sustainabilitycan be defined and measured for planning projects, and what useful sustainability tools are available. Panelists will share their insights from three regional case studiesillustrating a broad spectrum of sustainable planning issues – including land use,sustainability metrics, affordable housing, and eco-districts.

PANELISTS

Sarah Bernhard. LEED AP Sustainability Consultant

Troy Doss, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Christina Robertson Gardiner, City of Oregon City

Sarah Buckley, Clackamas Community Land Trust

Irene Bowers, Portland Development Commission

Rob Bennett, Portland + Oregon Sustainability Institute

Ann Griffin, Earth Advantage Institute

Joseph Readdy, Architect AIA LEEP APSara King, Portland Development Commission

AICP continuing education credits available

COST

Early Registration:$15 members/ $20 general admission – per session

$40 members/ $50 general admission – for 3-part series

Registration one week before series:$20 members/ $25 general admission - per session

To register, please visit http://sustainabledevelopmentseries2009.eventbrite.com