Home Summary Bio Work Experience Representative Projects Organizations Publications Public Speaking Services Contact Partial List of Speaking Experience The Business Case for Green Buildings Presentation at Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability, McGill University Montreal, Quebec 29 January 2010 • Concepts and Methods of Green Building • Making the Business Case for Green Buildings • LEED 3 Presentations at a workshop organized by Çevre Dostu Binalar Derneği (Turkish Green Building Council) Istanbul, Turkey 10 January 2009 Green Buildings: Forecasting Their Impact On Energy Patterns Presentation at Futuropolis 2058: Creating Sustainable Urban Environments through Innovation in conjunction with opening of Fusionopolis science, technology & media centre Singapore Wednesday, 22 Oct 2008, What does green mean? Presentation to “There’s No Place Like Home” A look at Climate Change and Environmental Issues from the Artist’s point of view The Williams Mill, Glen Williams, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada              13 September 2008 Metodologia de Concepçao de Prédios Verdes and, Integrated Design Process (IDP) A workshop organized by IPD (Instituto de Promoção do Desenvolvimento) Sponsored by Unindus and Sustentax Curitiba, Brasil 24 June 2008 O movimento mundial da construção sustentável Presentation to Encontro Internacional de Sustentabilidade na Construção organized by CTE (Centro de Tecnologia de Edificações) Sao Paulo, Brasil 19 June 2008 Principles of Green: A Survey Presentation to the Color Marketing Group Spring Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada 30 March 2008 Global Property Investor Requirements with Regard to Environmental Issues Presentation to Board of Directors of the Green Building Council of South Africa Stellenbosch, South Africa 20 November 2007 Global Property Investor Requirements with Regard to Environmental Issues Presentation to Investment Property Database SA Property Investment Conference Capetown, South Africa 16 November 2007 Sustainability and the Global Move to Green Building Presentation to the XIV Simposium Internacional de Ing. Civil Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Monterrey, N.L., Mexico 13 September 2007 Sustainability and the Global Move to Green Building Presentation to the South African Property Owners Association Annual Convention Sun City, South Africa 18 May 2007 “We are Surrounded by Insurmountable Opportunities” – Pogo Presentation to Pomerleau Construction Company’s Strategic Orientation Committee Gatineau, Quebec, Canada 10 May 2007 Global Perspective on Green Building Presentation to the Counselors of Real Estate Mid Year Meeting Montreal, Quebec, Canada 24 April 2007 What Does Green Mean? Presentation to a concurrent workshop at The Color Marketing Group Spring Conference Chicago, Illinois 1 April 2007 What Does Green Mean? Presentation to the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston, the USGBC-South Carolina Chapter, and the City of Charleston’s Civic Design Center (CDC) Charleston, South Carolina 26 March 2007 Global and US Experience with Green Building Councils, Guidelines, Standards, and Policies and the Future in Green Building Presentation to the Malaysia National Policy Dialogue/Campaign Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15 March 2007 Green Buildings Roles in Mitigating Climate Change Presentation to the NAFTA Commission for Environmental Cooperation Green Building Conference Mexico City, Mexico 21 February 2007 Introduction to Climate Change and the Building Sector Presentation to United Nations Sustainable Buildings and Construction Initiative (SBCI) Symposium At USGBC GreenBuild 2006 Denver, Colorado 15 November 2006 Use of Rating Systems by WorldGBC members Presentation to ISO Sustainable Buildings — Standards and Practice — Workshop Montreal, Quebec 2 October 2006 Accelerating Sustainable Building Practices Globally: Report from the WorldGBC Presentation to 2006 Subtropical Green Building International Conference Kaohsiung, Taiwan 25 August 2006 Collaborative Models for Creating Healthy Built Environments Presentation to 2006 Taipei International Healthy Cities Conference Taipei, Taiwan 23 August 2006 Standardized Key Performance Indicators: A Step Towards a Unified Global Rating System A presentation to the TaiwanGBC 2006 Subtropical Green Building International Conference Taipei, Taiwan 23 August 2006 Accelerating Sustainable Building Practices Globally Presentation to ENVIRONDESIGN 10 Toronto, Canada 26 April 2006 Accelerating Sustainable Building Practices Globally Discussion with the CHAPITRE DU QUÉBEC/ QUEBEC CHAPTER Conseil du Bâtiment Durable du Canada/ Canada Green Building Council Montreal, Quebec, Canada 10 Avril 2006 California Academy of Sciences: Integrating Sustainability Presentation to the USGBC and WorldGBC Senior Leadership San Francisco, CA 3 June 2005 The World Green Building Revolution and the Way Forward for Green Building Keynote speaker at the 1st International Conference on Green Building: Future in the UAE Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2 May 2005 California Academy of Sciences: Integrating Sustainability Presentation to the USGBC Northern California Chapter San Francisco, CA 31 March 2005 An Introduction to Natural Capitalism Presentation to Indian Green Building Council 2004 Congress Hyderabad, India 27 August 2004 Innovation in Building Materials Presentation to Building Materials Workshop, Landcom (a New South Wales State Owned Development Corporation) Sydney, Australia 5 July 2004 Principals of Whole System Design Presentation to Green Decision Making Course Sydney, Australia 1 July 2004 Principals of Whole System Design Presentation to Green Decision Making Course Melbourne, Australia 25 June 2004 Melbourne’s Built Environment: A reason to celebrate or a cause for concern? Public Panel Discussion at Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne, Australia 24 June 2004 Principals of Whole System Design Presentation to Green Decision Making Course Adelaide, Australia 21 June 2004 Emerging Values: The Business Case for High Performance Buildings Presentation to Property Council of Australia Sustainable Development Forum Sydney, Australia 16 June 2004 Emerging Values: The Business Case for High Performance Buildings Presentation to Planning for a Sustainable Future Seminar Sustainable Industries in partnership with Local Government Association Queensland Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 15 June 2004 Keynote speech at GBCAustralia Green Star interior tools launch Sydney, Australia 10 June 2004 The Business Case for High Performance Buildings Presentation to CEFPI (Council of Education Facilities Planners International), FMA (Facilities Management Association) and ACEL (Australian Council of Education Leaders) Hindmarsh Education Centre Adelaide, Australia 11 June 2004 The Business Case for High Performance Buildings Seminar for the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Adelaide, Australia 11 June 2004 Food for Thought Presentation to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria Melbourne, Australia 1 June 2004 Making the Business Case for High Performance Green Development Presentation to Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Morristown, New Jersey 6 May 2004 High Performance Data Centers: Design Recommendations Presentation to Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Building Conference 2004 (IEECB’04) Frankfurt, Germany 22 April 2004 Making the Business Case for High Performance Presentation to Meeting of the Utopies Industry Partners Groupe de Travail “Construction et Architecture Durables” Bouygues' Headquarters, Paris 21 Avril 2004 Making the Business Case for High Performance Green Buildings Presentation to Urban Land Institute Chapter Meeting Richmond, Virginia 18 February 2004 Nature as Co-pilot: Can Green Buildings Be Beautiful? Presentation to Woodbury University School of Architecture and Design Burbank, California 20 January 2004 Whole-Systems Design Ideas for an Efficient Data Center Presentation at Charrette for One Bryant Park Gensler Offices, One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 500 , New York, NY Tuesday, 7 October, 2003 Some Guiding Principles for Sustainable Architecture Presentation to the Sustainable Architecture in Latin America conference Buenos Aires, Argentina 29 September 2003 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation for the Des Moines Smart Growth Brownfields Computer Model Des Moines, Iowa 4 September 2003 Why Listening to Nature is Important to Good Design Presentation at the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane, Australia 11 August, 2003 Thinking Out of the Box about Finance Presentation to the Australand Sustainabiity Executive Breakfast Sydney, Australia 8 August 2003 Corporate Sustainability Initiatives Directions Review Report to Executive Committee of Landcom (a New South Wales State Owned Development Corporation) Sydney, Australia 7 August 2003 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to ADD Inc Boston, Massachussetts 1 July 2003 Doing Well While Doing Good: Economics Benefits of Low-Impact Development Presentation to Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Remediation Conference and Workshop Roanoke, Virginia 21 November 2002 Green Development for Sustainable Communities Lecture #3: Building Design: Energy, Water, Materials Special Topic #3A: The Special Importance of Good Lighting Special Topic #3B: Construction Practices Course on Natural Capitalism for Peking University School for the Environment Beijing, China 22 October 2002 Green Development for Sustainable Communities Section #2: Biophilia: Why Listening to Nature is Important to Good Design Course on Natural Capitalism for Peking University School for the Environment Beijing, China 16 October 2002 Green Development for Sustainable Communities Lecture #2: “Design with Nature”: Land Use Planning and Site Design Course on Natural Capitalism for Peking University School for the Environment Beijing, China 15 October 2002 Green Development for Sustainable Communities Section #1: LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Course on Natural Capitalism for Peking University School for the Environment Beijing, China 10 October 2002 Green Development for Sustainable Communities Lecture #1: Essentials of Green Design and Special Topic #1: Green Design Process Course on Natural Capitalism for Peking University School for the Environment Beijing, China 8 October 2002 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Jacksonville Beach, FL 1 August 2002 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation at the Conference on International Green Building Sponsored by RMI, US EP, DOE, HUD, and the USGBC Chicago Chapter Chicago, IL 16 July 2002 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to the American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers Denver, Colorado 17 May 2002 Sustainable Building Construction Lecture to Colorado State University Sustainable Practices in Design and Construction course Maho Bay, St. John USVI 20 May 2002 Sustainable Interiors and Products Lecture to Colorado State University Sustainable Practices in Design and Construction course Maho Bay, St. John USVI 21 May 2002 Eco-Effective Decision-Making Lecture to Colorado State University Sustainable Practices in Design and Construction course Maho Bay, St. John USVI 23 May 2002 A Sustainable Future Lecture to Colorado State University Sustainable Practices in Design and Construction course Maho Bay, St. John USVI 24 May 2002 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to US Army FORSCOM New Orleans, Lousiana 3 May 2002 Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate Presentation to Joyce Foundation Natural Capitalism Workshop Chicago, IL 15 Nov 2001 Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate Presentation to the Deerfield Academy Symposium for a new Science Building Deerfield, MA 9 Nov 2001 Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate Presentation to the AIA North Dakota Convention 2001 Fargo, North Dakota 22 Sept 2001 Tools and Principles of Indoor Air Quality Design Presentation at 2001 CSI National Convention & Expo Dallas, Texas 22 June 2001 Greening the California State Capitol Building Presentation to California State Capitol Building Charrette Sacramento, CA 7 June 2001 Tools and Principles of Indoor Air Quality Design Presentation at AIA 2001 National Convention & Expo Denver, Colorado 17 May 2001 Overview Of Increasing Demand: Issues, Opportunities And Benefits Presentation to the "The Future of Fiduciary Responsibility Conference" panel on Sustainable Real Estate Development San Francisco, California 19 April 2001 Green Development Services Presentation to Joyce Foundation Meeting Chicago, Illinois 12 April 2001 The US Green Building Council's LEED Green Building Rating Program Presentation to the green building project, ENOVA, at the Univerdade Livre do Meio Ambient Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 15 March 2001 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to Board of Fundacao Ibere Camargo Porto Alegre, Brazil March 14, 2001 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to Board of Bourbon Company Porto Alegre, Brazil March 14, 2001 Emerging Concepts in Designing for the Environment Presentation at CSI Emergent Building Technologies Conference Las Vegas, Nevada 13 Feb 2001 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to Young President’s Organization Snowmass, Colorado 10 Nov 2000 Natural Capitalism and Green Development Presentation to Global Academy Snowmass, Colorado 18 Oct 2000 Overview of Increasing Demand: Issues, Opportunities and Benefits Presentation to Smart Design Forum 2000, sponsored by AIA DC COTE, Sustainable Washington Alliance, USGBC – DC Chapter Washington, DC 13 October 2000 Tools and Principles of Indoor Air Quality Design Presentation to the AIA National Convention Philadelphia, PA 2 May 2000 Harnessing the Power of Standardized Tools Presentation to the AIA/USGBC/DOE Mainstreaming Green: Sustainable Design for Buildings and Communities Conference Chattanooga, TN 16 October 1999 Tunneling Through The Cost Barriers: Advanced Resource Productivity for Fun and Profit Keynote Speech at the Association of Energy Engineer’s Tennessee Energy and Environmental Expo Murfreesboro, Tennessee 5 May 1999 Building Futures: the Future of Recycling in Commercial Building Construction Presentation to Association of Bay Area Recyclers San Jose, California 4 December 1998 Dialogue on Sustainable Development Organized and moderated full day workshop Portland Oregon March 1998 Buildings as Service versus Product Presented to Portland Chapter International Facility Managers Association Portland Oregon 22 April 1998 Sustainability Principals: An Introduction to The Natural Step Presentation to Environmental Management Systems & Successful Business Strategies Conference Environmental Law Education Center Portland Oregon 17 April 1998 Workshop Facilitator Sustainable Northwest Conference: Breaking Through The Barriers Seattle, Washington 29 October 1997 Welcoming speaker, organized and moderated 1/2 day “Lessons Learned” session Portland Chapter AIA “Architecture + Energy Awards” Seattle, Washington 6 June 1997 Environmental Impacts and Benefits of PGE’s Earth Smart DSM Program Presentation to Pollution Prevention Conference Portland, Oregon 1997 Portland General Electric’s Earth Smart Program Presentation to Association of Professional Energy Managers semiannual meeting Portland, Oregon 1996 Portland General Electric’s Earth Smart Program Presentation to Real Estate Investment Managers monthly meeting Portland, Oregon 1996 Welcoming Address Northwest Conference on Building Commissioning Portland, Oregon November 1996 Mainstreaming Green Building Materials: a Proposal to Modify CSI’s Section Format Presentation to Los Angeles Chapter CSI Environmental Building Conference Los Angeles, CA 1993 Copyright 2007