Saturday, February 18, 2006
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, 421 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh

8:00 am Registration and Check-In

8:30 am Welcome by Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA
(Continental breakfast served)

8:35 am Opening Remarks by City of Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker

8:45 am Remarks by Jyoti Sharma, architect, President, US Green Building Council, NC Triangle Chapter and Director of Facility Planning, Wake County Public School System

8:55 am Introduction of keynote speaker by Douglas Brinkley, AIA

9:00 am Opening address by Randolph Croxton, FAIA

Sustainable Imperatives: Moving Beyond Green Models + Existing Boundaries

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Concurrent Sessions (choose sites and buildings or regional planning)

Designing Sustainable Sites and Buildings

"Greening Outside the Box" presented by Jose Almiñana, ASLA, Andropogon Associates

"Building Sustainability into the Urban Context" presented by Frank Harmon, FAIA, NC State College of Design

Planning for Regional Sustainability

"Sketching out the big picture: Can Green Design at the Site Scale Add up to a Sustainable City and Region?" presented by Dr. Kristina Hill, University of Washington

"Measuring Sustainable Urban Form" presented by Dr. Yan Song, UNC Chapel Hill

Noon Introduction of Luncheon Keynote Speaker by Rodney Swink, FASLA

12:10 Luncheon Keynote Address by Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, ASLA

New Orleans: Sustainability in the Face of Passion

1:30 pm Concurrent Sessions (choose transportation or policies)

Transportation Alternatives for Sustainable Cities

"Creating Sustainability through Transit Oriented Development" presented by Ron Tober, Charlotte Area Transit System

"Transportation and Public Space in a Sustainable City " presented by David Walters, RIBA, APA, Architect, College of Architecture, UNC Charlotte

Transforming Policies for Sustainable Cities

"The Greening of Chicago: Policies of the City’s Environmental Action Agenda" presented by Sadhu Johnston, AICP, Commissioner, Dept. of Environment, City of Chicago

"New Urbanism in Charlotte" presented by Debra Campbell, Director, Planning Commission, City of Charlotte

3:15 pm Break

3:30 pm Q & A Panel Session, moderated by Michael Cole, RLA, panelists include speakers from throughout the day

4:30 pm Conference Closing