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Living Future unConference 2017
Join us in Seattle on May 16 - 19, 2017 for the 11th annual Living Future unConference! Learn more and register here:
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Tuesday
, May 16
(OFFSITE) Cornish College of the Arts (NOTION BUILDING, 1st Fl Auditorium)
1:00pm •
Net Positive Energy: Power and the Living Building Challenge Workshop
(OFFSITE) Cornish College of the Arts: MAIN CAMPUS CENTER (7th Fl Board Room)
2:00pm •
Affordable Housing Summit: Exploring Solutions and Sharing Resources
(OFFSITE) MG2
5:30pm •
LP50 Meeting (Invitation Only)
(OFFSITE) Mithun
1:00pm •
EMERGE Workshop: Leadership for a Living Future
6:00pm •
unConference Eve Party at Mithun
TBA
5:30pm •
Living Community LC50 Launch Reception (Invitation Only)
Westin: Mezzanine Level (2nd Fl)
5:00pm •
Registration Desk: Tuesday (5p - 7p)
Wednesday
, May 17
(OFFSITE) 400 Fairview
9:30pm •
Wednesday Eve Afterparty at 400Fairview
(OFFSITE) Antioch University
8:00am •
Tour: Edible Landscapes - Urban Agriculture in the Emerald City
(OFFSITE) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
8:30am •
Tour: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Campus
(OFFSITE) Bullitt Center
9:30am •
Tour: Bullitt Center (9:30am)
10:00am •
Tour: Bullitt Center (10:00am)
2:00pm •
Tour: Bullitt Center (2:00pm)
2:30pm •
Tour: Bullitt Center (2:30pm)
(OFFSITE) Downtown Seattle Ferry Terminal to Bainbridge Island
7:55am •
Tour: Heron Hall on Bainbridge Island (7:55am)
9:35am •
Tour: Heron Hall on Bainbridge Island (9:35am)
11:25am •
Tour: Heron Hall on Bainbridge Island (11:25am)
12:20pm •
Tour: Heron Hall on Bainbridge Island (12:20pm)
Westin: Ballroom 1 (Grand Level)
7:00pm •
Wednesday Opening Night Keynote: Van Jones
Westin: Cascade 1 (Mezzanine Level)
2:00pm •
Collaborative Leader Summit (Invitation Only)
Westin: Elliott Bay (Lobby Level)
8:00am •
Getting to Net Positive Water Summit: Innovative Strategies and Policy for Cascadia and Beyond
1:00pm •
Congress Leader Summit (Invitation Only)
Westin: Grand Level (4th Fl)
4:30pm •
Opening Night Reception on Trade Show Floor
4:30pm •
Trade Show Floor Open: 4:30p - 7:00p
Westin: Mezzanine Level (2nd Fl)
7:00am •
Registration Desk: Wednesday (7a - 7p)
Westin: Pike (Westlake Level)
8:00am •
Tangible Change: Materials and the Living Building Challenge Workshop
1:00pm •
Declare + Living Product Summit: Mainstreaming Material Health
Westin: Pine (Westlake Level)
8:00am •
Project Team Summit (Invitation Only)
1:00pm •
Living Building Challenge Contractor Training
Westin: Puget Sound (Lobby Level)
10:30am •
Biophilic Design Summit
Westin: San Juan Level (3rd Fl)
4:30pm •
ILFI Bookstore Open (4:30p - 7p)
Westin: Vashon (San Juan Level)
1:00pm •
The Water Cycle of Buildings: Net Positive Water and the Living Building Challenge Workshop
Thursday
, May 18
(OFFSITE) Fred Wildlife Refuge
9:30pm •
Thursday Eve Afterparty at Fred Wildlife
Outside the Westin: along Fifth Ave
12:00pm •
Localicious Lunch: Thursday
West Seattle Waterfront
12:00pm •
One Watershed Tour: Experience the Sound with StokeShare’s Youth Adventure Program
Westin Seattle Portico
12:00pm •
Electric Avenue: Car Rides and Drives
Westin: Ballroom 1 (Grand Level)
7:30am •
Thursday Breakfast (7:30a - 8:15a)
8:15am •
Morning Taichi w/ Master Yijiao Hong
8:30am •
Thursday Morning Keynote: Kirsti Luke
10:30am •
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Jevons Paradox?
2:30pm •
Redundancy, Diversity, Connectivity: Optimizing Your Projects, Business, and Work
3:45pm •
The Genius and Courage of a Dream
7:00pm •
Big Bang Dinner
Westin: Ballroom 3 (Grand Level)
10:30am •
Culture is Power: Reshaping the Narrative Through Art-Based Interventions
2:30pm •
The Business Imperative For Improving Diversity and Inclusion: Part 1
3:45pm •
The Business Imperative For Improving Diversity and Inclusion: Part 2
Westin: Cascade 1 (Mezzanine Level)
10:30am •
Genius Loci: School Environments Integrating Nature & Food, Mind & Body
2:30pm •
Genius of Place: California Coast (Biologist at the Design Table Workshop) - Pt 1
3:45pm •
Genius of Place: California Coast (Biologist at the Design Table Workshop) - Pt 2
Westin: Cascade 2 (Mezzanine Level)
10:30am •
Living Buildings for All: Genius, Courage, and Tools for Creating Living Affordable Housing
2:30pm •
Full Transparency: Analyzing the LBC Documentation for the Potomac Watershed Study Complex
3:45pm •
Rocky Mountain Institute’s New Headquarters: Courage, Mistakes, and the Search for Genius
Westin: Elliott Bay (Lobby Level)
10:30am •
Accelerating Our Journey Towards a Living Future: Living Buildings as High-impact Educational Tools
2:30pm •
Genius & Courage in the Workplace: Women in Leadership
3:45pm •
Engaging Young People in Living Systems at Their Living Building
Westin: Grand Crescent (Grand Level)
12:30pm •
Pop-Up Healing Art Clinic w/ Favianna Rodriguez
Westin: Grand Level (4th Fl)
12:00pm •
Trade Show Floor Open: 12:00p - 2:30p
5:00pm •
Living Future Network Happy Hour
5:00pm •
Thursday Night Reception on Trade Show Floor
5:00pm •
Trade Show Floor Open: 5:00p - 7:00p
Westin: Mercer (Westlake Level)
1:00pm •
Living Future Network: Europe Meet-Up
2:00pm •
Living Future Network: Latin America Summit
Westin: Mezzanine Level (2nd Fl)
7:00am •
Registration Desk: Thursday (7a - 5p)
Westin: Pike (Westlake Level)
10:30am •
A Materials Trifecta: Trials and Tribulations of Pursuing WELL, LEED and LBC for Delos HQ
2:30pm •
Building the World’s First Living Factories
3:45pm •
Healthy, Affordable Building Materials
Westin: Pine (Westlake Level)
10:30am •
Creating Information and Action for Building Data
2:30pm •
Designing for ZNE and Passive Survivability
3:45pm •
The ILFI Net Zero Energy Program Reboot: Streamlined, Aligned, and Ready to Rock
Westin: Puget Sound (Lobby Level)
10:30am •
Power & Passion: Leveraging Potential for Net Positive Design
2:30pm •
Living Communities: Reimagining our Rights to the Rights-of-Way
3:45pm •
Deep Genius: How to Address Mindset and Create Conditions for Change through Conversation
Westin: San Juan Level (3rd Fl)
7:30am •
ILFI Bookstore Open (7:30a - 8:15a)
10:00am •
ILFI Bookstore Open (10a - 7p)
12:30pm •
Book Signing: "Teeming: How Superorganisms Work to Build Infinite Wealth in a Finite World"
1:30pm •
Book Launch and Signing: "Brock Environmental Center for a Living Chesapeake"
Westin: St. Helen's (Mezzanine Level)
10:30am •
Material Health Hyggelig: Designing for Comfort, Delight, Nourishment
Westin: Vashon (San Juan Level)
10:30am •
Between the First & Last Mile: Challenges & Opportunities Facing Oregon’s Regional Food System
2:30pm •
Youth Perspective and Solutions on Water Quality and Community Engagement
3:45pm •
What is That Green Stuff?: Lessons from Operating a Rain Water Collection and Treatment System
Friday
, May 19
(OFFSITE) Optimism Brewing
6:30pm •
Friday Eve Afterparty at Optimism Brewing
Outside the Westin: along Fifth Ave
12:30pm •
Localicious Lunch: Friday
Westin: Ballroom 1 (Grand Level)
7:30am •
Friday Breakfast (7:30a - 8:15a)
8:15am •
Morning Taichi w/ Master Yijiao Hong
8:30am •
Friday Morning Keynote: Naomi Klein
10:30am •
Using Research to Accelerate Biophilic Design
1:30pm •
Mapping the Flow of Water through Nature, Buildings, and Regulatory Agencies
3:15pm •
Integrative Design Process: Getting Real and ReDesigning Project Delivery In Your Firm
Westin: Ballroom 3 (Grand Level)
10:30am •
So You Want to Do a Living Building?: An Owner's Guide to the LBC from the Founder
5:00pm •
Closing Circle
Westin: Cascade 1 (Mezzanine Level)
10:30am •
Living Building Design Inspired by Nature: Biomimicry Genius of Place Workshop
1:30pm •
Healing People, Healing Places, Healing Ecosystems (Part One): The Idea
3:15pm •
Healing People, Healing Places, Healing Ecosystems (Part Two): The Workshop
Westin: Cascade 2 (Mezzanine Level)
10:30am •
The (In)Convenience of Genius and Courage
1:30pm •
The Living Building at Georgia Tech: Making Collaborative Decisions to Meet the Challenge
3:15pm •
Durable and Democratic: The Story Behind the City of Pittsburgh's Frick Environmental Center
Westin: Elliott Bay (Lobby Level)
10:30am •
Fighting Gentrification: Designing for Social Equity and Cultural Richness
1:30pm •
Small Things Matter: Inspiring the Next Generation’s Inner-Conservationist
3:15pm •
JUST Program: The Courage To Invest In Social Equity Policies and Practices
Westin: Grand Crescent (Grand Level)
11:00am •
Pop-Up Healing Art Clinic w/ Favianna Rodriguez
Westin: Grand Level (4th Fl)
10:00am •
Trade Show Floor Open: 10:00a - 1:30p
Westin: Mercer (Westlake Level)
12:00pm •
Living Future Network: Asia Meet-Up
1:00pm •
Living Future Network: Middle East + North Africa Meet-Up
2:00pm •
Living Future Network: Oceana Summit
Westin: Mezzanine Level (2nd Fl)
7:00am •
Registration Desk: Friday (7a - 5p)
Westin: Pike (Westlake Level)
10:30am •
Means and Methods to an End: Three Materials Petal Case Studies
1:30pm •
Getting Over Ourselves: Aligning and Pushing Forward
3:15pm •
Experts in Indoor Air Quality: Addressing IAQ Impacts to Improve Human Health
Westin: Pine (Westlake Level)
10:30am •
Passive House 101: What Is It, and What Does It Achieve?
1:30pm •
Moving Forward: Achieving Net Zero Energy on Affordable Workforce Housing
3:15pm •
Getting to Yes: Winning and Making your Next Project Net-Zero, LBC, Or?
Westin: Puget Sound (Lobby Level)
10:30am •
Finding the Right (Retro)Fit: Co-developing Programs to Transform Building Energy Use and Eliminate Emissions
1:30pm •
Solar in the City: Achieving Aggressive Green House Gas Emissions Reduction in Urban Centers
Westin: San Juan Level (3rd Fl)
7:30am •
ILFI Bookstore Open (7:30a - 8:15a)
10:00am •
ILFI Bookstore Open (10a - 3p)
Westin: St. Helen's (Mezzanine Level)
1:30pm •
Leadership at the End of the World: Finding Inspiration and Community Through Grief and Compassion
Westin: Vashon (San Juan Level)
10:30am •
Policy Hackathon: New Tools for Socially Just Urban Regeneration
1:30pm •
Biomimicry, Stormwater, & Place: Designing to Emulate Your Local Ecosystem
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(OFFSITE) 400 Fairview
(OFFSITE) Antioch University
(OFFSITE) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(OFFSITE) Bullitt Center
(OFFSITE) Cornish College of the Arts (NOTION BUILDING, 1st Fl Auditorium)
(OFFSITE) Cornish College of the Arts: MAIN CAMPUS CENTER (7th Fl Board Room)
(OFFSITE) Downtown Seattle Ferry Terminal to Bainbridge Island
(OFFSITE) Fred Wildlife Refuge
(OFFSITE) MG2
(OFFSITE) Mithun
(OFFSITE) Optimism Brewing
Outside the Westin: along Fifth Ave
TBA
West Seattle Waterfront
Westin Seattle Portico
Westin: Ballroom 1 (Grand Level)
Westin: Ballroom 3 (Grand Level)
Westin: Cascade 1 (Mezzanine Level)
Westin: Cascade 2 (Mezzanine Level)
Westin: Elliott Bay (Lobby Level)
Westin: Grand Crescent (Grand Level)
Westin: Grand Level (4th Fl)
Westin: Mercer (Westlake Level)
Westin: Mezzanine Level (2nd Fl)
Westin: Pike (Westlake Level)
Westin: Pine (Westlake Level)
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Tuesday
, May 16
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, May 17
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, May 18
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, May 19
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(OFFSITE) 400 Fairview
(OFFSITE) Antioch University
(OFFSITE) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(OFFSITE) Bullitt Center
(OFFSITE) Cornish College of the Arts (NOTION BUILDING, 1st Fl Auditorium)
(OFFSITE) Cornish College of the Arts: MAIN CAMPUS CENTER (7th Fl Board Room)
(OFFSITE) Downtown Seattle Ferry Terminal to Bainbridge Island
(OFFSITE) Fred Wildlife Refuge
(OFFSITE) MG2
(OFFSITE) Mithun
(OFFSITE) Optimism Brewing
Outside the Westin: along Fifth Ave
TBA
West Seattle Waterfront
Westin Seattle Portico
Westin: Ballroom 1 (Grand Level)
Westin: Ballroom 3 (Grand Level)
Westin: Cascade 1 (Mezzanine Level)
Westin: Cascade 2 (Mezzanine Level)
Westin: Elliott Bay (Lobby Level)
Westin: Grand Crescent (Grand Level)
Westin: Grand Level (4th Fl)
Westin: Mercer (Westlake Level)
Westin: Mezzanine Level (2nd Fl)
Westin: Pike (Westlake Level)
Westin: Pine (Westlake Level)
Westin: Puget Sound (Lobby Level)
Westin: San Juan Level (3rd Fl)
Westin: St. Helen's (Mezzanine Level)
Westin: Vashon (San Juan Level)
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