Ecological City-Making
Turning City-Scale Ecological Ideas Into Action...
 Enriching Community and the Local Living Economy

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What
Ecological City-Making is a pair of extraordinary back-to-back 90-minute presentation/workshops featuring two of the most influential thinkers and practitioners in urban sustainability: Richard Register (EcoCity Builders) and John Knott (the Noisette Project).
  
Who

  Richard Register, Founder and President, EcoCity Builders
   
Richard Register is one of the world's great theorists and authors in ecological city design and planning. His organization has developed benchmark standards for sustainable urban practice.  The founder of Urban Ecology and Ecocity Builders, he convened the first of many International Ecocity Conferences in 1990, lectures around the world, and has authored several books including multiple editions of Ecocities.   

John Knott, President Noisette Company and leader of the Noisette Project.    
   
A third generation builder and developer with extensive experience in the holistic development of planned communities, leads the Noisette Project development team, which is collaborating in a public-private partnership with the City of North Charleston to restore 3,000 acres of the city's historic urban core. Knott has 38 years of experience in urban redevelopment and community rehabilitation. He is an internationally recognized leader in the redevelopment of cities, and has served as an advisor to municipalities throughout the United States, Canada, China and Russia. 

The sessions are built around Richard and John's respective bodies of practice, EcoCities and CityCraft.

Workshops 

Wednesday, February 8, 10:30-Noon
Urban Sustainability: The Coming Transformation   
If current trends are any indication, the policy and regulatory frameworks in cities large and small are going to reflect a rapid, growing shift toward 'green' and sustainable.  Why?  Because that's the path for future urban success.  There isn't any aspect of the building field-from land use to building and energy systems to marketing-that won't be impacted by this big shift.  Come to this session featuring one of the giants in urban sustainability to get a practitioner's 'big picture' view of what this means to urban systems...and to the way you conduct your business, promote your services, develop and implement policy, and identify opportunity in the green economy.

Speaker:
Richard Register, Founder and President, EcoCity Builders
Introduced by Rob Abbott, President, Abbott Strategies

Wednesday, February 8, 1-2:30pm
Urban Sustainability: The Future Is Local
The economic roller coaster may last for several more years, at least, which will intensify social anxiety and uncertainty, and impact our business directions and priorities. Want some good advice? Think local! Security and stability will become more important to people. Community resilience and capacity will be the new need-to-haves in home and neighbourhood design. Local economies-meaning greater local self-sufficiency-will be strong indicators of community health.  Are these trends important to your business oryour professional activities? You bet! This session will give you a chance tohear from and work with a lifelong master of community-building.

Speaker:
John Knott, President Noisette Company and leader of the Noisette Project
Introduced by Rob Abbott, President, Abbott Strategies

About 
These two complementary systems put a strong emphasis on application.  They exemplify leading practices in resilient urban systems, and social and community economic sustainability.  Both are rich in strategies for creating practical, powerful programs and achieving productive partnerships.

This has intense relevance for Vancouver in light of its exciting economic, ecological and social agenda.  Anyone who over the last two decades has professionally participated in, or been touched by 'Vancouverism'-the city's dramatic urban design accomplishment-will understand that urban sustainability leadership in all fields and endeavours is Vancouver's next great move.   This short program is intended to provide city leaders in a range of fields with new conceptual tools for advancing Vancouver as North America's capital of social, economic and ecological innovation.

This is a sleeves-rolled-up program for:
□  Business organization and economic development leaders;
□  Construction trades and service industries leaders;
□  Business and industry executives;
□  Urban policy leaders;
□  Development industry and construction trade leaders;
□  Professional association leaders (AIBC, UDI, ULI, PIBC, RICS, etc.);
□  Urban planners, urban systems designers and architects;
□  Academic and sustainability practitioner leaders.

When and Where
Both presentations are part of the BUILDEX Vancouver program at the Vancouver Convention Centre West.   They are held on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012.

Registration
The registration fee for each individual session is $35 early bird to Jan. 25th, $45 thereafter.  To ensure event quality, registration will be first come/first serve to the room limit. Register now at http://www.buildexvancouver.com/register.htm

Partners
These presentations are:

• Sponsored by the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment and the Real Estate Foundation of BC;
• Organized by the Centre for Urban Innovation, creator of the Gaining Ground conference series;
• Hosted by BUILDEX Vancouver, the premier exposition/conference for the built environment.

For more information please contact:

Nikki Smorodin, Manager, Conference Relations 250-858-600

info@gaininggroundsummit.com