12th Annual Sustainable Building Symposium in Alberta – Architecture 2030

Posted by Andree Iffrig Apr 29, 2009

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)–Alberta Chapter is holding its annual conference in Calgary May 5-6 and Edmonton May 6-7, 2009. Internationally-renowned sustainable design practitioner Edward Mazria is the keynote speaker opening the conference. Jaime Lerner will provide an urban planning and policy perspective on the second day of the conference.

Mazria is an architect, author, educator and visionary with a long and distinguished career. His award-winning architecture and planning projects span a thirty-five year period. Mazria is the author of the 'bible' of solar design, The Passive Solar Energy Book.

The conference's theme, Architecture 2030, refers to an organization founded by Mazria to address the building sector's contributions to global warming and climate change. Architecture 2030 aims to make carbon neutral buildings the norm in architecture by 2030.

Contagious in his enthusiasm for turning cities green, Lerner is an architect, planner and former mayor of Curitiba in Brazil. His innovations and accomplishments in municipal and state government are legendary. Lerner will speak to the city as the solution for creating a more sustainable environment.

The focus of this year’s conference is the ECOnomics of greening the built environment. The big question is: How do you navigate the new economic landscape and enshrine green building as a priority? Twelve breakout sessions at the conference will offer case studies, advanced presentations on the practical aspects of sustainable design, and an overview of new LEED® products.

CaGBC is leading the transformation of the built environment, creating buildings and communities that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live. It collaborates with industry, government and other organizations to accelerate sustainable building and development in Canada.