Remaking Campus (and Urban) Buildings:
Insight into Sustainable Urban Re-development
Friday May 15th @ LCC Forum Building
Bldg. 17 / Room 308
12:00 noon
-50 minute presentation followed by question and answer AND
-60-minute open discussion for those interested
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Topics in presentation and discussion include:
Sustainable campus planning
Campus-wide solutions to social, economic and environmental sustainability
How is the campus impacting greenhouse gases, water and energy?
How does it support ecological functions?
Urban campus support mission and community while improving natural systems?
An approach that views an urban campus as its own ecosystem, one that is driven by mission, goals and core values.
East Portland Lloyd Crossing Sustainable Urban Planning effort
Urban vibrancy, density of development, water and stormwater, energy, and financial models
Presenters:
 Michael Hatten, P.E., SOLARC Architecture and Engineering Inc.
A principal of SOLARC, Michael earned his Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering from Oregon State University in 1981. Mike has managed and conducted energy analysis, design, and construction projects on well over 30,000,000 square feet of commercial, institutional and industrial space. He has a profound understanding of the real-world of building system equipment and operations, with a focus on energy-using systems. His experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting building systems carries over into his work with new projects both as engineering design discipline leader and specialty energy efficiency consultant. His recognition as the 2003 BetterBricks Engineer of the Year is testament to his professional accomplishments to date. In addition to his consulting activities, Mike works closely with Northwest Energy Education Institute as an educator and trainer to provide ongoing training in energy efficiency issues to the consulting community.
 Rich Franko, AIA, LEED® AP, Mithun Architects + Designers + Planners
Rich has more than 25 years of experience in a wide range of projects, many combining threads of sustainability, community and innovations. At Mithun, Rich serves as the sustainability integration specialist advising on multiple projects including New Columbia, a Hope VI project in Portland; Epler Hall at Portland State University; and the Lloyd Crossing Sustainable Urban Design Plan. He has been a project manager and project designer for several LEED® Certified projects, including Yesler Community Center, which recently achieved LEED® Gold certification. Rich has lectured in the US and abroad on sustainability, sustainable communities and green buildings as a tool for teaching. Rich is on the board of directors of BioRegional, a not for profit partnering to develop North America’s greenest urban villages, in joint venture with the World Wildlife Fund.
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