Gulf Coast Green Schedule
7:30-8:15am
Registration, Check-In, Breakfast
8:15-9:45am
Morning Keynote:
Farshid Moussavi
More information coming soon
9:45-10:15am
Coffee Break & Expo
10:15-11:15am
Session 1
The Gessner Center: Building with Nature for Resilience and Renewal
Speaker
Catherine Callaway, AIA and Blake Coleman
From COVID to Civil Legacy: The Life-Cycle of a Downtown Promenade
Speaker
Alex Ramirez, Tarana Hafiz, & Ariel Wright
Tour information coming soon
11:15-11:30am
Expo
11:30-12:30pm
SESSION 2
Designing for Connection: Biophilic Principles in High-Stress Environments
Speakers
Rachel Theurer, IIDA; Natalie Thurman, AIA; & Sonja Bochart, IIDA
Transforming an Iconic Campus Landscape: Sustainability and Stewardship at Rice University
Speakers
George Ristow, Richard Johnson, Dr. Cassidy Johnson, Brent Moon and Ian Housman
Tour information coming soon
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch & Expo
1:30-2:30pm
SESSION 3
Transforming Movement
Speakers
Donna Kacmar, FAIA
Taboo Terminology: Reframing the Green Building Conversation
Speakers
Julie Hendrixs, AIA, Tricia Loe, and Garrett Ferguson, AIA
Tour information coming soon
2:30-3:00pm
Afternoon Stretch & Expo
3:00-4:00pm
SESSION 4
A Hybrid Path: Regional Solutions to Implementing Mass Timber in South Texas
Speakers
Gretchen Foust, Sunnie Diaz AIA, Dirk Kestner and Cameron Patterson AIA
The Gravel Silos and Stormwater Park on Buffalo Bayou’s East End
Speakers
Isaac W Stein, Maggie Tsang, and IIan Rosenberg
4:15-5:30pm
Closing Remarks, Student Competition Awards, and Afternoon Keynote:
Let’s Go! Piecing together past and future to go farther
Dr. Matthew Berg and Jaime González, M.Ed.
5:30-7:00pm
Final Toast: Zero Proof Hour
AIA and LA CES CEU's pending review