SXSW 2020
The Rise & Fall of the Green Building Movement
Description:
How did the host city of SXSW become the birthplace of the international Green Building movement? What were the drivers, and the unconventional approaches to solving a growing US city’s forecasted energy shortage, that created Energy Star, and then the nation’s first and most vetted Green Building program? This is a fascinating story of questioning long-held assumptions, creative thinking and lucky timing in the face of a looming crisis that gave birth to the concept of socially & economically diverse environmentalism - and it was not necessarily borne out of the environmental movement!
Why is today's technology-based “LEED” Green Building program a far cry from the original, and arguably deeper, ideals and aspirations of the “Green” movement? What’s more real? What’s next?
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Takeaways
- Know what created Energy Star & the current Green Building movement; and understand how a local volunteer initiative became an international movement.
- Discover how to mitigate global warming utilizing strategies those from all social and economic circumstances can put into practice immediately.
- Know that thoughtful project programming and design strategies trump the popular and expensive "Green by Gizmo" approach promoted by many today.
Speakers
- Peter Pfeiffer, Principal - Founding Shareholder, Barley | Pfeiffer Architecture
Organizer
Peter Pfeiffer, Founding Principal, Barley | Pfeiffer Architecture
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