Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC) is hosting their annual Green Building Festival at Toronto’s Downtown Marriott on October 5. Given the current pandemic situation, attendees will have the option of attending in person or virtually.
The conference is intended for sustainable building practitioners and industry partners. Participants will receive certifications for continuing education hours.
This year’s theme is “Shockproof Your Project,” a response to the global threats of both COVID-19 and climate change. According to the conference description, programming “will explore intersectional designs and solutions to shockproof your project at all scales.”
They state:
“…if climate change is like a tumultuous tide, COVID-19 is like a quick, fierce tsunami. It foreshadows the acceleration of change that we will be facing and reminds us: we need to prepare for shock profiles both rapid and sustained.”
Featured Topics and Presenters
Festival speakers include Danny Pearl of l’ŒUF (l’Office de l’Éclectisme Urbain et Fonctionnel), who will speak about his Demain Montréal Project. Eladia Smoke and Chen Cohen will discuss “Two-Eyed Seeing” and their Centennial College A-Block Expansion Project.
Michelle Xuereb will speak to designing for resilience, while Scott Armstrong and Antoni Paleshi will discuss decarbonized capital planning. Stuart Smith will outline how construction materials can be used in a circular model, using his project The Circular Building as an example.
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Addressing the indoor environment, Josh Lewis will present on HVAC system optimization. Sandra Dedesko will explore the relationship between climate change, indoor environmental quality and building occupant health.
Finally, Lloyd Alter will discuss how we might plan and design buildings and cities such that we can live in a 1.5 degrees-warmer world
Passes to the in-person event are limited, and organizers will be following best public-health protocols. SBC states that they have a flexible cancellation policy. Those who have purchased an in-person pass can convert it to a virtual pass and have the difference refunded should anyone feel unsafe attending.
Registration is now open. You can visit their website for more details and to get passes.
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