edc events

Sustainability is not a trend; it is the social movement of our time. To embrace this social movement we must fundamentally transform the way we think. Through design we draw on difference to strengthen the link between our individual creativity, our society, and the environment. As we synthesize these currently disparate ecologies, we locate an intersection of values that can inspire our attitudes and actions.


Keynote Speakers: Natalie Jeremijenko, Randolph Hester, John Abrams, Eric Corey Freed, and Nate Cormier.


HOPES Website

1st Annual - Sustainable Business Symposium


University Of Oregon School Of Law


April 11, 2008
Room 184


No charge for admission.


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9:00-10:35

Renewable Energy Policy Panel
Challenges and Opportunities in Renewable Energy Production, Distribution, and Consumption


Moderator: Erin Anderson, Attorney, Stoel Rives

* Michael Grainey, Director, Oregon Dept. of Energy
* State Representative Kathleen Law, Michigan
* Toan Nguyen, Lead Development Attorney, PPM Energy
* Steven Schell, Partner, Black Helterline
* Dick Varner, Power Management & Planning Supervisor, EWEB


10:35-10:45


Break
10:45-12:20


Sustainable Development and Green Building
Creating Communities and Buildings that
Embrace the New Green Ethos

The Ecological Design Center is proud to offer a Portland Stormwater Tour on Saturday, April 5th. We will be visiting four locations in Portland to see a variety of creative designs to manage stormwater. These are the locations as well as who will be talking to us:

Metro Headquarters greenroof - Metro
Oregon Convention Center rain garden - Mayer-Reed
10th & Hoyt Apartments - Steven Koch
Tanner Springs Park - Greenworks

We will be leaving from the UO campus at 8 in the morning and returning by 6 in the evening with a lunch break in the Pearl District. Space is limited to 12 people so please RSVP as soon as you can commit.

Climate change expert Stephen Schneider to speak at UO

Stephen H. Schneider, one of the world's leading experts in atmospheric research, will deliver the Robert D. Clark Lecture on Tuesday, March 4, at the University of Oregon.

Schneider, a professor of biology and environmental studies at Stanford University, says that much can be done to reduce the magnitude of the risks associated with global warming if only citizens can summon the political will to take decisive collective action -- soon.

The talk, "Global Warming: How Do We Manage the Risks?" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 182 of the Lillis Business Complex, 955 E. 13th Ave.

Schneider is a MacArthur Fellow, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and an active participant on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- the international scientific body that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice-President Al Gore.

The EDC's new competition! Submit your studio project to the Top Ten Green Projects competition and see how it stacks up.

Winners will be announced at HOPES 14, and their work will be displayed at the conference and archived on the EDC's website. For more information, go to the Top Ten Green Projects website.

With the design upheaval of midterms now is the perfect time for students to insert more sustainable methods. Leslie Ryan (Landscape Architecture), Nico Larco (Architecture), and Charlie Brown (Architecture) will be available for sustainable focused critiques for two hours Monday Feburary 11th, before studio.

Wednesday will be another session, same time, 11am to 1pm, and Brook Muller (Architecture), Alec Dakers (Rainbow Valley Design), and Jessica Gracie (Pivot Architecure) will be available to give reviews. The room changes on Wednesday to LA 286, next to the stairway.

Food and pins will be provided. :)

EDC Regular meeting!

We will be deciding the HOPES 14 Theme, once and for all, at this meeting! Please look at the three themes posted on the Forum and give your comments. This will allow the Sunday meeting to be a simple and fast vote. :) I (Tamara) will bring cookies!