The School of Architecture and Planning presents a symposium, “The Benefits of Green Design,” Thursday – Saturday, April 9-11 at George Pearl Hall.
Kicking off the event is David Orr presenting, “Aldo Leopold: Albuquerque’s First Environmental Planner,” in the auditorium at 2 p.m.
On Friday, April 10 at 5 p.m. in the auditorium Thomas Kubala presents “The Aldo Leopold Center: Highest LEED-rated Building.”
The symposium on Leopold’s Environmental Planning Contributions begins with a welcome from the school’s dean, Roger Schluntz, at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m.
** 9:15-10:30 a.m. the focus is on Building Green Cities: the Way to a Sustainable Future, with: Matt Schmader, director, Albuquerque Open Space Program, presenting, “Aldo Leopold: Albuquerque’s First Environmental Planner, the Benefits of Albuquerque’s Open Space Program;” and Kent Brierle, Environmental Dynamics Eco-Office; Erin Murphy and Amy Coplen: Eco-footprinting at Sandia Laboratory
** 10:45 a.m. to noon will be a panel discussion the benefits of green design
** 1:15-2:30 p.m. student presentations on sustainable design are featured
** 2:45- 3:30 p.m. features, “Benefits of Building Green Cities: What’s a Green City Worth? with Kim Hooker, US Green Building Council: Sigler Office/Warehouse; Ted Owens, Building Residences With Environmental Awareness; and Bill Fleming, Economic Benefits of UNM Green Space
** 3:30-4 p.m. is a concluding panel discussion on the economics of green design
The event is supported by: New Mexico/US Green Building Council; Build Green New Mexico; Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce; New Mexico Chapter of the American Planning Association; UNM Sustainability Studies Program; Kubala Washatko Architects; Dekker/ Parich/ Sabatini Architects; and the NMAPA Student Chapter and Community and Regional Planning.