Join us in Portland this summer for a unique summit focused on sustainability in the urban built environment. Portland has earned a reputation of leadership in sustainability, but behind the curtain stands a living laboratory of successes, failures, and on-going experiments. In this rich environment, each day of the program will be packed with challenging, interactive learning. More than half of this curriculum and interaction will take place in the field.
What you’ll do:
- Learn from innovators in four critical sectors: university, business, government, and not-for-profit.
- Examine leading-edge sustainable design principles at work in a mix of commercial, industrial, residential, and infrastructure projects.
- Join other leaders in dynamic case-study discussions of these examples and their application to your own opportunities and challenges.
What you’ll take home:
- The latest approaches to implementing sustainable strategies and policies in the urban built environment.
- Methods to make the case for sustainability in a range of different projects.
- Direct input on situations you're facing in your community or projects. (The last day will feature a multi-disciplined team of experts assembled to address your challenges.)
- Powerful tools and models, with strategies to apply them to your projects.
- Connections with a network of fellow thought-leaders, including the presenters and program participants, facilitated by on-going online resources.
This unique summit is limited to just 20 professionals and 20 top graduate students. Accepted applicants will be enrolled on a first come basis. Application deadline: June 16. Apply Now.
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Convened by The Oregon Business Council and the Oregon University System, in affiliation with Gerding Edlen Development.
