Dr. James Caldwell shares his experience working with sustainability planners in China to develop actionable strategies for creating Eco Cities. Topics include the need to measure the actual performance of buildings, international joint ventures, livability and scalability. Chinese eco-cities covered include Suzhou, Tianjin and Nansha.
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Past Events
12/7/11: Holiday Party with CAST Labs
SVII and CAST Labs joined forces for an end of the year celebration. The program featured live jazz, opera arias, a tango dance performance, and a dinner-debate. The theme of the evening – art, creativity and innovation, a collaborative exploration.
Here is an excellent blog post by Theral Timpson about the evening.
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11/2/2011: Jumping Out of the Box
The premise of this dinner was that to be relevant, you have to move past contemplation and cross the threshold to actually CREATE something that can be shared. To jump out of the box, and JUST GO DO.
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10/5/2011: Green Housing + Community Center
The focus was on the creation of a Green Community Center in North Fair Oaks, CA. Activist architect Morton Frank presented a social venture to manufacture green certified, prefabricated housing units, onsite, in the community and for the community. An additional group of housing innovators lead a discussion on how to change livable to space in order to suit the environment. Read more