Program

Life's Designs Track Sessions and Talks

 Detailed Bios and Talk Descriptions

Location: UMC 247

(Not all the people on the bio and talk list will be presenting, only the ones listed below.) You can register for as many sessions as you'd like: just click register, fill in the contact information and add the number of sessions you'd like to attend. You don't have to match this with the specific session and can change your mind and go to a different one.

Register for any of these individual sessions, $25 each 
 

Session 1: "Designing With Nature in Mind"

Thursday, Sept 30, 1:30 - 3:30

Michael Braungart, “Beyond the Limits of Sustainable Architecture: A New Material Sensibility for the 21st Century

Michael Bertin, Biome Design, Architecture Harmonics

Chair: Brian Dunbar

Session 2: "Design Process"

Thursday, Sept 30, 4:00 - 5:30 pm

David Kirkland, "Nature as Mento"

John Mlade & Brian Dunbar, Colorado State University, "Bio-inspired Design: Designing with Life in Mind"

Chair: Sarah Francis

Session 3: "Architecture"

Friday, Oct 1, 1:30 - 3:30

David Barrett, Barrett Studio Architects, "Patterns in Nature, Lessons in Design: Ecomorphic Principles and their Relation to the Architecture of Ecotourism"

David Cooper Salamon & Mark Goldman, Integrated Architecture, "An Integrated Approach to Affordable Housing"

Chair: Dayna Baumeister

Session 4: "Waste Processing"

Friday, Oct 1, 4:00 – 5:30

David Schaller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, "Zero Emissions: Applying Nature's Principles to Create Wealth"

Jonathon Todd, John Todd Research & Design, Inc., "Practical Application of Ecological Design"

Paul Stamets, Fungi Perfect, "Recycling Organic Debris Using Mycelium"

Chair: David Schaller

Session 5: “Green Chemistry and Design"

Saturday, October 2, 1:30 - 3:30

Derek Esposito, Biomimicry Guild, “The Biomimicry Database: Linking Biology and Design"

Paul Anastas, Green Chemistry Institute, “Green Chemistry: Current Status and Future Challenges”

Mark Dorfman, "Biomimicry and the Chemical Industry"

Chair: Kitty Wang

For a possibly more accurate and updated list in a more printable format, please download this PDF.