AIA Climate Comprehensive: State, Local + National View **MOVED ONLINE**
Join us for a review of AIA's climate initiatives at all levels of government, including an recap of the just-completed state legislative session.
**This event will still take place but is being moved to a Zoom online meeting. If you’d like to participate, please RSVP and you’ll receive info on how to log on the week prior to the event.**
This session will recap AIA’s work on climate issues across many policy levels. We’ll review what happened in Olympia this year as well as state and local climate policies currently in the works. We’ll also take a look at AIA National’s Big Move on climate and the ongoing work that Shift Zero (AIA is a member) is doing on zero carbon building initiatives. One CE credit is available for this event.
Agenda
1. State Legislative Session – what happened? What’s next?
2. Other state issues: Clean Buildings, energy code
3. Seattle initiatives: electrification, Clean Buildings Seattle, Seattle energy code
4. AIA National – new strategic plan on climate
5. Shift Zero initiatives
Presenters
Amy Wheeless – Policy Associate, NW Energy Coalition and Co-Chair, Shift Zero
Chris Hellstern AIA – Living Building Challenge Services Director + Architect, The Miller Hull Partnership
Kjell Anderson AIA – Principal + Director of Sustainable Design, LMN Architects
Elizabeth de Regt AIA – Urban Designer + Planner, ZGF Architects
Lisa Richmond Hon. AIA – Executive Director, AIA Seattle
Moderator: Kirsten Smith – Manager of Policy + Advocacy, AIA and Co-Chair, Shift Zero
