Green Visionaries: Designing and Building Eco-friendly Cities from Within

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Ballard Sees Positive Developments in Fuel Cell Material Handling Market
Ballard Power Systems sees great potential in material handling applications powered by Ballard fuel cell stacks
Where have all the flowers gone?
It is said one of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators, especially bees, for a successful harvest. If this is true, what happens to us when the bees are gone?
How Are China's Overseas Investments Affecting the Environment?
Chinese overseas investments are rapidly increasing, A significant amount of this increasing OFDI goes to the energy and resources sectors-much of it in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
South Korea on course to have the world's highest Carbon Prices
In a little over 18 months, South Korea will launch a scheme that will cap around 70% of its greenhouse gas emissions.
Funding available for Cleaner Fossil Fuel Production
CCEMC is offering up to $50 million in funding for projects that can reduce emissions from fossil fuel production and processing.

Time: Wednesday, March 14 10:30 - 12:00

How can nature-inspired approaches help solve our green building challenges and ensure true triple bottom line outcomes? As the bar is raised by escalating concerns about climate change, along with evolving green building codes, targets, and minimum standards, environmentally-conscious developers and others are facing challenges and opportunities. Learn about the concepts being applied in products, buildings, and cities around the globe to create more liveable, sustainable, and resilient urban spaces.

Confirmed Participants:

Jeanette Southwood, Global Sustainable Cities Leader/Principal, Golder Associates Ltd., Canada (Moderator)
Teresa Coady, Principal & President, B+H BuntingCoady Architects, Canada
Ann Edminster, Net-zero Energy Building Consultant & Chair of the Trilateral Green Building Task Force, Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), USA
Mike Kontranowski, Senior Market Manager, Dow Building Solutions, USA
Thomas McKeag, President & Founder, BioDreamMachine, USA
Pascal Mittermaier, Head of Sustainability EMEA, Lend Lease, UK