The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), joined with New Building Institute, ZGF Architects, and EcoDistricts, are inviting thought leaders to attend a workshop titled “Buildings of the Future: Seeing Beyond this Century” on Thursday, April 2, 2015 from 1:15–5:00 PM (PDT) at the Seattle Sheraton, Medina Room.
At the Living Future unConference, we are creating an interactive forum for visionaries and experts to help shape the built environment in the next century. This workshop is part of a national initiative to develop a vision for buildings in 100 years, sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technology Office. Topics to be discussed at this workshop will include interactive issues such as future utilities, new real estate dynamics, innovative information technologies, and connected buildings and districts. You will work with leaders across various fields to generate creative ideas. Together, we will paint a picture of a resilient, convenient, efficient, and safe building for our future.
The outcome of this workshop will be used to guide the DOE vision development. A discussion summary will be published on the Future Buildings website and also included in the final vision report. Your contributions will be recognized in our published documents.
Visit Living Future 2015 for more information about the 9th annual unConference.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Agenda*
Session one
1:15 – 1:30 (15 minutes) Overview of 100-year building vision development
1:30 – 2:15 (45 minutes) Topic 1: Future utilities and resource supply
2:15 – 3:00 (45 minutes) Topic 2: Future connected building districts
Session two
3:15 – 3:30 (15-minute) Break/recap
3:30 – 4:15 (45 minutes) Topic 3: Future information technology and its impacts on buildings
4:15 – 5:00 (45 minutes) Topic 4: Future real estate market dynamics
5:00 – 5:15 (15 minutes) Closing and next steps
*Please note that there is also a morning panel discussion (with the same title) from 10:30 AM–12:30 PM in the Aspen Room. The afternoon workshop will be an extension of the morning session with more inputs from invited thought leaders. The first 15-minute of the workshop will provide an overview of the morning session.
RSVP is required. In the RSVP, please indicate if you are planning to attend Session One, Session Two, or Both.
This workshop is only open to unConference attendees and invited guests.
