The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate will host the UCLA Green Building Symposium on Feb. 26 in Korn Hall. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Corporate Partners Program, the event’s theme is “Building Better Places” and discussion will focus on the current climate and the most salient issues regarding green building in the region and state. “The UCLA Ziman Center is exceptionally pleased to partner with the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability to present this important symposium, which will focus on the nexus between the built environment and sustainable practices. The symposium will assemble some of the leading experts, innovators, policy-makers and practitioners in the green-building space,” said Tim Kawahara, executive director of the Ziman Center.
The afternoon will feature a keynote address by Jeffrey T. Mezger, president, chief executive officer and director of KB Home; as well as a panel discussion on the “state of the state” of green building. Emphasis will be on the drivers to a wider adoption of green building policies and techniques, including landlord ROI, tenet demand, public perception, government incentives, public-private partnerships, availability of capital, new technologies, retrofit incentives and property type variation and profiles. Panelists—Daniele Horton, founder and principal of Verdani Partners; Peter T. Belisle II, Southwest market director for Jones Lange LaSalle; Adhamina Rodriguez, director of sustainability for Swinerton Builders; and Ted Bardacke, deputy director, of sustainability for the City of Los Angeles—represent the spectrum of issues surrounding sustainable building.
Admission is free, and a reception with complimentary refreshments will follow in UCLA Anderson's Entrepreneurs Hall 2nd floor Atrium. Head to the event registration page for more information.
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