2024 Videos

Keynote

If It's Not Walkable, It's Not Sustainable

Presenter: Jeff Speck, Author, City Planner, Founding Partner at Speck Dempsey

A Conversation Across Design

Presenters: Elpitha Tsoutsounakis, University of Utah, Darren Parry, Shoshone Nation, Roslynn McCann, Utah State University, and Garth Shaw, GSBS Architects

Sessions

The Convergence of Climate Urgency and Opportunity

Presenter: Logan Mitchell, Utah Clean Energy

Deep Green Buildings and Embodied Carbon

Presenters: Rick ZieglerMark Lucuick, and Massih Nilforoushan, Morrison Hershfield 

Design, Operation, and Lifecycle Analysis of Ground Source Geofields

Presenter: Justin Owen, Weber State University

Designing for a Healthy Climate: Utah Clean Energy’s Climate Innovation Center

Presenters: Kevin Emerson and Blair Brown, Utah Clean Energy

Heal the Soils of the Earth with Garbage

Presenters: Tyler Hacking, Dr. Gaia Ag-Tech Solutions

Improving Water Sustainability in Utah Organizations

Presenter: Shane Schvaneveldt, Weber State University

Is Electrification Too Expensive: Real World Utah Case Studies

Presenters: Dr. An Ho, Weber State University, and Michael Reynolds, McKinstry

The Journey to Low and Zero Emissions Housing in Utah: Perspectives from Industry Leaders

Presenters: Kevin Emerson, Utah Clean Energy, Bryson Garbett, Garbett Homes, Chris Zarek, Cowboy Partners, James Jonsson, Ivory Homes, Ivan Carroll, Giv Group

Reimagining Transportation for the 21st Century

Presenters: Melanie Hall, HEAL Utah, Jon Larsen, Salt Lake City Corporation, Jasmine Walton, NeighborWorks Salt Lake

Revolution of Biogenic Building Materials

Presenters: Susan Klinker and Lindsey Love, Strawtegi

Where Matters: Creating Access to Opportunity

Presenter: Marcia White, Wasatch Front Regional Council