Re-envision your community’s potential with a day of exploring infill housing at the 2012 Capital Region Housing Symposium
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Re-envision your community’s potential with a day of exploring infill housing at the 2012 Capital Region Housing Symposium.
Chris Turner
Author
The most vital project of the twenty-first century is a shift from our unsustainable way of life to a sustainable one – a great lateral leap from a track headed for ecological and economic disaster to one bound for renewed prosperity. In The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy, Chris Turner presents is a field guide to making that jump, drawing on recent research on the state of the art in renewable energy, cleantech and leading-edge urban design around the world. In this expansion and extension of his 2007 bestseller The Geography of Hope, Turner provides the latest evidence of a bright green future ever nearer at hand….
Todd Hirsch
Senior Economist, ATB Financial
Todd joined ATB Financial in May 2007. He holds a BA Honors in Economics from the University of Alberta, and an MA in Economics from the University of Calgary. He has worked for over 20 years as an economist at companies including Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canada West Foundation, and the Bank of Canada.
Todd’s economic commentary appears on CBC radio, BNN, the Globe and Mail, and various other news programs. He teaches a course in economics at the University of Calgary, and is the Chair the Board of Directors of the Calgary Arts Academy. In 2011, Todd was recognized as one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People by Alberta Venture magazine.
In February 2012, Todd launched his first book: “The Boiling Frog Dilemma: Saving Canada from Economic Decline.”
Michael Phair
Chair, Community Sustainability Task Force
Past Edmonton City Councillor Ward 4 in Edmonton from 1992-2007. Chair of the February 2012 Task Force Report on Community Sustainability examining mature communities, schools and development in Edmonton.
Currently dividing his time part-time teaching in the Education Department at the U of A, Mr. Phair also serves on numerous Boards including Edmonton Homeward Trust, Edmonton Community Legal Center and Edmonton Pride Festival.
Schedule
This full-day event is packed with dynamic presentations from leading thinkers in municipal development and housing. It also features industry tours and networking opportunities.
City of Leduc – Mayor Greg Krischke
CRB Chair, Nolan Crouse
Regional examples of Infill Projects ranging from neighborhood infill to mixed use projects and retrofit developments featuring a range of densification options. Infill projects will be addressed from a range of different perspectives- community, home builder/ developer, municipal administration and elected official.
Visiting a variety of infill projects for the purposes of discussing trends,
lessons learned and the importance of a supportive planning and regulatory environment.
Choice of 1/3 learning modules.
LEARNING MODULE 1 /// Policy and Regulation: Enabling Infill
Presenter: Armin Preiksaitis | Principal, ParioPlan Inc.
Infill development opportunities exist within a world of complex regulations, marginal economics, community pressures and, quite often, bureaucracy. While infill may be an expressed goal in a municipality, there are numerous challenges associated with making it happen on the ground. Despite these challenges, there exists a growing recognition by civic leaders, policy makers and planners of the value that infill developments have in the cultural and economic life of a community and how they can be better enabled through policy and regulatory changes.
LEARNING MODULE 2 /// Innovative Infill: Designing the Built Form
With the recognition that there is no ‘one size fits all’ response to infill opportunities, this presentation will highlight and contrast different types of infill development. Design experts will discuss the potential to integrate a variety of built forms that best suit a site, dependent on its context and character. Examples will range from architectural forms that add ‘quiet density’ in existing conventional suburban neighborhoods, to infill options suited to sites of various scales.
LEARNING MODULE 3 /// Public Involvement – Best Practices
Presenter: Kelly Wagar | Corporate Representative, Prairie & Territories Community Development Centre, CMHC
Infill development opportunities exist within a world of complex regulations, marginal economics, community pressures and, quite often, bureaucracy. While infill may be an expressed goal in a municipality, there are numerous challenges associated with making it happen on the ground. Despite these challenges, there exists a growing recognition by civic leaders, policy makers and planners of the value that infill developments have in the cultural and economic life of a community and how they can be better enabled through policy and regulatory changes.
Choice of 1/3 learning modules.
LEARNING MODULE 1 /// Policy and Regulation: Enabling Infill
Presenter: Armin Preiksaitis | Principal, ParioPlan Inc.
Infill development opportunities exist within a world of complex regulations, marginal economics, community pressures and, quite often, bureaucracy. While infill may be an expressed goal in a municipality, there are numerous challenges associated with making it happen on the ground. Despite these challenges, there exists a growing recognition by civic leaders, policy makers and planners of the value that infill developments have in the cultural and economic life of a community and how they can be better enabled through policy and regulatory changes.
LEARNING MODULE 2 /// Innovative Infill: Designing the Built Form
With the recognition that there is no ‘one size fits all’ response to infill opportunities, this presentation will highlight and contrast different types of infill development. Design experts will discuss the potential to integrate a variety of built forms that best suit a site, dependent on its context and character. Examples will range from architectural forms that add ‘quiet density’ in existing conventional suburban neighborhoods, to infill options suited to sites of various scales.
LEARNING MODULE 3 /// Public Involvement – Best Practices
Presenter: Kelly Wagar | Corporate Representative, Prairie & Territories Community Development Centre, CMHC
Infill development opportunities exist within a world of complex regulations, marginal economics, community pressures and, quite often, bureaucracy. While infill may be an expressed goal in a municipality, there are numerous challenges associated with making it happen on the ground. Despite these challenges, there exists a growing recognition by civic leaders, policy makers and planners of the value that infill developments have in the cultural and economic life of a community and how they can be better enabled through policy and regulatory changes.
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The 2012 Capital Region Housing Symposium is presented by the Capital Region Board.
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Symposium Location:
Executive Royal Inn
8450 Sparrow Drive
Leduc, Alberta T9E 7G4
Toll Free: 1-888-388-3932
For More Information:
Capital Region Board
#1405 Bell Tower, 10104 – 103 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 0H8
Telephone: 780-638-6000