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photo: Peter
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2010
RETREAT SCHEDULE
The
Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, Nevada
Friday, May 14 to Sunday, May 16
Program
Coordinators:
Mark Barnhouse, mark.barnhouse@ndsu.edu
Cindy Urness, cindy.urness@ndsu.edu
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Site Coordinators:
Alfredo
Fernandez-Gonzalez alfredo.fernandez@unlv.edu
Deborah Oakley Deborah.Oakley@unlv.edu
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Featured
Speaker:
Robert Glennon is
the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy
in the Rogers College of Law at the University of
Arizona. A
recipient of two National Science Foundation grants, he
serves as Water Policy Advisor to Pima County, Arizona;
as a member of American Rivers’ Science and Technical
Advisory Committee; and as a commentator and analyst for
various television and radio programs.
His new book, Unquenchable:
America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It,
was published in April 2009.
Glennon’s best-known publication is Water
Follies: Groundwater
Pumping and the Fate of America’s Fresh Waters
(Island Press, 2002), which received accolades from Scientific
American, The
Washington Post, and The
New York Review of Books.
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| Friday,
May 14, 2010 |
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| 12:30
pm |
Early
registration for those going to Hoover Dam |
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| 1:00
pm |
Vans
from Sahara Hotel to Hoover Dam and Ethel M Chocolate Factory/Living
Machine |
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| 1:00-5:00
pm |
Registration |
The
Sahara Hotel |
| 5:30
pm |
Cash
Bar |
The
Sahara Hotel |
| 6:00
pm |
Dinner (included) |
The
Sahara Hotel |
| 7:30
pm |
Welcome/Teaching
Omiyage
(Omiyage is
a small, portable teaching gift to be exchanged, and a
tradition at SBSE retreats. See What
to Bring.)
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The
Sahara Hotel |
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| Saturday,
May 15, 2010 |
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Breakfast on
your own |
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| 8:30
am |
Vans
from Sahara Hotel to the Springs Reserve |
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| 9:00–10:15
am |
Design
as an Integrated Process
Building Science and
Integrated Research
Ryan Smith, Joerg Ruegemer, Kent Udel
(75-minute interactive session) |
Springs
Preserve |
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| 15
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Break
(snacks included) |
Springs
Preserve |
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| 10:30-12:00
am |
Water
Use as a Design Issue
Water Down to the Last
Drop—Introduction
Mark Barnhouse (15 minutes)
Water: Reduce, Reuse, and
Recycle
Anupam Jain (45 minutes)
Teaching Design for Water
Systems: A Hands-On Approach
Bruce Haglund (30 minutes) |
Springs
Preserve |
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| 12:00–1:00
pm |
Lunch (included) |
Springs
Preserve |
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| 1:00–5:00
pm |
The
Spring Preserve as a Vision for a Sustainable Future
1:00-1:30
Introduction to the Springs Preserve and Design Issues
of the Desert
1:30-3:30
Trail and facilities tour
3:30-5:00 Designers' Roundtable featuring
presentation and discussion by architects and
landscape architects involved in the design of the
Springs Preserve |
Springs
Preserve |
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5:00–5:30
pm
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Vans
to Sahara Hotel |
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| 6:00
pm |
Cash bar |
The
Sahara Hotel |
| 6:30
pm |
Dinner
(included) |
The
Sahara Hotel |
| 8:00
pm |
Evening
Free |
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| Sunday,
May 16, 2010 |
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Breakfast
on your own |
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| 8:30
am |
Vans from Sahara
Hotel to the Springs
Reserve
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| 9:00–10:15
am |
Solar
Responsive Design as a Sustainable Baseline
Myths and Misconceptions in
Solar-Responsive Design
Norbert Lechner (75-minute interactive
session)
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Springs
Preserve
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| 15
min |
Break
(snacks included) |
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| 10:30-12:00
am |
Designing
with Water in Mind
Turning Your Building
into a Water-Saving "Living Oasis": An
Innovative Approach to Integrated Building Water
Management
Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez (15 minutes)
Joys of the Outdoor Shower
Steven Mattern (15 minutes)
Water Efficient Garden
(Landscaping)
Daphna Drori (30 minutes)
Two Kinds of Rain:
Comparative Case Studies in Designing with Water
Erin Moore (30 minutes)
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Springs
Preserve |
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| 12:00–1:00
pm |
Lunch
(included) |
Springs
Preserve |
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| 1:00–4:00
pm |
The
Public and Water
Presentation and Workshop
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Conservation Coalition |
Springs
Preserve |
| 4:00–5:00
pm |
Featured
Speaker
Unquenchable: America's
Water Crisis and What to Do About It
Robert Glennon |
Springs
Preserve |
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5:30–6:00
pm
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Vans
to the Sahara Hotel
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| 6:00-6:30
pm |
Cash bar |
The
Sahara Hotel |
| 6:30
pm |
Dinner
(included) |
The
Sahara Hotel |
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| 8:00
pm |
Discussion
and Planning for 2011 Retreat |
The
Sahara Hotel |
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| Monday,
May 17, 2010 |
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Optional
Tours: |
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| TBA |
Lied
Animal Shelter
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Guided
by TSK Architects |
| TBA |
Nevada Solar One
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For
those driving to Phoenix |
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| 11:00
am |
Departure
Time |
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