Listen to this Person & Planet Podcast – a live recording from the Next Gen MKE event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 15, 2024.
The Sustainability & Smart Cities panel, hosted by Stephanie Krubsack – Purevant Living, featured panelists:
- Janet Silbernagel – PhD, SITES AP, Founder & Principal, Silvernail Studio for Geodesign
- Reachel Steffen – Sustainability Specialist, EUA
- Kathleen Ellis – Pricipal, Kakoon Builidngs
- Nate Helback – Founder & CEO, The Neutral Project
- Magarita Hernandez – PhD, Cheif Ecosystem Builder, 4M
- Heidi Poscher – Strategist, 4M
Some of the topics we discussed include:
- Green building / site certificiations including LEED, SITES, and Living Future Accreditation (LFA)
- Irgens’ Innovation Campus Phase I (the first SITES certification in WI)
- The Edison builidng (to become the world’s tallest mass timber builidng)
- Social and community benefits associated with sustainable real estate development
- Clean energy and energy efficient buildings
