2012 Seminars

Enlisting Nature to Stem Climate Change: Capturing carbon in our NW cities, farms and forests DID YOU KNOW THAT: Biocarbon refers to the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by photosynthesis and its storage in biological systems like plants and soils. A...

2011 Seminars

Biomimicry and Biophilic Design: Pathways to Connect People and Nature Nicole Isle, Sustainability Advisor at Brightworks Amanda Sturgeon, Certification Director for the Living Building Challenge Who Has the Right? Expanding the Rights of Individuals, Communities and...

Biomimicry and Biophilic Design

The 2011 Seminar Series kicked off with “Biomimicry and Biophilic Design: Pathways to Connect People and Nature”. Brightworks Senior Advisor Nicole Isle and Living Building Challenge Director Amanda Sturgeon outlined the many ways humans can learn from and...

Biomimicry, Rights and Ocean Acidification

The 2011 Seminar Series kicked off with “Biomimicry and Biophilic Design: Pathways to Connect People and Nature”. Brightworks Senior Advisor Nicole Isle and Living Building Challenge Director Amanda Sturgeon outlined the many ways humans can learn from and...

Ocean Acidification

The 2011 Seminar Series culminated in “Dissolving Before Our Eyes: The Acidification of Our Oceans, and Why It Matters to All of Us.” Former US Representative Brian Baird, NOAA Senior Scientist Dick Feely, and Taylor Shellfish Company Public Policy and...