2021 Sustainable Town Planing

Sustainability Planning for Local Governments

Mr. Shanti Pless
LEED AP, Senior Research Engineer,
U.S. Department of Energy,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
Golden, Colorado

Mr. Michael Ohlsen
CEM, CPM, Electric System Integrated Planning, City of Tallahassee, Florida

Reliability and resiliency are just two of the many reasons cities are creating Clean Energy Plans. Join this session to explore the evolution of City Energy Programs and Clean Energy Transitions. 

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Green Builder Media: Housing Market Outlook

Homebuilding reaches new heights… Ms. Sara Gutterman provides an outlook on Housing Market Influences, Trends, Housing Demand Shifts, Building Industry Challenges, and much more. This session offers insight on the transformation that the housing sector is currently experiencing¬ with respect to COVID-19, emerging generations, and shifting consumer expectations.

Construction Market Outlook

With recent economic challenges, there has been a lot of question surrounding the construction market. Executive Vice President of the Building Industry Association, Mr. Alan Baggett, gives insight on workforce, future community ideas, and building cost trends.

Building Resilient Communities

Bay County Commission Chairman Robert Carroll provides a Bay County Update with respect to Hurricane Michael and COVID-19. With a storm damage recap and impacts including infrastructure, financial, housing, and more… Chairman Carroll discusses the rebuild and recovery process that will result in a more sustainable Bay County.