Seminars

When a company chooses to go green, the result should be a productive ergonomic workplace with a reduced environmental impact and an increased bottom line. Determining exactly how to incorporate sound sustainable design and business practices while maintaining a financial benefit can be a challenge, but an emerging set of market drivers is making the business case for green. This session will prepare participants to make key decisions regarding the benefits of green, through an improved understanding of the resources and tools available.

Speaker: Mark T. Jones, P.Eng, is senior advisor with GVA Devencore in Toronto. A licensed real estate agent, he joined Devencore in 2005, after a 16-year career focused on the design and construction of commercial and industrial buildings, with roles in mechanical consulting, project management and business development.

Ed Lowans, BA, LEED AP, is senior sustainability consultant with Ottawa’s Halsall Associates. He has led sustainability teams on precedent-setting projects for over 30 years, advancing the art and science of green interior design, architecture, planning and business. Ed teaches sustainable interior design and architecture at Algonquin College.