Green Design $aves Green:
A Workshop for Corporate Campus and Industrial Park Managers
AGENDA
9 a.m.
Registration, coffee and exhibits
9:20
Welcome – Lutron Electronics
9:30
Introduction to Best Management Practices and cost savings - Judy Stern Goldstein,
ASLA, R.L.A., Managing Director, Bucher and James, Inc.
Maintaining a corporate campus or industrial site can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be that
way. Some Lehigh Valley businesses are already benefiting from the implementation of
sustainable strategies and they are willing to share their successes and lessons learned with you.
Get ready for an inspirational and educational day.
Why should a corporate site manager care about being green? How can they work with their
landscape contractors/grounds crew to make the most of their site? You’ll find out all that and
more from Judy’s years of experience.
10:00
Local Example 1 - Robert Hoerner, Director of Corporate Facilities, PPL Services
Corporation
PPL practices the same energy efficiency methods that it preaches to its customers. Learn what
went into designing and constructing the “Gold” certified green PPL Plaza Building and the new
Windsor Facility in Lehigh County, and why PPL is so committed to sustainability.
10:30
Break and exhibits
10:45
Local Example 2 – Bill Bumber, Vice President of Development, Liberty Property Trust
11:15
Local Examples 3 – Rebecca Kennedy, Director of the Watershed Coalition of the
Lehigh Valley
Here you’ll learn why Liberty is one of the nation's leading developers of high-performance green
office and industrial buildings, with over 12 million square feet of LEED® space completed or
under construction. Liberty was awarded the U.S. Green Building Council's 2006 National LEED
Award for Corporate Leadership, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties 2007
Green Development Award, CoreNet Global's 2008 Sustainability Leadership Award for Design &
Development, and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties 2008 Developer of
the Year Award.
How do naturalized corporate campuses affect a company’s bottom line? What are the health
benefits to employees when they work in greener landscapes? In this session you will learn about
findings from the field of environmental psychology and how worker productivity has improved
through greener corporate campuses in the Lehigh Valley.
11:45
Lunch and exhibits
12:30
Lutron tours (Split into two groups – one group is doing Lutron residential/commercial
tour and the other group is doing a grounds tour with Charles Decker, Lutron Director
of Health, Safety & Environment)
1:30
Groups switch to do other tour
2:30
Break
2:45
Facilitated small group discussions
3:30
Wrap up with Larry Eighmy and Carlee Hashagen from The Stone House Group
4:00
Adjourn
You have three options to participate in one of the following break-out sessions:
1.
Judy Stern Goldstein – Site specialist – Will walk through the design process
2.
Larry Eighmy – Operations & Energy – Discuss sustainable facilities operations including
energy and procurement strategies
3.
Carlee Hashagen – LEED focused discussion – High-performance building approaches
focused on the LEED rating system
Sustainability Best Management Practices for corporate campus and industrial park managers:
this session will focus on moving beyond the site to other sustainability initiatives, including
operations and procurement policies, and will provide attendees with the context to build a
comprehensive sustainability plan.
The Sustainable Lands Program is a program of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources. The program’s mission is to work with local non-profits, municipal officials,
businesses and other interested parties to make sure both public and private lands are designed and
maintained in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner. To learn more, visit us at
www.pasustainablelands.com.