School & College Building Expo

The Immersive LearningScape: Innovating in a New Economy

Tomas Eliaeson, AIA, M.Arch, LEED AP BC+D, Director of Design, Little

Building Use Optimization: An Emerging Solution for Shrinking Budgets and Funding Cuts

Bukky Akinsanmi Oyedeji, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Chairperson, AIA CAE Higher Education Sub-Committee, Cooper Carry, Inc.

Mani Ardalan Farhadi, Associate AIA, LEED AP, Project Programmer and Planner, Steinberg Architects

Optimization Studies: How to Keep Your Ship Afloat in an Economic Tsunami

Vern McKissick, III, President, McKissick Associates Architecture, P.C.

Learning Communities: Two Case Studies in Campus Transformation

Mark Rohde, Architect, Principal and President, Rohde May Keller McNamara Architecture, P.C.

Louvenia Magee, AAIA, Intern Architect, Rohde May Keller McNamara Architecture, P.C.

Featured Session: Prototype Classroom of the Future

Steve Slifka, Education Consultant, PolyVision

Personal Learning: The Dawn of Mass Customization of Education

Nancy Sturm, Principal, The Sextant Group

Brian Patrick, CTS-D, Principal, The Sextant Group

After the Storm: Rebuilding Joplin High School

Jim French, AIA, Senior Principal, DLR Group

The BRITE Center: A Proven Model for Education and Industry Partnering

Tim Winstead, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, The Freelon Group

Li-An Yeh, Director, The BRITE Center

Higher Ed Facilities Tour Route

Drew Krecicki, AIA, Associate and Project Manager, HuntonBrady Architects

Nathan Butler, AIA LEED AP, Principal, C.T. Hsu + Associates

Maurizio Maso, AIA, Design Principal, HuntonBrady Architects

Tommy Hagood, AIA LEED AP, Associate and Project Manager, HuntonBrady Architects

K-12 Facilities Tour Route

Mark Kaiser, AIA, Senior Associate

Lindsey Piant, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate, DLR Group

Doug Kleppin, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President, Heery International

Clay Ransone, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate, Heery International

Rene Alvarez, Senior Associate and Senior Planner, C.T. Hsu + Associates

An Outdoor School for an Indoor World: A Different Approach to Zero Net Energy Design

James Theimer, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Owner and Principal , Trilogy Architecture Urban Design Research

Center for Sustainable Urban Living: A New Model for Student Success

Devon Patterson, AIA, LEED BC+D, Principal, Solomon Cordwell Buenz

The Green Schoolhouse Series: A Collaboration for Education

Jeff Zotara, Senior Partner, The Green Schoolhouse Series

Sustainable K-12 Campus Design

Lisa Gelfand, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, Gelfand Partners Architects

The Jewels of Niles: Uncover the Treasures of STEM and LEED EBOM

Patrick Brosnan, President and CEO, Legat Architects, Inc.

Sustainable Projects on a Charter School Budget

Lawrence Kearns, AIA, Principal, Wheeler Kearns Architects

Thursday General Session- Lauching Students into the Future: The Role of Green Schools

Robert Kobet, AIA, LEED, President, The Kobet Collaborative

Schoolers and Yearners: Learning in the Digital Age

W. Gardner Campbell, Ph. D., Director, Professional Development and Innovative Initiatives, Division of Learning Technologies and Associate Professor of English , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able in New Media Environments

Michael Wesch, Cultural Anthropologist, Researcher in Digital Ethnography, and Associate Professor, Kansas State University

Making the Grade: Achieveing Indoor Air Quality Convergence

Christina Zucco, Market Segment Manager, GREENGUARD Environmental Institute

A Community Centered Solution

Chris Gibbs, AIA, Principal, HGA

Exceeding the 2030 Challenge: Creative Solutions for Emotionally Disturbed Students

John "Jack" Hedge, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal, DesignGroup

New Ways of Learning: Lessons for the Future

Becca Cavell, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, THA Architecture, Inc.

Wood Framing in School Construction

Scott Lockyear, PE, National Director for School Construction, WoodWorks

The Paradigm: Technology vs. Faculty, Can the Student Win?

Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-D, CTS-I, Design Principal, Thorburn Associates

Planning Schools for the Innovation Generation

Steven Turckes, AIA, REFP, LEED AP, Principal, Perkins+Will

20/20: Programming for Design Excellence

Michael Nieminen, FAIA, Partner, Kliment Halsband Architects

GE Crotonville: Reimagining Leadership Education for the Global Marketplace

David Levo, Senior Associate, Perkins Eastman

The Four Energy Zones of Schools: Energizing Learning through Planning and Design

Greg Monberg, AIA, LEED AP BC+D, REFP, Principal, Fanning Howey

La Historia del San Andres: A Translation of American Design Principles

John Castellana, FAIA, REFP, Chairman, TMP Architecture, Inc.