Press Release: Meeting the Sustainability Challenge
Meeting The Sustainability Challenge
Executive Education Program
USC Center for Sustainable Cities
Date: Nov. 11-13, 2005
Location: Los Angeles, California
Leaders from the municipal, business and non-profit sectors came together
for an innovative and dynamic leadership training in urban sustainability offered
by the University of Southern California’s Center for Sustainable Cities.
The three-day Executive Education program provided a thorough introduction
to sustainability concepts and gave participants practical tools for improving
business and government operations. As noted by a participant, “The
program was a very cutting edge discussion of sustainability.”
Meeting the Sustainability Challenge provided participants with an integrated
understanding of sustainability ideas, measures and practices. Curriculum components
included Sustainability as a Business Development and Management Strategy,
Sustainability in Architecture, Design and Construction, and Sustainability
in Urban Land Use, Conservation, and Watershed Practices.
The weekend’s keynote speakers included engineer Braden Allenby, architect
Elizabeth Moule, and Andy Lipkis, president of TreePeople. Major topics included
life-cycle assessment, facility design and management, sustainability indicators
and socially responsible investment. The Executive Education program also included
an official US Green Building Council, LEED-NC Introductory 101 Workshop.
Participants found that Meeting the Sustainability Challenge “offered
an important opportunity to understand the emerging issues and thinking on
sustainability” and found that “much of the discussion pointed
out areas of new thinking and practices.” They also said the program
provided a “ rich cadre of knowledgeable, informative and engaging speakers.”
For a copy of the complete program of the Meeting the Sustainability Challenge:
Executive Education Program, please click
here (PDF file, ~4.5 MB).
The
USC Center For Sustainable Cities offers Executive Education with an emphasis
on Sustainability on a regular basis. More Info:
Maureen Phelan
Tel 213. 821.1325
Fax 213. 740.9687
www.cscexecutiveeducation.org
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