Lectures & Seminars

Andrés Edwards keynotes conferences and teaches seminars and classes on topics including: the characteristics of the global movement towards sustainability; green building; sustainable business practices and greening college campuses.

Audio

• Keynote speaker on “The Opportunity: How Can Designers, Builders & Civic Leaders Grow the Green Building Sector and Establish Marin as a Hub for Sustainable Business?”, The 2006 Marin Jobs Summit, Greenbrae, California (March 30, 2006).
• Invited speaker on The Sustainability Revolution at Green Fusion Design Center, San Anselmo, California (March 16, 2006).
• New College of California, Santa Rosa, CA (March 16, 2006).

Video

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• 2008 Sokol Science Forum
  Andrés is an invited lecturer and panelist at: "The Environment and Sustainability, the Next 100 Years," at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ on March 12, 2008. Event is keynoted by Michael Oppenheimer, Ph.D., a member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (IPCC) and professor at Princeton University, and moderated by National Public Radio's Ira Flatow. Additional panelists include, Lisa P. Jackson, comissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and Eric Svenson, VP health and Safety, PSEG Services Corp. Individual video segments:
• Chapter 13: California energy incentives
• Chapter 20: No one considers this a real crisis
• Chapter 24: Our greatesty resource is our imagination
• Chapter 29: How to engage citizens
• The Turning Point Conference
  Andrés presents at The Turning Point Conference in San Francisco, California organized by the San Francisco Institute of Architecture on July 14, 2006. This presentation covers key trends and initiatives in the movement towards sustainability including green architecture.
• Earth Day Keynote
  Andrés keynotes the  Earth Day Celebration event at Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Marin County, California on April 22, 2006. This keynote covers key sustainability trends and initiatives at the global, national, regional and local level.
• The Center for Regenerative Design
  An interview with Andrés in April 19, 2006 following a Round Table discussion on sustainability initiatives in Marin County and the sustainability education work of the Center for Regenerative Design.