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Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States May 12-14, 2025
Speaker

Mr. Christopher Higgins

McMaster University

Chris is an accomplished project manager who has developed a number of successful programs that overcome market barriers and result in lower energy buildings that are heated and cooled without on site pollution. He possesses a well-developed knowledge of energy use in residential buildings and has the experience to know the policy triggers to encourage action. Chris supports affordable housing and civic high performance projects. Chris develops and implements building bylaw, policy, and incentive programs to achieve new buildings that run on renewable energy, while at the same time helping to reduce greenhouses gases from existing homes. He works to remove barriers existing home retrofit, and possesses an understanding of regulatory and incentive options a city has at its disposal. Increasingly Chris has been enabling electrification in buildings with process, policy, and incentive change. Chris is a spokesperson at national conferences and to various media outlets. Chris is a Newfoundlander but has made British Columbia his home for the last quarter century.

Speaking at

Thu May 15 9:45 AM — 10:45 AM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time

From Crisis to Opportunity: Affordable Housing as a Climate Solution in US and Canada, Through Better P3s

What if the homes we build today could do more than provide shelter? What if they could reduce emissions, promote health and wellness, foster social cohesion, and strengthen the fabric of our communities? As we face the rising cost of housing and the harsh realities of a changing climate, the conversation around housing has shifted. Drawing on real-life examples from across Canada and the U.S., this session brings together leaders in rethinking housing to share stories of communities already taking bold action, where innovative designs, low carbon building materials, renewable energy, smart construction and community co-benefits are creating homes that are sustainable, resilient, and affordable. We'll look at how affordable housing requires collaboration and scalable, repeatable solutions for success at the pace we need, and how public-private partnerships are accelerating action.
 
Speakers
Brandy Burdeniuk; Director; ESG, North America, Avison Young 
Dez Edwards; Senior Vice President, Sustainability & Green Initiatives; Urban Pulse Commercial Group
Ozzie Gonzalez; Founder & Principal; P3 Consulting
Christopher Higgins; Senior Green Building Planner; City of Vancouver
Ryan Zizzo; Founder & CEO; Mantle Developments
 
Separate ticket required. This session is part of ULI’s Resilience Summit. Purchasing a ticket to ULI’s Resilience Summit provides access to this session and all other ULI Resilience Summit sessions