Helios Education Sustainability Campus Tour - Feb 25
Helios Education Sustainability Campus Tour
CM credits: 2 | Sustainability CM credit: 1
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 25th from 4:00 PM – 6:00 pm
Location: Clearwater Beach Room | Helios Education Campus
4747 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85018
(Happy Hour following the tour, nearby location will be announced)
Registration: $15 per person & space is limited
Speakers:
Jessica Sarkissian, AICP, Upfront Planning & Entitlements, LLC
Jessica will talk about the projects use and the community tie into the various educational components including: Aliento, AZ Institute for Education and the Economy, Tech for America, Education Forward as well as working with ASU on the ASU Helios Decision Center which uses data to examine policy and innovative solutions for issues in our community such as future education workforce needs, future housing needs and employment and economic opportunities not yet determined.
Steve Betts, Owners Representative to the Helios Foundation managing the design and construction of the Helios Campus under Betts Real Estate Advisors
Steve was on the panel to select the designers and architects for the project working with the foundation to ensure the education campus was a long-term project anticipating 100-year useability for the site and expansion. He will be explaining the goals for the project team, how it was envisioned and what ways they had to get creative and work with the City to ensure is utilized the most energy conserving design, was water conscious and utilized the best practice for natural lighting and native landscaping.
Tour Description:
The goal of the tour and discussion is to understand how a project can harness all the natural aspects of the land to create a project which has long term impact and positive benefit to the community utilizing design and land. Attendees will learn ways their own projects can do small changes to make a lasting sustainable project utilizing less water, less electricity and utilizing spaces for multiple uses with multiple entities. They will hear about the connection of multiple organizations utilizing the same spaces to provide greater opportunities for cross planning and how bringing education into the discussions early on provides a better basis for land use and economic development planning for cities and towns. Additionally, attendees will learn how they can utilize the Helios Center and the Helios Decision Center to help them work through their own difficult scenarios to better provide direction and answers to their jurisdictions policies and direction.
This event is eligible for 2 CM credits, including 1 Sustainability CM credit