GreenWorld® 2005 NAKED
SUSTAINABILITY UNCOVERED
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Thursday, April 7, 2005
Bell Harbor Convention Center
Seattle, Washington
Success!
With a fresh new NAKED concept, evening schedule and "living a sustainable lifestyle" theme, GreenWorld® 05 was unquestionably informative, inspirational, educational, and fun. With nearly 400 attendees, it was also completely sold out.
Keynote
The Keynote speaker, Jean-Michel Cousteau presented "The Great Ocean Adventure," touching on topics ranging from his environmentally responsible Fiji Island Resort to the world's rapidly disappearing coral reef's. He entertained the audience with a speech that was interesting, enlightening and humorous; a well rounded mixture of eye-opening facts and amusing anecdotes.
Interactive Education
The Interactive Education component of the evening stimulated many a lively conversation and encouraged interaction and discussion among the attendees. Information and facts about sustainability and environmental concerns could be found throughout the venue on coasters, posters, and table centerpieces.
Recycling Bins
Six area schools participated in the Recycling Bin contest and created creative, artistic containers that were displayed and then auctioned off during the event. Congratulations to the students from the Art Institute of Seattle who did AIS proud and won first prize for the best recycling bin.
Exhibits
The GreenWorld® Gallery showcased some of the most innovative products available. The vendor exhibits were designed and built by the committee and provided the viewer with clear, concise and interesting information about the companies and products on display. The committee raised the bar this year by limiting the number of exhibits to a select few vendors who were chosen for their overall commitment to the environment and the sustainable properties of the product shown. For exhibitor contact information click here.
Afterglow Cocktail Party
Designed to inspire, the Afterglow Cocktail did that and more! Incorporating organic food, sustainable fashions, environmentally responsible furniture and carpets, ultra-hip music and an edgy, night-club atmosphere the Afterglow wowed the attendees, added a totally new element and set the standard for future GreenWorld® events!
Exhibitors
Industrial Artifacts
Industrial Artifacts transforms a variety of industrial materials into unique furniture and decorative accessories.
Contact: Ross MacMillan
Phone: 604.874.7797
Fax: 604.874.8133
E-mail:
Web: www.industrialartifacts.com
Coverings, Etc.
Specializes in sourcing sustainable bio-architectural materials for innovative design surface solutions
Contact: Jennifer Ryan
Phone: 305.757.6000
Fax: 305.757.6100
E-mail:
Web: www.coveringsetc.com
Urban Hardwoods
Reclaims urban trees that would otherwise go to landfills and turns them into extraordinary furniture and architectural elements
Contact: John Wells
Phone: 206.766.8199
Fax: 206.766.7997
E-mail:
Web: www.urbanhardwoods.com
Q Collection
High-end residential furniture made with the purest and most environmentally friendly materials available
Contact: Jesse Johnson
Phone: 212.529.1400
Fax: 212.529.1499
E-mail:
Web: www.qcollection.com
Renewed Materials (Alkemi)
Alkemi is a recycled composite material, composed of minimum 60% post-industrial scrap aluminum and polymeric resins for use as a solid surface material.
Contact: Demir Hamami
Phone: 301.320.0042
Fax: 301.320.3342
E-mail:
Web: www.renewedmaterials.com
Design Tex
Environmentally responsible and unique fabric technology for both commercial and residential applications
Contact: Barbara Bushnell
Phone: 206.767.4845
Fax: 206.462.7730
E-mail:
Web: www.designtex.com
Baltix
Modular and aesthetically pleasing commercial furniture that uses sustainable natural materials
Contact: Larry Bennett
Phone: 425.368.2800
Fax: 425.368.2515
E-mail:
Web: www.baltix.com
Afterglow Party Sustainable Style Guide
Furniture | Gunlocke
Gunlocke's environmental commitments strife to ensure the sustainability of resources, as well as, meeting the most fundamental obligations to the planet. The customized lounge furniture included:
- Seat and back frames made of WOODSTALK Gold MR fiberboard
- Foam is formaldehyde free and 100% recyclable
- UV flat-line finishing has reduced overall emissions by 30%
- Use of a flat line process collects 100% of all over-spray material
Furniture | IKEA
Ikea has completely phased out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) toxic flame retardants in all their furniture. PBDE's, a type of brominated fire retardant, have been shown to be stubbornly persistent in the environment, accumulating in the tissues of animals, such as fish, and humans. PBDE's can cause neurological damage and learning disabilities in small children. [www.ikea.com]
Centerpieces | ROOST Home Furnishings
Hand-made recycled paper vase. [www.roostco.com]
Carpet | Interface | Vertical Circles Metamorphic
First product made from bio-based fibers that contain Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) fiber derived from corn. Interface is Committed to eliminating oil based products and processes.
Carpet | Collins & Aikman | Twisted Sued ER3
100% recycled content backing with 45% total recycled content in product. Collins & Aikman takes back any company's vinyl product.
Carpet | Associated Designer Showroom | Masland Wool Rug Collection
Made of Wool - a rapidly renewable material - Hand knotted with no glues.
Carpet | Shaw Contract | Lustre | Eco Solution Q Fiber
Made from 25% reclaimed fiber. No other carpet fiber uses more recycled content. [www.shawcontract.com]
Screens | Muchi Muchi
"Our sense of sustainable, socially responsible and progressive design is embedded in our furniture. It is not just about the right choice of materials and manufacturing processes; it is also about lightness, comfort, flexibility, versatility, and functional innovation," says Enrique Martinez, founder. [www.muchi-muchi.com]
Small cocktail tables
recycled props from retail store
Groove | P Napper
PNapper, SSF Board Member & professional composer, singer & musician [www.patricknapper.com]
Visuals | Funky Photons
sustainable light sculpture designer & multi-media artist. [www.funkyphotons.com]
Hair & Make-up | Etherea Salon
An Aveda Concept Salon and a salon whose complete company culture is to give back to the community. [www.ethereasalon.com]
Fashion | Loyale
Line of yoga, work out and casual wear. Use of sustainable materials such as Organic Velour and Organic Cotton. Made locally in the United States. [www.loyaleclothing.com]
Fashion | Glam Garb
Local Seattle Designer. Recycled vintage slips that are re-made into current fashion [www.glamgarb.com]
Fashion | Loomstate
Brand of clothing and denim line made of Organic Cotton. Loomstate also maintains careful use of dyes. [www.loomstate.org]
Cause-Mo for the Evening
Signature drinks for the evening. Proceeds benefited the Seattle Aquarium. [www.seattleaquarium.org]
Production | les Egoistes, LLC
les Egoistes maintains an active role in the social and environmental issues that affect their community. We have committed the resources of the company to further these causes whenever and wherever possible. As a production company, les Egoistes, LLC is constantly searching for new, innovative ways to incorporate sustainability from soup to nuts in the context of an event. [www.lesegoistes.com]
Sponsors
Thank you to our event sponsors who made GreenWorld®05 possible: Antron®, Callison, City of Seattle, Gunlocke, Honeywell Nylon / Zeftron, Interface, Interior Environments, King County, Knoll, Mithun, NBBJ, Starbucks Coffee Company
Thank you to our under $1000 level event sponsors: Constantine Commercial, DesignTex Group, Forbo, Gensler, Great Floors/FSG, Hartman, Ltd., Invisions, Solutia, Swenson Say Fagét
Thank you to our in-kind contributors: Ab Fab Welding, Artemide, Bank and Office Interiors, Brandrud Furniture, Etherea Salon, DesignTex, KING FM 98.1, Mechoshade, Parsons PR, Port of Tacoma, Shaw Contract, Springbrain, Textus, Starbucks Coffee Company
Committee
Committee Chair
Justine Kish, IIDA LEED AP, Starbucks Coffee Company
Afterglow Party
Christine Vandover Key, IIDA, LEED AP, NBBJ Josie Briggs, IIDA, LEED AP, StudioCeladon
Exhibit Coordination
Erin Krohn, Mithun Fiona Booth, ZGF Larry Bennett, Bennett Associates Mark Meadows, IIDA, LEED AP, Starbucks Coffee Company Rachel Wood Massey, Mithun Sandy Campbell, IIDA, LEED AP, 1 Earth 1 Design
Graphics Coordination
Susan Maxwell, Industry IIDA, Shaw Contract Anna McCune, Associate IIDA
Interactive Education
Stephanie Clarke, Student IIDA, LEED AP, Starbucks Coffee Company Danielle DeVoe, Student IIDA
Public Relations
Laura Vanderpool, Parson Public Relations Heidi Sadler, IIDA, Gensler Kathleen McCarthy, Associate IIDA, LEED AP, Callison Larry Hartman, Industry IIDA, Hartman Ltd. Nancy Heywood, Associate IIDA, LEED AP, Interior Architects (I/A)
Registration
Julia Gutt, Industry IIDA, LEED AP, Antron® Jessie Greiss, Mithun Kathleen McCarthy, Associate IIDA, LEED AP, Callison Marc Lapsley, Architectural Direction Monica Lu, Feng Shui and Interior Design Quinn Larson, Student, SPU
Keynote Speaker Coordination
Laurie Staley, Industry IIDA, Shaw Contract
Sponsorship
Catherine Barker, Industry IIDA, BOLYU Contract Christa Jansen, Associate IIDA, LEED AP, Mithun
Venue/Catering
Julia Gutt, Industry IIDA, LEED AP, Antron® Barbara Bushnell, Industry IIDA, Design Tex Jeff Callison, Industry IIDA, Patcraft Carpet Shannon Hamilton, Student IIDA, Starbucks Coffee Company
Additional Assistance
Denyce Cahill, Industry IIDA, Numark Emily Smith, Gensler Kira Christante, Gensler Lisa Hodapp, Student Dominic Hainje, IIDA, Willie Inc. Karen Dahlstrom, IIDA, NBBJ LaRayne Arnold, IIDA, JPC Architects Liz Follis, Industry IIDA, LEED AP, Knoll
A special thank you to the IIDA Board of Directors for their contributions and assistance.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Jean-Michel Cousteau, famed oceanographer, explorer, filmmaker, and son of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, has spent his life communicating to people of all nations and generations his love and concern for our planet. A trained architect, he founded the Ocean Futures Society in 1998 to carry on his father's work. The Ocean Futures Society is a non-profit marine conservation and education organization that serves as a "Voice for the Ocean." A tireless spokesperson, Cousteau impresses an ethic of conservation, research, and marine education, while realistically addressing the economic practicalities. In 2002, he made history by becoming the first person to represent the environment in an Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. His current effort will be to embark for "The Most Remote Islands on the Planet" in a new documentary, Voyage to Kure, for PBS. An impassioned spokesman and diplomat for the environment, he reaches out to the public through a variety of media. He has produced over 70 films that have earned him numerous Emmy, Peabody, and Cable Ace Awards.
Explorer, environmentalist, educator, film producer: for more than four decades Jean-Michel Cousteau has used his vast and varied experiences to communicate to people of all nations and generations his love and concern for our water planet.
Since first being 'thrown overboard' by his father at the age of seven with newly invented SCUBA gear on his back, Jean-Michel has been exploring the ocean realm. The son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, Jean-Michel spent much of his life with his family exploring the world's oceans aboard Calypso and Alcyone. After his mother's death in 1990 and his father's in 1997, Jean-Michel founded Ocean Futures Society in 1999 to carry on this pioneering work.
Responding to his father's call to 'carry forward the flame of his faith,' Jean-Michel's Ocean Futures Society, a non-profit marine conservation and education organization, serves as a 'Voice for the Ocean' by developing marine education programs. Jean-Michel serves as an impassioned spokesman and diplomat for the environment, reaching out to the public through a variety of media. He has produced over 70 films, and been awarded the Emmy, the Peabody Award, the 7 d'Or - the French equivalent of the Emmy, and the Cable Ace Award.
Today, as President of Ocean Futures Society, Jean-Michel travels the globe, meeting with world leaders and policymakers, both at the grassroots level and the highest echelons of government and business, educating young people, documenting stories of change, hope, and lending his reputation and support to help energize alliances for positive change.
Through Ocean Futures Society, Jean-Michel continues to produce environmentally oriented programs and television specials, public service announcements, multi-media programs for schools, web-based marine content, books, articles for magazines and newspaper columns, and public lectures, reaching millions of people all over the world.
In his most recent effort, Cousteau will embark for "The Most Remote Islands on the Planet" in a new documentary. Voyage to Kure, targeted to air on public television nationally in Fall 2004 is a six-week adventure, being filmed for public television, and marks a renewal of the Cousteau legend as award-winning ocean filmmaker. He will take his Ocean Futures Society team on a quest to explore wildlife and Polynesian culture along the vast, 1,200-mile chain of ecosystems called the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that end on the remote island of Kure.
In February 2002, Jean-Michel became the first person to represent the environment in an Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Jean-Michel joined seven other highly esteemed individuals, who represented the five continents symbolized in the Olympic Rings and the three tenets of the Olympics. Jean-Michel has also been recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Athens Environmental Foundation for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
In 1997 on Earth Day, Jean-Michel led the first-ever undersea live, interactive, video chat on Microsoft Internet, from the coral reefs of Fiji celebrating the International Year of the Reef and answering questions from 'armchair divers' throughout the world via the Internet. In April 1998, highlighting the International Year of the Ocean, Jean-Michel participated in a live downlink from the Space Shuttle Columbia to CNN New York, discussing NASA's contribution to ocean awareness with astronaut marine biologist, Rick Linnehan. In 1998, Jean-Michel Cousteau was a spokesperson for the United States Pavilion at Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Acting on a childhood dream to build cities under the sea, Jean-Michel pursued a degree in architecture, graduating from the Paris School of Architecture in 1964. Artificial floating islands, schools, and the headquarters of an advanced marine studies center in Marseilles, France are among his projects. More recently he has been involved with the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort, designed to demonstrate an environmentally responsible and culturally appropriate ocean-oriented resort.
