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An architecture and planning firm that provides high quality sustainable design.
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Speaker, Pauline Souza and Adam Woltag / San Francisco. CA / 2023
Architecture + the City Festival "The Future of Libraries: Opening the Doors for Democracy"
Speaker, Wright Sherman / San Francisco, CA / 2023
AIA Conference on Architecture "Tour de Bridges: Bicycle Loop of the San Francisco Bay"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / San Francisco, CA / 2023
AIA Conference on Architecture "Building Beyond the Baseline: Designing for Deep Accessibility and Inclusion"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / San Francisco, CA / 2023
AIA Conference on Architecture "The Framework for Design Excellence: Lessons from the Field"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / San Francisco, CA / 2023
AIA Conference on Architecture "Cool Classrooms: Hawaii’s Path for Comfortable, Equitable Schools"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Minneapolis, MN / 2023
2023 Getting to Zero Forum "Nourishing Young Minds and Bodies: Decarbonizing Educational Buildings and Kitchens."
Speaker, Lilian Asperin / Davis, CA / 2023
SCUP Pacific Regional Conference 2023 " Decarb Buy-in: Creating a Culture of Decarbonization"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Washington, DC / 2023
Living Future Conference 2023 "Microsoft’s Microcosm. Revitalized Campus Restores Habitat, Builds Communities, Inspires Advocacy"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Washington, DC / 2023
Living Future Conference 2023 "Dining Out. Breathing In. Reducing Carbon Cooking Emissions Through Electrification"
Speaker, Arman Hadilou / San Francisco / 2022
AIASF Symposium "Technology Presentations: Computational Design + Practice"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / San Francisco / 2022
Greenbuild 2022 "Embodied Carbon Chutes and Ladders: The Ups and Downs of Building with Surplus Products"
Speakers, Pauline Souza and Lily Weeks / Virtual / 2022
Greenbuild 2022 "Material Matters. Raising the Bar for Health Materials While Lowering Carbon"
Speaker, Lilian Asperin and Debbi Waters / Long Beach / 2022
SCUP 2022 "Creating a Culture of Wellness"
Speakers, Kyle Elliott and Lily Weeks, Virtual / 2022
Metropolis Think Tank Webinar "Ingredients for a Hybrid Work"
Speaker, Melinda Rosenberg / Virtual / 2021
Just Fireside Chat
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Virtual / 2021
Greenbuild 2021 "The Carbon Cook Off - Reducing Carbon in Kitchens"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Virtual / 2021
Net Zero Conference 2021 "Retrofits on the Fly: The Best Low Carbon Diet"
Panelist, Brian Kaplan / Virtual / 2020
Workplace Wellness Week 2020 "The Power of the Forest in Transforming our Future Workspaces"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Virtual / 2020
Greenbuild 2020 "A Low Carb(on) Diet: Use Waste, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants"
Speaker, Lilian Asperin / Virtual / 2020
AIASF #EQxD2020 Series: Kick-Off Session
Speaker, Lilian Asperin / Cleveland, OH / 2020
SCUP National: Culture of Wellness
Speaker, Tim Morshead / Portland, OR – Postponed / 2024
International Mass Timber Conference
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Digital / 2020
Talk, Listen, Read: 3 Ways to Mark Earth Day 2020 with Metropolis
Speaker, Hattie Stroud / Weil Am Rhein, Germany / 2024
Vitra International Architects' Day Public Realm Keynote: Public Mesh
Speaker, Lilian Asperin / San Francisco, CA / 2017
Equity by Design "U" Workshop #3: Charting Your Career Path - Creating a Roadmap for Success
Speaker, Lilian Asperin / San Francisco, CA / 2017
Equity by Design "U" Workshop #2: Change Agents
Speaker, Lilian Asperin / Stanford, CA / 2017
SCUP 2017 Pacific Micro-Symposium: Transformations: Putting Student Engagement First
Workplace + Public Realm West Coast Book Launch / 2017
Stanford University
Speaker, Lilian Asperin / Orlando, FL / 2017
2017 A'17 Conference, "EQxD Hacakthon: Architecture and the Era of Connections"
Speaker, Pauline Souza and Adam Woltag / Hawaii / 2017
Building Voices Symposium: "The Cultural Ecological Weave: Resource Independence Begins with a Connection to Place""
Juror, Stephen Kelley / Dunwoody, GA / 2017
Shaw Contract Design Awards - Global 2017
Speaker, Bryan Shiles / Boston, MA / 2017
Workplace + Public Realm Book Launch
Speaker, Tom Van Pelt / Chico, CA / 2017
This Way to Sustainability, "Re-Envisioning the Future: Our Path Forward"
Speaker, John Ruffo / Seattle, WA / 2017
SCUP Pacific Regional Conference, "GAME CHANGERS: Leveraging the Unexpected and Making the Most of It!"
Speaker, Bryan Shiles / Worcester, MA / 2017
SCUP North Atlantic Regional Conference, "Building Bridges: Co-ops, Consortia and the Collaborative Economy"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Pasadena, CA / 2016
Zero Net Energy Schools Technical Training "Sacred Heart School, Stevens Library"
Arch and the City / 2016
WRNS Studio is opening its doors to host an interactive night with exhibitions investigating Resiliency in the City and the architectural profession. Explore rooms curated by local organizations, academic institutions, and industry thought-leaders.
Speaker, Pauline Souza / San Francisco, CA / 2016
AIA SF, "ZNE Technical Training for School & Building Industry Professionals"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2015
AIA and Living Futures Conference, Proving Grounds for Net-Zero Water Buildings and EcoDistricts
Speakers, Sam Nunes and Bryan Shiles / 2015
Design Colloquium for Design First Firms, Designing an Organization that Reflects our Culture
Public Installation, Jane Chua / 2015
San Francisco Market Street Prototyping Festival
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2015
2015 IFLI Living Future unConference, The Latest Net Zero Energy Building Certified Projects: The Highs and the Lows
Speaker, Scott Gillespie / 2014
Lean Practices from Competition through Construction: A Holistic Approach to Designing and Constructing the UCSF Mission Hall Project
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2014
Green California Schools & Community Colleges Summit and Exposition
Panelist, Jason Halaby / 2014
Systems & Technology Helping to Improve Quality and Delivery Times – 16th Annual Lean Construction Institute Congress
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2014
Living Future unConference, “Cities: Living Longer and Lower Carbon,” Portland, OR
Speaker, Jason Halaby / 2014
UCSF Mission Hall BIM and Virtual Reality: “What We Achieve In Virtual Reality Will Change Our Project’s Physical Reality”
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2014
Zero Net Energy Building Case Studies “Stevens Library at Sacred Heart Schools,” AIA SF Committee on the Environment and Pacific Gas & Electric
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2014
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference: “Targeting Less & Expecting More in Schools”
Speakers, Wright Sherman and Adam Woltag / 2014
Los Altos Neutra House Architecture + Design Speaker Serises, "Sustainable Design Focus in Architecture," Los Altos, CA
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2014
Bullitt Center Net Positive Energy + Water Conference
Speaker, Jason Halaby / 2013
Western Council of Construction Consumers (WCCC) Alternative Project Delivery Methods Conference: “The New Reality in Design and Construction Delivery”
Speaker, Bryan Shiles / 2013
AIA San Francisco, Unbuilt San Francisco Exhibit, 7X7 in 20X20 Unbuilt San Francisco PechaKucha Presentation “Unbuilt San Francisco: Two Proposals for the Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio”
Juror, Bryan Shiles / 2013
University of Washington, Design Studio Jury
Juror, Bryan Shiles / 2013
AIA National Healthcare Awards
Juror, Bryan Shiles / 2013
AIA Chicago Sustainability Awards
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Indianapolis, IN / 2013
Council for Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Annual Conference: “Schools Connect the Drops – Water is Precious”
Juror, Bryan Shiles / 2012
Eco-Structure Magazine, National Evergreen Awards
Juror, Bryan Shiles / 2012
University of Utah, Graduate Thesis Final Review
Speakers, Pauline Souza, Joel Baumgardner & Joel Williams / 2012
USGBC Build It Green Building Tour, 2030 Today
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2012
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC): Are You Willing to be a Little Colder at your Desk to Save Planet Earth, Davis, CA
Speaker, Pauline Souza with Jill Tomczyk, Building Occupants & Sustainability / 2012
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference
Speaker, Jason Halaby / 2011
Pacific Coast Association of Physical Plant Administration (PCAPPA) Conference: “BIM – Explore the Vanishing Boundary Between Design and Construction”
Speaker, John Ruffo / 2011
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) 46 National Conference: Student Health and Wellness: Improving Student Success, National Harbor, MD
Speaker, John Ruffo / 2011
SCUP Pacific Regional Conference: Student Health and Wellness: Making Healthy Living the College Experience, Seattle, WA
Speakers, Pauline Souza & Joel Baumgardner / 2011
AIASF & ADPSR, Passive Survivability
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2011
AASHE Conference: Creating Sustainable Campuses and Communities, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2011
AASHE: Creating Sustainable Campuses and Communities: “To LEED or not to LEED: UC Davis Makes the Case for Third Party Verification,” Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Pasadena, CA / 2011
Green Technology California Schools Summit: Local Leaders in Sustainability Session
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Pasadena, CA / 2011
Green Technology California Schools Summit: Road to Energy Independence
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Pasadena, CA / 2011
Green Technology California Schools Summit: Command Existing Building Performance
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2011
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), Northern Regional Meeting: Greening your Existing Buildings – A Journey, Oakland, CA
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2011
PG&E Pacific Energy Center
Strategic Advisors and Editors, Molly Thomas & Pauline Souza / 2010
San Francisco State University, Climate Action Plan
Speaker, Pauline Souza with Jill Tomczyk / 2010
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2010
UC Berkeley, Design for Sustainability Lecture Series: Handling a Limited Resource - Watsonville Water Resources Center, Berkeley, CA
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2010
Pacific Energy Center Water Conservation Showcase: Water Conservation Case Study: Watsonville Water Resources Center, San Francisco, CA
Juror, Bryan Shiles / 2010
AIA Pittsburgh Design Awards
Speaker, Bryan Shiles / 2009
Northeastern University, Architectural Lecture Series, “Park: The Urban Garage as Public Infrastructure”
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2009
California’s Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) Conference: “Renewing Existing Schools Sustainably,” Sacramento, CA
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Pasadena, CA / 2009
Green Technology, Green California Schools Summit: “LEED for Schools: The Vision, Green Schools Within One Generation”
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2009
Local Investment in Child Care Presentation: “Greening Schools: LEED for New and Existing Schools”
Speakers, Pauline Souza and Mitch Fine / Santa Barbara, CA / 2008
UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference, California Higher Education Sustainability Conference: "The Presidents Climate Commitment"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / San Jose, CA / 2008
Labs21 Annual Conference: “Energy and Water Conservation in the Watsonville Water Recycling Administration and Education Building”
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2008
GreenFair Silicon Valley: Green Schools Within a Generation, San Jose, CA
Speaker, Bryan Shiles / 2008
Stanford University, “Campus and City: The Work of WRNS Studio”
Speaker, John Ruffo / 2008
SCUP Planning Institute II, Faculty Member for conference workshops: Focused Knowledge for Integrated Planning Processes
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Chico, CA / 2007
California State University, Chico: This Way to Sustainability Conference: “Creating a Sustainable Campus Through Integrated Planning”
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Stanford, CA / 2007
Stanford University Medical Center Healthcare Tomorrow Speakers Series: "Forum III Modern Healthcare, Sustainable Design"
Speakers, John Ruffo and Pauline Souza / 2007
SCUP Pacific Regional Conference: "Creating a Sustainable Campus with Integrated Planning"
Speaker, John Ruffo / 2006
AASHE Conference: the Role of Education in Creating a Sustainable World: Sustainability and Planning, an Integrated Approach to Academic, Resource Planning, and Facilities
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Tempe, AZ / 2006
AASHE, The Role of Education in Creating a Sustainable World Conference: “Sustainability and Planning, an Integrated Approach to Academic, Resource Planning, and Facilities”
Speaker, Brian Shiles, Lilian Asperin-Clyman, Molly Thomas, Prairna Gupta Garg / Tempe, AZ / 2016
SCUP 2016 Pacific Regional Conference, "Does the Campus Matter? How to Plan in the Age of EdTech"
Speaker, Bryan Shiles / 2008
Stanford University, “Campus and City: The Work of WRNS Studio”
Speaker, Pauline Souza / Denver, CO / 2016
2016 Getting to Zero National Forum, "Net-Zero Library Defines New Paradigm for K-12 Schools"
Speaker, Pauline Souza / 2005
USGBC GreenBuild Conference: “Walking the Talk, Moving Toward Gold in the 405 Howard Street Tenant Improvements,” Atlanta, GA
Juror, Adam Woltag / Santa Clara, CA / 2016
AIASCV 2016 Design Awards
Speaker, Pauline Souza / San Francisco, CA / 2007
CORFAC International Conference "Green Panel"
Speaker, Molly Thomas / New York, NY / 2016
Agents of Change: Storytelling, Branding, and Impact
Speaker, Jason Halaby / 2011
Pacific Coast Association of Physical Plant Administration (PCAPPA) Conference: “BIM – Explore the Vanishing Boundary Between Design and Construction”
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