Designing a Post-Carbon World

Our society is completely unprepared as we race headlong into the challenges of decline and the phase out of fossil fuels. Our current strategy seems to be to use up all we can until we are left with a barren wasteland to live on. Greg Allen suggests some inspiring solutions for a gentler transition and a more fertile future.

Greg Allen
Our speaker, Greg Allen, has worked on advancing sustainability for over 30 years, not only as a designer and builder, but also as community planner, researcher, manufacturer, policy advisor, community activist and environmental consultant. A “Sustainable Strategist” with his firm, Greg works with project teams by researching deep green systems, proposing sustainable strategies in the initial design phases of projects, and developing energy policy for clients. Recent projects include the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, the York Region District School Board’s Green Elementary School Prototype, and the HTO Waterfront Park in Toronto.
Greg has been a board member for numerous sustainability-related organizations, including the Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative, Energy Action Council of Toronto, Toronto Sustainability Roundtable Waterfront Committee, and the Sustainable Building Association of Canada.
Greg was the recipient of both the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award for Sustainable Buildings at Toronto’s Regional Green Building Festival and the 2008 Green Toronto Award for Leadership.