Building Heat Resilience in Arizona and LEED v5 Leadership Series

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10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Aug. 22, 2025

Meet the experts on hashtag#heatresilience in the built environment and hashtag#LEEDv5 who will present at USGBC Arizona's upcoming forum and Leadership Series on August 22! 


Keynote Address Fireside Chat: "It's Getting Hot in Here"
Skip Laitner, Economic and Human Dimensions Research Associates 

Panel: "How can we turn down the temps?"
Iona Isachsen, Smart Surfaces Coalition
Daran Wastchak, Ph.D., Learning Edge, LLC
✅ Mary Wright, City of Phoenix Office of Heat Response and Mitigation
Jonathan Bean, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Patricia Solis, Arizona State University

Panel: "Arizona Jurisdictions and RECI Resilience Codes Put a Fire Hose on Heat"
Greg Kinkel, Quest Energy Group
Julia Grace Smith, PhD, University of Arizona

USGBC Leadership Series Panel: "Driving LEED v5 Adoption"
Celia Hoag, DPR Construction
Julie Hendricks, JLL
Tia Metzger (She/Her/Hers), U.S. Green Building Council
Randi Bromm, Brightworks Sustainability
Ashley Luten Mulhall, Grace Design Studios

USGBC Arizona Welcome and Updates
Anitra Pickett LEED AP, MBA, MSUS, MLS, U.S. Green Building Council