Lily Turner
Username
Lily Turner
Proposer First Name
Lily
Proposer Email
lturner@urbanstrong.com
Proposer Last Name
Turner
Proposer Company/Organization
Urbanstrong
Proposer Phone
(513) 348-7654

Boston 2022 Areas of Focus

Proposer Job Title
Director of Sales + Operations
Proposer Additional Info
Speaker Lily: Lily Turner currently serve as the Director of Sales + Operations for Urbanstrong; a Brooklyn based green building firm. Urbanstrong offers consulting and design/build services for green roofs, living walls and solar. Previously, she co-founded and ran a 501c3 Living Wall non-profit in Cincinnati before joining Urbanstrong. She is a certified trainer on behalf of Green Plants for Green Buildings Living Wall Continuing Education Courses and has trained over 50 NYC and NY based Architects in the past year. With nearly a decade of experience in various Living Wall technologies; Lily works closely with developers, architects, and designers to better understand their goals and budgets before designing the appropriate living wall solution. Speaker Alan: Alan Burchell is the Principal of the award-winning firm Urbanstrong and is a professional engineer, LEED-AP, and Green Roof Professional. He helps building owners/operators/developers and municipal governments mitigate energy and water management issues to reduce costs and boost property values. Alan has spoken at the United Nations, appeared on MSNBC, and provided technical expert testimony. Alan's previous speaking engagements: NESEA CitiesAlive The United Nations New York State Green Building Conference (18th Annual) Grey to Green NYC AgTech Week New York City Hall Sustainable Cities Newark City Hall
Proposed Session Description
Our cities are inextricably linked to our natural world. It is imperative that we build and expand our urban areas in a way that works in harmony with nature. Let us unify our approach to design, planning and development in a way that recognizes the social, environmental, and economic value of living architecture to make our cities more resilient to climate change. Living Architecture in the form of Green Roofs and Living Walls are creative solutions in combating the climate crisis while beautifying cities simultaneously. Specifically in underserved neighborhoods where community members are more vulnerable to high temperatures, extreme flooding, and air pollution. They offer a myriad of benefits such as; air purification, reduction of urban heat island effect, stormwater management, habitat restoration, food production, boosted immunity, health and wellness, muffling of noise pollution and much more.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
Living Architecture can be an essential tool to mitigating the disproportionate effects of climate change in underserved communities; as well as reduce energy costs, improve health and wellbeing, and lower crime rates.
Learning Objectives
Identify and quantify the social, environmental and economic benefits of exterior Living Walls in urban areas
Identify and quantify the social, environmental and economic benefits of Green Roofs in urban areas
Comprehend the design process and implementation of Living Walls and Green Roofs in our built environment
Recognize and measure the impact Living Architecture can have in underserved communities at risk
Has this session been presented before?
No
Additional Comments
Similar presentations have been presented privately to architects, developers, and engineers for CEU training on behalf of Green Plants for Green Buildings.
Session Format
Presentation followed by facilitated discussion or breakout groups
Session Format Details
60 minute presentation: Two 20-minute presentations from each speaker followed by Q&A 90-minute presentation: Two 35-minute presentations from each speaker followed by Q&A
Recommended Length
60-minute session
90-minute session

Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2022

Comments about your speaker roster
Lily Turner will deliver the benefits, challenges and design considerations for the Living Wall portion of the presentation with an emphasis on health, comfort and air quality. Alan will deliver the same for the Green Roof portion with an emphasis on energy savings and stormwater management.
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your session proposal?
Given how multi-functional Living Walls and Green Roofs are, we are happy to redirect the presentation to fill any voids or emphasize focused areas in your conference agenda.
Reviewer 1
Davis, Fred
Reviewer 2
Davis, Fred
Proposal #
198
Committee Decision
Being Considered

Presenters

Full Description
Currently, greenery is seen as a luxurious amenity or an optional add-on rather than an integral part of our built environments. However, our populations are only growing while our resources and ecosystem services are depleting. In order to foster change we need to first disseminate information associated with the design approach and benefits of the green building technology available to us today. The audience will be apart of a unique conversation focused on design, implementation, challenges, and inclusion that come with Green Roofs and Living Walls.