• Conference Presentations

Green Makeover conference speakers represented leaders in urban forestry, brownfields redevelopment, storm water management, parks and open space planning, landscape architecture and community design, neighborhood revitalization, urban ecology, and related fields. The resulting conference agenda featured an eclectic mix of practical, yet inspiring speakers, from a variety of fields and addressed a diverse array of topics, all unified under the “green makeover” concept. Presenters addressed green makeover in the context of various spatial scales ranging from green buildings and site-specific design techniques to smart growth policies at the community level.

The complete conference agenda is presented elsewhere in the conference proceedings. This page provides links to each presenter’s PowerPoint slide presentation in the order they appear on the agenda.

• Introductory Remarks
• Overview of Green Redevelopment Activities [PDF 3MB]
  Preston Cole, Milwaukee Department of Public Works
  Joel Brennan, Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority

• Plenaries
• Emulating Natural Systems [PDF 18MB]
  Jim Patchett, Conservation Design Forum



• Designing Sustainable Environments [PDF 20.6MB]
  Doug Farr, Farr Associates
  

• Case Studies of Green Retrofit

INDUSTRIAL PANEL

• Industrial Ecology as a Community Development Tool [PDF 296KB]
  Michael Krause, Kandiyohi Development Partners



• Eco-Industrial Development in the Calumet Region [PDF 2.6MB]
  Suzanne Malec, Chicago Department of the Environment



COMMERCIAL PANEL

• Revitalizing Urban Properties for Community Benefits [PDF 3.3MB]
  Megan Dobratz, Minnesota Environmental Initiative



• Revitalizing Urban Properties for Community Benefits [PDF 4.9MB]
  Lincoln Fowler, Alterra Coffee, Milwaukee, WI



RESIDENTIAL PANEL

• The Greening of Brownfields [PDF 3.2MB]
  Ignacio Dayrit, Emeryville Redevelopment Agency, Emeryville, CA



• The Greening of Brownfields [PDF 14.6MB]
  Rocky Marcoux, Milwaukee Department of City Development
  

• Keynote Speaker
• Environment, Community & Quality of Life [PDF 13MB]
  Bill Wenk, Wenk Associates
  

• Green Reuse Planning Principles

DISTRICT PANEL

• Menomonee Valley Redevelopment [PDF 9MB]
  Laura Bray, Menomonee Valley Partners
  Brian Reilly, Milwaukee Department of City Development

CORRIDOR PANEL

• Making Green: A "How-To" Guide from an Urban Milwaukee Neighborhood [PDF 2.9MB]
  Tony Gibson, Johnson's Park Neighborhood Association
  Heather Mann, Urban Open Space Foundation
  Sally Peltz, Legacy Redevelopment Corporation

NEIGHBORHOOD PANEL

• Green Bungalow Initiative, Chicago
  Suzanne Malec [PDF 880KB], Chicago Department of the Environment
  Jim Pachett [PDF 7.1MB], Conservation Design Forum
  Paul Knight [PDF 2.3MB], Domus Plus

• Green MakeOver in Action

PANEL 1: Addressing Air Quality Issues through Green Retrofit

• Air Pollution Control - The Tree Factor [PDF 2.2MB]
  Jim Geiger, UC-Davis, Center for Urban Forest Research



• Transportation Retrofit - Downtown and Lakefront Redevelopment of Waukegan Illinois [PDF 19MB]
  Todd Fagen, Land Strategies, Inc.




PANEL 2: Addressing Water Quality Issues through Green Retrofit

• Economic Aspects of Retrofitting Urban Residential Areas for Stormwater Runoff Management [PDF 1.6MB]
  Hale thurston, U.S. EPA, Office of Research & Development



• Retrofitting: Urban Natural Draignage and Site Design Strategies in the Puget Sound Basin [PDF 8.2MB]
  Peg Staeheli, SvR Design Co.




PANEL 3: Bringing Nature Into the City

• Incorporating Native Plants in Manmade Landscapes [PDF 11.8MB]
  Steve McCarthy, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District



• Greening Brownfields: A Look at Planning and Outcomes [PDF 4.45MB]
  Chris De Sousa, UW-Milwaukee




PANEL4: Improving Urban Habitat through Green Retrofit

• Bringing Wildlife Back into Backyards [PDF 960KB]
  Dreux Watermolen, Wisconsin DNR



• Restoring Nature in the Midst of the Metropolis [PDF 5.7MB]
  Debra Shore, Chicago Wilderness




PANEL 5: Addressing Stormwater Through Green Retrofit

• Quantifying Environmental Improvements from BMP Retrofits [PDF 2.1MB]
  Audrey Mayer, U.S. EPA, Office of Research & Development



• From Demonstration to Implementation - Municipal Wastewater Program of the Canadaian Great Lakes Sustainability Fund [PDF 5.5MB]
  Sandra Kok, Environment Canada




PANEL 6: Creating a Better Human Environment through Green Retrofit

• A New Urbanist Perspective [PDF 6.7MB]
  Carolee Kokola, Farr Associates



• Human Health Implications - Active Living Considerations in Planning Retrofit [PDF 2.1MB]
  Paul Gobster, USDA Forest Service-Evanston




PANEL 7: Public Perceptions and Benefits of Green Retrofit

• Designing Green Retrofits for Market Values and Public Acceptance [PDF 8.7MB]
  Joan Nassauer, University of Michigan



• Storm Water Management, Habitat, and biodiversity in the Metropolitan Areas [PDF 10.4MB]
  Fred Rozumalski, Barr Engingeering




PANEL 8: Community Priorities Related to Green Retrofit

• Inclusive Redevelopment = Sustainable Redevelopment [PDF 33KB]
  Nancy Frank, UW-Milwaukee



• Economics of Sustainable Site Design - Madison's Central Park [PDF 7.6MB]
  Mark Olinger, City of Madison




PANEL 9: Overcoming Barriers to Green Retrofit

• Social and Institutional Barriers to Stormwater Infiltration [PDF 0MB]
  Edward Nelson, Wisconsin DNR



• Methods to Support Green Retrofit [PDF 7.4B]
  Kevin Pomeroy, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin