2022 Videos

2022 Keynote

Morning Keynote

Keynote: Rob Davies, Physicist and Climate Communicator

UNBREAKABLE: What We All Need to Understand about Physics and the Economy

2022 50-minute Sessions

Accelerating the Rollout of Renewable Energy in the West

Presenters: Isabella Errigo and Benjamin Abbott, Brigham Young University

Remaking the Way we Make Things

Presenter: Jen Lopez, Clever Octopus

Efficacy of Air Handling Units to Reduce PM2.5 in Commercial Building

Presenters: Sarah Boll, DFCM; Daniel Mendoza, University of Utah

Building for a Net Positive Future: Now!

Presenter: Mike Johnson, ReDirect Guide

Utah 100 Communities: How Local Communities are Leading the Renewable Energy Program

Presenters: Jeff Bousson, Utah Clean Energy; Christopher Thomas, Salt Lake City Sustainability;
Emily Quinton, Summit County

Expanding Diversity: The CURE to Inclusion Starts with U

Presenter: Ruth Rathblott, TEDx and Inspirational Speaker

Carbon Drawdown Now: Turning Our Buildings Into Carbon Sinks

Presenter: Chris Magwood, The Endeavour Centre

Incentivizing a Greener Growth: The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City's Sustainable Development Policy

Presenters: Lauren Parisi and Cara Lindsley, Redevelopment Agency of SLC

Regenerating the Existing

Presenters: Kelly Holland and Shruti Borle, Arch Nexus

 

Residential Electrification in Utah: An Economic Lens

Presenters: Don Jarvis, Provo City; Thomas Kessinger, Utah Clean Energy; Peter Nelson, Salt Lake City Sustainability

Constitutional Climate Litigation in Utah: The Case for a Livable Future for Utah's Youth

Presenters: Andrew Welle, Amira Mikhail, Dallin Rima and Natalie Roberts, Our Children’s Trust

Sustainable Biking and Walking: Real Solutions to Real Problems

Presenters: Hugh Van Wagenen, Wasatch Front Regional Council; Justin Anderson, Ogden City Public Services; Andrea Garfinkel-Castro, University of Utah; Donna McAleer, Bicycle Collective

Mass Timber Buildings: Products, Carbon Footprint and Forest Sustainability

Presenters: Chelsea Drenick, WoodWorks; Darren McAvoy, Utah State University

2022 Sustainability Shorts

Living to Breathe: A Look into Utah's Air Quality

Presenters: Kim Frost, UCAIR - Utah Clean Air Partnership 

Heat Pumps: The Environmental, Economic, and Operations Costs 

Presenters: Justin Owen, Weber State University

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Case Study: Utah's First Living Building Challenge-Ready Project

Presenters: Patty Karapinar and Megan Recher, Arch Nexus
 

Students Steer a Clean Energy Future

Presenters: Bekah Ashley, Sierra Club Utah Chapter; Muskan Walia, University of Utah
 

Eating the Drought: Addressing Animal Agriculture's Environmental Footprint

Presenters: Chris Shapard, Factory Farming Awareness Coalition

Foodscaping: Retrofitting Suburbia for a Sustainable Future

Presenters: John Trimble, Weber State University; Holly Trimble, Foodscaping Utah