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SXSW Eco 2015 PLACE BY DESIGN FINALISTS: RESILIENCE
BEIRUT RIVERLESS
Presenter: Adib Dada, Founder + Lead
Architect | The Other Dada
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut RiverLess addresses the deterioration of
the river and connected infrastructure, resulting in
negative impacts on the surrounding communities
and environment. It aims at bringing the Beirut
River back to life to increase its resilience and
improve living conditions of the communities on
either side of it.
THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE
LANDSCAPES
Presenter: Richard V. Piacentini,
Executive Director, Phipps
Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Pittsburgh, PA
Designed to reveal how human and
environmental health are inextricably connected,
the Center for Sustainable Landscapes is
the only project to meet the Living Building
Challenge, LEED Platinum, 4 Stars SITES and
Platinum WELL Building certification.
RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE NET ZERO EBOLA
TREATMENT
Presenter: Heidi Lubin, Co-Founder +
EVP, Corporate & Product Development,
Modula-S
These modular, net-zero, treatment units use
ultra-efficient building envelope technology
to moderate the temperature of the unit and
improve comfort while incorporating easy-to-
clean and bactericidal materials to simplify
decontamination efforts. The autonomous units
can easily deploy in 3 – 7 days with ten people in
remote and isolated communities.
THE REDD ON SALMON STREET
Presenters: Nathan Kadish, Managing
Director, Ecotrust Capital Partners
Portland, OR
The Redd on Salmon Street is a development
project designed to grow a robust regional food
economy. A two-block food production and
distribution hub in the heart of Portland, OR, the
Redd will provide critical infrastructure to enable
a just and sustainable food system.
