Special Events

 
Sustainable Design in Affordable Housing
Workshop held Dec. 17, 2009 - Speaker Presentations
 
KPAA's winter membership meeting, co-sponsored by Kauai Association of Architects featured four guest speakers discussing progressive practices that are being used in community planning, building design and building materials to make housing more affordable. Download the presentations below:

Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho
     Kauai's Need for Affordable Housing
Peter J. Arsenault, AIA, Architect and Sustainability Consultant
     Designing and Building Sustainably for Affordability
David Rockwood, Associate Professor, University of Hawaii-Manoa School of Architecture
     Designs for Affordable Housing in Hawaii
Michael H. Tresler - Sr. Vice President, Grove Farm Company, Inc.
     Developer's Realities in Building Affordable Housing

 
Win-Win Transportation Solutions for a Sustainable Kauai
Workshop held August 11, 2009
 
Todd Litman, Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, presented a one-day workshop that offered new ways of looking at transportation, land use, and smart growth policies.  His presentations, along with a list of great resources, follow.