Elevated Environments

October 8-10, 2017
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Our Discipline (education and profession) continue to elevate the level of design discourse in the built environment. That discourse is increasingly augmented by what we teach future designers and the inclusion of environmental-responsibility, social justice, evidence-based deign, health, and global issues

Conference Agenda

Sunday – October 8th

Dinner on your own prior or after
5:00 PM Transportation provided from hotels to Waking/Hiking Locations
5:30-7:00 PM (Option A) Meet and greet at Moses Cone – Hiking from Moses Cone to Bass Lake (easier hike, wear walking shoes)
5:30-7:30 PM (Option B) Meet and greet Rough Ridge Trail Hiking (harder hike, wear appropriate clothing and shoes)
7:00-7:30 PM   Transportation provided from Bass Lake and Rough Ridge to hotels

Monday – October 9th 

9:00-10:00 AM Transportation provided from hotels to Plemmons Student Union (PSU)
Parking is extremely limited on campus so we strongly recommend you use the shuttles.  The only parking is in the Rivers Street Parking Deck for $10 a day and it is a short walk up hill to the PSU..  The Appalcart bus is a free bus in Boone and many of their routes go to or near the PSU.  Maps of campus can be found at: https://maps.appstate.edu/ and Appalcart bus routes at: https://www.appalcart.com/  

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Registration at the PSU
10:00-10:45 AM Welcome and Introductions
10:45-11:45 PM Session 1: Creative Scholarship (two presentations 10:45 & 11:15)
12:15-1:15 PM Lunch, Sustainability Initiatives on Campus, Jennifer Maxwell, University Sustainability Program Specialist, and Jim Dees, Data and Assessment Specialist,
1:15-2:15 PM Keynote Address: Regenerative Design: Nature’s Way, Chris McCurry, Co-Founder, Owner, Bark House (CEU)
2:15-2:30 PM Refreshment Break
2:30-3:30 PM Session 2: Creative Scholarship (two presentations 2:30 and 3:00)
3:30-4:00 PM Transportation provided from PSU to hotels
5:00-5:30 PM Transportation provided from hotels to The Inn at Crestwood
5:30-6:00 PM Crestwood Inn Reception
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner, Claus Moberg Talk, Crestwood tour
7:00-8:00 PM Crestwood Tour
7:30-8:30 PM Transportation provided from Crestwood Inn to hotels
8:00-9:00 PM S Social hour at Crestwood Inn with Steve Moberg
9:00 PM Transportation provided from Crestwood Inn to hotels

Tuesday – October 10th

8:30-9:30 AM Transportation provided from hotels to campus
8:30-9:30 AM Registration (PSU)
9:00-10:30 AM Session 3: Poster Presentations (seven presentations)
10:30-12:00 PM Perkins+Will – Architect led Sustainability Tour of PSU
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-2:30 PM Session 4: Presentations (three presentations 1:00, 1:30, & 2:00)
2:30-3:00 PM Refreshment Break
3:00-4:30 PM Session 5: Presentations (three presentations 3:00, 3:30, & 4:00)
4:30-5:00 PM Regional Business Meeting and Awards
5:30-6:00 PM Transportation provided to HOW or walking
6:00-9:00 PM Dinner and Showcase, HOW

 

Registration

Member

Non-Member

Student
Full Conference

$150

$200

$100
One-day

$100

$125

$50

 

Conference Hotels

Courtyard by Marriott
1050 Hwy 105,
Boone, NC 28607
Hotel block expires August 27, 2017

Call: 1-828-265-7676
Room Rate: $139.00 per night

Comfort Suites Inn
1184 NC-105,
Boone, NC 28607
Hotel block expires September 15, 2017

Call: 828-268-0099
Room rate: $67.30 per night