MON-FS-003: Living Building Challenge: Navigating an Environmentally Responsive Winery from Production to Tasting

Monday, November 14, 2022

7:45am – 3:15pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Field Session Departure Area 3, Lobby Level South

2.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Ticket Price: $275 per person; includes transportation, water, catered lunch, and wine tasting. Moderate walking.

Field Session Leader(s)

James Munden, ASLA

Partner
Munden Fry Landscape Associates
Healdsburg, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

David Duncan

Proprietor, Chairman & CEO
Silver Oak Winery Alexander Valley
Thomas Bertotti

Project Development
Bertotti Landscaping, Inc.
PETALUMA, California

Wine grapes are among the top-10 most water-intensive crops in California, presenting an opportunity for an industry steeped in tradition to become a leader in regenerative systems and infrastructure. Join us in exploring how an adaptable ecosystem, environmental and social benefits, and an outstanding wine are all part of a single, elegant project.

Credit: Patrik Arghast

Learning Outcomes:

Gain insight into the seven performance categories that guide a successful Living Building Challenge project
Learn about the challenges and opportunities for good design and construction when working towards an aspirational standard of environmental impact
Understand the importance of master planning and programming for a complex, multi-use site to with industry defined parameters for a specific agricultural use-product, the ‘art of winemaking’
Discover ways or preserving natural ecologies through rehabilitation using climate appropriate, native and insectary planting that supports habitats and reduces or eliminates pesticide use.