About the event

What if AI could remove the top three barriers that delay—or derail—climate-tech building projects? We’re talking cost, complexity, and compliance.

​Join Alder & Co. and Aris Hydronics for a panel discussion with leading industry experts who are tackling these challenges head-on. Learn how they’re using AI to overcome roadblocks and answer your questions.

​The event will be held at the PAE Living Building, one of the world’s first developer-led Living Building — and one of the largest urban commercial Living Buildings in the world. Located in Portland’s historic Skidmore/Old Town District, this five-story, mixed-use project meets the world’s most rigorous sustainability standards: it is designed to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification. It is Net Zero Energy 💥, Net Zero Water 💦, and Net Zero Carbon ⚛️.

​⚠️ As a special treat for those interested, we’ve arranged for PAE to give a building tour, allowing up to 15 people to see these working systems. Link here for registration. 

​Panelists: 

​👷‍♀️Helene Cornell, co-founder & Chief Growth Officer at Aris Hydronics
💡Gillian Sowray, co-founder & CEO at Fordje
🤖Tanya Barham, CEO at Community Energy Labs
🌳Melanie Adamson, CEO at Alder & Co.

​Key Topics of Discussion:

• ​How Fordje automated city code and zoning data to reduce delays and rework
• ​Thermal-as-a-Service™ – How Aris is flipping HVAC into grid-resilient infrastructure using predictive load shifting
• ​Insurance 3.0 – What happens when buildings get smarter than the underwriting? And how new systems can lower premiums
• ​A virtual engineer for commercial buildings – Support for your building manager at less than the cost of an hourly minimum-wage employee

​Agenda:

​4:15-5 p.m. Building Tour, meet at the front at 4:15

​5-5:30 p.m. Networking

​5:30-6:15 p.m. Panel discussion

​6:15-7 p.m. Wrap up and networking

​Hosted by Alder & Co. and Aris Hydronics
Special thank you to our sponsors: PAE, New Building Institute, E8, JLL and Prosper Portland.

​By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of PNW Climate Week, receive communications about PNW Climate Week, and acknowledge that photos/videos may be taken for promotional use.