2023 Louisville Sustainability Summit

LIVABLE LOUISVILLE

Addressing Climate Risks Through Planning & Design

10-17-23 | 12:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Louisville Visual Art
1538 Lytle Street

About Louisville Sustainability Council

Mission

The LSC connects communities, convenes strategically and creates programs, events, and resources for a sustainable and equitable future.

Vision

We envision the LSC as the premier sustainability organization in the region providing effective leadership, community engagement, and education towards sustainable, equitable, and resilient communities.

Values

We believe in a resilient and equitable future built on data-driven knowledge and our community experience

We empower communities to be stewards of the planet and its people

We celebrate diverse contributions that drive collective impact

Welcome!

We are more than thrilled that after several years of virtual Summit, we are now in person gathered together in one room! And, in many ways, that is what today will be about: adapting and transitioning.

Welcome to the 10-year anniversary of the Louisville Sustainability Council Sustainability Summit. There is nothing like the energy you get by being surrounded by like-minded folks with the same end goal in mind — a more sustainable future. This year’s Summit focuses on better and smarter building practices. In so many ways, it is very easy to rely on the past when designing and building, but it is going to take embracing cutting-edge design principles and powering our structures through renewables to truly make a difference. We need to combat climate change in a very pro-active way, not only for ourselves but for future generations. We are thrilled to have gathered some of the brightest minds both nationally and locally for you today to find out what they are doing to enact real change.

Finally, once the Summit is finished, at 5:00 we will be led across the street from LVA to the after party at Portal by Louisville’s own Element Puppets! We hope that you will join the procession and enjoy some time to relax, connect, converse and enjoy a special eco-themed art exhibit and perhaps even build relationships that will help move our community forward. As the new executive director of LSC I am thrilled to be working with such a caring team on making sustainability a priority for our entire community. Thanks to everyone for being here today.

— Stuart Ungar
Executive Director
Louisville Sustainability Council

About the 10th Annual Louisville Sustainability Summit

Across the country Americans are facing the effects of a changing climate with increased extreme weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, and heat waves causing poor air quality, dangerous forest fires, and flooding. Recent studies predict Kentucky’s risk of extreme heat, drought, wildfires, and inland floods will increase significantly. At the 2023 Louisville Sustainability Council Summit, we explore the risks and stressors our region is facing and how our buildings and cities can adapt to this new normal and address the problems.

About Us

Louisville Sustainability Council

The Louisville Sustainability Council is an organization devoted to connecting and convening people and groups for the purpose of fostering a more sustainable city. We do this through community outreach, educational programs and events. We strive to bring sustainability to all Louisvillians.
Louisville Visual Art

With art education, community engagement, and professional support, Louisville Visual Art (LVA) nurtures our city’s diverse artists throughout the creative lifecycle. As a creative hub now established in the Portland neighborhood, LVA is dedicated to encouraging artists through programming such as Children’s Fine Art Classes, MAP, Art Talks with LVA, Open Studio Louisville, outreach programs and weekly calls for artists.
FifteenTWELVE

FifteenTWELVE is a creative extension of Rockerbuilt Studio. Our aim is to enrich the community through live music, performing arts, events, curated art shows and much more. FifteenTWELVE has become the art anchor of the neighborhood and is the hub of 26 boutique retail spaces, coffee shop, art and recording studios.