The Future of Buildings and the Built Environment
February 15, 2024
Reimagining & Mobilizing the Future of Buildings, the Built Environment, and Urban Communities
EXPLORE. LEARN. RETHINK. ACT
On February 15, 2024, RSI hosted the Future of Buildings and the Built Environment event in Microsoft Canada’s new tech-first headquarters at 81 Bay Street in Toronto. More than 90 industry-recognized leaders and experts in commercial-residential and institutional real estate design, development, financing, construction, operations, technology, and sustainability participated in the event to support The Futures Action Initiative.
Catalyzed by a stellar group of expert speakers, the topics ranged from active performance management and intelligent controls to retrofitting existing buildings to reach net zero, designing and constructing zero-carbon buildings, and learning to integrate the needs of local communities. As many of the delegates made clear, we have an urgent need for greater collaboration and cooperation across professions, corporations, and institutions.
Here is the Summary Report from The Future of Buildings & the Built Environment event on February 15th, 2024.
The Future of Climate & Energy
March 20, 2024
On March 20, 2024, RSI held its second event in the 2024 Futures Action series—The Future of Climate & Energy—hosted by TELUS at 25 York Street in Toronto. More than 110 industry-recognized leaders and experts from across multiple sectors and disciplines participated in the discovery and rethinking of what is possible while sharing ways to act now. The participants included commercial-residential and institutional real estate developers, operators, and REITS; industry leaders and experts in energy generation and distribution, climate change, infrastructure risk mitigation, and district energy; and a diverse collection of Cleantech and Smarttech entrepreneurs and collaborators.
The Future of Climate & Energy event was made available online as a livestream and held in person at the TELUS Harbour, an impressive 30-storey office skyscraper, designed by Sweeny&Co. Architects in collaboration with Adamson Associates Architects. Throughout the event, Lissa Sorsa, a graphical animation artist from Thinklink Graphics, captured the key concepts of the conversation in illustrations as they unfolded.
Here is the Summary Report from The Future of Climate & Energy event on March 20, 2024.
The Future of Work & Education
June 11, 2024
On June 11, 2024, RSI held its third event in the 2024 Futures Action series—The Future of Work and Education—hosted by and in partnership with George Brown College at their Waterfront Campus at 51 Dockside Drive in Toronto. Catalyzed by industry-recognized speakers—leaders and experts from forward-thinking organizations in the fields of technology, AI, real estate, construction, energy, architecture, sustainability, education, and strategic foresight—everyone participated in a dynamic discovery of what to expect and how to reshape the future of work and education in Canada.
Here is the Summary Report from The Future of Work & Education event on March 20, 2024.
