Attend this special presentation on Thursday, March 12th from 12 - 1:30 pm in the open session area at the back of the exhibit hall. Bring your lunch and enjoy the open panel discussion.

A visionary look at development and landscape architecture in Greater Southern California's post-expansionist future. The importance of lively, appealing public space as a component of a thriving community; the critical role landscape architecture plays in the creation of reinvigorating open spaces in urban, mid-urban and suburban residential settings; achieving fusion of the built and natural environments; designing systems that extend beyond property lines and considering the impacts on adjacent or downstream properties; challenging traditional concepts of development and landscape design; the new ''open space'' amenities of development, the trend toward ''green'' and sustainable development - two Builders and two Landscape Architects will muse over the trends they see on the horizon and the innovations that are working.

Bios:

Randy Jackson
Jackson is a registered landscape architect with more than 40 years of planning and design experience. He has conceived and designed unique land use and design concepts for award-winning communities throughout California, in the U.S. and abroad. Jackson continues to focus his work on creating and shaping healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities built around and integrating transit, open space, and parks and recreation systems.

Jackson has been a ULI member for 25 years. He recently completed a two-year term as Chairman of ULI's Community Development Council (Blue Flight), a national product council leading the discussion in the areas of suburban new communities, suburban large-scale (multi-use) communities, rehabilitation/reuse, asset management, and process. Randy is also a Governor of the ULI Foundation.

''I'm excited about the opportunity to work more closely with Phyllis Alzamora, the Executive Director, and the local ULI staff, as well as other District Council Chairs across the country and internationally,'' said Jackson. ''At a recent ULI leadership retreat in Colorado, I met with members from nearly all of the District Councils in the States, and also from Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Australia, China, United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia. Sharing best practices and lessons learned in the land use planning industry is global today in the ULI.''

''Randy brings a depth of knowledge in the industry and an understanding of ULI's involvement in the community that will surely enrich the members engagement in the Institute,'' said Alzamora. ''More importantly, with Randy's leadership the District Council will be focusing on issues that are critical to this region, such as building healthy places and development along corridors.''

Baxter Miller
Baxter Miller, ASLA graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Landscape Architecture in 1978 and served as President of the Students of Landscape Architecture Club during that time. He went on to work with Stone & Fischer, then Emmet Wemple and Associates for 5 years before starting his own firm, BMLA Landscape Architecture in Corona, California in 1987.

For 27 years Baxter and his staff have successfully designed a full complement of projects for both public and private clients. Baxter is responsible for the overall operation and design direction of BMLA, Inc. and has led a wide variety of projects from parks and streetscapes to national memorials and downtown redevelopment. His 36 years of practical knowledge in design helps him to work with developers, cities, and agencies to create a unique vision that translates into the real world projects. Some of Baxter's recent projects include the award-winning Fontana Park; Citrus Park Splash Zone; Solera at Apple Valley for Pulte Homes; and Tapestry at Quail Hill in Irvine Ranch for Fieldstone Communities. Baxter continues to move his firm forward to integrate new forms of technology like Geographic Information System (GIS) and Sketch-Up to help inform every aspect of the design process.

Baxter has served as chairman or president of several local charities, civic organizations and commissions. Currently, Baxter is serving a second term as Chapter President for the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). He works extensively with the ASLA to promote the technical advancement and public awareness of the profession. In the upcoming year, Baxter will serve as one of two Chapter Host Chairs in preparation for the upcoming ASLA Annual Meeting ,which will be held in Los Angeles in 2017.

Jacob Atalla
Jacob Atalla leads the way in realizing KB's sustainability goals of making every home it builds more environmentally friendly, and its business operations increasingly sustainable.

Educated as an architect, Jacob has over 25 years of technology and green building experience, which form the foundation of his creative solutions for building energy- and water-efficient homes.

Recent projects include building the first WaterSense labeled home in the nation; and the introduction of KB Home's line of net-zero energy homes.

Jacob also prepares the annual sustainability reports released by KB Home, the only national homebuilder to do so since 2008.

Jacob serves on the technical committee for Leading Builders of America, and the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), and Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) boards of directors. He also serves on the advisory boards of TecHome Builder, and Urban Land Institute Orange County.

Tom Grable
Tom Grable, TRI Pointe Homes Southern California, Senior Vice President and Division President

Tom Grable joined TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. as Vice President of Project Management in February 2010. In this role at TRI Pointe Homes, he is responsible for all aspects of successfully planning and implementing the company's business plan of delivering profitable and quality new home communities. His responsibilities include directing land acquisition, forward planning and entitlements and other pre-development activities. He oversees the operations of a management team involved with site planning, engineering, architectural and landscape design, land development and new home construction, sales and marketing including model home merchandising and customer care service.

Mr. Grable is actively involved in industry and community organizations. He has served the Building Industry Association of Southern California's Board of Directors since 2006 as a board member, long range planning committee representative and political action committee trustee. He was a member of the BIA's Orange County Chapter Board of Directors from 2002 to 2007, and led the BIA-OC Chapter as its President in 2006. In addition, he serves as an appointee of the Orange County Board of Supervisors 5th District to the County's Development Processing Review Committee. He also has held leadership positions with the Saddleback Valley YMCA.

Mr. Grable received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Fullerton and has completed three separate professional certificate programs at the University of California, Irvine in Project Management, Land Use and Environmental Planning, and Light Construction and Development Management.

Sarah Sutton
Sarah Sutton, ASLA, LEED AP, BFQP, Principal of Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Design at PlaceWorks, brings over 30 years' experience in public and private sector design and construction, including parks, housing, trails, streetscapes, schools, and creek and habitat enhancements. Ms. Sutton recently authored the award-winning book The New American Front Yard, which addresses how to maintain a positive community character and aesthetic while responding to current water conservation and environmental mandates. Ms. Sutton also teaches ''Site Planning for Creeks, Riparian Corridors & Wetlands'' (Sustainable Water Resources Management Program) at the UC Davis Extension (Continuing and Professional Education, University of California, Davis).

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