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Events & Appearances

Sarah's inspiring "Not So Big" keynotes, presentations, and workshops have been sought out by renowned conferences, major corporations, key government and civic organizations, universities, and health care groups. To schedule an event with Sarah Susanka, fill out the Appearance Inquiry Form.


Upcoming Appearances by Sarah Susanka

May 31, 2013

9am
Keynote
CNU 21: Living Community
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)
Grand America Hotel
555 South Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Contact: e-mail Ben Schulman or call 312-551-7300 x12
www.cnu21.org

June 19, 2013

6:00pm
Western Pacific Denver Grand Opening
WestPac Denver Colorado
4975 Leyden Street
Denver, CO 80216
Contact: e-mail Stephanie Ferszi or call 303-454-8811
www.gowestpac.com

June 20, 2013

2:00pm
Not So Big Community (co-presentation with Ross Chapin, architect and author of Pocket Neighborhoods)
AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th St.
Denver, CO
AIA Convention Website

June 20, 2013

7:00pm
Discovering the Not So Big House in Denver and Beyond
Historic Denver
Bromwell Elementary School
2500 E. 4th Ave.
Denver, CO 80206
Contact: e-mail Sophie Bieluczyk or call 303-534-5288
www.historicdenver.org

July 12-14, 2013

Beginning July 12, 2013 at 7:30pm
Ending July 14, 2013 at 11:30am
The Not So Big Life workshop
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
To register, call 800-741-7353 or go to the Kripalu Website
Registration is now open!

August 17-18, 2013

The Not So Big Life Workshop
Duke Integrative Medicine
Duke Center for Living Campus
3475 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705
To register, call 919-660-6826 or 866-313-0959 (toll free)
For more information, please see the Program Page
Registration is now open!

Coming Soon

December 5-8, 2013

The Not So Big Life Year End Review workshop
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA



To schedule an event with Sarah Susanka, please fill out and submit the Appearance Inquiry Form. We will be in touch shortly once we receive your inquiry. For all other questions about speaking engagements, please contact Suzanne Herrick.

To schedule a media interview with Sarah Susanka, go to the Media Center. For all other inquiries, go to Contact Information.


Sarah Susanka's free virtual talks at GreenExpo365
GreenExpo365.com is a virtual tradeshow where builders, architects, product manufacturers, service providers, and others committed to green building can come together to participate in live discussions. GreenExpo is also an AIA CEU provider. All of the following courses from Sarah are eligible for 1 HSW/SD/LU hour. They are free, but registration is required

The Not So Big Showhouse: Energy Efficiency and Design Innovation for the Mainstream Housing Market
3/27/2012

  1. Learn how to rethink the standard floor plan to make it more appropriate for today's more informal lifestyles and needs
  2. See a demonstration of the application of all the Not So Big design principles in one house to create a more livable and well-tailored environment
  3. Hear about the energy efficiency and sustainable design features included in the home—specifically designed to make it attainable for the average buyer
  4. Learn how to develop a better and more sustainable house of the future, that's designed for the long haul, with features such as the ability to age in place, to observe and manage energy consumption, and to light effectively and beautifully with LEDs.

Not So Big: The Doorway to Happy Customers
3/8/2011

  1. Understand the implications of new demands for reduced size and increased energy efficiency on residential design and construction in a post recession economy
  2. Discuss the relationship between Not So Big design principles and sustainability
  3. Recognize and help explain the sustainable and energy efficient features homeowners are looking for
  4. Use the tools provided in books such as Home By Design, and Not So Big Remodeling to help builders, remodelers, architects and designers steer their customers toward more sustainable and "not so big" solutions to their housing needs

Not So Big for the New Economy: Crafting a More Sustainable Future
June 2, 2010

  • Attendees will be shown how to recognize the differences between the needs of the residential client of two years ago versus the client of today.
  • Attendees will be given a set of easily implementable design and marketing tools to improve their services at the same time they make their designs smaller.
  • Attendees will be given some of the key statistics and current data supporting the move to smaller, better-designed, and more energy efficient houses and remodelings, in order to help tailor their services to the current needs of the marketplace.
  • Attendees will discover who these "not so big" homeowners and homebuyers are, what they want, and how to appeal to them. They'll learn to better understand their motivations and objectives in designing, purchasing or remodeling a home; and they'll learn what characteristics of place and community this segment of the population would gravitate toward were these kinds of locations more available.

The Not So Big Community Presentation at IBS 2011

For those of you who attended the International Builders' Show in 2011, here is the promised pdf of the Not So Big Community presentation given by Sarah Susanka, Esther Greenhouse, Chris Grady and Phil Steupfert. Download presentation (36.3 MB)»


Green Builder College Courses with Sarah Susanka
Green Builder College is the first online educational program to offer certification and continuing education to professionals in the housing sector, giving home builders and their employees the opportunity to learn the science behind high-performance, resource-efficient construction.

Not So Big House Essentials
Sarah Susanka, FAIA
In this course Sarah Susanka provides a succinct analysis of the Not So Big approach to home design that can enrich the understanding of all residential building professionals. Read more.


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