11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

$15 for Ottawa Region Chapter Members
$25 for non-members

Cost includes lunch - selection of sandwiches, salads and drinks (Cash bar is available.)

Space is limited.  Please RSVP before June 13 to:
orc.cagbc@gmail.com or ottawachapter@cagbc.org

The Ottawa Region Chapter of the CaGBC hosts a  technical seminar over lunch on the third Wednesday of every month (July and August excluded).  Industry leaders provide one hour presentations on green building theories, best practices, and their application.

As Project Manager, Mr. Holtforster led the City of Richmond in developing the $178 million Richmond Speed Skating Oval that will host the long track speed skating competitions at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The Richmond Oval won’t just be a showcase for sports, it will also be a model for cutting-edge green design, breaking new ground for sports and wellness facilities across the country. Designed to qualify for LEED Silver certification, elements such as the use of salvaged pine-beetle kill wood, collection of storm water, reuse of thermal energy and reuse of on-site timber were incorporated into the Richmond Oval development. Mr. Holtforster has explored these and other sustainable design objects pursued and met for the project.

As the President and CEO of MHPM Project Managers Inc., Mr. Franklin Holtforster directs the operations of the company and provides project leadership in major project assignments. He founded MHPM Project Managers Inc. in 1989 here in Ottawa. Since then, Mr. Holtforster has grown the company with over 150 employees from coast-to-coast and is now unrivalled as a trusted and objective leader of facility projects. The company opened its first U.S. office in Dallas in 2008 and has plans to expand nationwide. Mr. Holtforster has gained broad experience in the construction industry as a project manager, consulting engineer and contractor, which together have fostered a keen awareness of the opportunity to identify and lead sustainable, cost-effective and technically sound construction solutions. His experience in the delivery of facilities projects includes a wide range of projects for both private and public sector clients in Canada and abroad. The company is configured to provide scaleable service capability to Clients requiring support on unique individual assignments or across a dispersed facility portfolio. Mr. Holtforster continues to satisfy his original objective:  to provide Clients with the knowledgeable representation required to obtain value on their facilities projects.