CNU Cascadia

CNU Cascadia advocates conservation, preservation, sustainable development and redevelopment actions in the Cascadia region which support neighborhoods and communities to be diverse, pedestrian oriented, accessible, vibrant and environmentally responsible.

CNU Cascadia is a group of 100+ planning, urban design, public sector, real estate development, and architecture professionals. Reflecting our uniquely diverse bioregion of maritime coasts, river plains, mountain ranges, and high deserts, the CNU Cascadia promotes sustainable urbanism at all scales from the region to the neighborhood, down to the street, the block, and the building. By building walkable, diverse, mixed-use urban neighborhoods as alternatives to suburban sprawl, the CNU has always emphasized reduced energy consumption and healthier communities. CNU is at the forefront of addressing climate change through more sustainable urban development and the Chapter’s mission supports these efforts.

CNU Cascadia Chapter members hold monthly teleconferences and have held three organizing Committee Summits; in May 2008 in Seattle, May 2009 at Seabrook on the Washington coast, and 2010 in Vancouver BC. Our first Summit as an official Chapter was held in 2011 in Portland OR

Contact Us

Our Chapter email is: info.CNUCascadia@gmail.com

Our Chapter address is:

CNU Cascadia
PO Box 12437
Seattle, WA 98111

Committee Chairs:

Membership
Jeff Owen jeffreysowen@gmail.com

Finance
Michael Schuler mschuler@drizzle.com

Events
Laurence Qamar l.qamar@comcast.net

CNU Congress
Bill Lennertz bill@charretteinstitute.org

Communication
Sandy Howard sandymh.howard@gmail.com

Sponsorship

CNU Cascadia is an all-volunteer organization which relies on our sponsorships to support our programs. Thank you to our current Sponsors for making a difference throughout the Cascadia region, and in your own community.

2012 Sponsors

Platinum
Holland Partner Group

Charrette Champion
Seabrook Land Company

Gold
Century Group
Mithun, Inc.
Otak

Silver
National Charrette Institute
Oregon Metro
Urbsworks, Inc.
VIA Architecture

Bronze
Alta Planning and Design
Angelo Planning Group
Leland Consulting Group
Lawrence Qamar Architecture and Town Planning Co.
Hazelrigs Architecture
PlanGreen
Ross Chapin Architects

In-Kind
ABC Imaging
Vulcan Real Estate
AECOM
GGLO

CNU Cascadia 2012 Annual Summit

2012 Annual Chapter Summit, Envisioning Resilient Communities, was held in Seattle March 15-17.

Our 2011 Annual Chapter Summit was held in Portland last year the weekend of March 25-27. CNU Cascadia 2011 Summit

CNU Cascadia on Flickr

View and add to our Flickr pool: Flickr CNU Cascadia

CNU Cascadia Spring 2011 Newsletter

View CNU Cascadia Spring 2011 Newsletter

More Information

Board of Directors:
Erin Christensen (President, Seattle) ErinC@Mithun.com
Jeff Owen (Vice President, Portland) jeffreysowen@gmail.com
Colin Cortez (Secretary, Tualatin) colin.m.cortes@gmail.com
Sean Hodgins (Temporary Treasurer,Vancouver) HodginsS@CenturyGroup.ca
Sandy Howard (Seattle) sandymh.howard@gmail.com
Bill Lennertz (Portland) bill@charretteinstitute.org
Laurence Qamar (Portland) l.qamar@comcast.net
Gloria Venczel (Vancouver) gvenczel@cityscapedesign.ca