A week of information and inspiration.
Bill Black
Bill Black is National Director of Strategic Business Solutions at Haworth's Canadian headquarters in Calgary. Haworth is a leading manufacturer of modular interior solutions for commercial office space.
Tuesday, October 27,
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
The Saskatoon Club,
417 21st Street East
Free admission
Bill's presentation, "The Business Value of Design", will explore the role of design in solving real business issues and bottom line value. He will define four external factors changing the real estate business in workspace design. He will restate how others are adapting to meet this new era and identify the steps to achieve holistic results.
Bill Black, B.Sc., LEED-AP, is National Director of Strategic Business Solutions for Haworth, Inc. and is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A quantity surveyor originally hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, he studied at Napier University, while serving an apprenticeship. Bill received his B.Sc. in 1987 and moved to Canada in 1991. For the next eight years Bill worked for a cost consulting firm and a commercial subcontractor.
With Haworth since 1999, Bill draws on 27 years of expertise in construction, cost consulting, and estimating to engage his clients across North America and Canada. Bill is a frequent speaker at events for ASID, AIA, IIDA, NAIOP, CORENET, BOMA, IFMA, and others on the subjects of sustainable, high performance buildings, the value of design, and strategic real estate solutions. In April 2008 Bill was one of 250 Canadians trained by Al Gore as a certified presenter of the Climate Change Program.