Sarah Susanka - Presentations

It is terrific to travel and speak to a variety of audiences, everything from large conferences such as the International Builders Show to local AIA meetings. This page is continually updated and lists my upcoming appearances. Please use the links or email addresses below for details and registration information.

To schedule a speaking engagement with Sarah Susanka, please fill out the Speaking Engagement Inquiry Form» For all other questions about speaking engagements, please contact Suzanne Herrick.

Sarah has other scheduled appearances that are specifically focused on The Not So Big Life. To see these, please go to www.notsobiglife.com/appearances.

February 21, 2012
5:30pm
The Not So Big House
National Kitchen and Bath Association Eastern Carolina Chapter Meeting
One Eleven Place
111 Realtors Way
Cary, NC 27513
Contact: Ruth Ann Taylor, CKD, CBD, at Ruthann@cassedyandfahrbach.com or 919-961-1774
This event is not open to the public

July 13-15, 2012
Beginning Friday, July 13, 2012 at 7:30pm
Ending Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 11:30am
The Not So Big Life Workshop
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Registration is not yet open, but please call 866-200-5203
or visit the website for more general information.
www.kripalu.org/presenter/V0004735/sarah_susanka

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)»

Sarah Susanka's free virtual talk at GreenExpo365 2010
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.

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.

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.

Past Presentation Venues
Memphis Architecture Month Lecture Series
Build Boston Residential Design Show
Carnegie Mellon University
International Builders Show
Pacific Coast Builders Convention
AIA National Convention
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Intel
University of Minnesota
Design Future Council, Salk Institute

Additional Appearances
This Old House
HGTV - Home and Garden Television: International Builders Show Special; Dream Builders
PBS's Wall Street Week with Fortune
WAGA TV - Good Day Atlanta
The Diane Rehm Show
National Public Radio
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Charlie Rose Show