Reception Venue

Washington University
Hillman Hall
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130

Network with attendees and speakers at the conference reception on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. The conference reception will be held at the Clark-Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, the newest building on Washington University’s Danforth Campus. With a design that emphasizes health and wellness, diversity, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and biodiversity, Hillman Hall is targeting LEED Platinum certification. The reception will include an open bar for the first hour and appetizers throughout the evening.

Transportation will be provided to and from Saint Louis University’s campus and is strongly recommended due to severely restricted parking in the lot north of Brookings Drive. See map below for more information. Directions are located at the bottom of this page and handouts will be available at the registration desk with instructions.

Hillman Hall is part of the Brown School of Social Work and home to research centers that advance public health and equity. The building design embodies the values of the Brown School and the new spaces within foster collaboration between students, faculty, and community partners to address pressing challenges.

Hillman Hall’s sustainable design elements include:

• Highly energy efficient design – 41% more efficient than a conventional building
• 50 kw rooftop solar PV array, as well as solar thermal for domestic hot water heating
• Roof deck with planting beds, promoting health and connection to the outdoors
• Site design featuring a large rain garden, extensive native plantings, and dynamic outdoor spaces
• Integration with adjacent transit and bicycle networks, showers and lockers for commuters

In addition, Hillman Hall was designed to achieve the Equity and Beauty criteria of the Living Building Challenge, the most stringent green building rating system.

Hillman Hall, shown in green on the map below, is located on Washington University’s Danforth Campus on the corner of Forsyth Boulevard and Hoyt Drive. Visitor parking is indicated in purple.

To download the complete Danforth Campus parking map for additional visitor parking, click here.

To download a pdf version of parking instructions, click here.

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