Name
From Crude to Community: Reclaiming the Rust for an Industrial Rebirth
Date & Time
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Georgia Petropoulos
Description

Decommissioned refineries hold unprecedented potential to transition from structural liabilities into high-value community and commercial assets. This session explores a roadmap of refinery land reuse, demonstrating how to unlock the economic value of legacy brownfields and spark an industrial rebirth, refueling a new era of regional growth. By presenting a series of successful domestic and global case studies, this presentation examines how aging energy infrastructure can be adaptively reimagined into bustling high-tech innovation parks, modern corporate offices, and vibrant public greenways.