Leanne Sawatzky is Director of Renewable Cities, a special initiative of Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue. With 20 years of experience advancing sustainable, livable and resilient communities, her leadership emphasizes systems-thinking, partnership and collaboration. Renewable Cities convenes stakeholders to address complex challenges, such as prefabricated mass timber adoption and has published guides and resources for local governments and the building industry on design solution considerations for mid- to high-rise buildings, and strategies to reduce sector risk.