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Embodied Carbon in Buildings conference program

Conference schedule

8:00 am – 8:45 am

Breakfast and registration

8:45 am – 9:00 am

Introductory remarks​

Jean Carroon FAIA

Jean Carroon FAIA
2019 BSA President;
principal, Goody Clancy (Boston)

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Session 1: Embodied Carbon 101
1.5 LU|HSW

Facilitator:

Marc Rosenbaum PE

Marc Rosenbaum PE
director of engineering, South Mountain Company

Panelists:

Greg Norris
Greg Norris
chief scientist, International Living Future Institute;
co-director, SHINE, Harvard School of Public Health (Boston)
Kate Simonen AIA
Kate Simonen AIA
founding director, Carbon Leadership Forum;
associate professor, University of Washington College of Built Environments (Seattle)
Maggie Wildnauer
​Maggie Wildnauer
consulting team lead, thinkstep (Boston)

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Showcase exhibit and coffee break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Session 2: Materials and Carbon
1.5 LU|HSW

Facilitator:

Nadav Malin Hon. AIA

Nadav Malin Hon. AIA
president, BuildingGreen (Brattleboro, VT)

Panelists:

Jeremy Gregory
Jeremy Gregory
executive director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub;
research scientist, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering (Boston)
Lindsay Rasmussen Assoc. AIA
Lindsay Rasmussen Assoc. AIA
program manager, Architecture 2030 (Santa Fe, NM)
Jacob Racusin
Jacob Racusin
co-owner, New Frameworks Natural Design/Build (Burlington, VT)


12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Showcase exhibit and lunch

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Session 3: Design Decisions
1.5 LU|HSW

Facilitator:

Jean Carroon FAIA

Jean Carroon FAIA
2019 BSA President;
principal, Goody Clancy (Boston)

Panelists:

Stephanie Carlisle
Stephanie Carlisle
principal, Kieran Timberlake (Philadelphia)
Stacy Smedley
Stacy Smedley
director of sustainability, Skanska USA (Seattle)
Mark D. Webster PE
Mark D. Webster PE
project manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (Boston)

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Showcase exhibit and coffee break

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Keynote

Carl Elefante FAIA

Carl Elefante FAIA
94th AIA President;
principal, Quinn Evans Architects (Washington, DC)

5:00 – 7:00 pm

Reception

Premium Showcase Sponsors
A. Jandris & Sons
Carbon Cure
Existing Conditions Surveys
Coffee Sponsors
Kieran Timberlake
Roast
Tally
USGBC
Standard Showcase Sponsors
Andersen Windows
European Architectural Supply
Huber Engineered Woods
Hull Forest Products
Interface
Kingspan
Lifespan
Merz Construction
Select Building Products
Sublime Windows
Thoughtforms
Supporters
AGC MA
APT NE
Bruner/Cott
CannonDesign
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
Ellenzweig
Goody Clancy
Boston Green Ribbon Commission
HMFH Architects
ICON Architecture
NESEA
Payette
USGBC MA
Utile