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
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
director of engineering, South Mountain Company
Panelists:
![]() Greg Norris chief scientist, International Living Future Institute; co-director, SHINE, Harvard School of Public Health (Boston) |
![]() Kate Simonen AIA founding director, Carbon Leadership Forum; associate professor, University of Washington College of Built Environments (Seattle) |
![]() 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
president, BuildingGreen (Brattleboro, VT)
Panelists:
![]() Jeremy Gregory executive director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub; research scientist, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering (Boston) |
![]() Lindsay Rasmussen Assoc. AIA program manager, Architecture 2030 (Santa Fe, NM) |
![]() 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
2019 BSA President;
principal, Goody Clancy (Boston)
Panelists:
![]() Stephanie Carlisle principal, Kieran Timberlake (Philadelphia) |
![]() Stacy Smedley director of sustainability, Skanska USA (Seattle) |
![]() 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
94th AIA President;
principal, Quinn Evans Architects (Washington, DC)
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Reception