With so many to choose from, it can be overwhelming to decide which sessions to attend at Greendbuild. Check out some of the sessions COTE members are most excited about:
TUESDAY:
A Field Guide to Safe and Circular Building Materials (C2C Workshop)
This workshop is lead by Tim Conway, Alison Mears, Jean Hansen, Wendy Vittori, and Bergen Hubert.
Tuesday, November 19; 830am- 12:30pm / LD01
Building and Community Action for City Level Impact
Joel Ann Todd offers her expert opinion on how designing on the building scale can create a positive impact on sustainability, public health, and social equity on the larger, community scale.
Tuesday, November 19; 2-3pm / GHW04
WEDNESDAY:
How Much Carbon is in Your Cyclical Renovations?
Learn more about how you can reduce embodied carbon through your interiors renovation. This session is led by Jennifer Chen, Kjell Anderson, and Stacy Smedley.
Wednesday, November 20; 11:15am- 12:15pm / A02
Shaw Education Lab - Transparency (Really!) Works: From Specs to Construction
This Education Lab is led by Jean Hansen.
Wednesday, November 20, 3:30pm- More information to come!
THURSDAY:Choose Your Own Adventure: Calamity and AdaptationAllison Anderson, John Anderson, and Ann Kosmal bring different perspectives on how to make compromises on your project to reach the best outcomes for the project goal.
Thursday, November 21; 11:15am- 12:15pm / D05
MATERIALIZE: A Gateway Project to Provide Greater Access to EPDs and Carbon Data for the Entire IndustryKjell Anderson, Lisa Conway, Kate SImonen, Stacy Smedley, and Jeff Frost provide insights on Environmental Product Declarations- it is easier than you think!
Thursday, November 21; 2-3pm / MA06
What Do Clients Want? … The Future of Sustainability
Vivian Loftness, Jennifer Taranto, Gary Thomas, and Carlie Bullock-Jones help use get closer to answers for architects’ biggest questions: What do clients want? Can we make it sustainable?
Thursday, November 21; 3-4pm / F09
FRIDAY
Breaking the Cost Barrier Thru Data and Design
Boston Society of Architects COTE co-chair and Thornton Tomasetti’s Alejandra Menchacais joined by BR+A’s Jacob Knowles, Perkins Eastman’s Heather Jauregui, and Creative X2 Studio’s Jana Silsby.
Friday, November 22; 8:00-8:30am / G03
How a “Think-Different” Culture Drives Diversity and Business
Women in Green co-author Kira Gould leads a discussion with HKS’s Julie Hiromoto, AIA; NCSU School of Design’s Traci Rider, AIA; and Kilroy Relaty’s Sara Neff.
Friday, November 22; 8:00-9:30am / G07
LEED, Location, and Fitwel certifications at AMLI Ponce Park
Erin Hatcher, Liz Coyle, Laura McComb, and Liz York discuss how the integrative design of the AMLI Ponce Park helped it acheive Leed, Location, and Fitwel certifications.
Friday, November 22; 8-10am / G13
The Biology, Physics and Epistemology of Wellness Design
Jeri Brittin, Whitney Gray, Pat Wolf, and Colin Rohlfing break down the science behind the design strategies that get us closer to healthier places.
Friday, November 22 8-9:30am / G01
Healthy Designs for Healthy Minds
Nisha Botchwey, Erin Ishizaki, Elizabeth MacPherson, and Matthew Finn talk about how design can foster healthy minds.
Friday, November 22; 10-11:30 am / H01
There’s No Need to Shy Away from Whole Building LCA
Frances Yang, Meghan Lewis, Kathrina Simonen, and Kelly Roberts break down whole building Lifetime Cycle Assessments (LCAs).
Friday, November 22; 10-11:30am / H06