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Building Materials: health, equity and environment

December 8, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Basic Info

Date:
December 8, 2020
Time:
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Event Website / RSVP:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ehcxk3rw36dcab99&oseq=&c=&ch=

Who's Hosting This Event?

Austin Energy Green Building
Who We Are:

Austin Energy Green Building is a City of Austin department that cultivates innovation in building for the enrichment of the community’s environmental, economic, and human well-being.

Phone:
512.972.9501
Email:
greenbuilding@austinenergy.com
Website:
greenbuilding.austinenergy.com
Green Legos
Event Category:

Other

Event Topics
Housing/Land Use, Equality/Justice
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Three local industry experts will interview three guests they have invited for insights into their experiences transforming the field of building materials. The discussion will contextualize local goals around ingredient transparency, carbon and equity. The information will equip listeners with the latest information and inspire attendees to ask the right questions about the materials they are specifying and using. This event offers an opportunity to discover more about this dynamic field through a series of conversations. The webinar will conclude with time for audience questions.

Conversations

Material Ingredient Transparency
Gail Vittori, Co-Director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Robin Guenther, Principal, Health, Perkins & Will

Low-carbon Structural Materials
Dirk Kestner, Principal Director of Sustainable Design, Walter P. Moore
Kate Simonen, executive director, Carbon Leadership Forum and Chair of the Department of Architecture, University of Washington

An Equity Lens on Building Materials
Phoebe Romero, Environmental Program Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, City of Austin
Yure Suarez, Sustainable Building Advisor, Perkins & Will

This professional development seminar will be hosted as a live webinar.

Technology Requirements
The webinar will be hosted using Cisco WebEx. No software is necessary to join the meeting. Additional details on how to join will be sent to registered attendees.

Click the RSVP button for more details and registration.

Seminar is approved for AIA Learning Units/HSW, GBCI CE Hours, WELL CE Credits, and AICP CM Credits.
Certificates of completion are provided for self-reporting.

Venue

Online