CLF Boston Embodied Carbon 101 Series 2020

June 1, 2020 Build and refine your embodied carbon literacy. An expert panel of AEC practitioners and researchers will provide foundational knowledge for the embodied carbon issue, defining key terms and concepts. Join to learn more about data resources and rating systems available to support and execute embodied carbon decisions, from design through construction. Moderator Lori Ferriss AIA director of Sustainability and Climate Action, Goody Clancy Speakers Stephanie Carlisle principal, KieranTimberlake Stacy Smedley executive director, Building Transparency director of Sustainability, SKANSKA USA Frances Yang sustainability specialist, Arup

June 8, 2020 Join this primer on environmental product declarations (EPDs) and learn how to create them, how to read them, and how they can be integrated into your work to reduce the embodied carbon impacts of a project. Moderator Mark Kalin FAIA president, Kalin Associates Speakers Mikhail Davis director, Technical Sustainability, Interface Chris Magwood director, The Endeavour Centre Jesce Walz Assoc. AIA architectural designer, Perkins and Will

June 15, 2020 Structure accounts for a major portion of a project’s embodied carbon. Learn about the impacts of concrete, steel, and timber, and how embodied carbon can be reduced through specification, sourcing, and reuse. Moderator Suni Dillard AIA associate, HMFH Architects Speakers Jeremy Gregory executive director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub Michael Gryniuk PE associate, LeMessurier Christopher O'Hara PE founding principal, Studio NYL

June 22, 2020 Envelopes are among the systems that have the largest embodied carbon impact on a building. Traditionally envelope systems and materials are chosen for aesthetics, cost, and operational energy, but embodied carbon is equally important. Learn how to apply embodied carbon strategies when designing your next façade system including strategies for renovating existing buildings, insulation, and selecting cladding materials. Moderator Melanie Silver AIA building scientist, Payette Speakers Christopher Nielson AIA architect, Bruner/Cott Architects Christopher O'Hara founding principal, Studio NYL Catherine Paplin senior building enclosure consultant, Steven Winter Associates

June 29, 2020 Though mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems feature heavily in conversations about operational energy, they are an often-overlooked element in the embodied carbon conversation. Learn how MEP contributes to a project’s overall embodied carbon, including the impacts of systems of different scales and complexity, as well as the effects of MEP replacement cycles. Moderator Stephanie Carlisle principal, KieranTimberlake Speakers Julie Janiski principal, BuroHappold Jacob Knowles associate principal and director of Sustainable Design, BR+A Consulting Engineers Alejandra Menchaca PhD senior associate, Thornton Tomasetti Kelsey Wotila research fellow, Eskew Dumez Ripple

July 13, 2020 Interior products impact occupant health; they also impact embodied carbon. Learn more about tools and methods that support the selection of low carbon products in interiors work. Moderator Lisa Carey Moore senior sustainability analyst, Integrated Eco Strategy Speakers Andrew Ellsworth founder and CEO, Doors Unhinged Josh Jacobs director of Environmental Codes & Standards, UL Environment & Sustainability Candon Michelle Murphy associate, MG2

July 20, 2020 Moderator Lisa Carey Moore senior sustainability analyst, Integrated Eco Strategy Speakers Brian Hayes founder, Bellwether Craftsmen Michael Orbank sustainability lead and assistant project manager, Commodore Builders Stacy Smedley executive director, Building Transparency director of Sustainability, SKANSKA USA

July 27, 2020 Moderator Lori Ferriss AIA director of Sustainability and Climate Action, Goody Clancy Speakers Jacob Deva Racusin co-founder and managing partner, New Frameworks Natural Design/Build Maggie Wildnauer consulting team lead, Americas, Sphera

August 3, 2020 Speaker Maureen Mahle managing director, Sustainable Housing Services, Steven Winter Associates

August 10, 2020 Moderator Suni Dillard AIA associate, HMFH Architects Speakers Gwen Fuertes AIA associate, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects Haley Gardner senior specialist, Environment + Carbon, International Living Future Institute Michael Gryniuk PE associate, LeMessurier David Salamon architectural designer and Passive House specialist, Re:Vision Architecture

August 17, 2020 Moderator Nadav Malin Hon. AIA president, BuildingGreen Speakers Kate Bubriski AIA director of Sustainability, Arrowstreet Matthew Gifford AIA principal, Shepley Bulfinch Gunnar Hubbard FAIA principal and Sustainability Practice leader, Thornton Tomasetti Rachel White CEO, Byggmeister

August 24, 2020 Moderator Barbra Batshalom founder and president, Sustainable Performance Institute Speakers Colin Booth director of Strategy, Placetailor Steven Burke sustainability manager, Consigli Amy Hattan vice president of Corporate Responsibility, Thornton Tomasetti Andrea Love AIA director of Building Science, Payette Kimberly Seigel research knowledge manager, Perkins and Will