CONFERENCE AGENDA

GENERAL AGENDA

October 22nd

Afternoon |Pre-event Afternoon Workshop

Evening | Welcome Reception

October 23rd

Conference Day 1 | 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Green Building Showcase | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

October 24th

Conference Day 2 | 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM 

Official Schedule & Presentation Timeline

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

7:00 a.m. – REGISTRATION OPENS & BREAKFAST SERVED

7:30 a.m. – OPENING REMARKS

7:35 a.m. – Design for Well-Being in an Embodied Environment
Julie Janiski, Principal, BuroHappold Engineering

8:05 a.m. – “Biophilia” Is Not Exotic
Jodi Smits Anderson, Director Sustainability Programs, DASNY

9:00 a.m. – Sustainability, D.E.I/Radical Hospitality, & Personal Wellness:
How Consumer Values Are Shaping the Built Environment
Matt Edlen – Director East Coast/Midwest Development, Gerding Edlen

9:30 a.m. – Break

9:45 a.m. – Closing the Transparency Loop: A Global Movement to Define Action in Healthy Materials
Moderator: Tim Conway, Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw Industries
Panelists: Annie Bevan, Sustainability Manager, Superior Essex
Brent Trenga, Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America

10:40 a.m. – Building a Culture of Health, Transparency, and Wellness
Carlie Bullock-Jones, Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio

11:25 a.m. – Putting People First: The Next Generation of Green Building Design
Kimberly Lewis, Senior Vice President of Market Transformation & Development,
North America at USGBC

12:05 a.m. – Lunch Served

12:35 p.m. – Healthier Materials for All! – Sensible (And Affordable) Path to Creating Healthier Buildings
Charley Stevenson, LFA, LEED AP, Principal, Integrated Eco Strategy/Red2Green
Jason J. Jewhurst, AIA, Principal, Bruner/Cott Architects

1:30 p.m. – WELL Portfolio: Advancing Human Health and Well-Being at Scale and Transforming Organizations
Peter B. Smith, Senior Vice President, IWBI

2:25 p.m. – Tracking Tools for One and All: Material Palette Review and Product Guides
Anne Harney, FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Brent Ehrlich, Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen

3:15 p.m. – Break

3:30 p.m. – Product Transparency and Health: From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Tristan Roberts, Director, Technical and Education Programs,
Health Product Declaration® (HPD) Collaborative
Jim Newman, LEED AP, O+M; EcoDistrict AP

4:25 p.m. – The New Inclusivity: Neurodiversity and Workplace Inclusion
Komal Kotwal, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Sustainable Design Leader, HOK

5:15 p.m. – CLOSING REMARKS

5:30 p.m. – CONFERENCE DAY 1 ADJOURNS

6:30 p.m. – GREEN BUILDING SHOWCASE

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

7:00 a.m. – REGISTRATION OPENS & BREAKFAST SERVED

7:30 a.m. – Public Health Research on the Built Environment:
Special Topics on Creating Equitable and Healthy Places
Lauren Hildebrand, Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

8:20 a.m. – Connecting the Dots: from the Leading Edge of Practice to a Safe & Circular Materials Economy
Bill Walsh, Founder President of the Board, Healthy Building Network

9:10 a.m. – Translating Science into Practice to Deliver Healthier Materials
Dr. Joseph Allen, Assistant Professor of Exposure Science and Director of the Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Heather Henriksen, Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability

9:55 a.m. – Break

10:10 a.m. – #WeAreWELL: What It’s like Doing Our Best Work in Well Buildings
Jennifer Taranto, Director of Sustainability, Structure Tone

11:00 a.m. – What Is the Legacy of What We Design…
Tim Conway, VP Sustainability, Shaw Industries

11:50 a.m. – Jamestown: Venue Sponsor Presentation

12:20 p.m. – Lunch

1:00 p.m. – Well Built: Designing for the Office That Delivers Sustainable Solutions
Lauren M. Wallace, Principal and Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.

1:45 p.m. – Well vs Fitwel: A Comparison of Health-Focused Rating Systems
Blake Jackson, Sustainability Design Leader, Associate, Stantec Architecture
Steven Burke, Sustainability Manager, LEED & WELL Faculty, Consigli

2:35 p.m. – A Healthy Workplace Hackathon
Leigh Stringer, Managing Principal, EYP

3:25 p.m. – Break

3:40 p.m. – Materials Specifications and Oft Ignored Time Value of Carbon
Anita Snader, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Brent Trenga, Kingspan
Jim Stanislaski, Senior Associate, Gensler Boston
Michael Gryniuk, Associate, LeMessurier

4:30 p.m. – Climate, Building Materials, and Public Health: Changing the Game
Mikhail Davis, Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface Americas, Inc

5:15 p.m. – CLOSING REMARKS

5:30 p.m. – CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

PRESENTATION AND SPEAKERS LIST

Presentation Titles and Speakers

WELL Built: Designing for the Office that Delivers Sustainable Solutions

Lauren M. Wallace, Principal and Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.

The New Inclusivity: Neurodiversity and Workplace Inclusion

Komal Kotwal, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP  |  Sustainable Design Leader 

WELL vs Fitwel: A Comparison of Health-focused Rating Systems

Blake Jackson, Sustainability Design Leader, Associate, Stantec Architecture

Steven Burke, Sustainability Manager, LEED & WELL Faculty, Consigli

What is the Legacy of What We Design….

Tim Conway, VP Sustainability, Shaw Industries

Prescribe a Better Environment

Moderator: Tim Conway, Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw Industries

Panelists: Annie Bevan, Sustainability Manager, Superior Essex        

                Brent Trenga, Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America

Climate, Building Materials and Public Health:  Changing the Game   

Mikhail Davis, Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface Americas, Inc.

Connecting the Dots: From the Leading Edge of Practice to a Safe & Circular Materials Economy

Bill Walsh, Founder President of the Board, Healthy Building Network

Tracking Tools for One and All:
Material Palette Review and Product Guides

Anne Harney, FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs

Brent Ehrlich, Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen

A Healthy Workplace Hackathon

Leigh Stringer, Managing Principal, EYP

WELL Portfolio: Advancing Human Health and Well-Being at Scale and Transforming Organizations

Peter B. Smith, Senior Vice President, IWBI

#WeAreWELL: What It’s like Doing Our Best Work in Well Buildings

Moderator: Jennifer Taranto, Director of Sustainability, Structure Tone

Panelists: Andrea Alaownis, Interior Designer, Jacobs
Anne Peck, Vice President of Architecture and Engineering, AEW Capital Management   
Jack Conway, Sr. Project Manager, Facilities Management, Real Estate and Workplace Experience, EMD Serono
Rebecca Hatchadorian, Associate, Arup

Healthier Materials for All! Sensible (and Affordable) Path to Creating Healthier Buildings

Charley Stevenson, LFA, LEED AP, Principal, Integrated Eco Strategy/Red2Green

Jason J. Jewhurst, AIA, Principal, Bruner/Cott Architects

Design for Wellbeing in an Embodied Environment

Julie Janiski, Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering

Product Transparency and Health: From Where You Are to Where you Want to Be

Tristan Roberts, Director, Technical and Education Programs, Health Product Declaration® (HPD) Collaborative

Jim Newman, LEED AP, O+M; EcoDistrict AP

“Biophilia” is Not Exotic

Jodi Smits Anderson, Director Sustainability Programs, DASNY

Translating Science into Practice to Deliver Healthier Materials

Dr. Joseph Allen, Assistant Professor of Exposure Science and Director of the Healthy Buildings, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Heather Henriksen, Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability

Public Health Research on the Built Environment; Special Topics on Creating Equitable and Healthy Places

Lauren Hildebrand, Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Materials Specifications and Oft Ignored Time Value of Carbon

Anita Snader, LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Annie Bevan, Sustainability Manager, Superior Essex
Carbon Leadership Forum
Architectural Firm

Sustainability, D.E.I./Radical Hospitality, & Personal Wellness:
How Consumer Values Are Shaping the Built Environment

Matt Edlen, Dir. East Coast/Midwest Development, Gerding Edlen

Building a Culture of Health, Transparency, and Wellness

Carlie Bullock-Jones, Founder and Principal of Ecoworks Studio

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