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