By Anthony Lucivero, Advocacy Fellow
For the first half of the event, we broke into a circle and had a laser-focused group conversation, led by our discussion leaders Henrietta Davis, Josh Craft, Elizabeth Saunders & Alex Papali. The high-level of conversation centered on public policy, building energy use disclosures, and energy efficiency solutions for low-income and under-represented communities. This led to brainstorming possible local solutions to these issues. The use of, and access to, building energy use data, and coming together as a coalition to ensure that happens, was the prevailing idea.
The second half of the event was dedicated to our Paris Panelists, John Sterman, Michael Green & Christopher Mackey. They relayed their Parisian experiences, the lessons they learned, what they thought of the results of COP21, and how we can move forward.
John Sterman, one of our Paris Panelists, Professor of Management at MIT, and Director of MIT's System Dynamics Group & Sloan Sustainability Initiative has some great resources available about COP21:
- Check out Climate Interactive to see climate models and climate negotiation roleplay workshops.
- You can also read his blog post on COP21 “The Paris Climate Agreement: Deliverance or Disappointment?“, and watch his videos “Will COP21 Climate Deal Save the World?” , and Starr Forum: Paris Climate Talks: Now What? .
Don't miss our next string of events! Here's a quick summary of what's happening:
- Social Equity in the Built Environment, April 4th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
- Boston Area Sustainability Group presents Environmental Justice: Does Access to Clean Drinking Water Depend on Race and Class?, April 5th, 6:00 – 8:30pm.
- Policy Podium: Autopopulating the MLS with Energy Efficiency and Solar PV Data, April 14th, 8:30am – 10:00am.
Be sure to check out our Events Calendar for the full scope of everything going on!
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
PE | Associate, LeMessurier
Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Director of Sustainability Programs, DASNY | LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface
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