Pratt Institute's Housing Consortium has organized a Decarbonization Symposium for Earth Day 2022 (4/22/2022) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Decarbonization Symposium celebrates the release of the Housing Consortium's Housing in New York City In the Context of Carbon, Climate, and Social Justice, a compendium that includes two decarbonization policy briefs (NYC Local Law 97 and Mass Timber in NYC). Building on this effort, the Decarbonization Working Group has convened a series of panelists to critically expand on these topics and to offer informative and innovative perspectives.
The Decarbonization Symposium will be a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities of decarbonization of the built environment - with a special focus on efforts to reduce embodied and operational carbon emissions in New York City.
Participants will learn about the challenges of understanding embodied carbon in building materials and products - and why we must prioritize the reduction of embodied carbon emissions now, rather than merely focusing on lowering operational emissions. Specifically, the panel will address:
- New perspectives on understanding, measuring, and specifying materials and products that reduce embodied carbon in retrofits and new buildings;
- How building professionals and policymakers should rethink embodied and operational carbon emissions, in order to slow the effects of climate change;
- New materials and technologies for reducing carbon emissions, in building retrofits and new construction;
- The emerging market for carbon-sequestering materials like mass timber and other bio-based materials that may transform the construction industry.
Participants will be able to apply this knowledge when planning, designing or developing sustainable new projects that can meet or exceed 2030/2050 carbon-neutral GHG emission goals.
The Decarbonization Symposium, (free), April 22, 2022 - 9 a.m to 12:00 p.m. will be held via zoom:
REGISTRATION LINK After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Decarbonization Symposium Participants
Welcome:
- Frances Bronet, Pratt Institute President
- Harriet Harriss, Pratt Institute, Dean of the School of Architecture
Co-moderators:
- Meta Brunzema, Architect, Collective for Community Culture & Environment, LLC, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Pratt Graduate Architecture & Urban Design
- Fatou Jabbie, Sustainability Consultant, NYC Accelerator
Panelists:
- Gabrielle Brainard, Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt, UG Architecture, and Principal of Fabric First Architecture & Consulting, PLLC
- Bill Caplan, Assoc. AIA, Author, Design Consultant, and Materials Engineer
- Paul L. Crovella, Environmental Engineer, SUNY, Environmental Science and Forestry
- Jay Gorman, Project Executive at F.J. Sciame Construction
- Werner Morath, Architect, Loadingdock5
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Bill Caplan, Associate. AIA
Author of "Thwart Climate Change Now: Reducing Embodied Carbon Brick by Brick"
Environmental Law Institute ELI Press, November 2021
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