Creating a Healthier World, Digitally

Electrifying Public and Commercial Buildings: Where to Begin? sponsored by Blink. Decarbonizing our vast commercial and public building stock is a challenge that we must face without delay – and one that the Biden administration and a range of state and local governments are confronting aggressively. But where do we begin and how do we conduct this process smartly, strategically, and cost-effectively? This session will provide a series of perspectives to help building decision makers and implementers complete this needed transformation, with a focus on overcoming major common challenges.

R-Zero explores the bottom-line impact of smart building technologies in real estate through the lens of data integration and sustainability. This session explores the rise of the non-traditional workplace, the shift toward a need for hard data to track sustainability initiatives, and the impact of health and comfort on tenant experience. They examine how IoT-driven data is paramount to CRE decision-making, how automation sets organizations up for scalable improvements, and how carbon reduction achievements can be measured across portfolios. This session will give you the tips and best practices needed to take a data and results-driven approach to your smart building strategy.

Can buildings become a major carbon bank for the planet? View this webinar to explore the potential for buildings to shift from leading climate change contributors to becoming an important part of healing the climate. Efforts to reduce embodied carbon in buildings have largely been focused on reducing the carbon footprint of materials, but there is a growing body of building materials that store more carbon than was emitted in their production. Safely and durably stored in buildings, this carbon removal could quickly become the leading source of carbon dioxide removal on the planet, as well as the most practical and affordable. Explore the products and projects that are already pointing the way to buildings as carbon banks with Greenbuild.

Over a decade ago, the City of Philadelphia enacted two policy initiatives that would jumpstart the city’s path to decarbonization – its Municipal LEED Ordinance and the Philadelphia Energy Benchmarking Program. In the time since, Philadelphia, and many other entities both in the public and private sectors, have committed to ambitious climate and energy goals including carbon-neutrality by the year 2050. To meet these goals, the need for accelerated progress toward reducing carbon emissions has grown increasingly urgent and so too has the need to evolve and build upon local actions. This session will provide the lessons learned and results from a decade-long implementation period, which forms the foundation for Philadelphia’s strategy moving forward.

View this webinar to learn about the urgent need for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the buildings sector. This webinar will showcase practical tools for decarbonization and resilience and will bring together industry leaders who are undertaking this journey, for sharing their valuable experience and insights. The session will include a panel discussion with distinguished industry leaders from around the world who are driving decarbonization and resilience in their organizations. These experts represent a real estate asset manager undertaking decarbonization and resilience initiatives, a bank with green on-lending programs such as green mortgages and green construction loans, and a residential developer pushing the boundaries of low carbon homes.

Nature-based solutions involve designing with nature to address multiple societal challenges such as controlling flooding, cooling cities, and enhancing biodiversity. Biodiversity is critical to our wellbeing and survival, providing us with the necessary foundation for a wide range of benefits that sustain our economies, societies, and cultures. Join this webinar to explore topics such as the connection between biodiversity loss and climate change, and how this relates to nature based solutions.

Sponsored by CEMEX

Construction projects are shifting toward more sustainable practices, especially those that reduce carbon emissions. In response, traditional concrete is undergoing a transformation to develop new mixtures with a smaller carbon footprint. Architects and engineers must understand this rapidly changing evolution to specify it effectively. Join this webinar with cement and concrete industry experts as they delve into the complexities and possibilities of using sustainable concrete mix solutions.

*This session no longer qualifies for continuing education credits.

Phius 101 teaches architects how passive house principles can be put into practice to create safe, resilient, comfortable and most importantly energy efficient structures, from commercial to residential to multifamily. Phius 101 explains how Phius certification includes third-party quality control as well as an iterative design review process that makes it the only passive house standard that truly guarantees the quality of its certified buildings. Phius certified projects are proven to use 40-60 percent less energy than code-built buildings at minimal to no upfront cost premium. We will dive into the benefits of continuous insulation, the right balance between heat gain and heat loss through windows and shading, air-tight construction, and balanced ventilation with energy recovery.

This session will explore the impact and evolution of these market shaping tools. Our speakers will provide an overview of data on the impact of ESG benchmarking on real estate over the last decade and changes in expectations for buildings certifications, as well as describe how LEED v5 will meet and exceed these expectations, while continuing to raise the bar on leadership is the design and operation of property around the world.

This webinar provides an update on the AIM Act, HFC Phasedown schedule, and the impact our society faces with cooling. With the 40% virgin HFC reduction underway, the impacts can be felt across all sectors that utilize HFC refrigerants. Hudson will discuss the role and importance of Lifecycle Refrigerant Management and the importance of reclaimed refrigerants in good HVAC system stewardship. Reclaimed refrigerants have near zero GWP, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of operating HVACR systems.

This session will explore how intentional design and organizational strategies in the WELL Equity Rating set up employers for success in creating inclusive spaces. The session will highlight how paying greater attention to the needs of diverse populations in the workplace, including parents, caregivers, and neurodiverse workers, can help better the operational design of successful workplaces.

This session will cover strategies to mitigate Scope 3 embodied carbon emissions through building reuse and material selection, as well as the application of carbon offsets. Attendees will leave with detailed, applicable strategies and guidelines to meaningfully mitigate embodied carbon on their projects.

Discover how you can implement gradual energy improvements in your facilities without sacrificing the occupant experience or the bottom line. This webinar will provide building owners and operators with an understanding on how to scale energy efficiency improvements throughout a building portfolio with little-to-no upfront capital investments.

This webinar explores the pivotal role of energy efficiency in the United States' journey towards achieving its ambitious GHG reduction goals for 2050. Through compelling data and insights, we demonstrate how energy efficiency is essential to decarbonization efforts, offering the potential for substantial economic savings.

Implementing EV charging infrastructures in buildings or campuses is not without its challenges. Due to the fragmented solutions landscape, one of the most significant challenges is how to efficiently monitor and control EV charging. Building owners and operators also struggle with how to balance the increased load on the building with a limited grid capacity, or how to avoid costly demand spikes charges, as utility tariff structures are becoming increasingly complex.

Attendees will leave with the framework and tools to develop a comprehensive climate change resilience program that is integrated into their organization’s ESG program, overall business, and risk strategy.

This session will discuss what native plants are, why they are important, and how they play an integral role in supporting healthy, sustainable buildings. Native plant landscapes can help buildings reach performance targets, address resiliency, and act as a pillar to net zero strategies. In addition, the multi-benefit nature of native plant landscapes can help buildings meet credits for LEED and SITES certifications, while also enabling buildings to address their impacts on nature within their direct operations. Integration with additional frameworks, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Taskforce for Nature Related Disclosures, and the Science Based Targets for Nature will also be discussed.

Attendees will gain a clear sense of synergies between ESG and green building, an understanding of specific opportunities for LEED to contribute to GRESB, and appreciation for the strategies and practices used by leading companies across North America.

This webinar will incorporate the perspectives of leaders in the green building movement, who have devoted their work to the improvement of our built environment, the AEC industry, and society. Our strong panel of industry leaders will share their visions for the future of green buildings, from each of their unique perspectives, with the intent to inspire the audience to be changemakers in their own way.