Building Breakthroughs: The Path to Zero Embodied Carbon Construction

Join us during NYC Climate Week for an exploration of how breakthrough innovation and comprehensive policy and planning are converging to drive deep-embodied carbon reduction in the built environment. Convening innovators and practitioners from the design, technology, and policy domains, the discussion will center on both local New York and global developments and advances in materials, practice, and governance that are redefining pathways to and timetables for net-zero attainment and beyond.  

Schedule:
5:00pm - Networking with Industry Leaders on Low-Carbon Construction
5:30pm - Presentation on NYS Embodied Carbon Action Plan
6:00pm - Remarks from Assemblymember Robert Carroll on the History of Embodied Carbon Policy in New York
6:10pm - Discussion on NY Context with Gizem Karagoz, Joe McGranahan, Assoc. AIA, and Ziggy Majumdar
6:50pm - Innovators Panel with Garret Benisch, Yasemin Koluglu, Intl. Assoc. AIA, Daniel Kopp, Dr. Greeshma Gadikota, Cindy McLaughlin, and Susie Strife
7:45pm - Remarks and Call to Action from Assemblymember Anna Kelles on the Future of Embodied Carbon Policy in New York

Speakers: 
Lauren Alger, Vice President, National Director of Sustainable Design, STV
Garret Benisch, Director of Design Development, Bioforcetech
Assemblymember Robert Carroll, District 44
Dr. Greeshma Gadikota, Founder & Lead Scientific Advisor, Carbon To Stone 
Mikhail Haramati, State Industrial Decarbonization Lead for Climate & Clean Energy
Gizem Karagoz, Assistant Vice President, Green Economy, NYC Economic Development Corporation
Assemblymember Anna Kelles, District 125
Yasemin Kologlu, Intl. Assoc. AIA, Senior Fellow, Architecture 2030
Daniel Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder, Queens Carbon
Ziggy Majumdar, Senior Advisor, Innovation Team, New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Cindy McLaughlin, Head of Product, CarbonBuilt
Joe McGranahan, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Embodied Carbon Consultant, Climate and Sustainability Services, Arup
Susie Strife, Director of Sustainability, Climate Action & Resilience, Boulder County