Event Pass Information Event Pass TypePriceQuantity In-Person - Student with Valid IDFREE 0 1 In-Person - General Public$50.00 USD 0 1 2 3 4 In-Person: AIA Member (not AIANY)$50.00 USD 0 1 2 3 4 Event Details The buildings of tomorrow are being shaped by today's policies—but they’ll only succeed if we get the technical implementation right. As new regulations emerge around carbon, circularity, and housing, the architecture and construction industries face a familiar challenge: how to deliver on increasingly complex mandates within the constraints of budget, schedule, and buildability. The AIANY Building Science Committee's 2025 symposium focuses on the gritty technical realities behind transforming policy into performance. Across four deep-dive sessions, we’ll explore the materials, methods, coordination workflows, and construction techniques needed to meet the demands of today’s rapidly evolving regulatory and environmental landscape. See full program and speaker bios here. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided Schedule: 8:15-9:00 AM - Breakfast 9:00–10:15 AM - Session 1: Breaking It Down to Build It Back Up Sydney Mainster, AIA, LEED AP, VP of Sustainability and Design Management, The Durst Organization Ben Martinson, AIA, Associate Principal, Facades, Buro Happold Nicole Spina, VP of Climate Innovation, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) 10:15-10:30 AM - Break 10:30–11:45 AM - Session 2: Affordable, Zoned, and Technically Built Carmel Pratt, CPHC, Founder and Principal, ZAZNRG Howard Slatkin, Executive Director, Citizen’s Housing and Planning Council (CHPC) Nicole Vlado Torres, AIA, NOMA, Director of Capital Projects, Public Housing Community Fund John Woelfling, FAIA, LEED AP, CPHT, Partner, Dattner Architects 11:45–12:15 PM - Lunch 12:15–1:45 PM - Session 3: Case Study, NYU Rubin Hall EnerPHit Historic Retrofit Tim Hanna, LEED AP, Assistant VP, Mechanical Engineering Jena Rimkus, AIA, LEED GA, Senior Associate, FXCollaborative Aris Tsiopoulos, PE, Project Consultant, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. 1:45–3:00 PM - Session 4: Energy Codes in Motion Gina Bocra, FAIA, LEED Fellow, VP of Building Energy and Climate Solution, WSP Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD, Senior Associate, Director of Sustainable Design, Handel Architects Danielle Manley, Associate Director of Policy, Urban Green Council Cheryl M. Saldanha, PE, Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. 3:00-3:15 PM - Break 3:15–4:45 PM - Session 5: Embodied Carbon in Practice—From Policy to Project Specs JJ Beasley, Structural and Sustainable Design Consultant, WPM Lucile O’Callaghan, PE, Senior Structural Design Specialist, Turner Construction Company Jeremy Shiman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, WRNS Studio Joshua Plourde, AIA, LEED AP, Sustainability Consultant