Toward a Sustainable Architecture

Sustainable and Circular Construction panel

Cleaning up construction processes and the built environment begins with the design team. Our 3 panelists will present multiple approaches available to design professionals with the goal of reducing the carbon impact of construction materials and methods as well as the ongoing carbon footprint of buildings over their lifetime. Topics will include the manufacturing and sourcing of materials, cleaner construction methods, clean energy solutions, and the deconstructability of buildings with an eye toward recycling of building materials.

Join AIA Brooklyn at The Mercury Store for drinks, hors d'oeuvres and networking and engage with this important panel and discussion.

Panelists:

Sylvie Binder is a Policy Advisor at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice. Her work focuses on reducing the carbon impact of buildings and Construction. She is involved with the analysis of green house gas emission rates for a range of building systems and procedures. Sylvie holds a degree in Sustainable Development and American Studies from Columbia University
Felix Heisel, Assoc. AIA, is the Director of the Circular Construction Lab at Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. He is also a founding partner of 2hs architects and engineers in Germany, an office specializing in the development of circular construction prototypologies. Felix has written and lectured extensively on incorporating clean energy, digital fabrication and processes that reduce building waste, and he has received numerous awards. Felix graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts.
Wei Wang co-chairs the Sustainable Practice Group at Dattner Architects, where she is a Senior Associate. She co-chairs the AIANY COTE Materials Health and Circularity Subcommittee and serves as the national COTE liaison to AIA’s Young Architect's Forum. Wei also serves as a visiting critic at Columbia University and Parsons.

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