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The Building Transparency team had a busy week, dividing and conquering at both NYC Climate Week and the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) conference in Utah. ?? At Climate Week, our Executive Director, Stacy Smedley, participated in a whirlwind three panels on Tuesday: 1?? FEMA's hosted "Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Building A More Sustainable Future" event, alongside U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Chris Castro, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Jennie R. Romer, Esq. and FEMA's Robert Pesapane and Samantha Medlock. 2?? She then rushed to Thornton Tomasetti's office to participate on their hosted panel focusing on pioneering circularity in design and construction, alongside Dattner Architects' Wei Wang, AIA, LEED AP BD C, U.S. Green Building Council's Celeste McMickle, Turner Construction Company's Nelson Russom, and Thornton Tomasetti's Duncan Cox and Julie Pietrzak. 3?? Finally, she breezed across town to attend the NYC screening of the Women in Carbon documentary, where she is featured, and then participated in the panel following, alongside Nucor Corporation's Tabitha Stine and Amari Jones Scriven, and Architecture 2030 senior fellow Yasemin Kologlu. Our Global Director of Policy and Procurement, Katie Poss, then picked things up where Stacy left off, and participated in two events to round out our time at Climate Week: 1?? Katie represented the ECHO project and provided exciting updates on the work of the entire ECHO team, including Building Transparency's leadership on the published schema development, as part of the US PEER event hosted by RMI, Urban Land Institute and Columbia University. 2?? She then participated in a panel focused on regenerative materials and the path to PCR development for Ag Fibers at the Regenerative Metropolis '24 event hosted by New York Passive House, alongside New Frameworks' Jacob Deva Racusin and Ace McArleton and Rodale Institute's Andrew Smith. ?? At the ACLCA conference, our Senior Data and Methodology Manager, Mikaela DeRousseau, presented as part of a session entitled "Looking Upstream: Enhancing data transparency in EPDs via a novel method to classify, quantify and report data specificity in support of Buy Clean policies" alongside Smart EPD's Anna Lasso, Carbon Leadership Forum's Brook Waldman and Harmony Environmental Services LLC's Terrie Boguski. Our Program Director for North America, Vaclav Hasik joined her there and had many meaningful in person meetings, including with our ODCi project partners in attendance, including Christian Donath and William Paddock. It was a whirlwind week, but one that demonstrates the diverse and deep expertise and industry connections the Building Transparency team represents and supports in our work every day to provide the tools and data needed to inspire actions that positively impact our world. Onward!

Had a great time alongside Katherine Hansen sharing the story of our LMCR - Battery Coastal Resilience project with the Dattner Architects team during #ClimateWeekNYC. It's always amazing to tell the tale of how resilient and accessible design concepts come to life to preserve our historic waterfront all while setting a new precedent for sustainable construction. New York City Economic Development Corporation NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Stantec Hunter Roberts Construction Group Photos: Dattner Architects

Hear expert views on “Affordable Housing: Creative Design Solutions" at Zak World of Fa?ades North America edition on 16th October 2024 in New York. Visit the link in comments for more information on the conference and complete lineup of speakers. Brian Loughlin, PMP Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC Carla Swickerath Studio Libeskind Sara Tsiropinas, RA LEED AP L+M Development Partners LLC Rachel Ehrlich Dattner Architects Dylan Baker-Rice New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) #zakwof #facades

Associate Principal Rachel Ehrlich, AIA will join the Zak World of Fa?ades NYC?conference on October 16th, alongside a panel of industry experts focused on creative design solutions in affordable housing. The discussion will dive into the pivotal role of the building envelope—how budget constraints shape design and material choices, successful property configurations, and the impact of municipal subsidies or mandates on design, particularly regarding energy efficiency and benefits to residents. Rachel, who specializes in affordable, supportive, and senior housing, is passionate about creating vibrant, livable neighborhoods that promote social equity by providing well-designed, sustainable homes for people of all income levels. During the panel, she will present Dattner Architects’ Santaella Gardens project as a case study, showcasing how thoughtful, sustainable design can meet the needs of communities and other project stakeholders. Other Panelists include Carla Swickerath, Partner, Studio Libeskind; Dylan Baker-Rice, Deputy Chief Asset & Capital Management Officer, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA); Sara Tsiropinas, RA LEED AP, Senior Director of Building Envelopes, L+M Development Partners LLC. The conversation will be moderated by Brian Loughlin, AIA APA, Principal, Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC. For more information and to register for the event, visit the link below: https://lnkd.in/dEdd9qY3

In this installment of our Sustainability in Architecture series, we sat down with our Alafia Master Plan project team to reflect on how this robust, sustainable community came to fruition. Principal-in-Charge Daniel Heuberger shared insights on the Master Plan and the collaborative efforts of a public-private-nonprofit partnership. Project Manager Jen Switala discussed the sustainable elements integrated into the design of Phase 1, and Senior Architect Deniz Secilmis highlighted the process of building one of North America's largest PHI Passive House projects. Alafia is a new wellness-oriented resilient development designed to address the chronic social, economic, and health disparities in a historically underserved area. As part of New York State’s Vital Brooklyn initiative, Dattner Architects designed a master plan that outlines the phased redevelopment of a 25+acre decommissioned public site and is now designing the first buildings. A big thanks to our development partners and masterplan collaborators?L+M Development Partners LLC, Apex Building Group, Inc., RiseBoro Community Partnership, Services for the UnderServed, and SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC Learn more about Alafia here: https://lnkd.in/eHcgizXN

We have a new job opportunity at Dattner Architects, as we expand our inhouse sustainability team

Congratulations to our own Kavyashri Cherala and the 27 other emerging professionals selected to be Forefront Fellows (24-25). We can't wait to learn about your research and outreach.

Featured Job Listing: Dattner Architects is hiring for a Project Architect - Healthcare/Education in New York, New York. Check out the full listing at https://lnkd.in/gUrGcp99

Excited to head back to New York City for Climate Week 2024! I’ll be speaking on a panel hosted by the AIANY Committee on the Environment’s Social Equity and Resiliency sub-committee. We’ll be diving into the Environmental Justice NYC (EJNYC) Report and Mapping Tool, which were launched during Earth Month, exploring how they provide policymakers, community leaders, and everyday New Yorkers with detailed analysis of the EJ issues in their own neighborhoods. I’ll be attending events on Monday and Tuesday—let’s connect if you're around! +++++ Moderator: Shefali Sanghvi, Dattner Architects Co-panelists: Paul Lozito, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice David Bigio, Buro Happold Somto Uyanna, Buro Happold Isella Ramirez, Hester Street Lida Aljabar, Ki Strategies Venue Host: FXCollaborative AIA New York | Center for Architecture #ClimateWeekNYC #EnvironmentalJustice #EJNYC #UrbanResilience #SocialEquity #NYCClimateWeek #AIANY #ClimateJustice

We were pleased to be able to add our insights to the topic of the season: Office to Residential conversion. Thanks for including us.