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USGBC Build it Better - Jersey, City, 2019, September 12, Liberty House, Jersey City, New Jersey
Event Description
This is USGBC's premier, signature event for the Middle Atlantic and New England Regions hosted at Liberty House in Jersey City, NJ in a beautiful ballroom with a spectacular view of NYC.
This year, leaders from ten states will gather to network, learn, and share ideas. This is a daylong conference featuring interactive topic discussions, timely presentations, a Networking Cocktail Reception following the Conference, & Sponsorship Opportunities.
EARLY BIRD RATES UNTIL 8/11/19. All registration deadline: Sept. 1, 2019.
USGBC Build it Better: Jersey City 2019 for our region will be hosted at Liberty House in Jersey City, New Jersey, in a beautiful ballroom with a spectacular view of New York City and walking distance from the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Wayne DeFeo, Executive Director of USGBC New Jersey, will serve as our Master of Ceremonies for the day. Our special exhibitor space, destined for growth in future years, will highlight our select sponsors. Over 1,800 USGBC member companies, over 9,900 LEED Accredited Professionals, as well as hundreds of green building experts are invited to network, learn, and earn continuing education credits. Please plan to join us for this inaugural event!
Photo credit: Amessé Photography
9:00 a.m.Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Welcome
Vincent Chiusano, Vice President Market Development for USGBC and MC
Wayne DeFeo, Executive Director of USGBC NJ
9:40 a.m. Opening Remarks
Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO, USGBC, GBCI, Arc Skoru
10:00 a.m. TOPIC: Policy and Process: What New Legislation Means for Green Building and LEED
10:20 a.m. The Changing Building Performance Regulatory and Incentive Landscape in NJ
Matt Kaplan
Evan Carberry
10:40 a.m. "Testing the Mayoral Hypothesis: NYC Climate Mobilization Act and Facade Typology
Melissa Kelly
David Briefel
11:00 a.m. Facilitated Table Discussion
11:30 a.m. Buffet Lunch and Networking
1:00 p.m. TOPIC: Building Performance and Human Health
1:00 p.m. Colgate Driving TRUE Zero Waste Around the World!
Vance Merolla
1:20 p.m. TBA
1:40 p.m. Unilever, IWBI, Perkins & Will -LEED + WELL - extend time 40-45 minutes
2:20 p.m. Topic Q & A as Panel
2:45 p.m. BREAK
3:00 p.m. TOPIC: Where We Live Matters
3:00 p.m. Go for Gold: LEED for Communities and Your Local College
Erik Backus
Vatsal Bhatt
3:20 p.m. "We Should Know Better: Top 10 Multifamily Design Mistakes"
Maureen Mahle
Steve Klocke
3:40 p.m. "LEED for Cities: Integrating Energy Sustainability & Resiliency on a City Level"
Dawn Zimmer
4:00 p.m. Facilitated Table Discussion
4:30 p.m. Report Out - One Highlight/Action Item from Each Faciltator
5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Mahesh Ramanujam
Vinny Chiusano
5:15 p.m. -6:15 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Gina Bocra, Chief Sustainability Officer, New York City Department of Buildings
Matt Kaplan, CEO, ReVireo
Evan Carberry, Director of High Rise and Commercial Services, ReVireo
Melissa Kelly, Sustainability Specialist, Gensler
David Briefel, Sustainability Director and Design Resilience Leader, Gensler
Vance Merolla, Director, Global Sustainability, Colgate-Palmolive
Erik Backus, Professor of Practice, Director of the Construction Engineering Management Program; Executive Officer, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University
Vatsal Bhatt, Director - Cities and Communities, U.S. Green Building Council
Maureen Mahle, Managing Director, Sustainable Housing Services, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Steve Klocke, Senior Sustainability Consultant at Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Dawn Zimmer, Former Mayor of Hoboken, NJ & Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability
Session Themes
-Policy and Process: What New Legislation and Low Carbon Economy Mean for Green Building and LEED
-Building Performance and Human Health
-Where We Live Matters
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