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Sustainable design (including LEED) requires an integrated approach – architect, engineer, and construction firms working together from the beginning. This promotes the most efficient use of resources and drives costs down.

In this free, half-day event, you’ll hear from leading practitioners who have on-the-ground experience with sustainable interior projects in New York City.

Bring your questions for our A-team of panelists (listed in the agenda below) or submit questions in advance using the registration form below. There are few questions they haven't confronted, and questions they can't answer can point toward future workshops and research projects.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Refreshments

9:00 – 9:05 Welcome

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute

9:05 – 9:15 Perspective from an Industry Leader

Frank J. Sciame, Chairman and CEO of F.J. Sciame Construction, Inc.

9:15 – 9:25 Perspective from an Industry Driver

Russell Unger, Executive Director, US Green Building Council – New York Chapter

New York City's sustainability initiatives and why they matter in today's world

Associate Publisher/Editorial Director, Real Capital Analytics

9:25 – 10:30 Panel One - Case studies: the sustainable, integrated, cost-saving approach, as applied to large, medium, and small projects

Guy Geier, FAIA, IIDA, LEED Senior Partner, FXFOWLE Architects, LLP

Project: Audubon Headquarters, New York City

Nicole O'Hagen, Account Executive, Structure Tone

Project: Bank of America at One Bryant Park, New York City

Dale E. Peterson, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Mancini Duffy, Architecture and Design

Project: UBS Office, Stamford

Brian Tolman, AIA, LEED AP, Managing Principal, STUDIOS Architecture

Project: AIA Headquarters, Washington, DC

10:30 – 10:50 Panel Q&A

10:50 – 10:55 Break

10:55 – 12:00 Panel Two - Does sustainability make dollars and sense? Cost-saving perspectives from leading engineers

Alice Cook, LEED AP, Director of Sustainability, Time Equities, Inc.

Project: 4200 St. Laurent, Montreal

Karin Giefer, LEED AP, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Arup Engineering

Subject: Sustainable Hotel Design

Robert O. Gibson, P.E., Partner, AKF Group LLC

Project: AKF Office at 330 West 42nd Street, New York City

Peter Syrett, AIA, LEED AP, Associate Principal, Perkins + Will

Project: COFRA Group, New York City

12:00 – 12:20 Panel Q&A

12:20 – 12:30 Concluding Remarks

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute