Join us this October for Carbon-Free Cities: Climate Action in the Built Environment at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The half-day, flagship conference will delve into the latest advances in technology and practice, as well as the revival of traditional approaches. It aims to equip urbanization professionals and policymakers with the strategies needed to achieve net-zero urban development.
Carbon-Free Cities: Climate Action in the Built Environment
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Monday, October 28
Conference 10 AM–1 PM, Networking 1 PM–2 PM
This event is being organized by the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization in Partnership with the American Institute of Architects New York (AIANY). AIANY is the official co-sponsor for the event. The event is free and open to the public, however advance registration is strictly required. We look forward to your participation!
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Carbon-Free Cities: Climate Action in the Built Environment
Draft Program
Opening Remarks – 10:00
UN Habitat – to be announced
H.E. Mr. Carlos Amorin, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the UN
Nicholas Hamilton – CSU President
Keynote Address – 10:30
Gregory T Switzer – AIA NY President
Christine Corday – Artist
Panel Discussions – 11:00
Panel I: Adaptation and adoption of technologies and systems – 11:00
Three five-minute long presentations of strategies to adapt to an increasingly changing climate. Topics will include: Adoption of new low carbon systems; resilience measures to prepare for an ever changing environment; and linking social infrastructure through public/private partnerships and progressive policies in urban environments. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with participants:
Layth Madi – SVP, Director of Development Management and Operations (NY) – Lendlease
Cindy Mclaughlin – Head of Carbon Impact – Carbonbuilt
Alison Landry – Chief Infrastructure Officer – Office of the Deputy Mayor of Operations
Lauren Alger – Director of Sustainable Design – STV
Moderator – Yasemin Kologlu – CSU President Elect
Panel II: Prevention and reducing embodied carbon through design and development – 12:00
Three five-minute long presentations of techniques for reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. Topics will include: the use of renewable materials, new generation biomaterials and other low carbon materials; the role of traditionally renewable materials; reuse of existing buildings and building materials innovation; and advocacy, policy, and incentives in sustainable and smart growth. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with participants:
Vinciane Albrecht – Founding Principal – OulipO architecture studio
Hessam Azarijafari – Executive Director, MIT Electron Conducting Carbon Cement-Based Materials (ec^3) hub, Deputy Director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
Andrew Whalley – Chairman, Partner – Grimshaw Architects
Dr. Andrew Dent – VP Library & Materials Research, Material Connexion
Moderator: Sulan Kolatan – CSU Vice President, Youth + UN
Synthesis and Concluding Dialogue – 12:45 – 1:00
CSU Executive Vice President Yasemin Kologlu
Informal Networking Hour 1:00 – 2:00
Co-organizer: UN-Habitat
Co-sponsors: Uruguay Mission to the UN, American Institute of Architects New York (AIANY), Grimshaw, DeSimone Consulting Engineering