Sustainability in Practice
MIT Architecture faculty Christoph Reinhart, Caitlin Mueller, and Sheila Kennedy will lead sessions in Sustainability in Practice, a summit organized with Architectural Record, to be at MIT on June 20, 2023. The summit will showcase cutting-edge research and built projects employing advanced software, mass timber, circular construction, and upcycling. This event is complimentary to architects, students, and design professionals but registration is limited. Register here and see the full agenda below.
AGENDA
11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Registration Open
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
LUNCH & LEARN
KIP 300: Embodied Carbon and the Envelope
Learning Objectives
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Design and specify enclosure systems that utilize low embodied carbon materials for structure, insulation and finishes strategically to improve building performance
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Learn the basic concepts of what and LCA is, the areas that are included and the resulting data that feeds the creations of EPDs
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Assess traditional and alternative façade and building envelope materials for their embodied carbon impact looking at the assembly and specifically the insulation
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To demonstrate and quantify the embodied carbon impacts of material selection, calculated using whole-building life cycle assessment (LCA)
sponsored by Kingspan
Andy McIntyre
1:00 PM-1:15 PM
Break
1:15 PM-2:10 PM
OPENING KEYNOTE
Close Hauled: Preparing Architects for the Energy Transition
Christoph Reinhart and Matt Noblett
2:10 PM-2:55 PM
CE SESSION
Architecture Can Be More: Design Excellence Through Innovation, Sustainability, and Equity
Chandra Robinson
2:55 PM-3:40 PM
CE SESSION
Towards Absolute Zero Carbon: Going Beyond Net-Zero for a No-Emissions Future
Nico Kienzl
3:40 PM-4:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM-4:45 PM
CE SESSION
ODDS & MODS: Design Innovation for Scalable Material Circularity in Architecture
Caitlin Mueller & Sheila Kennedy
4:45 PM-5:30 PM
CLOSING KEYNOTE
3XN’s Quay Quarter Tower: An Urban, Social and Environmental Transformation
Fred Holtz
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Cocktail Reception