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Outside webinar--Sierra Club on Wood, Forests, and Embodied Carbon

Nadav Malin

CEO

Green Commons, LLC

LEEDuser Expert

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November 12, 2019

Hi folks,

I wanted to let people know about this webinar--I've heard it's good. If you do catch it please let us know what you think. Jason has offered to do a private version for our Peer Networks as well--I'd love to know how interested people would be in that opportunity.

November 14, 2019 from noon to 1 PM Pacific Time

TO REGISTER: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7010Z000001wQLBQA2

TO JOIN WEBINAR: https://zoom.us/j/563392393

This program explains why increased forest protection and improved stewardship are key to addressing the climate crisis and reducing the embodied carbon of wood products — and how the green building movement can help.

Topics include:

Forests’ role in combating climate change
Is increased wood use and mass timber construction beneficial or detrimental?
Forest carbon: what it is, how it works and why it determines the real carbon footprint of wood products
Climate-friendlier forestry and practical wood procurement strategies to promote it
Illegally logged and traded wood products: the climate connection + a new and innovative approach to avoiding illegal wood in building construction

Jason Grant
Principal, LEED AP BD+C

Jason Grant Consulting
707-536-5983
www.jasongrantconsulting.com

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Vandita Mudgal

Sr. Sustainability Manager

Hensel Phelps

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Tue, 11/12/2019 - 22:29

I will not be able to attend the 14th November webinar, but I am definitely interested to attend if one can be arranged for our group. Thanks for sharing the information Vandita

Larry Strain

Siegel & Strain Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Tue, 11/12/2019 - 22:56

Hi All. I watched it when it first came out in September. It’s worth watching. If we are planning on transitioning away from concrete and steel to wood, it’s really important to specify the right wood. The carbon footprint/sequestration for wood varies a lot depending on forest practices. Larry Strain, FAIA LEED AP S I E G E L & S T R A I N A r c h i t e c t s 6201 Doyle Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 510.547.8092 x103 fax 510.547.2604 (Enter on 62nd Street) lstrain@siegelstrain.com www.siegelstrain.com

Jennifer Kruse

Owner

Strategy 17

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 12:42

I would be interested! Jennifer Kruse, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | Director of Sustainability 651.634.4680 office | 651.706.3340 cell 2737 Fairview Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55113 www.mcgough.com [Description: cid:01C454C9-B88E-497F-9611-83F51504DCC4]

Conor McGuire

Director of Sustainability

Columbia

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 13:59

Is forest products industry is taking steps to decarbonize their operations? Are they electrifying and sourcing renewable energy? How are they eliminating fossil fuel combustion? from felling trees, to transportation, to milling and shipping product, they use a lot of energy. even for carbon-based materials like wood, we should be requesting carbon neutrality plans. a carbon 'good' product will only get better if it's operations are carbon neutral too. other industries need to be encouraged to carbon neutrality too. Liberty Steel aims to be carbon neutral by 2030: https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/10/29/liberty-steel-aims-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2030/ This probably isn't an either/or situation and we'll need both.

Katie Rothenberg

Vice President, ESG

AvalonBay Communities

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 14:51

I too would be interested…since I am booked tomorrow afternoon! [cid:image003.png@01D59A07.EFE24650] Katie Rothenberg / Vice President, Sustainability & Innovation office: (703) 289-9221 / cell: (301) 830-3432 2900 Fairview Park Drive / Falls Church, Virginia 22042 [everylittledetail] F

Patty Karapinar

Associate, Director of Sustainability

Architectural Nexus

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 16:37

Thank you, it's on my calendar!

Larry Strain

Siegel & Strain Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 17:22

Good question. It’s true that it takes a lot of energy to harvest, transport, mill and dry lumber. Harvesting and transporting trees definitely rely on diesel and other fossil fuels and a lot of the energy at the mill comes from burning wood waste to generate heat, steam, and electricity. This is usually counted as carbon neutral - counting on planting trees to balance out the carbon released from burning. This is not a great argument particularly in the short term. See this article in Science Alert https://www.sciencealert.com/us-europe-labels-burning-forest-biomass-wood-carbon-neutral-renewable If you just consider the carbon emissions from getting the wood from the forest to you without considering the carbon sequestration question, the latest ICE database puts it at between .3 - .5 kg of carbon emissions per kg of product. FYI softwood framing lumber weighs between 1 - 1.5 kg / bd ft. So you’re right, we shouldn’t forget about the carbon released by the forest product industry. It is definitely a lot lower than steel, but it’s not nothing. But the webinar focuses more on the total carbon stored in the forest that the trees are harvested from, and that how the forest is managed - clear cut size, length of harvest cycle (rotation) number of roads created, stream buffer size, etc. - has a huge impact on how much carbon is emitted or sequestered in the trees and the soil of the forest. Larry Strain, FAIA LEED AP S I E G E L & S T R A I N A r c h i t e c t s 6201 Doyle Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 510.547.8092 x103 fax 510.547.2604 (Enter on 62nd Street) lstrain@siegelstrain.com www.siegelstrain.com

Rand Ekman

Principal | Chief Sustainability Officer

HKS, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 23:07

Yep … interested. Rand Ekman, FAIA, LEED Fellow Chief Sustainability Officer Principal [HKS, Inc] 125 S Clark St, #1100, Chicago, IL 60603 +1 312 262 9750 | m +1 847 420 5577 | www.hksinc.com To send large files, please use my Thru dropbox F

Dan Piselli

Director of Sustainability, Senior Associate

FXCollaborative

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 23:26

Also interested. Dan Piselli, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD Director of Sustainability, Senior Associate FXCollaborative Architects LLP D +1 646 292 8137 | T +1 212 627 1700

Lois Vitt Sale

Chief Sustainability Officer

Wight & Company

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 03:45

I would Lois Vitt Sale, FAIA, LEED Fellow Senior Vice President Wight & Company 2500 North Frontage Road Darien, IL 60561630.969.7000 | d 630.739.7514 | m 630.450.1662 | f 630.969.7979 www.wightco.com

Pauline Souza

Partner, Sustainability Director

WRNS Studio

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 03:54

Would be great -

Stefan Knust

Director of Sustainability

Ennead Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 13:56

I am interested too - thank you!

Nadav Malin

CEO

Green Commons, LLC

LEEDuser Expert

586 thumbs up

Thu, 11/14/2019 - 15:59

Ok—looks like we have plenty of interest! We’ll work with Jason on setting this up. Thank you! Nadav

Kristin Hopkins-Clegg

Associate Principal

Pelli Clarke Pelli - NY

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 11/14/2019 - 16:29

This is great! Thank you!

Mona Lemoine

Associate | Senior Sustainability Consultant

DIALOG

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Tue, 11/19/2019 - 01:00

I would be interested. Thanks! Mona Mona Lemoine, Architect AIBC, MRAIC, LEED AP BD+C, RELi AP Senior Sustainable Design Specialist t +16044841052 [cid:image002.png@01D59E31.B5F0C920]

RoseAnn Grimes

Sustainability Leaders Engagement Enthusiast

BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Mon, 01/06/2020 - 19:53

Hello Everyone, Here is the date and time for you to hold on your calendar for the upcoming private Peer Networks webinar, Wood, Forests & Embodied Carbon: Wednesday, January 15th, 2pm ET I will post a link to join the webinar when we get closer to the date, stay tuned! Hope to see you on the webinar, RoseAnn

Jennifer Kruse

Owner

Strategy 17

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Mon, 01/06/2020 - 20:01

Thanks RoseAnn! Jennifer Kruse, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | Director of Sustainability 651.634.4680 office | 651.706.3340 cell 2737 Fairview Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55113 www.mcgough.com [Description: cid:01C454C9-B88E-497F-9611-83F51504DCC4]

Robert Miller

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Mon, 01/06/2020 - 22:58

I have been questioning the responsibility/benefit of CLT/MassTimber verses rate of resource consumption. Would love to hear this presentation. Thank you! Cheers Robert Robert E. Miller, FAIA, MRAIC, LEED AP Principal Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architecture Planning Interior Design Robert

Margaret Montgomery

Principal

NBBJ Architects

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 01/08/2020 - 00:43

RoseAnn, can you remind me how broadly we are able to share this within our firms?

RoseAnn Grimes

Sustainability Leaders Engagement Enthusiast

BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 01/08/2020 - 15:41

If you are planning to attend, please register for the Wood, Forests, and Embodied Carbon Private Webinar for our Peer Networks! Wednesday, January 15, 2020 2 PM - 3 PM ET (11 AM PT) REGISTER HERE Once you are registered, you will receive email reminders as the date gets closer! Led by Jason Grant, this webinar explains why increased forest protection and improved stewardship are key to addressing the climate crisis and reducing the embodied carbon of wood products — and how the green building movement can help. Topics include:

Forests’ role in combating climate change
Is increased wood use and mass timber construction beneficial or detrimental?
Forest carbon: what it is, how it works and why it determines the real carbon footprint of wood products
Climate-friendlier forestry and practical wood procurement strategies to promote it
Illegally logged and traded wood products: the climate connection + a new and innovative approach to avoiding illegal wood in building construction

Hope to see you online on the 15th!

RoseAnn Grimes

Sustainability Leaders Engagement Enthusiast

BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 01/08/2020 - 15:57

Margaret, I will need to connect with Jason and ask! Thanks for the question. -RoseAnn

RoseAnn Grimes

Sustainability Leaders Engagement Enthusiast

BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 01/08/2020 - 16:19

Hi Margaret, I realized afterward that you may be asking about having others in the office attending the webinar. Here is a bit more information: Generally these webinars are for Peer Network members only. But, as this was a public webinar prior, it would be fine to share this one with colleagues. The link above to register will only work for current Peer Network members. Once you register, if you would like to have others in your office join you to view the webinar, that could work for this one! I hope this answers your question, feel free to email me if you have further questions. Best, RoseAnn

Margaret Montgomery

Principal

NBBJ Architects

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 01/08/2020 - 17:53

Perfect. Thanks, RoseAnn! Margaret Montgomery, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP Principal NBBJ 223 Yale Avenue North SEATTLE WA 98109 Direct: 206.223.5230 Mobile: 206.200.4526 www.nbbj.com / @nbbjdesign / http://meanstheworld.co

RoseAnn Grimes

Sustainability Leaders Engagement Enthusiast

BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 01/15/2020 - 16:52

Hello Everyone! Quick reminder, happening in a couple hours: Wood, Forests, and Embodied Carbon Private Webinar for our Peer Networks! Wednesday, January 15, 2020 2 PM - 3 PM ET (11 AM PT) REGISTER HERE Led by Jason Grant, this webinar explains why increased forest protection and improved stewardship are key to addressing the climate crisis and reducing the embodied carbon of wood products — and how the green building movement can help. Topics include:

Forests’ role in combating climate change
Is increased wood use and mass timber construction beneficial or detrimental?
Forest carbon: what it is, how it works and why it determines the real carbon footprint of wood products
Climate-friendlier forestry and practical wood procurement strategies to promote it
Illegally logged and traded wood products: the climate connection + a new and innovative approach to avoiding illegal wood in building construction

Hope to see you on the webinar!

Yasemin Kologlu

Design Director

SOM

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 01/15/2020 - 19:30

Hi RoseAnn, I cant seem to locate the link for this, could you please kindly share again? Thank you Y YASEMIN KOLOGLU, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C DIRECTOR [cid:image001.png@01D5CBB0.43508250] The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please return it to the sender immediately and delete the original message and any copy of it from your computer system. If you have any questions concerning this message, please contact the sender.

RoseAnn Grimes

Sustainability Leaders Engagement Enthusiast

BuildingGreen, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 01/15/2020 - 19:32

Hi Yasemin, please REGISTER HERE , this will get you the link to get into the webinar.