Upcoming Webinar - Making the Case for Equity with Data: a Free Tool for Project Teams

Hi Green Gurus, Here's a reminder that the webinar Making the Case for Equity with Data: a Free Tool for Project Teams is happening one week from today! Register HERE. Making the Case for Equity with Data: a Free Tool for Project Teams
Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
1pm - 2pm ET (10am - 11am PT) Description Autocase – in partnership with key stakeholders, including Stantec, HOK, Jacobs, Quinn Evans, Page, LFRT, NAACP, and NOMA – plans to develop a free online map-based environmental justice tool to help support more equitable decisions in the built environment. Join us in this webinar to hear about the vision for the tool, why it would be valuable on projects, and discuss how you can get involved. About the presenters Rachel Bannon-Godfrey – Sustainability Discipline Leader, Stantec Buildings Rachel is a Senior Principal and the Sustainability Discipline Leader for Stantec Buildings. She leads the Carbon Impact Team focused on delivering project solutions in the intersection of net zero carbon, climate resiliency and health and wellbeing in Stantec’s design work. Rachel has over 15 years' experience in the design, construction and analysis of high-performance and net zero energy buildings, energy efficient and renewable energy technologies. With a passion for multidisciplinary engagement and expanding the boundaries of ‘sustainability’, she serves on local and national councils such as the Colorado Resource Council, the AIA 2030 Working Group, and through her work with the global B Corp community gained expertise in supporting diversity and inclusion through design. Amanda Nicole Bridges – NOMA, Committee Member NAACP CESBS, and Senior Architectural Professional, SOM Amanda is an architectural professional dedicated to designing and realizing equitable and sustainable communities. She is a member of NOMA National and NOMA SF, as well as a committee member of the NAACP’s Committee for Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector. She is a student mentor and co-founder of Yale School of Architecture’s Black Alumni Committee, serving an advisory role with the university. She currently works as a Senior Architectural Professional at SOM in their San Francisco office. Jill Kurtz – Director of Building Sciences, Page As a registered architect and environmental building design specialist, Jill Kurtz works to integrate sustainability thinking into every project in Page’s portfolio through a research-based approach combined with a client-centric mindset. She developed a unique framework for Page to ensure the firm meets its promise of creating design that makes lives better through high-performing, healthier and more resilient buildings. Anica Landreneau – Director of Sustainable Design, HOK Anica leads HOK’s global sustainable design practice, serving on the firm’s board of directors and design board. Based in Washington, DC, she serves locally on the Green and Energy Codes TAG, is on the Mayor’s Green Building Advisory Council and co-chairs the Building Energy Performance Standard Task Force. Anica also serves on the national USGBC LEED Advisory Committee, IECC 2024 Code Development Committee and Consultative Council for the National Institute for Building Sciences. She is a Senior Fellow of the New Buildings Institute and a member of the AIA’s 2021 Board Government Advocacy Committee. Simon Fowell – Principal Economist, Autocase Simon Fowell is Principal Economist at Autocase. He has dedicated the last nine years of his career to building a business case for environmental sustainability. Previously a researcher at the UK's leading environmental economic practice, and a consultant at Kungra, he has worked on projects to estimate sea level rise damage in Miami, FL; value the multiple benefits of stormwater infrastructure in Los Angeles, and quantify the financial, social, and environmental impact of green building design for airports, hospitals, schools, and offices throughout the U.S.

Hello Sustainability Leaders, Last call for Making the Case for Equity with Data: a Free Tool for Project Teams, live later today! Jump in if you can, but if not you'll be able to watch the recording on Peer Networks Hub. Register HERE. Making the Case for Equity with Data: a Free Tool for Project Teams
Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
1pm - 2pm ET (10am - 11am PT) Description Autocase – in partnership with key stakeholders, including Stantec, HOK, Jacobs, Quinn Evans, Page, LFRT, NAACP, and NOMA – plans to develop a free online map-based environmental justice tool to help support more equitable decisions in the built environment. Join us in this webinar to hear about the vision for the tool, why it would be valuable on projects, and discuss how you can get involved. About the presenters Rachel Bannon-Godfrey – Sustainability Discipline Leader, Stantec Buildings Rachel is a Senior Principal and the Sustainability Discipline Leader for Stantec Buildings. She leads the Carbon Impact Team focused on delivering project solutions in the intersection of net zero carbon, climate resiliency and health and wellbeing in Stantec’s design work. Rachel has over 15 years' experience in the design, construction and analysis of high-performance and net zero energy buildings, energy efficient and renewable energy technologies. With a passion for multidisciplinary engagement and expanding the boundaries of ‘sustainability’, she serves on local and national councils such as the Colorado Resource Council, the AIA 2030 Working Group, and through her work with the global B Corp community gained expertise in supporting diversity and inclusion through design. Amanda Nicole Bridges – NOMA, Committee Member NAACP CESBS, and Senior Architectural Professional, SOM Amanda is an architectural professional dedicated to designing and realizing equitable and sustainable communities. She is a member of NOMA National and NOMA SF, as well as a committee member of the NAACP’s Committee for Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector. She is a student mentor and co-founder of Yale School of Architecture’s Black Alumni Committee, serving an advisory role with the university. She currently works as a Senior Architectural Professional at SOM in their San Francisco office. Jill Kurtz – Director of Building Sciences, Page As a registered architect and environmental building design specialist, Jill Kurtz works to integrate sustainability thinking into every project in Page’s portfolio through a research-based approach combined with a client-centric mindset. She developed a unique framework for Page to ensure the firm meets its promise of creating design that makes lives better through high-performing, healthier and more resilient buildings. Anica Landreneau – Director of Sustainable Design, HOK Anica leads HOK’s global sustainable design practice, serving on the firm’s board of directors and design board. Based in Washington, DC, she serves locally on the Green and Energy Codes TAG, is on the Mayor’s Green Building Advisory Council and co-chairs the Building Energy Performance Standard Task Force. Anica also serves on the national USGBC LEED Advisory Committee, IECC 2024 Code Development Committee and Consultative Council for the National Institute for Building Sciences. She is a Senior Fellow of the New Buildings Institute and a member of the AIA’s 2021 Board Government Advocacy Committee. Simon Fowell – Principal Economist, Autocase Simon Fowell is Principal Economist at Autocase. He has dedicated the last nine years of his career to building a business case for environmental sustainability. Previously a researcher at the UK's leading environmental economic practice, and a consultant at Kungra, he has worked on projects to estimate sea level rise damage in Miami, FL; value the multiple benefits of stormwater infrastructure in Los Angeles, and quantify the financial, social, and environmental impact of green building design for airports, hospitals, schools, and offices throughout the U.S.

The recording of this webinar is now available on the Recorded Webinars page. If you want more information about the tool, to get involved, or to offer support, reach out to Simon Fowell at Autocase (simon.fowell@autocase.com) or visit https://autocase.com/equity.

Hello Green Gurus, For anyone following this project - Autocase invites you to join their upcoming interactive stakeholder workshop to inform the development of a free online environmental justice tool for the design community. More information on the initiative can be found here: https://autocase.com/equity/. This two-hour session is the first of three workshops and will be an interactive session with breakout groups to collect people’s thoughts on topics like:

• What makes a project equitable?
• What information is important to have at your fingertips?
• What decisions can designers make that influence EJ, when can they be made, and who has the power to make them?

The first of three workshops will be Fri Oct 1 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern. Register for the free workshop here https://autocase.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcOupqj8pGdQ43U2PxleBfIaG1gbD0tQt The team hopes that a range of voices are heard, including: community members, students, architects, engineers, landscape architects, local and national government departments, developers, NGOs, and more! As this is not a Peer Networks event, you're welcome to share this information with anyone who may be interested. A PDF is attached for easy sharing.

Hi Green Gurus, As of last month, the Building Environmental Justice Tool is live! The Building EJ Tool is a FREE online platform to be used by project teams and community advocates with the aim of better-reflecting environmental justice and social equity on building projects.  The tool has four key modules:

• Project Tool → The Project Tool provides a localized data dashboard & interactive toolkit to identify the needs of the community, assess your project’s progress, and document your team's actions – allowing design teams to integrate EJ into all their projects.
   
• Find People module → A public-facing directory of EJ practitioners & community development advocates, allowing design teams to engage them on projects as local experts.
   
• Find projects module → Users of the Project Tool can make their project public, allowing local community advocates, EJ practitioners, and community-based organizations to 1) gain transparency into projects in their area, & 2) actively reach out to project teams to be engaged as a beneficial partner.

• Resources hub → The Resources Hub provides other relevant tools, data sources, guides, and frameworks that design teams or community advocates can use.

If anyone who helped create this tool or anyone who's been using it wants to chime in, we'd love to hear your take! If there's interest in a demo or webinar, let me know and we can make that happen. Jen & the BG Team

Hi friends- Sorry for any confusion from my reviving an old thread! It sounds like there's definitely interest in a demo of the Building EJ Tool, so I'll get that scheduled soon. I'll be sure to start a new thread for that announcement! :)