2014 BCGC Conference
Thursday, February 20, 2014
8:30am - 6:30pm (PST)
The David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Below are PDFs of the slides from some of the presentations from this year's conference:
Keynote: Schettler [VIDEO] (A Case for Safer Building Materials: Lifecycle Concerns, Data Gaps, and Precautionary Decision-making)
Panel 1: Lochner (Safer Chemicals and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing)
Panel 1: Brukman (Health Product Declaration)
Panel 1: Sullens (Driving Safer Design with Information and Policy)
Panel 2: Mulvihill (Systems Approach to Greener Design)
Panel 2: Greener Solutions (Systems Approach to Greener Design)
Check out the videos linked below of short interviews of some of our panelists:
Insights from a Panelist - Ted Schettler [2:38]
Insights from a Panelist - Eden Brukman [3:19]
Insights from a Panelist - Wes Sullens [4:24]
Insights from a Panelist - Leah Rubin [3:11]
OVERVIEW
The Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and USGBC-Northern California Chapter invite you to a one-day meeting on Feb 20th that will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with creating healthier building materials. This event will bring together the green chemistry and green building communities in the Bay Area to discuss the elements of design, green chemistry, and materials science that must intersect to create healthier buildings. Join us for a day of presentations, panel discussions, and a poster session as we build a community of practice to share tools and approaches, inspire new research and innovation, and foster interdisciplinary collaborations.
AGENDA
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8:30am – 9:00am
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Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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9:00am – 9:15am
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Welcoming Remarks |
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9:15am – 10:00am
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Opening Keynote: Ted Schettler, Science Environmental Health Network |
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10:00am – 10:30am
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Break |
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10:30am – 12:00pm
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Panel 1: Driving Safer Design with Information and Policy
Moderator: Ken Geiser, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Panelists: Eden Brukman, Health Product Declaration Collaborative; Vanessa Lochner, Kaiser Permanente; Donald Simon, Wendel Rosen; Wes Sullens, Stop Waste
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12:00pm – 1:15 pm
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Lunch |
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1:15pm – 2:45pm
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Panel 2: Systems Approach to Greener Design
Panelists: Graduate students present highlights from the UC Berkeley interdisciplinary project-based curriculum
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2:45pm – 3:00pm
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Break |
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3:00pm – 4:30pm
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Panel 3: Creating Healthier Buildings
Moderator: Ashley White, U.S. Green Building Council
Panelists: Julie Schoenung, University of California Davis; Phil Williams, Webcor; Jeff Davis, U.S. Concrete; Kirsten Ritchie, Gensler; Vincent Digneo, Adobe
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4:30pm – 5:15pm
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How Healthier Buildings will Impact the Building Industry |
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5:15pm – 6:30pm
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Reception and Poster Session |