Meet Us at Regenerative Metropolis ’24
DATE: Friday, September 27, 2024
TIME: 9:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. (EST) – Door opens at 8:45 A.M.
VENUE: Starr Foundation, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10011
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. | Embodied Carbon Policy
Circular design and construction:
Reducing embodied carbon, reusing materials, and diverting waste. Developed and published Circular Design and Construction Guidelines earlier this year.
Zack Aders – Vice President | New York City Economic Development Corporation
Zack is an architect who leads public projects and advocates for environmental stewardship, strength in community, and building cities that work for all. Zack oversees $1B of high priority capital projects for the City of New York, including buildings, streetscapes, and infrastructure.
The City of New York (the “City”) is set to play a powerful role in decarbonizing the built environment and scaling the clean construction industry by enabling innovative solutions, facilitating bold policies, and operating programs to overcome implementation challenges in tangible ways.
As part of the City’s decarbonization efforts, NYCEDC is implementing Circular Design & Construction Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), an operational guide to reduce waste and embodied carbon in NYC’s built environment.
