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
New York City’s Embodied Carbon Strategy:
New York City is leading by example through its Clean Construction and Embodied Carbon policies. This session will outline those initiatives coming out of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice and will preview the future of citywide embodied carbon management.
In New York City, over two thirds of emissions come from buildings. Almost half of these are attributed to only 2% of buildings. Additionally, one inch of water can cause $25,000 in damages to a building. To counter emissions and address the realities of a changing climate, the city needs aggressive retrofits to make existing buildings more efficient and resilient.
Circularity in Public Projects:
Sustainable tactics in public projects & guidelines for implementing circularity in the project lifecycle. Zack Aders is an architect who has led public projects in the cities of São Paulo and New York with a focus on sustainability, resiliency, and circularity. Zack recently oversaw the Circular Design and Construction Guidelines, published by NYCEDC in March 2024.
We prepare New York City for the impacts of climate change:
Embodied Carbon Policy discussion and Q&A
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how NYC is addressing embodied carbon through policy prioritization.
- Learn about an emerging initiative related to the electric construction machinery market.
- Understand circularity principles and the reduction of embodied carbon.
- Learn how to manage circularity throughout a project lifecycle.
Sylvie Binder – Policy Advisor | NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
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.
Mariane Jang – Senior Policy Advisor | New York State
Mariane Jang is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of General Services, Division of Resiliency & Sustainability. She leads work on reducing embodied carbon in New York State construction projects, and mitigating climate risks to new construction and major renovation projects. She most recently co-developed two sets of guidelines related to embodied carbon: to track the embodied carbon used in state projects and create a baseline to inform reduction strategies, and to set a framework for procurement of lower embodied carbon concrete on state projects.
Who we are
In January 2022, Mayor Eric Adams created a new configuration of the City’s climate team, bringing together people working on climate resiliency, sustainability, and environmental coordination and remediation. We are all united under one umbrella to do the critical work of addressing climate change in our city with a focus on equity, justice, and public health.
2023: The NYCEDC Impact
Our second annual report highlights the impact of our work over the past year–advancing critical projects and laying the groundwork for transformative investments.
