Harmonizing Spaces
Learning Objectives:
- Explain how the circular economy principles apply to building product selection.
- Explore the benefits of biobased materials in the built environment.
- Evaluate how lifecycle thinking, and material optimization is used to design more sustainable buildings.
- Examine how indoor environmental quality, including acoustics and biophilic design, affects building occupants' well-being.
This course is part of the Sustainability Academy
This webinar is part of the Sustainability Academy
Integration of acoustics, circularity, and carbon reduction within the built environment is more important now than ever. We’ll explore a holistic approach to creating sustainable and harmonious spaces while exploring innovative solutions and techniques to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment.
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Gensler - Cassels Brock & Blackwell, Toronto
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Amy Costello , P.E. is the Product Stewardship and Sustainability Manager at Armstrong World Industries, where she provides leadership and management oversight in developing, implementing, and driving product stewardship and sustainability initiatives. Before this role, Amy was the Head of Sustainability for Armstrong Flooring. Under her leadership, Armstrong Flooring established its global sustainability council and published its first third-party assured SASB and GRI report. Amy chairs the ASTM E60 Sustainability Committee and serves on the WELL Material Advisory. A former member of the Board of Directors for ASTM International and the United States Green Building Council, Amy is a licensed Professional Engineer who received her master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a LEED and WELL Accredited Professional certification. |
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Samantha Johnson, WELL AP, a Senior Interior Designer and Design Studio Manager at NANO, brings an extensive background in workspace planning and architectural interior renovations. Her dynamic portfolio includes residential, education, healthcare, retail, hospitality, historic preservation, and corporate design projects in New York City, Chicago, and New Orleans, where she has resided since 2014. Samantha is integral to NANO's team-based workflow, managing and working within various team settings. She constantly finds ways to build upon each member’s strengths to cultivate elegant solutions to complicated design challenges. Her keen eye and passion for design, detail, and problem-solving have led to numerous successful projects at NANO. Notably, she served as Lead Designer/Project Manager for a historic French Quarter townhouse renovation, soon to be home to The Dead Rabbit, an upscale Irish restaurant and bar. Other significant projects include the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the New Orleans Youth Study Center, the Sewerage & Water Board Engineering Building, and 2401 Bienville Street. |
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Catherine Nipper , LEED AP, Architectural Sales Manager with Armstrong World Industries, supports the southern Louisiana design community. A licensed Interior Designer, she graduated from LSU and has over 20 years of industry experience. Throughout her career, Catherine has advocated for balanced acoustical designs while meeting project sustainability goals |
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Armstrong World Industries is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial ceiling and wall systems. At home, at work, in health-care facilities, classrooms, stores, and restaurants, Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions offer interior options that help
create healthy, sustainable spaces that protect people and cultivate well-being and comfort so they can be at their best.
Armstrong is committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that empower its customers to create beautiful, high-performance residential and commercial buildings. Armstrong continues to grow and prosper for the benefit of all its stakeholders. armstrongceilings.com/commercial |
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