Whether you practice in a large firm or as a sole practitioner. You have the opportunity to choose! Will you choose healthy materials? Learn how to change the way you select and specify materials, how to put material health into practice for your office when working on a project, and what you can do now "off the shelf". The workshop will include the process, tools, practice and delivery, with material manufacturers available to offer you real world experience through a "speed dating" exercise.


AGENDA FOR EVENT:

7:45 - 8:00 Check-in, breakfast, and networking
8:00 - 9:20 PART ONE: PROCESS
9:20 - 9:35 15 min break with exhibitors
9:35 - 11:05 PART TWO: TOOLS (half in class room and interactive with vendors)
11:05 - 11:20 15 min break with exhibitors
11:20 - 12:05 PART THREE: PRACTICE + DELIVERY
12:05 - 12:15 Closing and meet again with exhibitors

*You must attend the entire session to receive the 4.0 HSW credits*

PRESENTERS

DENISE BATES, RID - Denise Bates was a founding member of USGBC North Texas Chapter, of the Living Futures Collaborative in Dallas, and of the Texas Materials Initiative. She started up sustainability task forces at two of her previous firms and continued her leadership in the field as Gensler Dallas' Resilient Design Leader for the last 12 years. She recently joined Perkins & Will in their Corporate Interiors studio, and is thrilled to be a part of this globally recognized sustainable design leading firm.

TORI WICKARD, AIA, RID, LEED AP - Tori is a Project Architect and Associate at Perkins and Will in the Corporate, Commercial, and Civic market sector. Most recently, Tori has been working with the American Cancer Society to design WELL-Certified free hotels for cancer patients, focusing specifically on toxic building material reduction and indoor air quality. In addition to her project work, Tori serves as Co-Director of the Perkins and Will Dallas office Material Performance Lab, founding member of the Texas Materials Initiative, and serves on the Board of Advisors for the American Cancer Society North Texas region.

ELLEN MITCHELL KOZACK, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP - As director of the DesignGreen department, Ellen leads a team of passionate individuals focused on reducing the environ-mental impact associated with the built environment. Personally, she has managed over 40 sustainability projects, totaling over $2.8 billion in construction. In addition, Ellen is the Founder and Director of Citizen HKS, a public interest design initiative that pledges 1% of HKS billable hours annually to providing design services to improve the lives of people in need.

ALLISON SMITH, LEED ID+C, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador - As a Sustainable Design Manager for HKS, Allison promotes responsible material selection and education firm wide. She has managed over 25 sustainability projects, totaling over $1.8 billion in construction – including 2 LEED v4 Platinum projects. Allison supports industry-wide materials transparency initiatives, including the mindful MATERIALS Collaborative and the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC). She is a founding member of the Texas Materials Initiative (TMI).

MEGAN RECHER, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, RELi AP, LFA - Sustainable Building Advisor at Perkins + Will

ANDREA GONZALEZ

EXHIBITORS:
Mosa
Saint Gobain
Woodwright
Rockwool
Sloan
Rulon

Credits:

4 AIA LU/HSW