Executive Summary:

Cities such as New York are at serious risk from climate change and have the power and responsibility to take the lead on solutions. This Symposium will explore potential scalable regenerative technologies for the world's largest urban constructed environments. The material science of carbon storing building components is receiving much-needed attention, but scalable solutions need wider adoption and development. The building industry is focused on reaching carbon neutrality in operations and construction, taking a holistic view of the enormity of this responsibility. Passive House energy efficiency coupled with scalable carbon storing materials for widespread use and large urban contexts, can provide the solution humanity needs and deserves now. 

Regenerative Metropolis - Welcome & Keynote

Welcome by David Lewis, Dean SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED

ENVIRONMENTS, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN

 Introduction by Alison Mears, Director Healthy Materials Lab & Andreas

Benzing, NYPH

Regenerative Metropolis Explained: Sara Bayer

Keynote: Felix Heisel. https://aap.cornell.edu/people/felix-heisel

 Regenerative Materials

Bruce King

Matthew O’Malia, Timber HP

Mattie Mead, https://www.hempitecture.com/

TRAVES W. OGILVE, LEED AP AeroAggregates

Lou Grasso Pozzotive: Urban Mining Industries

Metropolis Performance  Whole Life Carbon Balance

Yasemin Kologlu https://www.mep2040.org/

Ed Ettinger

Nikita Jathan

Policy Roundtable

Buck Moorhead

Mikhail Haramati NYSERDA

Gina Bocra/Emily Hoffman

Jennifer Bloom Leone, HPD

Beverly Craig, Mass CEC

Event Team:    

• Sara Bayer (Event Chair), Board Member, New York Passive House
• Victoria Yee (Event Vice Chair), Board Member, New York Passive House
• Buck Moorhead, Chair, New York Passive House
• Alexander Aptekar, Public Member
• Andreas M. Benzing, Executive Director, New York Passive House
• David J. Lewis, Professor of Architecture, School of Constructed Environments, Parsons School of Design
• Alison Mears, Director, Healthy Materials Lab