Boston

April 17, 2024

MIT Media Lab

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Sustainability in Practice

This special half-day event, organized by Architectural Record in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, offers a “master class” in sustainable design and how to make it an integral part of a firm’s DNA, led by architects who have been doing just that for decades.

Programming for this event is not yet finalized. It has been approved for 4 AIA LU/HSW, with 1 additional LU pending.

Earn up to 5 AIA LU/HSW

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Agenda

10:45 AM
Registration Opens

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11:15 AM-11:45 AM

Morning Sponsored CE SessionCrafting a High-Performing Double-Skin Facade

sponsored by Permasteelisa

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12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Lunch & Learn Embodied Carbon and the Envelope (1 AIA LU/HSW)

Brent Trenga

sponsored by Kingspan

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1:00 PM-1:20 PM
Break

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1:20 PM-1:25 PM

Introductory Remarks

Josephine Minutillo
Editor in Chief, Architectural Record
Nicholas de Monchaux
Head of Architecture, MIT

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1:25 PM-2:15 PM

Editorial CE Session Regionalism and Resiliency

Ted Flato, FAIA and David Lake, FAIA

While architects may traditionally be known as the designers of buildings alone, 2024 AIA Gold Medalists David Lake and Ted Flato see buildings as one piece of a much larger picture. Through an integrated design process that engages climate, culture and context in dialogue with high performance building strategies, Lake|Flato conducts rigorous analysis of the social and environmental history of each place to uplift shared values and sustainable priorities. In this session, learn how David and Ted leverage the connection between regionalism and resiliency in their design process to create highly sustainable and humane architecture.

Respondent: Kim Yao

Lecturer, MIT; Principal, ARO

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2:15 PM-3:05 PM

Editorial CE Session Creative Empathy

Mario Cucinella

Using lessons from the past, and architectural design as a primary tool—rather than technology—to make buildings more sustainable, this talk explores how research, data, and prototyping can help us to build differently for the future.

Respondent: Christoph Reinhart

Professor; Director, Building Technology Program, MIT

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3:05 PM-3:20 PM

CE Session Sponsored by Neolith

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3:20 PM-3:40 PM
Break

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3:40 PM-4:25 PM

Editorial CE Session Towards Circular Construction: Design and Policy for Reuse

Felix Heisel

The Circular Construction Lab (CCL) at Cornell University's Department of Architecture - directed by Prof. Felix Heisel - houses a design research program that advances the paradigm shift from linear material consumption towards a circular economy within an industrialized construction industry. The interdisciplinary lab investigates new concepts, methods, and processes to (1) design and construct buildings as the material depots for future construction, and (2) activate the potential of the built environment as an 'urban mine' for today's construction. Through close collaborations with academic, industrial, and legislative/ political partners the lab ensures the relevance of its work and promotes the direct and full-scale implementation of research results towards a more sustainable, low/ no-carbon, circular construction industry. The presentation will showcase highlights from recent projects in the lab across scales.

Respondent: Caitlin Mueller

Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Architecture and Dept. of Environmental Engineering, MIT

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4:25 PM-5:15 PM

Editorial CE Session Sustainability Is Not Optional

Carol Ross Barney, FAIA

A discussion of Big Ideas and small solutions in everyday Architecture.

Respondent: Rafi Segal

Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, Department of Architecture, MIT

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5:15 PM-6:00 PM
Cocktail Reception

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