Robert Perschel is the Executive Director of the New England Forestry Foundation. His work has focused on large landscape protection, ecological forestry, climate change and sustainable forest biomass utilization. He is co-author of Climate Change, Carbon, and the Forests of the Northeast, Assessment of Biomass Harvesting Guidelines and New England Forests: The Path to Sustainability.
Synopsis
How we protect and manage our forest base will likely determine if New England can meet its climate goals. Robert Perschel will speak about the Forest to Cities Climate Challenge, forestry standards for both storing carbon and producing materials for buildings 6-18 stories tall.
https://youtu.be/8pz0XyCs6u0
Links
New England Forestry Foundation
Forest to Cities Climate Challenge
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The BCT program has announced its lecture series for the Fall 2020 semester. All lectures are free and open to the public (via Zoom). AIA and USGBCI CES credits are available.
You can find these events in our calendar or you can subscribe to the entire series in your calendar application using this link (ICS)....
Products used on a project can have significant and enduring health effects—not only on your building's occupants, but on the community where the products are made and on the workers who manufacture and install them. Products may also have significant impact on the planet, through extraction, manufacturing, and eventual disposal. So where does one start when trying to incorporate healthier materials into a project?
The presentation shares case studies that highlight the challenges to, and opportunities for, bringing healthier materials into your next building projects, or your daily practice as a designer of any kind. Ms. Carey Moore's stories highlight lessons learned from her involvement with a range of Living Building Challenge project types, including educational centers, a large laboratory building, and renovation of existing buildings.
Links
Living Building Challenge Materials
Integrated Eco Strategy
Presentation Video
https://youtu.be/jsR2orr0r28...
Russel Chapman‘s career has spanned multiple facets of the AEC world. He is an architectural consultant for Sierra Pacific Windows where he works directly with the architecture and design community helping to guide their decisions to best match their client expectations. Mr. Chapman speaks about the Sustainable Forest Initiative: the initiative’s principles; objectives; performance measures; indicators and history. It is imperative for us to understand Forest Certification and how growing our forests, in a sustainable manner, contributes toward green building strategies by sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Links
Sustainable Forest Initiative
Sierra Pacific Windows
Presentation Video
https://youtu.be/n8_hPNKRNwo...
In this talk, Christopher D. Ling, Principal of ARCHforensic, explains what Forensic Architecture is. It covers the design standard of care; what the architect’s responsibility is; design intent vs. construction coordination; means and methods; common construction mistakes; inspection techniques; new technology and real life examples.
Links
https://archforensic.com/
Presentation Video
https://youtu.be/wd8b9lz1HrU...
