Making Materials Work for Climate Action and SITES - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/HSW) / 1.0 GBCI SITES-Specific CE

Recorded On: 10/06/2024

This session explores strategies for specifying and obtaining more sustainable materials to reach the goals outlined in the ASLA Climate Action Plan and SITES rating system. Diverse perspectives will be provided by a U.S. federal government agency, a nonprofit third-party certification body, and a landscape architecture and urban design firm.

Learning objectives:

Identify proven strategies to achieve SITES v2 material credits and how those relate to ASLA Climate Action goals.
Learn more about EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program and its Inflation Reduction Act-funded Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials Program, including Environmental Product Declaration Assistance and Carbon Labeling.
Understand the SITES v2 rating system's focus on materials and connection to supporting climate action.
Learn about the multiple attributes in defining sustainable materials that encompass circular, low-carbon, and healthy concepts.

The GBCI course ID for this course is 920030843, providing SITES-specific CE hours required to maintain SITES AP credentials. Participants will need to pass the exam at the end of the presentation in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants will need to self-report CE hours through their credentials account on https://sitesonline.usgbc.org.

Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP BD+C

SITES Director

Green Business Certification, Inc

Danielle Pieranunzi has been involved with the SITES program since 2006 where she has been collaborating with a diverse group of practitioners, scientists, educators, and policy-makers to elevate the value of nature in the built environment. Danielle is the Director of the SITES program at Green Business Certification Inc focusing on technical development, client solutions, and market development.

Alison Kinn Bennett

Lead, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing & Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials Programs

US Environmental Protection Agency

Alison has focused her 20+ year career on leveraging private sector innovation and billions in federal spending to support cleaner and greener supply chains for all. Since 2001, Alison has served in the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program, representing EPA in the development of private sector sustainability standards within the US Green Building Council LEED MR TAG, Sustainable Sites Initiative, ASTM, NSF, and UL, among others. Currently, Alison is focused on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's low embodied carbon construction materials provisions - including a new EPA Carbon Labeling Program and grants & technical assistance for Environmental Product Declarations.

Michal Kapitulnik, ASLA

Principal

Surfacedesign, Inc.

Michal’s interest in horticulture and the potential didactic qualities of the landscape inform her work. Michal has managed many complex projects at Surfacedesign, ranging from small-scale gardens to commercial and public open space networks. Well-versed in public space projects, she has been an integral design team member and project leader in the design and execution of the Expedia Campus in Seattle, WA; Smithsonian South Campus Masterplan in Washington, DC; and Bayfront Park in San Francisco, CA.