Tile Industry Insights: Deciphering Embodied Carbon and Green Architecture and Design

Monday, April 22, 2024

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

Location: GWCC B/C, B312

Panelist(s)

Wes Sullens, LEED Fellow, LEED AP

Director, LEED
U.S. Green Building Council
San Francisco, California, United States

Moderator(s)

Bill Griese

Deputy Executive Director
Tile Council of North America, United States

Panelist(s)

Daniel Marvin

Director of Product Standards and Sustainability
Schluter Systems North America
Canton, Ohio, United States
William Paddock, EP GHG

Managing Director
WAP Sustainability

Engage with this impressive panel as they delve into the concepts of carbon emissions and leading green architectural initiatives. Understand why the push for alignment to a clearer definition of embodied carbon, and how initiatives such as the Embodied Carbon Harmonization Project (ECHO) align with tile industry objectives toward embodied carbon standardization, transparency, accountability, and reduction. Receive education on updates to green building standards, rating systems, and regulations, which will help you stay ahead of the curve. Discover the new tiling category added to Building Transparency’s carbon calculator tool EC3 and updates on their new building planner tools.