Better buildings mean better lives for all.
USGBC’s vision means putting people first. In this inaugural summit, we will convene and listen to USGBC members, sustainability advocates, key social and environmental justice leaders, and economic and community development experts.
Participants will share how their work acts on equity by creating better lives for people and moves the needle for green buildings, cities, and communities. Together we look forward at building healthy, thriving people, communities, and cities for all.
Social Equity is imperative to create health, thriving people and lives. It must be deeply embedded into how we hold ourselves accountable as an organization and community. This summit is a call to action to define how we raise the standard of living for all.
USGBC will select three presenters as “winners” and feature their ideas at Greenbuild and interview them for a spotlight in a USGBC Equity Report.
Speakers
Keepers of the Heart
Keepers of the Heart are a core group of individuals who represent and have historically championed USGBC’s work in equity. This team of leaders will lead conversations and carry the banner for the work that must be done—holding USGBC to high standard as we develop and implement the Equity Road Map
Emily Andrews
Executive Director, USGBC - Missouri Gateway
George Bandy, Jr.
Chief Sustainability Officer, Mohawk
Jennifer Sheffield
Head of LEED Consulting, GBWAWA
Marge Anderson
Executive Vice President, Slipstream
Susan Kaplan
Founder, BuildingWrx
Amy King
Co-Founder, Good Coworking
Sarah Robinson
Product Sustainability Manager, Tarkett North America
Dr. Traci Rose Rider
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Doctor of Design Faculty, N.C. State College of Design
Challengers
These participants represent the broader landscape of organizations and leadership working to advance equity. They will participate in the second day to present on their work and their landscape, challenge ideas and proposals from first day participants, identify gaps and opportunities.
Antoine Bryant
Organizational Liaison, National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) | Project Manager/Business Development, Moody Nolan
Majora Carter
CEO, Majora Carter Group LLC | Owner, The Boogie Down Grind Café
Nori Catabay
Green Building Team Program Manager, King County
Dianne Dillon Ridgely
Board of Directors, Interface, Inc.
Denise Fairchild, PhD
President & CEO, Emerald Cities Collaborative
Osvaldo "Ozzie" Gonzalez, LEED AP
Independent Business Owner, P3 Consulting
Ron Hantz
President of Board of Directors, Network for Developing Conscious Communities
Dr. S. Atyia Martin, CEM
CEO & Founder, All Aces Inc.
Jerome Ringo
Chairman, Zoetic Global | Goodwill Ambassador - Trade & Investment, Pan-African Parliament
Euneika Rogers-Sipp
Founder, Destination Design School of Agricultural Estates
Nathaniel Smith
Founder and Chief Equity Officer, Partnership for Southern Equity
Schedule
Attendees are welcome to attend all or part of the summit.
Thursday May 28, 2020 | |
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9:45 a.m. |
Virtual Doors open |
10:00 a.m. |
Welcome & Setting Intention: A New Living Standard, Mahesh Ramanujam, President & CEO, USGBC & GBCI |
10:10 a.m. |
Progress and perspectives from USGBCs Social Equity Working Group, Joel Ann Todd |
10:20 a.m. |
USGBC’s Progress and Perspectives, Kimberly Lewis, Senior Vice President, USGBC |
10:30 a.m. |
Panel One: Governance, Keepers of the Heart: George Bandy & Susan Kaplan
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12:00 p.m. |
Break |
12:30 p.m. |
Panel Two: Affordability & Economic Empowerment, Keepers of the Heart: Marge Anderson & Emily Andrews
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2:00 p.m. |
Break |
2:15 p.m. |
Panel Three: Equitable Access, Keepers of the Heart: Sarah Robinson & Jennifer Sheffield
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3:45 p.m. |
Break |
4:00 p.m. |
Panel 4: Outside the Box: Keepers of the Heart: Amy King & Traci Rider
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5:40 p.m. |
Event adjourns for day |
Friday May 29, 2020 | |
9:45 a.m. |
Virtual Doors open |
10:00 a.m. |
Welcome & Setting Intention: A New Living Standard, Mahesh Ramanujam, President & CEO, USGBC & GBCI |
10:10 a.m. |
Summary of Day 1 Panels, Keepers of the Heart |
11:30 a.m. |
Challengers Round 1
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12:30 p.m. |
Break |
1:00 p.m. |
Challengers Round 2
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2:00 p.m. |
Break |
2:30 p.m. |
Action Team Break Outs |
4:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
4:45 p.m. |
Day 2 Adjourns |
Contact Us
If you have any questions or trouble logging in to the Summit, please contact equity@usgbc.org.
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