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Friday, September 18 • 10:45am - 12:15pm
Healthy Materials: A Social Justice Imperative

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Educational Track: Social Equity in the Workplace + Supply Chains

Over one million children in the US have lead levels in their blood that impact brain cognition and development (1). Lead-based paint and other toxics in building materials are significant contributing factors. This session will explore the issue of healthy materials in affordable housing, which faces unique challenges, including demands for long term durability, limited project budgets and fast construction schedules. The Materials Petal, within the Living Building Challenge, offers a comprehensive framework for eliminating environmental toxins and protecting the health of low-income and underrepresented populations. This session will give participants actionable skills and knowledge to incorporate material health into their next affordable housing project. It's time to put people first.

(1) National Center for Biotechnical Research (link)
Speakers
avatar for Dana Bourland

Dana Bourland

Vice President, Environment, The JPB Foundation
Dana is leading the creation of JPB’s environment program with a goal to enable resilient communities. Formerly Dana was VP of Green Initiatives for Enterprise Community Partners where she developed and oversaw all aspects of the award-winning Green Communities initiative. A Returned... Read More →
avatar for Charlotte Brody

Charlotte Brody

Vice President of Health Initiatives, BlueGreen Alliance
Charlotte Brody serves as the Vice President of Health Initiatives for the BlueGreen Alliance, a partnership of America’s largest labor unions and its most influential environmental organizations to identify ways today’s environmental challenges can create and maintain quality... Read More →
avatar for Tom Osdoba

Tom Osdoba

Vice President, Green Initiatives, Enterprise Community Partners
As head of Green Initiatives, Tom Osdoba leads Enterprise Community Partner’s effort to make all affordable housing green. Current work priorities include advancing sustainable development standards for housing, engaging community development organizations to lead on neighborhood-scale... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Sturgeon

Amanda Sturgeon

Executive Director, International Living Future Institute
Amanda is a licensed architect with fifteen years experience designing and managing some of the most sustainable buildings in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining the Institute she was a Senior Associate at Perkins+Will where she co-directed the Sustainable Design Initiative across... Read More →
avatar for Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh

Executive Director, Healthy Building Network
Bill Walsh is the Founder and Executive Director of the Healthy Building Network (HBN). Since 2000 HBN has been defining the leading edge of practices that increase transparency in the building products industry, reduce human exposures to chemicals in building materials, and create... Read More →

LP15 Healthy Materials a Social Justice Imperative pdf
Friday September 18, 2015 10:45am - 12:15pm EDT
Room 327
  Educational Session, Social Equity in the Workplace + Supply Chains

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