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As the built environment generates almost 50% of global CO2 emissions, architects, engineers, planners, and building owners must work together and commit to net zero emissions by 2030 to reduce the impact on climate change as specified by various climate and decarbonization initiatives. Design professionals are uniquely suited to mitigate help resolve the climate crisis through design, educating clients, and working with navigating policy requirements to advance decarbonization and build greener cities.

One key approach to meeting these goals is adaptive use. DesignDC’s September conference will build on our previous symposiums of the year, with a focus on adaptability, resilience, and designing for change. 

Throughout this in-person symposium, we will cover new and innovative strategies for adaptive use; case studies that lend proven approaches to resilience, adaptation, survivability, and livability, and policy and design recommendations that advocate for construction, codes, zoning, and permitting solutions.

8:30am - Doors Open + Check-in
 

9:00am - Keynote: Old Buildings are the Future

• Julia Siple, AIA, LEED AP BD+C - Principal, Director of Sustainability, 
  Quinn Evans
• Sara Langmead, AIA, PE, LEED AP - Associate, Heritage Practice Co-Leader, Quinn Evans 
   

10:15am: Adaptive Use Through Building Conversions

• Eric Schlegel, AIA, LEED AP - Principal, WDG
• Susan Salsbury, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP - Sr. Associate, WDG 
• Susan Garcia, International Associate AIA - Associate Principal, WDG 
• Matt Lam - Sr. Project Designer, WDG
   

11:30am - Revitalizing Historic School Buildings for Modern Learning and Community Vision

• Marquisha Powell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C - Senior Associate at StudioMB, 
• Sasha Petersen, AIA - Associate at StudioMB

1:00pm - The Best Years Are Ahead: Why Adaptive Reuse Is Ideal for Senior Living

• Jill Cavanaugh, AIA, AICP - Partner, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners
• James Adams - Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development & Acquisitions, Maplewood Senior Living
   

2:15pm - A Case for Alternation and Addition

• Michael Winstanley  AIA, AICP - Founder and Design Director at Winstanley Architects & Planners
• Leejung Hong LEED AP - Principal at Winstanley Architects & Planners
   

3:30pm - The Equity Lens: Leveraging the Existing

• Aida Ayuk, LEED Green Associate - Sustainable Design Coordinator, EskewDumezRipple

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