This is a pre-conference event (not included in the Conference Pass) for those who want to enhance their Expo experience before it kicks off on Tuesday evening with the Opening Night Reception at 5:30pm. Non-Expo attendees may also register for the workshop, just choose the "Non-Expo Attendee: Workshop, Summit, or Tour" option during registration ($5 additional fee applies for non-Expo attendees).REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE TO REGISTERCONTINUING EDUCATION + PRICINGThis workshop will offer 4 continuing education credits from AIA, GBCI, and LFA.
Member Rate:
$100Non-Member Rate:
$125Coffee and snacks will be provided, but not lunch. Please plan accordingly.
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Calling All Project Teams and Manufacturers!
Take part in a deep exploration of the processes and techniques for selecting, specifying, and marketing materials for Living Buildings. This Summit provides important opportunities for those selecting, specifying and installing materials and those manufacturing and marketing materials to share ideas and experiences, better understand each other’s working realities, motivations, and needs, and collectively further the discussion of product transparency and sustainability.
- This Summit will begin with three project teams sharing their experiences of selecting materials and working with manufacturers to meet the Materials Petal Imperatives.
- Next, a materials specifier and manufacturer will review the process for vetting complex products and applying materials exceptions.
- Then Institute Staff will define best practices, learned from a variety of successful Living Building Challenge (LBC) projects, for specifying LBC compliant products as well as review sample specification language that can be applied by project teams and manufacturers alike.
With this solid foundation and newfound understanding, marketing and other professionals will facilitate an open forum for product specifiers and manufacturers to discuss effective messaging and marketing techniques to better communicate product attributes and understand how a product will meet the specified performance requirements, including Materials Petal compliance.
This session will be a rich combination of presentation, discussion, and hands-on activities with emphasis placed on opportunities to learn from each other through interaction and collaboration. Summit participants will focus on the details of implementing the Materials Petal and continue the collaboration between designers, specifiers, and product manufactures.
Learning Objectives
- Discover lessons learned from implementing the Materials Petal from experienced project teams.
- Review the process for vetting complex products and applying Materials Petal exceptions
- Define best practices for specifying LBC compliant products and review sample specification language for LBC projects and manufacturers
- Evaluate product messaging of sustainable and performance attributes and identify effective ways to market sustainability efforts at the product, project, and company level
