AIA WHV Sustainability Series Presents:

Declare! The Health and Change We Need

Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Price: $10.00 AIA/ $5.00 AIA Assoc. & Students / $20.00 Non Members
Credits: 1 AIA/PDF HSW
Virtual Platform

Description:
What if you could have a free database of products that were all heavily vetted and transparently labelled to ensure best possible health and performance? And what if you could make that database easily searchable online, organized by CSI division, compliant with established frameworks like LEED, and coordinated with next-level frameworks like the Living Building Challenge? And then, what if you could use the success of that database to further activate and spotlight positive collaboration in the manufacturing marketplace? Come join us to learn more about the Declare Database – ILFI’s Database which is all that and then some. And hear the low-down from an Industry Leading Manufacturer on the business case for making better products. Further forward-thinking topics will be identified and discussed: What is the Red List? How is embodied carbon addressed in Declare? How and What positive change is being driven within manufacturing? What are the social & environmental justice aspects of the Living Product Challenge and Affordable Housing Materials List? What is the new ILFI Core framework? And probably lots more (Ren talks fast!). Leave with the ability to efficiently locate responsible products for your next written specification as well as a sense of what good stuff is coming down the pike.

Summary Presenters: 
Ren DeCherney, International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Business Development Manager for Manufacturers and Interiors 
Tim Conway, Shaw Industries Vice President of Sustainability