The Flooring Sustainability Summit, happening July 17-18 in Washington, D.C., will function a gap keynote panel of main authorities from the structure, inside design, and inexperienced constructing group. This esteemed panel will set the stage for the first-of-its-kind summit geared toward facilitating productive and insightful dialogue of sustainability and inexperienced constructing practices.

• Alexander Cochran, Esq., Chief Advocacy Officer, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  Previous to AIA, Cochran served as advisor to the Secretary of Housing and City Improvement throughout the Clinton Administration. Extra just lately, he served as Particular Counsel to the Governor of New York State, the place he oversaw federal and state authorities affairs coverage consultants and co-conceived the governor led US Local weather Alliance.
• Cheryl Durst, Government Vice President and CEO, Worldwide Inside Design Affiliation (IIDA)
  With 15,000 members throughout 58 international locations, Durst oversees the strategic course of IIDA, heading its Worldwide Board and setting an agenda that leads the business in creating group, advancing advocacy, and persevering with many years of labor towards fairness. She is a member of the Worldwide WELL Constructing Institute Governance Council and the primary African American lady inducted into the Inside Design Corridor of Fame. She hosts The Talent Set podcast and has been referred to by Inside Design journal as “an envoy for innovation and growth, and a visionary strategist.” 
• Peter Templeton, President and CEO, U.S. Inexperienced Constructing Council (USGBC)
  For 25 years, Templeton has labored to speed up international adoption of practices that improve human well being, environmental well-being, and high quality of life for all. He joined USGBC to direct the launch of the LEED Ranking System, which has grow to be probably the most extensively used and revered inexperienced constructing program on the earth. He served as president and CEO of the Cradle to Cradle Merchandise Innovation Institute from 2018 to 2021, and he’s a board member of the World Inexperienced Constructing Council and Sustentabilidad para Mexico (SUMe).
• Vicki Worden, President & CEO, Inexperienced Constructing Initiative (GBI)
  At GBI, a world nonprofit devoted to bettering the influence of buildings on local weather and society, Worden has spearheaded the creation of a decarbonization ranking system for industrial buildings (Inexperienced Globes Journey to Internet Zero program). A member of Ladies Executives in Constructing and former Chair of the Nationwide Institute of Constructing Sciences Consultative Council, Worden has supported industries, companies, authorities businesses, and worldwide nonprofits in progressing sustainability objectives.

Eventgoers will acquire insights on the newest developments in flooring sustainability, with centered discussions on inexperienced constructing standardization, well being and materials reporting, embodied carbon, and extra.

Extra opening keynote speaker info and preliminary occasion program particulars will be discovered at flooringsummit.com. Registration for the occasion is open now. Early registrants will safe a decreased fee till March 15^th.

The Nationwide Wooden Flooring Affiliation (NWFA) is a co-host of the Flooring Sustainability Summit.