[SPN-Discussion] Circularity in the Built Environment" - Thurs, Feb 8 - Circular Economy Network (CEN) Event - Registration Open!

[Sarah Bloomquist]

 Join us Thursday, February 8, 6:30-8:30pm, at Häfele Showroom in Manhattan
for the Circular Economy Network's (CEN) 2018 kick-off event:* "Circularity
in the Built Environment."* We'll hear from three New York based thought
leaders about their work in creating a more circular built environment:

   -

   *Catherine Bobenhausen*
   <http://www.colden.com/people/catherine-bobenhausen>, Certified
   Industrial Hygienist and Senior Consultant, Colden Corporation. *Theme: *The
   Circular Economy and Disclosure – Surprising Lessons from the Field
   -

   *Marc Gee* <https://gluckplus.com/>, Principal at GLUCK+. *Theme: *Modular
   Building and How a Design-Build Approach Enables Innovation in the Built
   Environment
   -

   *Tiffany Broyles Yost* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbroyles/>, Energy,
   Sustainability & Building Physics Associate at Arup. *Theme: *Circularity
   Lab Partnership with Google

*Register here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/circularity-in-the-built-environment-tickets-42641529964>*
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environment-tickets-42641529964

The event is open to all experience levels. The speakers will present their
vision of a circular economy and the practical implementation of it, after
which participants will build on these perspectives in small break out
groups.

The CEN aims to convene a multitude of stakeholders to actively engage in
discussing solutions to transition towards a more circular, regenerative
world. Follow the CEN <https://twitter.com/CircEconomyNYC> on Twitter for
the latest on our monthly events.

*AGENDA*

6.20-6.30 pm -- Arrival

6:30-7:20 pm -- Speaker presentations

7:20-8 pm -- Creative workshop

8-8:30 pm -- Report backs and Q&A

*SPEAKER BIOS*

*Catherine Bobenhausen, Certified Industrial Hygienist and Senior
Consultant, Colden Corporation*

Catherine Bobenhausen, Certified Industrial Hygienist and Senior Consultant
with the health, safety and environmental firm of Colden Corporation, has
delved deeply into the chemical composition of building products. She
conducts air monitoring in manufacturing facilities and offices. Catherine
consults with architects, sustainability consultants and manufacturers on
sustainable design, including LEED, Living Building Challenge and WELL,
integrating chemical restrictions, certifications and test protocols, for
informed selection of lower impact building products. Through Clean
Production Action, Catherine achieved accreditation as an Authorized
GreenScreen PractitionerTM for chemical hazard assessments. She has
collaborated with Building Product Ecosystems, and serves on the Technical
Committee of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative, committed to
continuous improvement through transparency, openness and innovation in the
product supply chain.

[image: Catherine]

*Marc Gee, Principal at GLUCK+*

Marc Gee is a principal at GLUCK+, an architecture, construction and
development firm in New York City. The practice is committed to crafting
bold and conceptually unique architecture, with most work constructed by
the firm’s unique Architect Led Design Build (ALDB) approach. Consistently
recognized through national and international design awards and
publications, GLUCK+ has been featured in Architectural Record’s “The New
Master Builders,” by The Architect’s Newspaper with “Inside Architecture’s
One-Stop Shop” and named by Fast Company in 2014 as one of “The World’s Top
10 Innovative Companies in Architecture,” ‘for taking control of the entire
building process.’ Mr. Gee has been involved in projects as architect and
on-site construction manager including the recent award-winning Cary Leeds
Center for Tennis & Learning, a $26 million public/private initiative in
Crotona Park, Bronx, which The New York Times architecture critic, Michael
Kimmelman hailed in April 2017 as "one of the city's best new works of
public architecture;" The Stack, New York’s first prefabricated steel and
concrete modular residential building development, which received a 2015
AIANY/BSA Housing Honor Award; and currently, 150 Rivington, a luxury
condominium development in the Lower East Side. He was also on-site
construction supervisor for The East Harlem School, which won an AIA
Architecture Honor Award in 2010, and received a Citation of Excellence
from BusinessWeek/Architectural Record’s ‘Good Design is Good Business’
Award in 2009. Mr. Gee earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia
Polytechnic University and State University. Website: www.gluckplus.com.
Twitter & Instagram: @gluck_plus

[image: Marc]

*Tiffany Broyles Yost, Energy, Sustainability & Building Physics Associate,
Arup*

Tiffany Broyles Yost is an architect and sustainability specialist with
over 15 years of experience working on a diverse range high performance
buildings and sustainable master plans. She is an Associate at Arup where
she leads sustainable buildings consulting within New York’s Energy and
Sustainability group. Her work focuses on sustainable and circular design
and looks to create buildings and environments that add to the comfort and
wellbeing of their occupants. Tiffany holds a Masters of Architecture in
Sustainable Environmental Design from the Architectural Association in
London and a Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Kentucky.

[image: Tiffany]

*VENUE SPONSOR*

[image: Hafele]

*Häfele America on Social Responsibility: *Our stated goal – and an
integral part of our philosophy – is to take responsibility, think
holistically and act in the best interests of our planet and its
inhabitants. On a social level we seek to enhance quality-of-life for our
employees, their families and the communities in which they live. Globally,
we follow practices that support environmental safety and sustainability.
That’s because our responsibility is to future generations as well as the
present.


Thanks and see you there!
-Tessa and Sarah, CEN CO-Founders



*Sarah Bloomquist, *LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbloomquist> &
 Twitter <https://twitter.com/sbloomquist>
Circular Economy Network (CEN) <https://twitter.com/CircEconomyNYC>,
Co-founder
Bronzicorn <http://bronzicorn.blogspot.com/>, Sustainability Blog & Calendar
Brooklyn SWAB <https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynSolidWasteAdvisoryBoard/>,
Chair
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