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thinkstep to Exhibit and Present Solutions for Product and Corporate Sustainability in booth # 1000 at Greenbuild 2015

Published 8 years ago. About a 3 minute read.

WHO: thinkstep experts, customers and partners will present demonstrations and best practices to move the green building industry toward greater transparency, optimization and ultimately better buildings at the 2015 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Washington, DC.

WHO: thinkstep experts, customers and partners will present demonstrations and best practices to move the green building industry toward greater transparency, optimization and ultimately better buildings at the 2015 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Washington, DC.

WHAT: Topics include:

Building Product Decisions Powered by Data: Demonstration of the Quartz Project Open Database, by: Vivien Dien, Flux and Heather Gadonniex, thinkstep

A New Era for Brand Integrity: Navigating the Greenhush-Greenwash Spectrum

Join us as leaders from Republik, NielsenIQ, Conspirators, Henoscene, be/co, The Guardian and Room & Board analyze what newly expanded notions of brand integrity mean for brands, and how to be smarter about picking language choices that avoid the dangerous extremes of greenhushing and greenwashing — Thurs, May 9, at Brand-Led Culture Change.

Tell me more!

Attendees will learn about the first collaborative, open data initiative that combines health and environmental impact data on building materials empowering the AEC industry to achieve greater sustainability. The Quartz database is the result of a year-long collaboration with an overall mission to promote the transparency of building product information. The environmental and health impact data on 100 common building products is now freely available to building owners, architects and sustainability specialists, as well as to the general public under Creative Commons licensing.

Sustainability Leader Showcase: Corporate Sustainability Reporting in the Building Industry, by: Amanda Goetsch, Inpro and Heather Gadonniex, thinkstep

There has been strong focus on documenting product sustainability credentials through reports like EPDs and HPDs but what about the overall sustainability of the corporate enterprise? This presentation showcases manufacturer Inpro and details their road to reporting on the sustainability of their corporation and supply chain and the value this brings to their business.

Sustainability at the Speed of Design: Demonstration of the Tally® whole building LCA tool for Revit® by: Efrie Friedlander, Kieran Timberlake

Experts from developer Kieran Timberlake will share case studies and update us on the current status of Tally, the whole building LCA tool.

LEED v4: Are you ready? Documentation to meet the new MR Credits

by: thinkstep’s Sustainable Building & Construction team

LEED v4 implementation is less than a year away. This presentation will provide an overview of the documentation needed to meet the new Materials & Resources Credits.

WHEN:

Wednesday, Nov 18

11:00 – 11:20 -- LEED v4: Are you ready?

3:30 – 3:50 -- Sustainability Leader Showcase: Corporate Sustainability Reporting in the Building Industry

4:00 – 4:30 -- Building Product Decisions Powered by Data: Demonstration of the Quartz Project Open Database

Thursday, Nov 19th

10:30 – 11:00 -- Building Product Decisions Powered by Data: Demonstration of the Quartz Project Open Database

2:00 – 2:30 LEED v4: Are you ready? Documentation to meet the new MR Credits

4:00 – 4:30 Sustainability at the Speed of Design -- Tally whole building LCA tool for Revit

About thinkstep

thinkstep enables organizations worldwide to succeed sustainably. Our industry-leading software, data and services help businesses drive operational excellence, product innovation, brand value and regulatory compliance. With a global presence in 19 countries we serve more than 2,000 companies, including 40 percent of the Fortune 500 such as BASF, Hewlett-Packard, Interface, Siemens, and Unilever. For more information visit, www.thinkstep.com

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