Jodi Smits Anderson
Username
Jodi Smits Anderson
Proposer First Name
Jodi
Proposer Email
jsmitsanderson@eypae.com
Proposer Last Name
Smits Anderson
Proposer Phone
(518) 229-3215
Proposer Job Title
Managing Principal, Albany
Proposed Session Description
The awareness of embodied carbon is growing, including recognition of the potential for sequestering CO2e in mass timber applications, and how to be not only material-savvy in design, but how to reduce material layers. Have we come to understand building siting and the impacts of landscape architecture on our goals?
In this session, we will go beyond the building walls, floor, and roof to understand the impacts of our surroundings. Additionally, the positive impacts that can be created when working with all that Nature has to offer, intelligent landscaping materials and practices, and in support of community-wide systems and goals. Finally, we will introduce the power in including Landscape Design within your firm.
Why is this session important?
We must get beyond plug n' play energy tech to understanding full-systems and full-systems interactions. Landscape design is pivotal in water management, community building, cultural experiences, and co2 reductions.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
In the economics of Biophilia, but Terrapin Bright Green, they reveal data that inclusion of green spaces around affordable housing reduces domestic disturbance calls by 25%. Landscape Architecture is an untapped superpower in creating communities, supporting culture, and improving equity of space/place/lighting/activity/health.
Learning Objectives
1) Learn the basic aspects of SITES, and of Well related to outdoor spaces
2) Identify the relationship and contractual aspects that may come up in looking beyond the walls
3) Cite the CO2e and at least three other impacts of moving soil and disturbing existing flora
4) Cite 3-5 ways exterior landscape design can reduce energy use.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Additional Comments
Landscape Design may not be a focus point of the NYC conference, and we understand this. We encourage NESEA to indicate if this would be better suited to Building Energy Boston in 2023.
Additionally, our storytelling in this session will reference how EYP determined that Landscape Architecture should be brought in-house to bridge the onerous existing gap in practice, and in designing appropriately for communities and Natural systems.
NYC 2022 Areas of Focus
Session Format
Interview or structured conversation among panelists
Lightning Round (several brief idea pitches followed by discussion)
Strongest Content Connection - NYC 2022
Comments about your speaker roster
I can likely produce videos for Jessica and Shivanthi, but need permissions...
Reviewer 1
Grant, Tristan
Reviewer 2
Mayer, Aidan
Proposal #
126
Committee Decision
Being Considered