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Tuesday’s webinar was a must-watch for building professionals! The built environment is shifting away from plastic materials and this conversation is your roadmap to healthier, more sustainable buildings. Huge thanks to Gladys Ly-Au Young of Side x Side Architects and Eric Corey Freed, AIA, LEED Fellow of CannonDesign for their insight, advice and leadership on how to design out plastics and design in health. Together, we dug into: • How deeply plastics are woven into today’s buildings • The health and equity impacts communities are already experiencing • Real-world examples of firms actively designing out plastics and choosing healthier materials right now ICYMI, you can watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/eMW9Szqm #ICYMI #DesignOutPlastics #SustainableDesign #GreenBuilding

Today’s the day! Join us at 12pm ET for Designing Out Plastics: A Blueprint for Healthier Building Materials. The building industry is shifting away from plastic-heavy materials, and today’s webinar will help you understand what that means for design, construction, and long-term sustainability. We’re bringing together leaders who are reshaping how materials are chosen and buildings are designed: Featured Speakers: • Gladys Ly-Au Young, Founding Partner, Side x Side Architects • Eric Corey Freed, AIA, LEED Fellow, Principal & Sustainability Director, CannonDesign • Rebecca Stamm, Principal Researcher, Habitable • Priya Premchandran, VP Market Transformation – Product, Habitable Whether you’re an architect, specifier, sustainability lead, or building-sector professional, today’s conversation will give you actionable insights on reducing plastic use and building healthier spaces. Reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/eMW9Szqm #DesignOutPlastics #GreenBuilding #HealthyMaterials #Sustainability #BuiltEnvironment

One day left! Tomorrow, Habitable hosts Designing Out Plastics: A Blueprint for Healthier Building Materials, a conversation every architect, planner, and sustainability leader should hear. As the industry shifts away from plastic building materials, firms that stay ahead will be the ones designing healthier spaces. Join us as we explore the impacts of plastics in the built environment and the solutions already reshaping the market. Featuring: • Gladys Ly-Au Young, Founding Partner, Side x Side Architects • Eric Corey Freed, AIA, LEED Fellow, Principal & Sustainability Director, CannonDesign • Rebecca Stamm, Principal Researcher, Habitable • Priya Premchandran, VP Market Transformation – Product, Habitable 📅 Tomorrow 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/eMW9Szqm #DesignOutPlastics #SustainableDesign #HealthyMaterials #CircularEconomy #GreenBuilding

How can architects and designers rethink materials to build a healthier future? In next week’s Habitable webinar, Designing Out Plastics: A Blueprint for Healthier Building Materials, we’ll be joined by Eric Corey Freed, AIA, LEED Fellow, Principal and Sustainability Director at CannonDesign. Eric is a LEED Fellow and leading voice in regenerative design and the circular economy. He’s helped shape over 40 LEED and net-zero projects, written 12 books on sustainable design, and continues to push for a future where restorative buildings are the standard. Featured Speakers: • Gladys Ly-Au Young, Founding Partner, Side x Side Architects • Eric Corey Freed, Principal, CannonDesign • Rebecca Stamm, Principal Researcher, Habitable • Priya Premchandran, VP Market Transformation – Product, Habitable Register: https://lnkd.in/eMW9Szqm #DesignOutPlastics #Sustainable #GreenBuilding #Environment

Next week, Habitable hosts a conversation on Designing Out Plastics: A Blueprint for Healthier Building Materials. Joining us is Gladys Ly-Au Young, Partner at Side x Side Architects, an award-winning architect recognized for creating regenerative, high-performance buildings that center on people and community. Gladys brings her deep expertise in sustainable design and her passion for making climate action tangible through the built environment. Featured Speakers: • Gladys Ly-Au Young, Founding Partner, Side x Side Architects • Eric Corey Freed, AIA, LEED Fellow, Principal, CannonDesign • Rebecca Stamm, Principal Researcher, Habitable • Priya Premchandran, VP Market Transformation – Product, Habitable Register: https://lnkd.in/eMW9Szqm #DesignOutPlastics #Sustainable #GreenBuilding #Environment

Today’s the day! Join Collaborative for Health & Environment and Habitable this afternoon for our free webinar on the role plastics play in the built environment, from buildings to synthetic turf fields,  and what this means for community health, institutional decision-making, and long-term sustainability. Habitable’s Ryan Johnson joins Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones and moderator Dr. Rachel Massey for a timely conversation covering: • How buildings and construction drive global plastic use • Health and environmental impacts of plastics across their life cycle • Artificial turf as a case study, including insights from Habitable’s Turf Product Guidance • The latest science on macroplastics and microplastics • Key questions for communities and campuses evaluating synthetic turf Register here and join us today: https://lnkd.in/ehkcfBui #DesignOutPlastics #Sustainable #GreenBuilding #Environment

Habitable CEO Gina Ciganik takes the stage TODAY at TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch! Her talk, “The Plastic Problem Hidden in Plain Sight,” shines a light on a major blind spot in the plastic pollution crisis: the enormous volume of plastic building materials and the hidden harms they cause across communities and ecosystems. Spoiler alert: solutions already exist, and they’re ready to scale. From microplastics and human health to regenerative materials, circular systems, climate resilience, and policy reform, today’s talks will spotlight bold ideas and real-world action. Watch live: https://lnkd.in/giSYJVtB Register free: https://lnkd.in/eBvhkf4m Plastic Pollution Coalition #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch #DesignOutPlastics #GreenBuilding

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 8th, Habitable CEO Gina Ciganik will take the stage at TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, joining global leaders working to answer one critical question: How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040? This powerful event will explore the intersection of plastic, human health, and climate and the systemic shifts needed to build a healthier future. Topics include: • Microplastics & human health • Environmental justice • Climate change • Regenerative materials & product design • Reuse & circular systems • Policy & culture change • Finance & investing • Corporate accountability We’re honored to be part of a global conversation advancing solutions rooted in health, equity, and innovation. Event info & livestream: https://lnkd.in/giSYJVtB Free sign-up: https://lnkd.in/eBvhkf4m Plastic Pollution Coalition #DesignOutPlastics #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch #GreenBuild #HabitableFuture

If you’re at Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, don’t miss Habitable’s VP of Market Transformation, Priya Premchandran, today from 9:00–10:00 AM PT in Room 409AB for “Can buildings defeat cancer? Powerful role of the built environment.” Priya will join Seydina Fall, CFA (Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health), Aaron Vaden-Youmans (Grimshaw / US Architects Declare), and Teresa Jan (REGENERA) to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: Can the materials we choose today dramatically reduce cancer and chronic disease tomorrow? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eM2iztXM #DesigningOutPlastics #GreenBuild #LEED #Sustainable

If you’re at Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, don’t miss Habitable Chief Executive Officer Gina Ciganik and Principal Researcher Rebecca Stamm today from 1:15–2:15 PM PT in the 411 Theater for “When Plastic Cities Burn: Hidden Impacts of Plastic Building Products.” Gina and Rebecca join Brandi Jenkins (Beyond Petrochemicals), Kimberly Seigel (Perkins&Will), and Kaya Allan Sugerman (Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles) to unpack the growing risks tied to plastic in the built environment. New Habitable research shows the building and construction sector is now the second-largest user of plastics globally and plastic use in construction is on track to double by 2050. It’s time to rethink what our cities are made of and design safer, healthier, and more equitable environments for all. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efVMPg2F #DesignOutPlastics #GreenBuild #LEED #Sustainable