TRACK SIX (Wednesday)
Health and the Environment
Track Chair: Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting
Conference Room: Waterfront 1
Healthy Homes: Practices for Improving Indoor Air Quality and Health of Occupants in Residential Construction
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Wednesday, March 12
Session Chair: Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting
Session Speakers: Greta Eckhardt, AIA, LEED® AP, CSI/CCS, PhD, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott
Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting
Bill Walsh, Healthy Building Network
Americans spend 90% of our time indoors - most of it in our homes. Poor indoor air quality in homes can be linked to increasing rates of asthma and other health problems. This session will identify design features and materials critical to achieving a healthy home environment. We will focus on affordable practices that protect health, while supporting energy conservation and durability. Practical solutions from real world examples of healthy homes will be presented.
Nuclear Power is Not the Answer to Climate Change; Pathway Out of Nuclear Dependency
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday, March 12
Session Chair: Marilyn Strong, Solar Design Associates, Inc.
Session Speakers: Linda Gunter, Beyond Nuclear
Sally Shaw, Indy Activist
Linda Gunter will unravel the myth that nuclear power is an answer to climate change by documenting the actual carbon trail from uranium mining to decommissioning and storage of nuclear waste. Sally Shaw will argue that finding a pathway to energy independence and out of nuclear dependency will take concerted citizen participation in the process of retiring existing reactors and replacing them with efficiency and renewables.
Healthy Cleaning and Building Maintenance Practices
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Wednesday, March 12
Session Chair: Naomi Mermin, Naomi Mermin Consulting
Session Speaker: Heather Clark, WinnCompanies
Ellen R. Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies, LLC
Monica Chianelli, Vida Verde House Cleaners Cooperative
When a building is done sustainability doesn’t end – how we clean and maintain buildings influences health, energy efficiency and durability. Come learn best practices in cleaning, cleaning product choices, low toxicity pest management and energy and water efficiency maximization.