Participants can join the round table of their choice. Each roundtable leader will spend the first 15 minutes on a case study, lessons learned, or industry update. This will be followed by a 45-minute open discussion with all participants, moderated by the leader. The final 15 minutes will be used to identify 3-5 industry recommendations resulting from the group discussion. Key recommendations will be shared with the entire audience, and all roundtable recommendations will be included in the post-event report.

1. Maximizing short-term asset value and long-term environmental / social impact: They are NOT mutually exclusive!

   Overview: The built environment ecosystem is in the throws of one of its most turbulent cycles.  While legacy asset owners are retracting to traditionally perceived safe spaces, marketplace visionaries (MPV) are taking advantage of this opportunity to invest in generationally responsible best practice designs, technologies, and policies that immediately attract money and tenants (asset value) while simultaneously creating long-term Natural and Human impact (also asset value).

   This roundtable will focus on monetizing the “Why” through a business-case centric discussion.  No master-economics, green rating system, or building science expertise required.  Bring some common sense and an open mind.

   David MacLean, ESG IMPACTS
    

2. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration Models
   Identifying and involving key stakeholders (e.g., building owners, tenants, contractors) early in the planning process to ensure project buy-in and alignment.
   Marlene Plua, Stoic Energy Consulting
   Kimberly Olivares, City of Austin