The Future Is Deconstruction: A 2050 Vision
Tue Oct 29
10:30 AM — 11:30 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Jasmine CD
Category
Sustainability
Our bet: In 2050, deconstruction rather than demolition will be the default. This session will examine deconstruction from the perspective of experts in circular economy, design and engineering, and tools needed to support it. Ramboll, Holmes, and Urban Machine will explore the trends and drivers for deconstruction and reuse, from the perspectives of policy, reporting, decarbonization, resource and real estate scarcity, and taxes. The session will introduce how the wrecking-ball approach to demolition has prohibited the circular use of materials and represents incredible value leakage, including sending valuable materials to landfills. The session will include case studies from municipalities requiring deconstruction to ambitious projects propelled by goals of embodied carbon reduction or material reuse. The panel will outline project planning, design, engineering, and detailing strategies that can be applied by the attendees. The discussion will include technologies supporting deconstruction, showcasing how technology can facilitate sustainable solutions and inspire the adoption of circular practices in the built environment, including material passports, digital twins, and Urban Machines robot.
Speakers
Moderator
Moderator
Practice Lead, Circular Economy + Resource Management, Americas Ramboll
Imani Hamilton is the Practice Lead for Circular Economy + Resource Management in the Americas and brings 13+ years of experience focused on sustainable design consulting. She optimizes for low waste, low carbon, and low toxin outcomes for product or building design, manufacturing, construction, supply chains, and resource management. With an architecture degree and background in design, she leverages LCA accounting, waste assessments, R+D methodologies,…
Panelist
Panelist
Co-founder and CEO Urban Machine
Eric Law is the co-founder and CEO of Urban Machine. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is currently combining his passion for sustainability and technology by building robots that reclaim wood from construction and demolition to be reused as premium lumber. Previously, Law built an industry-leading innovation team at Swinerton, and he led the Construction Product team…
Panelist
Panelist
Technical Lead Circular Economy and Resource Management Ramboll
I am the Technical Lead of in Ramboll Circular Economy and Resource management practice currently driving and growing the team and market within Circular Economy, resource management, and life cycle assessments. My work include minimizing the carbon footprint and resource consumption of design and processes through circular solutions and decarbonization initiatives. I provide clients with early strategic advice on sustainability and circularity and conduct in-depth…
Panelist
Panelist
Associate Principal Holmes
Megan Stringer is an Associate Principal with Holmes and works out of their San Francisco office. Motivated by our impact on the built environment, Megan is at the forefront of reducing structural embodied carbon. She champions Holmes' commitment to SE 2050 and gets sustainable structures built at impressive scales. Megan has overseen the construction of North America's largest mass timber building, numerous low-carbon concrete pours,…