Meeting — Oct. 22, 2024

Green Building Advisory Committee Agenda
Oct. 22, 2024

10:00 - 10:25 a.m. Welcome (25 mins)

• Michael Bloom, GSA, DFO, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings
• Kinga Porst Hydras, GSA, Acting Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings
• Tadeh Issakhanian, GSA, Senior Advisor for Climate
• Ralph DiNola, Building Insights Group, GBAC Co-Chair
• Fernando Arias, HITT Contracting, “Acting” GBAC Co-Chair

10:25 - 10:45 a.m. GBAC Member Introductions (20 mins)

• Ralph DiNola, Fernando Arias

10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Governance (30 mins)

• Ralph DiNola, Bryan Steverson
• Bylaws approval
• Election for Chair/Co-Chair

11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Task Group Presentations and Recommendations (1 hr)

• Draft Buy Clean Implications Advice Letter (Fernando Arias, Facilitator/Presenter, Task Group Chair)

12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Working Lunch (1.5 hrs)

• Carbon Label Debrief (Holly Elwood, EPA)
• Health in Buildings Roundtable (HIBR) Debrief (Liz York, GSA)

1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Committee Presentations and Recommendations (1 hr)

• AI and Federal Buildings (Fernando Arias and Joyce Lee, Event Co-Hosts, Moderators)
• Health and Wellness (Whitney Gray and Jane Rohde, Event Co-Hosts)

2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break (15 min)

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. What’s Next: Brainstorming Issues & Opportunities for 2025 (30 min)

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Public Comments (15 min)

3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Wrap Up (15 min)