DATES: Thursday October 19 & Tuesday October 31

Building on CAGBC's successful Manufacturer Kickstarter series, the CAGBC EPD Optimization Kickstarter takes products to the next level of the transparency journey. This 2-part series is designed specifically for manufacturers with existing Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) looking to create a competitive advantage by leveraging LCA and EPD investments to optimize their products. 
 
Lead by industry experts in the product transparency and building design communities, participants will learn:
• How to build a stronger business case with EPD optimization
• The optimization process to reduce product impacts
• Understand what whole building LCA means for your clients' embodied carbon goals
• What product specifiers are looking for when selecting products with EPDs. 

The session will close by looking at what the future of EPD Optimization looks like.
 
Prerequisite for this series is the CAGBC Manufacturer Kickstarter, or demonstrating that your product has an existing EPD.

Presenters
Annie Bevan -  SMS Collaborative
Jeff Zeman -  TrueNorth Collaborative
Stephanie Fargas - DIALOG
Barbara BatShalom - Building Ease