IES will join representatives of Williams College to speak at the International Living Future Institute’s (ILFI) 16th annual Living Future unConference, taking place May 2-13. IES’ Charley Stevenson, principal, and Carlye Woodard, project coordinator, will join Williams’ Mike Evans, associate director, Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives, and Mike Wood, assistant director, Planning, Design and Construction, to present Integrated Materials Management: Volume Strategies for Maximizing LBC Materials Petal Efficiency. The session will be held May 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.

Focusing on healthier materials, Integrated Materials Management (IMM) explores lessons gleaned from the decade-long sustainability collaboration between Williams and IES. Attendees, including owners, architects and builders, will learn how IMM strategies can leverage the gains of LBC Materials Petal certification, particularly when employing LBC Volume Certification. The Volume process allows owners and project teams to economically and efficiently scale their certification efforts and results over multiple building projects.

Covered topics include recognizing the vital role of contract documents in achieving specific materials goals and reducing risks; identifying key responsibilities for various stakeholders; and choosing target metrics to guide the process and assess results. Participants will leave knowing how to gauge project performance and ensure continual process improvements.

With a theme of Restoration + Justice, ILFI promises “ten days of inspiring keynotes and plenaries, collaboration and daily networking sessions, and more than 80 educational sessions.” The online conference will offer opportunities for “learning and networking in ten tracks, including Climate Justice, Resilience, Zero Carbon, Innovation in Ownership, Beauty+Biophilic Design, and more.”