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Stacy Smedley

Stacy Smedley

Director of Sustainability

Skanska, USA Building

Lindsey Pflugrath
Moderator

Lindsey Pflugrath

Attorney

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Jordan Selig

Jordan Selig

EVP

Martin Selig Real Estate

Julia Raish

Julia Raish

Senior Manager, Sustainable Buildings

Amazon

Allan Montpellier

Allan Montpellier

Principal

PAE

Stacy Smedley

Director of Sustainability

Skanska, USA Building

Stacy has a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of Washington, and over 15 years in the architecture and construction professions. Her resume includes the first LEED for Homes Platinum certified project in Washington State as well as the first project in the world to be certified under Living Building Version 2.0 standards. At Skanska, Stacy leads sustainable initiatives, and is considered a subject matter expert in LEED, Living Building Challenge and carbon emissions associated with buildings and construction. In her role at the newly established nonprofit, Building Transparency, Stacy leads the continued management and development of the free, open-access Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool and works to educate and engage the building industry on actionably reducing embodied carbon emissions of building materials. Stacy has served in various advisory and leadership roles, including: Co-Chair of the Washington Businesses for Climate Action; Advisory Board Member for the University of Washington Carbon leadership Forum; Construction Taskforce Chair for the Embodied Carbon Network; Advisory Group Member for AIA Materials Working Group; and Emerging Professional Regional Chair for USGBC. She is a 2020 Grist 50 Fixer, a 2019 ENR Top 25 Newsmaker, and a Living Building Challenge Hero.

Lindsey Pflugrath

Moderator

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Lindsey has devoted her career to understanding the legal risks her clients face in the construction industry. Her clients include developers, owners, owner’s representatives, contractors, international multidisciplinary design firms, and local engineering and architecture firms. She takes great pride in offering an integrated suite of services to her clients, providing advice on risk management, contract negotiation, and conflict resolution, as well as defending her clients from claims. Lindsey’s practice spans Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona and she considers it an honor to counsel her clients as they change the way people live, work and travel in the Pacific Northwest.

Lindsey is deeply engaged with organizations in the field of construction and she holds numerous leadership positions as well as being recognized as an honorary American Institute of Architects (AIA) member. She is a respected leader in her field and a frequent presenter to industry organizations and professionals on a range of construction law topics.

Jordan Selig

EVP

Martin Selig Real Estate

After graduating from Columbia University, Jordan started her career in Berlin, Germany, where she ecologically redeveloped prewar buildings. During that time, she started to see how her passion for sustainability could play a role in the future of real estate.

In 2013, Jordan returned to Seattle with the mission to join Martin Selig Real Estate (MSRE) and continue to build on decades of innovation. Jordan now acts as MSRE’s Executive Vice President and has overseen the development of over 1.5 million square feet of space so far, including MSRE’s first multifamily property, The Modern – a project she oversaw from vision to execution.

To diversify her impact in the Seattle region and beyond, in 2018 Jordan started J. Selig Real Estate (JSRE). The company is developing market-rate multifamily buildings that aim to deliver above-average yields to investors with properties that are a step above the competition in terms of architecture, design, management, and sustainability.

Jordan is deeply involved in the Seattle community and passionate about initiatives that enhance Seattle’s built environment and quality of life. She is a board member of the Seattle 2030 District, an organization that aims to dramatically reduce the environmental impacts of building construction and operations. She is also a board member for the Runstad Center for Real Estate at the University of Washington, and a member of the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) Policy Committee.

Aside from her professional endeavors, Jordan is a wife and mom of two. In her free time, she enjoys skiing, yoga, cooking and travel. She is fluent in German & Swedish.

Julia Raish

Senior Manager, Sustainable Buildings

Amazon

Julia has worked in sustainability in the built environment for nearly 20 years, with both a site and building focus, addressing policy, design, construction and program development. She has worked on hundreds of high-performance, green buildings across the globe, and is now focused on applying Amazon’s Climate Pledge and other corporate sustainability goals to its real estate portfolio.

Julia has spoken at conferences on the local, regional and national level. She also teaches courses on sustainable buildings and environments at Shoreline Community College, and has guest lectured at other universities. She is on the Board of Building Transparency, a non-profit dedicated to reducing embodied carbon in the built environment.

Allan Montpellier

Principal

PAE

Allan is a mechanical engineer and Principal at PAE with over 26 years of experience and a passion for high-performance buildings. Four of his projects have been awarded the AIA COTE award, many of his projects have achieved LEED ratings, and more than 20 are currently on the path to ratings from Silver to Platinum. He focuses on developing integrated systems through innovative alternatives that lean heavily on sustainable-design strategies. Allan measures success based on a building’s actual performance and, most importantly, the relationships formed along the way.

Summary

  1. What are the cost savings of designing, building, and operating a sustainable building?

  2. What do industry leaders consider to be the most important short term and long term goals of sustainable design and development?

  3. If sustainable construction and development is not more expensive, what hesitancies exist in the minds of developers?

  4. What is embodied carbon and why is it important to minimize its output on your construction site and from your building?

  5. Have landlords found that tenants in Seattle are willing to pay a premium to be in a “green” building?

Agenda

Time Activity
10:30 PM
11:15 PM
Sustainability in Design & Development