● The latest developments in screening protocols for products used in interior design, including indoor emissions testing and life-cycle analysis.

● A discussion of exemplary products from the interior design category. How these products can improve the health of occupants.

● An in-depth examination of BuildingGreen's GreenSpec Directory. Learn how GreenSpec is available at special rates to New York-based building professionals through NYSERDA.

● How the tools used in creating the BuildingGreen Suite are now being used in exciting new capacities. GreenSpec has collaborated with the U.S. Department of Energy to enhance their High Performance Buildings Database. The two have now been linked to highlight the connections between green products and green buildings.

Speaker Biography: 

Nadav Malin is vice president of BuildingGreen, Inc. and serves as editor of Environmental Building News, a monthly newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction and coeditor of the GreenSpec product directory. He is chair of the Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group for the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED™ Rating System, a LEED Faculty Member, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He was a principal author of the Applications Reports for the Environmental Resource Guide that compares the environmental value of different building materials in various applications, and he coauthored the chapter on building materials for Time Saver Standards. He has written numerous article for publications including Architectural Record and The Construction Specifier. Nadav consults and lectures widely on sustainable design, with a particular focus on green materials. In addition to running LEED training workshops, he has taught seminars for various USGBC chapters, CSI chapters, state AIA chapters, and private architecture firms. He also served on the U.S. team for Green Building Challenge, manages the U.S. Department of Energy's High Performance Buildings Database project, and leads the content development team for Web and software resources at BuildingGreen.com.