Perkins&Will Director of Sustainability: Kathy Wardle, LEED Fellow

<p><span style= "font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;"> As Principal and Director of Sustainability at <a href= "https://perkinswill.com/person/kathy-wardle/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style= "text-decoration: underline; color: #255aa8;"><strong>Perkins&Will Vancouver</strong></span></a>, Kathy directs the office’s research and sustainable design advisory team. Kathy joined the firm in 2002 with a strong commitment to sustainable design and construction, and has considerable experience working on LEED and Living Building Challenge projects. On a firm wide level, Kathy helped author, implement and direct Perkins&Will’s Sustainable Design Initiative. She regularly speaks and writes about sustainable design and healthy materials, and has authored several articles on healthy building materials and transparency. Kathy is a past-chair of the Cascadia Green Building Council.</span></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Show Highlights</strong></h2> <p> </p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Degrees that support reducing impact on the built environment</span></strong></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do we work with industry to think about different green business practices?</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Market barriers to reusing materials in new construction. </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unique opportunity to empower a sustainable sustainability corporate strategy to connect essential knowledge with the entire organization.</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Perkins&Will’s Living Design Initiative addresses issues with clients, staff and what the world is facing. </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perkins&Will will future proof their company by identifying strategic opportunities.</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 40