June 2022 | Virtual Embassy Talk

Talk Title: An Interactive Panel Discussion on UNECE’s High Performance Buildings Initiative  

Date Aired: June 16, 2022

Description: Opening with Esther Obonyo’s introduction to the Global Building Network, this inaugural virtual embassy talk begins with Ambassador Jean Regibeau discussing Belgium’s success in implementing policy for high-performance buildings and Scott Foster sharing the vision of the UNECE High Performance Buildings Initiative. A panel of speakers then discuss the impacts that Belgium’s work has had in advancing high-performance buildings in Washington DC, Baltimore, and Maine. 

Note: The originally scheduled talk - High-Performance Buildings through a Scientific Lens by Pieter de Wilde - will be rescheduled for a future date.  

Moderators:

• Esther Obonyo, Global Building Network
• Robert Cavey, Praxis

Discussants:

• Ambassador Jean Regibeau, Embassy of Belgium to the United States
• Scott Foster, UNECE
• Lindsey Falasca, Building Innovation Hub
• Michel Wallemacq, Embassy of Belgium to the United States
• Bo Green, DC Metro Chapter of The Passive House Network
• Naomi Beal, passivhausMAINE