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Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience: Insights for Emerging Architects
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April 22, 2026
In celebration of Earth Day 2026, PID was honored to attend an enlightened evening focused entirely on sustainability in architecture, “Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience: Insights for Emerging Architects,” featuring industry leaders across both public policy and architectural practice in urgent discussion. Hosted by the AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) and AIANY Committee on the Environment (COTE,) the esteemed panelists shared their perspectives on the environment, career paths specializing in sustainability, and their insights on resilience. All conversations focused on how the AEC industry can help to build a more sustainable future and PID Floors was inspired by every single moment.
Speakers Included:
Chingche Huang, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Senior Sustainability Designer, SOM
Remy Mermelstein, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Environmental Performance Specialist, KPF
Ankita Nalavade, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Principal Specialist on Standards of Practice Resilient & Sustainable Engineering, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Mallory Taub, AIA, LEED AP, Sustainability Director, Gensler; Co-Chair, AIANY Committee on the Environment (COTE)
Christina Brown, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Senior Environmental Performance Specialist at KPF
