Lewis Center Sustainability Exchange
The Lewis Center Sustainability Exchange is a regularly scheduled series of virtual convenings designed to facilitate learning and networking and spark thought and conversation around topics relating to healthy, resilient, sustainable, and thriving places.
Hosted by Lewis Center staff, each 75-minute Exchange will feature expert guest speakers, Q&A, time for small group breakouts, and a larger group discussion with resource sharing.
If you have found value in the Net Zero Exchange, Building Healthy Places Book Club, and other Lewis Center networking and knowledge sharing opportunities, we hope you will find this series beneficial. The Exchange will provide an opportunity for members who are interested and committed to these topics to learn, share, and connect with each other in an ongoing way.
The exchange is free to members, with a fee of $75 for non-members.
Upon registering, you will receive calendar invites from [email protected] for all of the sessions listed below.
Thursday, December 12th (11am ET): Optimizing Building Operations for Sustainability, Health, and Resilience
Lewis Center Staff Host: Kara Kokernak, Senior Director Decarbonization
Speaker: Kim Pexton, SVP of Sustainability at JBG Smith
Description: Real estate leaders are thinking carefully about how to optimize building operations for sustainability, health, and resilience. The business case has never been stronger, spanning opportunities to create value, lower costs, meet tenant demand and retain tenants, generate marketing opportunities, and future-proof buildings. Kim Pexton, SVP of Sustainability at JBG SMITH, will provide an overview of company-level strategy for maximizing the co-benefits of healthy, resilient and decarbonized buildings. She’ll also share an asset-level case study of their strategy in action.
Thursday, January 16th (1pm ET): Leveraging Housing for Health & Sustainability
Lewis Center Staff Host: Rachel MacCleery
Speaker: TBD
Description: Forthcoming
Thursday, March 27th (11am ET): Reshaping the City: Zoning for Sustainability, Health, and Resilience
Lewis Center Staff Hosts: Chris Perkes & Matt Norris
Speaker: TBD
Description: Forthcoming
Thursday, May 22nd (1pm ET): Innovating for Impact: Technology's Role in Sustainability
Lewis Center Staff Host: Blakely Jarrett
Speaker: TBD
Description: Forthcoming
Thursday, July 24th (11am ET): The Power of Nature: Solutions for Health, Sustainability, and Resilience
Lewis Center Staff Hosts: Augie Williams-Eynon & Chris Perkes
Speaker: TBD
Description: Forthcoming
Thursday, September 11, 2025 (11am ET): Transforming Transportation to Drive Sustainability & Health
Lewis Center Staff Host: Matt Norris
Speaker: TBD
Description: Forthcoming