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Dr Richard Carmona
17th Surgeon General of the United States, Chair of the IWBI Governance Council
IWBI Healthy Building Policy Summit
Monday, September 29, 2025
Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy | 125 E St. N.W., Washington, D.C.
Join us for this landmark event as we chart a course for a future where building policy is better positioned to support health, productivity and well-being.
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A LANDMARK EVENT
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Georgetown University are proud to host the second annual Healthy Building Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.
Building on the momentum of last year’s inaugural event, this year’s summit will convene policymakers, public health experts, industry leaders and advocates to explore how policy can drive healthier, more resilient buildings and communities.
Through dynamic conversations and cross-sector collaboration, the event will spotlight timely issues like indoor air quality, emerging technologies and local policy innovation, and showcase the work of elected leaders and key decision-makers advancing health-first building strategies.
with support from leading organizations across industry, research and academia
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SPEAKERS
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Paul Tonko
U.S. Representative (D, NY)
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Dr Whitney Austin Gray
Senior Vice President, Research, IWBI
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Uwe Brandes
Professor, Director of the Urban & Regional Planning Program and Director of the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative, Georgetown University
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Susan Chung
Associate Director, Enterprise Research, HKS
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Tanya Eagle
Director of Sustainable Buildings, JLL
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Seydina Fall
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Planetary Health, Johns Hopkins University
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Wendy Feldman Block
Executive Managing Director, Savills
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Jonathan Gritz
SVP of Energy Solutions, WellStat
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Jason Hartke
Executive Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, IWBI
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Denise Hauck
President, Department of Defense Division, Corvias
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Erika Heet
Editor In Chief, BuildingGreen
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Rachel Hodgdon
President & CEO, IWBI
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Christopher King
Dean, School of Health, Georgetown University
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Racher Kohli
Director of Campus Planning, Georgetown University
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Kazukiyo Kumagai
Chief of the Air Quality Section, California Department of Public Health
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Dr Georgia Lagoudas
Senior Fellow, Brown University School of Public Health
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Sean McCrady
Vice President of Software and Advisory, UL
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William McQuade
President, ASHRAE
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Trisha Miller
Vice President, Policy and Market Development, Aeroseal
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Holly Paeper
President Commercial HVAC Americas, Trane Technologies
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Chris Pyke
Chief Innovation Officer, GRESB
AGENDA
Registration and Light Breakfast
Welcoming Remarks
Opening Plenary
Panel: A National Opportunity for Action: Unlocking Policy Solutions to Accelerate Healthy Indoor Air
Break
Keynote: Making Healthy Buildings a Priority
Panel: Investing in Health Pays Back: Lessons from the Field
Networking Lunch
Fireside Chat: Built for Health: The Path to Scale
Panel: Leading by Example: How the Private Sector is Raising the Bar on Healthy Buildings—and Why Incentive Policies Are Key to Scaling Market Adoption
A Special Conversation with ASHRAE President William McQuade
Break
Panel: Smarter, Healthier, Faster: Unleashing Innovation to Propel the Healthy Building Movement
Panel: Local Action, National Impact: The Role of States and Cities in Pioneering Healthy Building Policy
Closing Plenary
Networking Reception
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