Seminars

While demountable walls are clearly a green strategy due to their reusability, it is not immediately obvious where else they can contribute to a greener project. The first part of this presentation will identify the many areas in which demountable walls can contribute to sustainable design, including areas that have specific impacts on LEED credits and points. The second part will present recent research and link demountable walls to improved workplace performance in two key areas: productivity and employee satisfaction.

Speaker: Sholem Prasow, LEED AP, NCI-certified charrette planner, is vice-president, business development, of Teknion Furniture Systems, Toronto. He is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council LEED for Health Care Core Committee and the Canada Green Building Council Technical Advisory Group. Sholem delivers CEU courses in sustainable design as well as LEED accreditation coaching courses in North America and Asia. His book, Designing Performing Workplaces: Now and in the Future, co-authored by Dr. Jacqueline Vischer, is scheduled for publication this year.