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Plastic: So Great, So Awful – Some New Directions
From: The New Carbon Architecture
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In this chapter the authors explore some of contradictions in plastic, and explain and evaluate the potential paths and barriers to how plastic might actually redeem itself and prove that it has a meaningful role in the regenerative future of our built environment.
Contributors
Mikhail Davis
Mikhail Davis is Director of Restorative Enterprise at Interface, the world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpet. He is responsible for advancing Interface’s globally recognized Mission Zero commitment in the Americas by building internal leadership capacity and creating external partnerships. He also chairs the LEED Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group for the US Green Building Council. Previously, he served as manager to environmental icon David Brower and spent five years with Blu Skye Sustainability Consulting building sustainable business strategies for Fortune 500 companies. He holds a BS in Earth Systems from Stanford University and is a certified Biomimicry Specialist. www.linkedin.com/in/mikhail-davis-661bb4
Wes Sullens
Wes Sullens is an advocate for circular material economies and a regenerative built environment. He has worked in the public, private, and non-profit sectors on a range of topics including waste management, recycling, supply chain sustainability, and chemicals transparency. He specializes in green building rating system development, product labeling standards setting, and progressive green building codes advocacy. Wes is a LEED Fellow and currently works for the US Green Building Council as their Director for Building Codes Technical Development.
Wil Srubar
Wil V. Srubar III, is an assistant professor of architectural engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU). A structural engineer by training, he received his PhD in 2013 in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University with a specific focus on biopolymers and bioplastics for construction. At CU, he is actively engaged in research projects related to durable, low-carbon polymer- and cement-based construction materials. He is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Architectural Engineering Institute, and he currently serves as a co-chair of the Embodied Carbon Network. spot.colorado.edu/~wisr7047/
