You’re Invited to A “Women In Carbon” Watch Party!

Join us on April 10, 2025, at 7 PM, as we celebrate AIA New Jersey Architecture Week with a screening of Women of Carbon, a groundbreaking documentary that showcases visionary women transforming construction while combating climate change. Directed by Basia + Leonard Myszynski, the film explores their innovative work in low-carbon building materials, including algae-based cement, electrified manufacturing, mass timber, and greener steel.

Experience a behind-the-scenes look at the Portland International Airport Main Terminal expansion, the largest mass timber structure ever undertaken. Hear from industry leaders, including CEO Leah Ellis, architect Susan Jones, and sustainability experts like Erica Spiritos and Kate Simonen, as they discuss their work in decarbonization and the next generation of infrastructure.

Following the screening, there will be a thought-provoking Q&A session featuring Yasemin Kologlu, a recognized leader in net-zero carbon design and a participant in the film. The discussion will explore the intersection of sustainability, occupant health, and the environmental impact of material choices.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/954551969?share=copy

This event is co-sponsored by AIA Architects League of Northern New Jersey, the FLOW Green Film Festival, and AIA New Jersey Women in Architecture. The film screening is free and members of the public are welcome to attend.

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Guest Speaker

Yasemin Kologlu

A recognized leader in building design and construction, Yasemin Kologlu has 20+ years of experience in design and implementation of innovative and net zero energy/carbon buildings. Proven expertise in sustainability policy/strategy to generate scalable solutions for net zero carbon developments and businesses. She plays a central role in transforming the building industry’s response to climate change. She adopts a forward-thinking and holistic system approach to her projects that integrates well-being, environmental design, and the latest material and building technologies. Over the past two decades, Yasemin has led the design and implementation of projects that exemplify this approach in a range of scales and geographies, from net zero energy, carbon neutral buildings to innovation projects developed for UN Climate Change Conferences. Among her most notable works is Urban Sequoia, a radical proposal for a carbon-sequestering high-rise, as well as Charenton-Bercy, Paris’s first net-zero-carbon district; the United States Census Bureau Headquarters in Maryland; the JTI headquarters in Geneva; and Karlatornet in Gothenburg—the tallest near zero energy tower in Scandinavia. Yasemin founded and leads SOM’s firm wide Climate Action Group, which focuses on decarbonization of the firm’s projects and business. She co-led the firm’s efforts to achieve net zero carbon emissions in its operations in 2022 following SBTi methodology. As an expert in sustainability, she co-chairs AIA’s Committee on the Environment in New York. She is a board member of Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, founding board member of MEP2040, serves on AIA New York’s Honors Committee and Carbon Leadership Forum NY Steering Committee. She regularly participates in advisory boards shaping carbon and energy policies across New York and nationally.