Annual Report 2015

Committees & Councils

Architects Leadership Council
Composed of New York City’s largest architectural firms, the Architects Leadership Council discusses and advises the Building Congress on design issues facing the industry and the City.
Co-Chairs:
Richard Dattner, FAIA, Dattner Architects
Alexander P. Lamis, AIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP
Jill N. Lerner, FAIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, P.C.

Council of Presidents
The Council of Presidents includes leaders of industry organizations and associations who meet to discuss policy and broad issues affecting the industry.
Chairman:
John M. Dionisio, AECOM

Council of Industry Women’s Organizations
The Council of Industry Women’s Organizations was formed to provide industry women’s organizations a forum to better communicate with one another and increase the impact of their collective voice. It includes women members on both the New York Building Congress Board of Directors and the New York Building Foundation Board of Governors.
Co-Chairs:
Doreen Bartoldus, National Association of Women in Construction
Jennifer Carey, Association of Real Estate Women
Porie Saikia-Eapen, Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Energy
The Energy Committee focuses on pressing energy issues for New York City, including the need for additional electric-generating capacity and ways to enhance energy conservation.
Co-Chairs:
John J. Gilbert III, Rudin Management Company, Inc.
Jorge J. Lopez, ConEdison Solutions, Inc.

Healthcare
The Healthcare Committee looks at the financing, design, and development of infrastructure for one of the largest sectors of New York City’s economy. Particular attention is given to the City’s public hospital system, new and proposed projects at major healthcare facilities, and innovative financing tools.
Co-Chairs:
Richard Kennedy, Skanska USA Building Inc.
Steven Pressler, STV Group, Inc.
Vicki Match Suna, NYU Langone Medical Center

Higher Education
The Higher Education Committee explores ways the Building Congress can strengthen its advocacy of design and construction activities in the educational sector.
Co-Chairs:
Lynne P. Brown, New York University
Joseph A. Ienuso, Columbia University

Planning, Growth & Sustainability
The Planning, Growth & Sustainability Committee monitors City and State economic development initiatives and key private sector development trends. The committee also considers the impact of regulatory procedures on economic development and opportunities for resource-conserving design and construction.
Co-Chairs:
Sabrina Kanner, Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Chris McCartin, Tishman Speyer

Public Building & Procurement
The Public Building & Procurement Committee monitors the New York City School Construction Authority, the New
York City Department of Design and Construction, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, DASNY, and other builders of public facilities in New York City. The committee also focuses on efforts to make public procurement and construction practices more efficient and productive.
Co-Chairs:
Husam Ahmad, HAKS
Cosema E. Crawford, The Louis Berger Group
Edward J. Henderson, Triangle Equities

Task Force on Innovation and Best Practices
The Task Force identifies, evaluates, and recommends innovation and best practices throughout the industry with the goal of improving how New York City’s built environment is designed and constructed. Six Task Force committees have been formed to focus on building technology and project delivery, government procurement and procedures, work force development, product and process innovations, site management, and improved communications among all stakeholders.
Chairman:
Thomas Z. Scarangello, Thornton Tomasetti

Transportation & Infrastructure
The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee looks at the capital programs of the City of New York, the MTA, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the New York State Department of Transportation, and other government agencies responsible for building the City’s core infrastructure. The Committee also monitors relevant legislation and policy issues impacting the City’s infrastructure. 
Co-Chairs:
Gregory A. Kelly, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Christopher O. Ward