Climate Week NYC
Climate Week NYC 2026 · Hosted by Attune
Climate-ReadyBuildingsInsights from U.S. Schools in a Global Context
Doors open at 9:45 AM · Program begins at 10:05 AM
Featuring leaders from NYC Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, NYSERDA, the U.S. Green Building Council, New York City government, and more.
Who you'll hear from
Confirmed voices, with more to come.
A first look at the leaders joining us on stage. Full bios coming soon.
Charles Mayfield
Chief Operating Officer
Chicago Public Schools
Meredith McDermott
Chief Sustainability & Decarbonization Officer
NYC Public Schools
Thomas Yeh
Technical Advisor
NYSERDA
Anisa Heming
Director, Center for Green Schools
U.S. Green Building Council
David Carr
Council Member
New York City Council
Mark Hernandez
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Heather Jauregui
Principal, Director of Sustainability
Perkins Eastman
+ Additional local and international speakers to be announced.
The premise
The challenges facing schools today are the challenges facing buildings everywhere.
Aging infrastructure. Tight budgets. Workforce constraints. Rising climate pressure. And buildings that still need to support millions of people every day.
Schools are one of the most demanding proving grounds for healthier, more efficient, and more resilient buildings. During Climate Week NYC, we're bringing together leaders across sectors to explore what that experience can contribute to the rest of the built environment.
What we'll get into
Two questions, one morning.
The program is built around the two conversations at the heart of the day — one looking inward at what schools have learned, one looking outward at how it travels.
What can we learn from schools?
Aging systems, tight budgets, workforce shortages, rising climate risk — school leaders face all of it at once, at scale. What can their operating experience contribute to commercial real estate, healthcare, engineering, and public buildings everywhere?
How do we apply this globally?
Which approaches translate across borders and which need local adaptation — and what policy, financing, data, and technology will it take to move from isolated wins to durable adoption worldwide?
Announcing at Climate Week NYC
New Insightsfor Healthy, Climate-Ready Buildings
On September 23, Attune will introduce a new industry resource designed to strengthen how building health and climate readiness are understood and evaluated.
Climate Week attendees will receive the first look, ahead of its broader release.
First look on September 23.
The morning
A focused program, then time to connect.
Doors open at 9:45 AM. An 85-minute program from 10:05 to 11:30 AM, followed by a networking lunch and the Climate-Ready Building Lab from 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM.
Arrival + check-in
Doors open at 9:45 AM. Time to check in, settle in, and find your seat before the program begins.
Opening remarks
Climate-ready buildings as a shared global priority — connecting education, health, energy resilience, equity, and community well-being.
Building climate resilience from the classroom up
Why schools are a revealing lens on healthier, climate-ready buildings, followed by a first look at a new industry resource for evaluating building health and climate readiness.
Climate-ready buildings in practice
A cross-sector discussion on what the experience of U.S. schools can contribute to the wider built environment.
Future-Ready Facilities
A look at the Future-Ready Facilities Grant — what participating districts prioritized, and lessons from the first cohort.
How do we scale climate-ready buildings globally?
A forward-looking international conversation on moving from promising individual projects to broad, durable adoption.
Break
A short reset before the reception.
Networking Lunch + Climate-Ready Building Lab
Meet fellow leaders and explore emerging approaches to building operations hands-on with Attune experts.
Leadership Action Hour: Healthy Air in NYC Schools
Join the Inspired Air Fund, a program of Renaissance Philanthropy, and leaders from across New York City's school and policy landscape for an action convening on healthy indoor air in schools. This special working session brings together NYC leadership, along with other regional leaders, to turn shared priorities into a concrete agenda for healthy air in every classroom.
The experience
Don't just hear about the future of buildings. Try it.
The Climate-Ready Building Lab
Data Explorer
Dig into the data behind the morning's announcement.
Ask Your Building
Ask questions. Get answers from building data.
Engineering Expertise at Scale
See AI-assisted diagnostics in action.
Climate-Ready Operations
Explore real-world air, energy, water, and resilience use cases.
Future-Ready Facilities
See how the model could expand to your state or country.
Who should attend
Schools are the lens. Climate-ready buildings are the story.
Built for leaders across the built environment — wherever healthier, more resilient buildings matter.
Reserve your seat
Join us during Climate Week NYC.
September 23 · Midtown, New York City · 9:45 AM–1:00 PM
Space is limited for the program, networking lunch, and Climate-Ready Building Lab.
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