Decarbonizing an Icon: Lessons from the Empire State Building

September

24

,

2026

Decarbonizing an Icon: Lessons from the Empire State Building

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What was covered

The Empire State Building (ESB), one of the world’s most iconic skyscrapers, serves as a model for high-performance retrofits in historic, occupied, landmarked assets. Recently, Corgan renovated its new office space on the 54th floor of the building with a focus minimizing material use and selectively using products and materials with low global warming potential (GWP). Corgan's new office in the Empire State Building is slated to achieve Zero Carbon Certification from International Living Building Institute (ILFI). This is in alignment with ESB's efforts to lead decarbonization through its efficiency upgrades and shift towards electrification.

The panel will discuss how Corgan and ESB have aligned to support each other to achieve higher standards for sustainability, occupant well-being and a decarbonized future in New York city.

Key Topics:

What agile event programs are and why they're essential

Strategies and tools for building agile event marketing

How to scale agile event programs without losing brand integrity or valuable data

Steps you can take right now to introduce agile event marketing into your business

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Decarbonizing an Icon: Lessons from the Empire State Building

The Empire State Building (ESB), one of the world’s most iconic skyscrapers, serves as a model for high-performance retrofits in historic, occupied, landmarked assets. Recently, Corgan renovated its new office space on the 54th floor of the building with a focus minimizing material use and selectively using products and materials with low global warming potential (GWP). Corgan's new office in the Empire State Building is slated to achieve Zero Carbon Certification from International Living Building Institute (ILFI). This is in alignment with ESB's efforts to lead decarbonization through its efficiency upgrades and shift towards electrification.

The panel will discuss how Corgan and ESB have aligned to support each other to achieve higher standards for sustainability, occupant well-being and a decarbonized future in New York city.

Key Topics:

Corgan's project case study of Empire State Building retrofits

Panel discussion on energy efficiency, retrofitting, and sustainable design

An exclusive tour of the iconic Empire State Building

Run of show

10:15 - 10:45 AM

Networking

Lite bites and beverages provided

10:45 - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderators and panelists listed below

12:15 - 1:00 PM

Empire State Building Tour

Enjoy a private tour of the Empire State Building

Moderator

Nicola Cullen

Head of Energy Innovation

Climate Group

Panelists

Varun Kohli

Director of Sustainability

Corgan

Lindsay Baker

Chief Executive Officer

Living future

Dana Schneider

Director of Energy and Sustainability

Empire State Realty Trust

Your Hosts

Jake Hernandez

Chief Creative Officer

Openform

Jake Hernandez is senior director of product marketing at Openform, where his goal is to help people unlock the power of in-person events.

Leo Di Salvo

Sr. Technology Consultant

Openform

Leo Di Salvo is the Senior Technology Consultant at Openform, where his goal is to help people unlock the power of in-person events.

Run of show

12:00PM

Webinar Begins

Opening remarks from your hosts

12:15PM

5-Tips

5 Tips for Creating Virtual Events

12:45PM

Closing

Final remarks from your hosts

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Resource List

01

A Guide to Agile Event Programs that Can Survive Anything

Explore why the most dynamic leaders are building strategies for agile event marketing with a focus on scaling in-person and virtual events that are fast, flexible, and hyper-effective at driving meaningful connections.

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02

Crisis Mode: Ideas for Managing Events in Challenging Situations

Learn strategies, experiences and lessons learned from top event marketing leaders who have walked through the fire more than once and lived to talk about it.

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03

How to Build a Rock Solid Agile Events Program

The old way of doing event marketing—a large, inflexible investment in a small number of tentpole events—doesn't fit into a business world that demands adaptability and speed.

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