Panel Case Studies: Successful Projects | Building Resilience Gathering 2026

Where can we apply strategies to reduce embodied carbon? How practical are they for urban environments? This session highlights real projects demonstrating practical embodied carbon reduction strategies, including research on urban design decisions and their impact on building carbon outcomes. Short, high-impact presentations – From core concepts to real project case studies, hear from industry leaders on the tools, policies, and strategies shaping low-carbon construction in Manitoba. 0:00 - 2:29 Introduction 2:30 - 18:22 Elisabeth Baudinaud 18:23 - 33:50 Karin Eger-Blenk 33:51 - 51:10 Rashmi Sirkar 51:11 - 1:06:15 Q&A Speaker: Elisabeth Baudinaud, Principal, Carbon Wise Elisabeth is the Principal and Founder of Carbon Wise, a group of energy and carbon advisors providing combined operational and embodied carbon services. Carbon Wise aims to bridge the gap between the realities of on-the-ground construction and the imperative actions needed to meet our climate targets. Elisabeth and her team have established themselves as leaders in the field, with a strong commitment to sharing their knowledge, often publishing case studies to advance research on high-performance buildings and participating in policy development. Their leadership and innovation have been recognized through multiple awards, including the BC Embodied Carbon Award (2023 and 2024), the HAVAN Trailblazer Award (2024), the BUILD LCA & Policy Award (2025) recognizing their impact on driving sustainable construction practices forward. Karin Eger-Blenk, CEO, Wilden Group Karin Eger-Blenk is Co-Chair of the Wilden Group, a family-owned land development and homebuilding company based in Kelowna, British Columbia. Wilden is one of BC`s largest master-planned communities, recognized for its strong commitment to sustainability and the integration of natural landscapes and wildlife habitats into residential living. Karin is also a co-initiator of the Wilden Living Lab, a collaboration between researchers and industry partners to explore solutions to low-emission single- and multifamily homes. Rashmi Sirkar, Partner, Ha/f Climate Design Rashmi Sirkar is a partner at Ha/f Climate Design, where her work encompasses life cycle analysis of buildings and landscape, material strategies for decarbonization, and advocacy for reuse in the built environment. Rashmi’s grant-funded Master of Architecture thesis at University of Toronto proposed the creation of a circular economic model for Toronto’s postwar stick-frame housing stock and explored the various pathways of wood reuse for wood within the actor-network of a reuse economy. She continues to explore the potential for circular design practice through building reuse, material reuse and bio-based construction. She has led research on the embodied carbon impact study of the City of Toronto’s Urban Design Guidelines, as well as work on Materials Guide for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s national low-rise housing design catalogue. Rashmi teaches at the University of Toronto, leading research seminars in both the architecture and landscape architecture departments and is a founding member of the Toronto Circularity Network and the Toronto Biobuild Collective. This Building Resilience Gathering session was hosted on April 15th, 2026. Watch other Building Resilience Gathering 2026 sessions in our playlist:    • Building Resilience Gathering 2026   Subscribe to hear from industry leaders on what embodied carbon means for Manitoba’s building sector, and where we’re headed. Special Thanks to Our Event Sponsors: ► Efficiency Manitoba: https://efficiencymb.ca/ ► Manitoba Environmental Industries Association: https://www.meia.mb.ca/ ► Assiniboine Credit Union: https://www.acu.ca/personal Stay updated with SBM: ► Instagram:   / sustainablebuildingmanitoba   ► Facebook:   / sustainablebuildingmanitoba   ► LinkedIn:   / sustainablebuildingmanitoba   ► Website: https://www.sustainablebuildingmanito... ► Become a member: https://www.sustainablebuildingmanito...