Summer Webinar Series
Session 3: Health, Equity & Social Sustainability
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Virtual Session
12:00 - 1:00 PM
1 CE (Pending)
About the Presentation:
Join us for the third webinar in the Advancing Sustainability in the Built Environment series as we explore the social dimensions of sustainability, focusing on how design can contribute to human health, equity, and community well-being. This session highlights how frameworks such as WELL, LBC, LEED, SITES, and CIDIE embed these principles into project evaluation and certification. Attendees will examine how to create spaces that support occupant health, promote social equity, and strengthen community connections—advancing a more holistic approach to sustainable development.
Learning Objectives
Series Sessions:
Session 1: Sites & Water - June 24
Session 2: Buildings & Resilience - July 15
Session 3: Health, Equity, & Social Sustainability - August 20
Presenters:
Victoria Lanteigne, PhD, WELL AP
Victoria Lanteigne is the Founder of CIDIE and Chief Executive Officer of the CIDIE Lab, the organization that operates and maintains the CIDIE Standard. The CIDIE Lab is responsible for updating and refining standard criteria, convening advisory partners and committees, and promoting the standard for global adoption. The CIDIE Lab also engages in rigorous research activities to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the standard in real-world applications.
With a background that bridges design, public policy, and research, Victoria has been leading socially mindful design efforts for nearly 20 years. Victoria brings an interdisciplinary lens to architectural research with the aim of developing industry standards and frameworks for practical application. She is passionate about elevating the concepts of health, equity, and inclusive design as critical components of building performance, and was instrumental in the development of the universal/inclusive design credits in LEEDv4 and WELLv2. In addition to her work with CIDIE, Victoria serves as the Co-Director of the Alliance for Inclusive Design Practice and Research at North Carolina State University.
Victoria holds a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from George Washington University and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Design from North Carolina State University's College of Design.
Yure Suarez
Throughout her career, Yure has sought to integrate innovation and forward-thinking strategy with exceptional design quality. She has extensive experience integrating sustainable design practices into projects focused on resilience, material health, equity, and both sustainable and regenerative design. Yure holds that the key to a successful project lies in collaborative processes and collective engagement. Her passion lies in building upon the inspiration at the core of client’s needs and project goals to imagine creative yet high-performing building solutions.
Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Yure brings a global perspective to her work. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Universidad Simón Bolívar in Venezuela, a certification from Politecnico di Milano, and a Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She has also significantly contributed to the field as co-chair of CLF Austin.”
Nicole Alderete-Ferrini, CEO/Founder, Parade on Main
Nicole Alderete-Ferrini is the founder of the next-generation strategy lab Parade on Main. A trained designer, former city executive, and the first Latina in the world to serve as a Chief Resilience Officer, she’s spent two decades turning policy into practice—especially where health, equity, and the built environment intersect. Through Parade, she builds tools that help cities move fast, think systemically, and design for people.
