Amanda Kaminsky

At Building Ecosystems, Amanda Kaminsky builds on 25 years of experience in Architecture, Real Estate Development, Construction, and Materials R&D to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in constructing and scaling the industrial ecosystems necessary for well-performing beneficial building industry innovations to thrive. She has led piloting, standardization, and scaling of systemic industry improvements for: recycled ground-glass pozzolan cement replacement, gypsum drywall closed loop recycling, commercial deconstruction + reuse, commercial and residential portfolio organics collection, building material ingredient transparency and health, and uptake of electric construction equipment. Amanda chairs NYC EDC's Green Economy Advisory Council, and sits on the Boards of Health Product Declaration Collaborative, Construction & Demolition Recycling Association, Recycling Certification Institute, and Center for Zero Waste Design. She is also a Member of Build Reuse, and is a Certified Passive House Tradesperson. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia.