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Most recently, the committee has begun conversations about materials transparency
and health. A key initiative moving forward focuses on researching product
transparency and labeling. The RDC will summarize our findings, make
recommendations for new policies and procedures, as well as provide an overview of
labeling standards and available tools for materials analysis and assessment.

Looking into FY23, you will see later in the report, Lucy Williams, our Sustainability
Leader, has outlined a plan for the firm for our future and this plan will be a major
part of the work in the Resilient Design Committee moving forward.

The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) had a productive FY22. TAG continued to
host working sessions to work through details, templates and standards. The focus
was on items that needed to be updated and/or would make projects stronger from
a technical standpoint. There was also a focus on feedback from staff on current
issues and concerns that were encountered on projects. With the help of ASAP,
they assisted in updating room partition types and details, updated door details,
and signage details. These detail updates will continue into FY23.

Leonard Debickero was brought into the firm as a Technical Director and was
integrated into TAG to better understand our standards and help in updating and
creating additional standards. His role is further defined under the Strategic Hires
section of this report.

As the building codes change, the team continues to review and ensure all offices are
updated on the changes. TAG also completed a series of TAP presentations in FY22.
They are as follows:
• What you should be coordinating with Consultants Part 2 – November 2021
• What you should be coordinating with Consultants – Part 3 – January 2022
• What does a Code Search Really Entail? – May 2022
• WUFI study of a Natatorium – August 2022
TAG continues to receive an average of two to three questions a week from team
members which means more staff are becoming comfortable with using the
standards to help deliver projects. The group also has seen an uptick on the number
of users of E-Spec over the year which is a plus for projects and standards.

The biggest focus of FY23 will center around specifications. Standardization of
specifications and editing software across all offices has been a TAG goal for some
time. Recent buyouts on several of the editing software systems have pressed the
urgency of this to the forefront. Many of the current software systems will soon be
under a single umbrella, Specpoint from Deltek. Leonard and TAG will be working to
develop a process to utilizing this new software. There are a lot of great aspects to
this system, and TAG is very excited to work on getting this system standardized for
FGMA.

The Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Software Applications Team kept
busy keeping up with our teams and the projects we were delivering. The team
implemented a new Revit workflow of a separate existing conditions model
combined with new work model for numerous projects. This new workflow allows

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