Adina S Banayan is the Architectural-Sustainability Director coordinating Promont (Development and Construction), Smarcon (BIM Coordination and Energy Modeling), and Latitude Compliance (Building Decarbonization Management- LL97) in their new construction, development, or retrofit projects reducing carbon emissions. Trained as an architect in New York and a climate activist in Europe, Adina has paved her way as a proactive professional, taking a stand in the resilient and regenerative future of the built environment, and empowering others to do the same. She volunteers for the OpenAir Collective, advocating for low carbon, net-zero and negative emissions local policies, and is the Co-Chair of the American Institute of Architects of Westchester + Hudson Valley (AIAWHV) Committee on the Environment (COTE) and Emerging Professionals Committee (EP), and an active board member of AIAWHV and NY Passive House (NYPH).