Webinar: Building Decarbonization: Key Issues and Solutions for Occupancy, Wellness and Sustainability
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
As the climate change impacts of building construction and operation become clearer and clearer, building designers, architects and engineers, need to take immediate action. Sustainable buildings are crucial to our future. The understanding of the carbon content of what makes up buildings, both embodied and operational, is essential. There are numerous decisions that must be made in the process of visioning and designing a building to reduce carbon content while improving the environment in which we spend most of our time.
Presenter
- Al LaPera, CxA, EMP, LEED AP, Kimley Horn
Learning Objectives
- Define what “decarbonizing” a building project means, including explaining key terms such as “embodied carbon” and “net zero carbon”.
- Use key approaches in building design, material selection and specification to reduce the embodied carbon in the building envelope and structure.
- Employ beneficial electrification to reduce buildings’ operational carbon dioxide emissions and improve wellness of building occupants.
- Design to meet building performance standards as more local jurisdictions adopt these practices to meet community greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and improve wellness of building occupants.
The webinar is hosted by SAME strategic partner: Energy Management Association.
