Continuing Education, Talk

Embodied Carbon Part 1: The Blind Spot of the Building Industry

Sep 19, 2019

+ Add to Calendar 2019-09-19 18:00:00 2019-09-19 20:00:00 America/New_York Embodied Carbon Part 1: The Blind Spot of the Building Industry Our industry mostly ignores embodied carbon, even though it will account for almost half of total new global construction emissions between now and 2050. This lecture will provide an overview of embodied carbon in the building industry, including: Importance of embodied carbon Relevant policies and standards Building LCA software tools Embodied carbon of key materials (concrete, steel, wood) Design strategies for reducing embodied carbon Speakers: Anthony Pak, P.Eng., MSc., Principal, Priopta Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place New York NY 10012

Sep 19, 2019

Visualization of LCA results showing the embodied carbon of different materials used in an office building. Image by: Anthony Pak

Visualization of LCA results showing the embodied carbon of different materials used in an office building. Image: Anthony Pak.

9/19/19, 6pm - 8pm

Location

Center for Architecture

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Embodied Carbon Part 1: The Blind Spot of the Building Industry - 09.19.2019

1.5 LU / 1.5 HSW

Our industry mostly ignores embodied carbon, even though it will account for almost half of total new global construction emissions between now and 2050. This lecture will provide an overview of embodied carbon in the building industry, including:

Importance of embodied carbon
Relevant policies and standards
Building LCA software tools
Embodied carbon of key materials (concrete, steel, wood)
Design strategies for reducing embodied carbon

Speakers:
Anthony Pak, P.Eng., MSc., Principal, Priopta – Life Cycle Assessment for Buildings
Dr. Paul Toyne, Practice Leader of Sustainability, Grimshaw

An associated Embodied Carbon Workshop with guided discussions and brainstorming on the topic will be held in the afternoon at the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex).

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AIANY Committee on the Environment