Mark your calendars for AIAU’s Embodied Carbon 101 Series, presented by the AIACNY Committee on the Environment, happening alternating Thursdays. Come learn about what it means for your projects and how to get to zero carbon. This 12-part series is a $300 value for members and a $480 value for non-members—all for free! Availability is limited, so reserve your place now!
This Session: Structure
Structure accounts for a significant portion of a project’s embodied carbon. In this course, a panel of structural engineers and researchers discusses the positives and negatives, with regard to embodied carbon, of using concrete, steel, and timber each as primary structural materials. Panelists share ways to reduce and measure the embodied carbon impacts of each structure material–-through material makeup and specification, material reduction, material sourcing, and reuse.
Learning objectives
Identify the factors that determine the embodied environmental impact of concrete and implement strategies to reduce the impact.
Employ holistic design strategies for low embodied carbon or carbon positive structural systems using timber and mass timber.
Appraise the embodied carbon impacts of steel structural systems related to steel production, reuse, and reduction.
Compare and contrast the environmental impacts of single-material and hybrid structural systems for a project.
More Information
What: AIAU Embodied Carbon 101 Series
Dates: Dec. 1 and every other Thursday, excluding last week of December
Time: Noon
Format: Virtual
CEU: 1 LU/HSW per session
Any questions, contact Diana Elliott at diana.elliott@live.com.