Targeting Carbon in the Fight Against Climate Change, a Web Reach with US Gypsum

Description

About This Program

This course discusses the impact carbon emissions have on the planet and how buildings can influence greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon, to lower embodied carbon through more sustainable building products offering. We will learn about manufacturing transparency and the ability to compare embodied carbon values against a baseline and against similar products, which are critical to reducing embodied carbon.

Session Takeaways

Acknowledge the major impact that building operations and building products are making on climate change.
Recognize how embodied carbon impacts buildings.
Identify ways that manufacturers are addressing the need for sustainable building products, and the information available to specifiers.
Realize the key role that architects play in driving market change and the adoption of lower carbon building materials.

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Learning Units

CSI:	1.0 LU
*May be submitted for domain specific learning units to CDT recertification, and/or general learning units for CCCA, CCS, and CCPR.
AIA:	1.0 LU/HSW*
*This course is approved for AIA/HSW Credits

Relevant Practices

Design/Engineering
Specifying/Information Management
Product Selection/Specification
Construction Management/Construction
Ownership/Property Management

Contributors

Jennifer Friedland, CSI, CDT, LEED GA, Industry IIDA, Affiliate AIA Chicago; Architectural Sales Representative

Jennifer Friedland has worked in the building products industry since 1997, after graduating from Michigan State University with a BA in Interior Design. She has worked as a building material manager in specifying, selling, and distributing interior decorative surfacing, flooring, gypsum, fire-rated glazing, and acoustical and specialty ceilings. Her goal has been to inspire the design community and to push material, technical, and performance capabilities to the limit. Today, Jennifer proudly works within the ceilings business unit at United States Gypsum Company, a global manufacturer of walls, ceilings, flooring, and roofing materials. Her latest personal achievement was accepting a role as President for The Chicago Chapter of Construction Specifications Institute, and today is serving as Immediate Past President. Jennifer's most recent ambition is to deepen her level of education and personal commitment to sustainability through classes at MIT, plus committee involvement at her local chapter of IL Green.
Stacy Simpson, MS Environmental Engineer, Authorized GreenScreen Practitioner; Sustainability Manager

For the past ten years, Stacy has worked at USG. As the USG Sustainability Manager, she approaches the position as an interdisciplinary scientist, being trained as an environmental engineer, chemist, and biologist. Stacy led the effort to move USG's leadership team to commit to SBTi and develop the 2030 Sustainability goals. Today, she currently works to incorporate and implement USG's sustainability vision. Stacy provides support for initiatives to reduce company-wide resource consumption and waste generation. In addition, she reports progress against sustainability strategies, objectives, and targets and provides expertise for customer sustainability initiatives, including CDPH 01350 compliance, LEED documentation, and environmental and health transparency. She is passionate about slowing climate change and believes real change is necessary to make a difference.