About This Program
Building Envelopes are among the systems that can have the largest embodied carbon impact on a building. Traditionally envelope systems and materials are chosen for aesthetics, cost, and operational energy, but embodied carbon is equally important. Learn how carbon is broken out between operational and embodied, the basic concepts of an LCA and EPD’s, strategies for selecting and comparing insulation and cladding systems.
Session Takeaways
- Design and specify enclosure systems that utilize low embodied carbon materials for structure, insulation and finishes strategically to improve building performance.
- Learn the basic concepts of what and LCA is, the areas that are included and the resulting data that feeds the creations of EPDs.
- Assess traditional and alternative façade and building envelope materials for their embodied carbon impact looking at the assembly and specifically the insulation.
- To demonstrate and quantify the embodied carbon impacts of material selection, calculated using whole-building life cycle assessment (LCA).
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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* |
| *Approved for 1.0 AIA HSW LU. | |
Relevant Practices
Design/Engineering
Specifying/Information Management
Product Selection/Specification
Procurement
Construction Management/Construction
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Ownership/Property Management
