Concrete: Reducing Embodied Carbon | NCSEA Education Portal

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How do we reduce the embodied carbon in concrete? Solutions exist both in your design and in your specification and we’re going to dive a little deeper in this series with some ideas you may not have heard before! Come hear from an industry representative, a design engineer and a material supplier about effective strategies for reducing the embodied carbon in concrete.

Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.

Thank you to our Concrete Sponsor!

Please note: This webinar is part of the Embodied Carbon and Sustainability: Actionable Steps for your Projects and is not included in the NCSEA Webinar Subscription. The registration fee for the Series is $99 for members ($199 for nonmembers), which includes all 4.5 hours of education.

Contributors

Emily Lorenz, P.E., F-ACI

Emily Lorenz, P.E., F-ACI, is an independent consulting engineer in the areas of LCA, EPDs, PCRs, green building, and sustainability. She actively participates as vice-chair of the Envelope Subcommittee developing the commercial provisions of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), and as a voting member of several committees including the SEI Sustainability Committee, the Envelope Subcommittee of ASHRAE 90.1, the ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability, and the American Concrete Institute’s building code subcommittee on sustainability. Lorenz is also an expert to ISO TC59\SC17\WG3 Environmental Declarations of Products.
Shana Kelly, P.E., S.E.

Shana Kelley is the Director of Sustainable Design in the Seattle office of KPFF Consulting Engineers. With over 20 years of experience, she works closely with developers, contractors, and public agencies to incorporate sustainable practices using a variety of materials. She has a broad range of experience performing Life Cycle Assessments and Embodied Carbon evaluations for many different project types. Shana serves on the steering committee for the Carbon Leadership Forum – Seattle Chapter and is also the chair of the ACI 318 Sustainability Subcommittee, which is working to incorporate sustainability provisions into the next concrete building code.
Alana Guzzetta, P.E.

Alana Guzzetta is the manager of Vulcan Materials Company’s National Research Laboratory. Located in San Jose, CA, this lab is the company’s research resource for testing and vetting new materials for use in concrete ready-mix. She has a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from San Jose State and has worked in the research lab since 2011. Alana’s role also involves collaboration with architects, engineers, and sustainability consultants to develop concrete specifications that are performance-based and incorporate achievable embodied carbon goals.

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Description

Contributors

Emily Lorenz, P.E., F-ACI

Shana Kelly, P.E., S.E.

Alana Guzzetta, P.E.