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INSTRUCTORS: 
Charlotte Sauer, LEED AP BD+C
Mark D. Webster, P.E., LEED AP BD+C

Purpose and Background

Embodied carbon represents the carbon emissions associated with the production of materials and construction. For new building construction over the next 10 to 15 years, carbon emissions due to embodied carbon will exceed the operational emissions of those buildings. And for infrastructure projects with no operational emissions, the embodied carbon accounts for the all the carbon emissions associated with the projects. With growing demand for embodied carbon reduction driven by project owners and policy requirements, structural engineers must update their project specifications to address embodied carbon.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Respond to project requirements calling for reduced embodied carbon.
• Update your project specifications to procure reduced embodied carbon structural materials for your projects.
• Locate resources to help you establish carbon reduction targets for your project specifications.

Who Should Attend?

Structural Engineers

Outline

• Introduction to SE 2050 and Resources
• Introduction to Embodied Carbon and how to measure it
• Environmental Product Declarations
• Strategies for Reducing Embodied Carbon
• Design vs. Procurement
• Examples of Design Strategies
• Specifications Guidance
• Whole Building Strategies
• Structural and Cold-Formed Steel
• Cast-in-Place Concrete
• Wood and Mass Timber
• Concrete Masonry Units
• Resources
• Questions and Discussion