Embodied Carbon Analysis
Integrating into Your Practice Workflow
There are many great low-embodied carbon materials, and great tools to evaluate and quantify their impact (thanks, BEAM!). So what’s stopping us from only building low-carbon buildings? Some of the most challenging aspects of reducing embodied carbon involve developing a good strategy for conducting the analysis, integrating the strategy into a design or construction workflow, and making sure the right people get the information they need to make better decisions. This training is designed for practitioners of all firm and project sizes in architecture, engineering, consulting, and contracting.
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Through a blend of discussion and presentation, this training will focus on optimizing your practice for low-carbon outcomes. Topics include goal establishment, developing a strategy for efficient carbon analysis, different types of embodied carbon analysis throughout a design and construction process, developing a “tool stack”, data visualization and communication, and identifying and overcoming social barriers to conducting technical work.
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Syllabus
Goal Development
- Goal setting: establishing quality goals to guide embodied carbon analysis
- Goal documentation: ensuring articulation of and alignment around goals
Strategic Development
- Identifying barriers and opportunities for embodied carbon analysis
- Continual improvement: developing strategies for iterative improvement over multiple projects
- Stakeholder engagement: developing strategies to successfully engage and enroll all participants in the design and construction process around embodied carbon reduction goals
Types of Analysis
- Comparative analysis
- Baseline reduction analysis
- Quantitative analysis
Analysis Structure
- Defining the analysis: asking the right question at the right time
- Good boundaries: establishing what needs to be defined and counted
- Certifications: analysis in pursuit of a third-party certification
- Communications: Who needs to know what, and how do they learn?
Tool stacks and Data
- Types of embodied carbon analysis tools and data sets
- Design workflow: identifying which tools to use throughout the design and construction process
- Tool selection: identifying which tools are needed to meet project analysis goals
- Democratizing data: ensuring tool, data, and analysis access for a diversity of participants
Case Study
- Goal, strategy, and analysis development
- Tool stack development
- Analysis results and communication: internal and external
- Applied analysis: identifying drivers of embodied carbon and project decision-making
Participants will leave this training with the ability to
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*A certificate of attendance can be issued for continuing education credits
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Advanced Workflow Training- October 2024
Integrating into Your Practice Workflow
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October 10, 12-2 pm EST, Live
Cost: $175 CAD per person (Special Launch Price!) Location: Online Instructor: Jacob Deva Racusin Time: Please note all course times are in EST Format: Presentation & discussion Max participants: 20 Prerequisites: This course is designed for practitioners who are engaged in embodied carbon and LCA practice or looking to engage. Some experience with embodied carbon or LCA tool use and analysis is recommended. Or our BEAM v1.1 intro course. |
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Advanced Workflow Training- January 2025
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January 22, 12-2 pm EST, Live
Cost: $195 CAD per person Location: Online Instructor: Jacob Deva Racusin Time: Please note all course times are in EST Format: Presentation & discussion Max participants: 20 Prerequisites: This course is designed for practitioners who are engaged in embodied carbon and LCA practice or looking to engage. Some experience with embodied carbon or LCA tool use and analysis is recommended. Or our BEAM v1.1 intro course. |
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