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AIA Pittsburgh's COTE Committee and CLF Pittsburgh co-present Embodied Carbon: Why it Matters and What to Do About It!
Session 1 will be a virtual session that focuses on the principles of the role of embodied carbon, and using whole building life cycle assessment for reducing a building's carbon footprint. We will learn about the difference between embodied carbon and operational carbon, and what it means to consider whole life carbon. We will also learn about low carbon materials and review example project cases of innovations in embodied carbon reduction. 1.5 LU|HSW
Session 2 will be an in-person workshop focused on hands-on application of embodied carbon principles explored in Session 1. We will perform whole building life cycle assessment of the structure, envelope, and interiors for a prototypical building, practice identifying information about materials and assemblies needed to inform the whole building life cycle assessment, and demonstrate how different materials contribute to the carbon footprint of a building. Refreshments will be available. 4 LU|HSW
Session 1 - Wednesday, October 2 11:30 - 1:00 PM (virtual)Session 2 - Wednesday, October 16 8:00 - Noon (in-person)