Facades and Embodied Carbon: Presented by Buro Happold

Learn about the latest advancements and research which support the effort to decarbonize the building industry. Knowledge will be shared in the context of building Facade, Structural, and Mechanical Systems and will be supported by case studies, Embodied Carbon tool utilization, and latest industry insights.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding the importance of reducing embodied carbon within building systems.
• Understand the impact of material and system selection and procurement towards embodied carbon savings.
• Learn methods for recognizing embodied and operational carbon savings in early design stages across Facades, Structural and MEP systems.
• Learn about tools available for Early design stage EC quantifications.

Speakers

Luke Lombardi (Sustainability), Paulina Szpiech (Facades), Suzanne Provanzana (Structures), and John Ivanoff (Facades) from Buro Happold.