AIA 2030 Commitment: Breaking Boundaries with Embodied Carbon

Monday evening, October 28th, AIA Colorado’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) led a session exploring embodied carbon within the context of building design and construction. A few of the topics discussed included:

• Understanding operational carbon and embodied carbon within the context of building design and construction.
• Identify key tools, benchmarks, and metrics for measuring and tracking embodied carbon in buildings.
• Understanding how to engage your project team in the discussion of carbon reduction strategies.
• Gain insight to the benefits and impacts of reducing embodied, operational, and refrigerant carbon through case study projects.
• Illustrate the benefits of participation in the AIA 2030 Commitment and supporting the effort to reduce emissions and change the practice of architecture.

A Q+A session followed the presentation.