Tapping the Potential of Existing Building Portfolios to Lead Decarbonization

 

Carbon is one of the most important words in the world of sustainability. Take a typical building with a 60-year lifespan, the operational carbon of the building is a large contributor to carbon emissions. Where as, in a high-performance building, the operational carbon is a very small component, and the embodied carbon is a larger portion of the overall percentage of emissions. With the global response to emissions and sustainability, emissions cuts of about 7.5% every year are continuing. By 2040, two-thirds of the building stock will be existing, this offers an enormous opportunity to optimize these buildings for performance starting with the envelope. There’s a belief: The most sustainable building is the one that is already existing. Architects and contractors interested in decarbonization should join this session!

 

 

Learning Objectives:

 

 

 

    • Why optimizing the Existing Building Stock important.

 

 

    • Embodied Carbon Reduction strategies.

 

 

    • Carbon sequestering materials for renovations.

 

 

    • Discover how to optimize systems for high performance buildings.

 

 

    • Legislative landscape for Embodied Carbon reduction.

 

 

 

Continuing Education Credits:

 

 

1.0 AIA LU HSW 

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