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Seminar description
Over the last few years, there has been tremendous momentum towards a sustainable future – including a push to think beyond energy reduction and move towards decarbonization. Decarbonization involves understanding factors such as embodied and operational carbon, as well as addressing the three scopes that fall under operational carbon. This session will lay the framework for understanding these facets, how they affect projects, the correct steps to start the decarbonization process, and how the design team can help the owner beyond the built environment. The panel will dig into this seemingly complex topic from multiple viewpoints to highlight the positive effects of decarbonization for the AEC industry and the planet.
Learning objectives
- Examine the differences between operational and embodied carbon as well as help explain them to clients in future discussions.
- Assess what falls in the different three scopes of carbon emissions and identify where their services have the greatest impact on a project.
- Identify actionable steps to start the decarbonization process and recognize the needed resources to achieve it.
- Explain the importance of the roles of the advisory firm, architect, engineer, and owner to create a successful decarbonization project.
Presenters
Freddy Boateng leads the decarbonization programs at RE Tech Advisors for high-profile clients like J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Invesco Real Estate. He is a sustainability advocate with over 10 years of industry experience. Freddy applies his understanding of decarbonization principles to direct key conservation efforts in a field that requires ingenuity in client-facing environments, applying his expertise to develop and implement climate risk mitigation strategies.
Dana Murdoch, AIA, LEED AP BD+C is a design project manager in Capital Project Management (CPM) for the University of Minnesota. She has led projects through both LEED and B3, is the B3 Oversight Manager for design and construction for all CPM projects, and was a member of the energy workgroup committee for development of the University’s 2023 Twin Cities Climate Action Plan.
Thea Rozenbergs, AIA, LEED AP BD+C is a senior architect and sustainable design professional at Alliiance. She is a creative problem solver with a passion for envisioning a collaborative, thriving future. Her practice focuses on the holistic integration of sustainability and resilience into the design process from goal setting and conceptual design through development of details and specifications. Her research includes commercial plug loads, sustainable materials, embodied carbon, regenerative water systems, and campus decarbonization. Thea’s architectural practice areas include master planning, science and technology, manufacturing, higher education, and commercial typologies. Thea is a former co-chair of AIA Minnesota COTE and member of I2SL LBT TAC.
Amber Sausen, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP is an architect and principal at Alliiance in Minneapolis, where she co-leads the environmental learning studio. A UMN graduate with a focus on sustainability, Amber has led dozens of projects using various green building certifications such as LEED and the State of Minnesota’s B3 program. She has been widely recognized for her work, including Young Architects Awards at the Minnesota and national levels, and MSP Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. Outside of architecture, Amber serves on the global advisory board of Urban Sketchers and co-administers the Urban Sketchers Twin Cities chapters.
(Moderator) Brent Wavra leads CMTA’s Minneapolis office, a principal and engineer with special expertise in client management and project success. His experience comes from managing hundreds of projects throughout his career, including net zero and decarbonization projects. Brent leads project strategy meetings at the beginning of the design process to align the project vision, sustainability/ decarbonization goals, and the local codes and regulations that may affect both. He works with design teams and owners to keep the project on target and leverages team members’ specific strengths to deliver successful projects.
Cost
AIA members $50
Non-members $65
Continuing education credit
This program has been approved for 1.25 AIA HSW LU Hours.
Instructions
- Complete registration and payment
- You will then receive a confirmation email with the link and password to access the webinar
- View the 1.25-hour webinar and then complete the ten-question quiz (must score 70% or above for credit)
- Within 3 to 7 days you will receive a certificate of completion and/or credits will be recorded to your AIA member transcript