Registration Eligibility
Open to ASLA members and non-members
Start Date
04/22/2024
End Date
04/21/2026
Description
Explore how to decarbonize construction through material selection and detail composition. Our session will explore how to reduce the embodied carbon of landscape structures, including pavements, walls, stairs, decks, soils, planting, railings, and other site structures. We will also share resources for measuring and evaluating the carbon footprint of details and materials, including the SITES v2 rating system.?
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Explore the results of the CarbonConscience literature review of landscape material carbon factors, including which materials have the lowest footprint for masonry, wood, and metal fabrications.
Understand key decarbonization strategies for material and product selection, in support of SITES v2 Site Design – Materials credits.
Understand how state department of transportation specifications impact emissions from concrete pavements.??
Examine key considerations for specifying low carbon concrete, including how supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) can reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.
Instructors
Christopher R. Hardy, ASLA, PLA, Senior Associate, Sasaki; Meg Calkins, FASLA, SITES AP, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, North Carolina State University; Satyam Maharaj, Associate, Carbon Free Buildings, RMI
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects