Living buildings must be buildings that are part of the climate solution, and the way to achieve this is to ensure that we are building with materials that store more carbon than is released during harvesting/extraction, transportation and manufacturing (“embodied carbon”). There is a surprisingly wide array of materials that are healthy both for building occupants and for the climate, and they are available in every bio-region. The presenters will share their knowledge of embodied carbon issues and the opportunities that abound to use abundant agricultural residues, silvicultural products, and waste stream materials that act as carbon capture and storage devices as building materials. However, this won’t just be a theory session: the presenters will share examples of carbon-storing buildings they have built, and they will actively construct a high-performance prefabricated building component (wall, floor or roof section) made only with non-toxic, regionally appropriate, affordable, carbon-storing materials.
This session is approved for the following continuing education credits:
- 1.5 LFA credits
- 1.5 AIA LU|HSW credits
