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2022 Code Breaker — Embodied Carbon & CALGreen

September 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

Free

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2022 Code Breaker — Embodied Carbon & CALGreen

This is a free zoom presentation > information to access the zoom will be emailed to registrants 24 hours before the event.   If you don’t receive an email please reach out to marc@aialosangeles.org!

July 2024 brings new CALGreen requirements for commercial buildings over 100,000 square feet and school buildings over 50,000 square feet to show embodied carbon savings. This short one-hour session will cover these new requirements, as well as explain the concepts, why embodied carbon matters, how to measure and reduce embodied carbon, and how to show compliance with the new CALGreen requirements via Prescriptive and Performance pathways.


Moderator

Nick Brown – President, Build Smart

Nick Brown is President of Build Smart, an independent energy consultancy specializing in California energy modeling, energy code, and building performance that supports builders and architects in designing energy-efficient buildings. Nick is a Certified Energy Analyst (CEA) for residential and an Associate Energy Analyst (AEA) for nonresidential construction by the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC). He is a Subject Matter Expert on the Energy Code Ace statewide education team and teaches classes for Southern California Edison on Net Zero Design, All-electric Homes, Heat Pumps, and Selling Clean Energy Homes. As part of a CalSEED team, Nick is currently researching phase change material applications in HVAC systems. Nick was elected to the Board of Directors of CABEC beginning in 2018. He holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA in Manufacturing from the University of Michigan. He remodeled his own home in 2014 in a deep energy retrofit and has written and presented extensively on Net Zero buildings, high-performance walls, and energy efficient building.

 

VIDEO PRESENTATION

2022 Code Breaker — Embodied Carbon & CALGreen Video Presentation

 

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

2022-CodeBreaker-EmbodiedCarbon

 

AIA CES: 1 LU|HSW Approved
Certificate provided for 1 hour towards ZNCD portion of CA License Renewal

Learning Objectives:

1. Differentiate between embodied carbon and operational carbon

2. Describe the importance of managing embodied carbon in achieving California’s climate goals

3. Explain how to measure and reduce embodied carbon and support design decisions with the most significant impact

4. Identify new Mandatory CALGreen requirements on embodied carbon as of July 1, 2024

 

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Details

Date:
September 12
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
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Venue

Zoom Meeting – Login Information will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event

Organizers

Southern California Edison
AIA Los Angeles