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When Designing Your Dispute Resolution Strategy, Consider the Courthouse
07/31/2026
Although many people in the construction industry advocate for the use of arbitration to resolve construction disputes, the prudent design professional should carefully consider whether litigation may better protect their interests.
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Concrete Masonry [Webinar]
AIAPV has partnered with Ernest Maier to offer this live-webinar. AIA credits will be reported by CarbonCure. This webinar is free for all to attend.
Course Description:
This course addresses the complexity and scale of greenhouse gas emissions provided by the concrete industry and the role of architects can play to reduce these emissions. It explores the actions that have been employed by the cement and concrete industries to lower their environmental impact. Market drivers that address materials environmental footprint such as: LEED and the Living Building Challenge will be addressed. Impact measurement tools such as Environmental Product Declarations will be addressed. The course will conclude by exploring emerging innovations to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.
1 LU/HSW
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the production process of concrete and explain how it's product impacts greenhouse gas emission
- Evaluate changes in material category of LEED before that addresses the embedded footprint challenge
- Utilize assessment tools such as: Environmental Product Declarations and to understand the materials environmental impact
- Summarize International Energy Agencies blue map scenario for the concrete industries carbon emission reduction targets and describe methods that may be employed by architects to help reach these environmental objects
Presenter: Tom Mitchell, Architectural Products Representative, Ernest Maier; 301-927-8300
Provider: Eric Dunford , Director or Sustainability, CarbonCure Technologies; 647-248-7461
CarbonCure (#40107569); Course #CCT000000001
Ernest Maier is an Annual Partner of AIA Potomac Valley
Tickets
$0.00 AIAPV Member - Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Concrete Masonry
$0.00 Other AIA Member - Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Concrete Masonry
$0.00 Non-Member - Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Concrete Masonry
