Embodied Carbon and Life Cycle Assessment
About This Course
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Develop a knowledge base of green construction methods and materials
- Understand how embodied carbon might affect the way we assess rejuvenation and conservation
- Understand how life cycle assessment can be used to evaluate and select environmentally superior materials, and apply the relevant principles to reduce embodied carbon
- Gain knowledge on Carbon Capture & Sequestration, and nature-based solutions such as carbon capture in soil/plants/trees
- Know how to calculate the carbon impact
- Understand and apply carbon calculation methodologies to account for the life cycle of building and infrastructure
- Be aware of the types of carbon calculators and what goes into the development of carbon calculators for collection of baseline info for embodied carbon
- Understand how carbon credits work and their limitations
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
Bachelor's Degree/ Diploma holders in Engineering, Science, Technology, and Bachelor's degree in Architecture preferred.
For Diploma holders, relevant work experience will be required.