This class is taught by Larry Strain and Chris Magwood, two thought leaders in the field of embodied carbon. Both, unusually, have careers combining research and practice. Larry, co-founder of the award-winning Bay Area architecture firm of Siegel & Strain, for decades has infused his design practice with applied research as a means of creating buildings that are both beautiful and green. Larry will share his recent work, focused on analyzing the relative carbon impacts of low-carbon renovation of existing buildings versus construction of new, low-carbon/net-zero buildings. Chris, a natural building pioneer, serves as executive director of the Endeavour Centre, a not-for-profit sustainable building school in Ontario, Canada, where he applies his research via teaching and construction of low/no-carbon buildings. Chris will present his recent work on construction methods that maximize carbon sequestration.
Learning Objectives
After completing this class, participants will be able to:
- Describe the significance and scale of embodied carbon within the context of building lifecycle emissions.
- Articulate the carbon value of reusing and retrofitting existing buildings as compared with constructing new ones.
- Incorporate carbon-sequestering construction methods into building designs.
Enumerate the non-energy, non-climate benefits of both building reuse and adoption of the illustrated building methods and strategies.
Instructors:
Larry Strain, Siegel & Strain Architects
Chris Magwood, the Endeavour Centre
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