Tools to Grow Your Sustainability Consulting Practice
3:05pm – 4:05pm
Emily Lorenz, PE, F-ACI
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Credits: This session has been approved for 1.0 IIBEC CEH. | This session has been approved for 1.0 AIA LU/HSW. | 1 hour (60 min) of Education is eligible for 1 BSS Credit | 1 OAA Core Learning Hour | Session may qualify for PEEK CPD.
Session Topics(s): Codes and Standards
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, the attendee will be able to:
- Identify codes and standards that impact design decisions.
- Review trends in policymaking related to sustainability.
- Discuss best practices for determining embodied carbon within a building, including credible sources for embodied carbon data.
- Review tools related to quantifying embodied carbon.
Description
Rating systems, like LEED, started the sustainable-design revolution in the US that has led to several trends in policymaking related to sustainability throughout the world. This presentation will focus on various codes and standards, such as the International Green Building Code (IgCC) and ASHRAE 189.1, Standard for High-Performance Green Buildings, and how they impact design decisions. Highlights and examples of US legislation related to Buy Clean and low-embodied-carbon procurement also will be presented. A case study will be reviewed highlighting how design decisions may be influenced when comparing upfront carbon, use-phase carbon, or whole-life carbon. The session also will include a review of existing tools related to quantifying embodied carbon.
Presenter
Emily Lorenz, PE, F-ACI International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants
Emily Lorenz, PE, F-ACI, specializes in building code and standards work and advocacy, currently representing the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants as its senior director of technical services. Lorenz actively participates as vice chair of the Envelope Subcommittee developing the commercial provisions of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and as a voting member of several committees including the 2024 IECC Commercial Committee, the Envelope Subcommittee of ASHRAE 90.1, the ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability, and the American Concrete Institute’s building code subcommittee on sustainability. She also serves as an expert to ISO TC59\SC17\WG3 Environmental Declarations of Products.