Steel's Embodied Carbon Advantage in a Changing Material Landscape

About the Presenter
US-based Don is an industry champion for low-carbon construction and an authority on life cycle analysis (LCA) in building.
He is the Past President of Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA), a structural and civil engineering consulting firm headquarter in Seattle, Washington. He has structurally designed projects are in 18 countries and more than 50 major metropolitan centres. More than 25 are Performance Based Seismic Designed towers.
He helped to found the Carbon Leadership Forum and led teams to develop the Hines Embodied Carbon Reduction Guide and the MKA Low Carbon Concrete Procurement Guide. He a committee member American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Sustainability Committee.
Abstract:
Life cycle analysis (LCA) and embodied carbon comparisons are new variables in procurement decisions. With a changing landscape and increasing data transparency, this information is evolving differently for concrete, timber and steel. This event will explore each material’s changing LCA issues - considering LCA decision-making from a place of knowledge is crucial. LCA done right is a good thing; we invite you to find out why and how.