Best Practices and Tools For Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Every Project

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1 Best Practices and Tools For Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Every Project Panelists: Kelly Roberts PE LEED AP BD+C / Stacy Smedley / Bruce King PE Moderator: Wil V. Srubar III, PhD

2 Panelists Kelly Roberts, PE, LEED AP BD+C Principal, Walter P. Moore Stacy Smedley Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA Building Bruce King, PE Ecological Building Network

3 Panelists Kelly Roberts, PE, LEED AP BD+C Principal, Walter P. Moore Stacy Smedley Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA Building Bruce King, PE Ecological Building Network

4 Panelists Kelly Roberts, PE, LEED AP BD+C Principal, Walter P. Moore Stacy Smedley Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA Building Bruce King, PE Ecological Building Network

5 Developing a Common Language Embodied Carbon / Carbon Footprint / Greenhouse Gas Emissions / Global Warming Potential c kg-co 2 e

6 Developing a Common Language Embodied Carbon / Carbon Footprint / Greenhouse Gas Emissions / Global Warming Potential Life Cycle Assessment (LCAs) Goal & Scope Definition Life Cycle Inventory A1-A3 A4-A5 B1-B6 C1-C4 D Impact Assessment Product Stage Construction Stage Use Stage End-of-Life Stage Benefits Beyond Life Cycle A1 Raw material supply A2 Transportation A3 Manufacturing A4 Transportation to Construction Site A5 Construction B1 Use B2 Maintenance B3 Repair B4 Replacement B5 Refurbishment B6 Energy usage B7 Water Usage C1 Demolition C2 Transportation C3 Demolition waste processing C4 Disposal e.g., Carbon storage in wood products e.g., Carbon sequestration of concrete materials Cradle-to-Gate Cradle-to-Grave

7 Developing a Common Language Embodied Carbon / Carbon Footprint / Greenhouse Gas Emissions / Global Warming Potential Life Cycle Assessment (LCAs) Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) 3 rd Party Verified Product LCA

8 Developing a Common Language Embodied Carbon / Carbon Footprint / Greenhouse Gas Emissions / Global Warming Potential Life Cycle Assessment (LCAs) Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)

9 Opening Remarks 1. Describe your organization and why counting carbon is important? 1. What barriers have you (and your organization) faced in advancing sustainability initiatives and how did you overcome them? 2. Can you give an example of tools that you use to count carbon in your projects/products?

10 Panelists Kelly Roberts, PE, LEED AP BD+C Principal, Walter P. Moore Stacy Smedley Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA Building Bruce King, PE Ecological Building Network

11 WALTER P 20 Offices 600+ Staff 200+ Engineers MOORE

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13 WBLCA Tools

14 Panelists Kelly Roberts, PE, LEED AP BD+C Principal, Walter P. Moore Stacy Smedley Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA Building Bruce King, PE Ecological Building Network

15 Over the next 35 years, two trillion ft 2 What is our impact? of new and rebuilt buildings will be constructed in cities worldwide.

16 Benchmarking

17 Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator

18 Panelists Kelly Roberts, PE, LEED AP BD+C Principal, Walter P. Moore Stacy Smedley Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA Building Bruce King, PE Ecological Building Network

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20 Panelist Discussion Measuring the carbon footprint of every product and whole building is a pre-requisite for reducing it. How do you approach benchmarking?

21 Panelist Discussion How do you foster knowledge sharing related to tools and best practices for measuring and reducing carbon within your organization or network?

22 Panelist Discussion How do you convince stakeholders that counting carbon is worth it?

23 Panelist Discussion What tools do you use to count carbon? Where do you find resources (internal or external) to help you use those tools effectively?

24 Audience Q&A

25 Thoughts, Reactions, Questions

26 Panel Discussion

27 Thank you! Best Practices and Tools For Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Every Project Panelists: Kelly Roberts PE LEED AP BD+C / Stacy Smedley / Bruce King PE Moderator: Wil V. Srubar III, PhD