Architectural Continuing Education
NOT ALL CONCRETE IS THE SAME: Low Embodied Carbon Dry-Cast Concrete Masonry
Thursday, October 3 | 12 – 1pm
Event registration closes on October 2
Event registration closes on October 2
Course Description
Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) are made with dry-cast concrete which uses less water and cement than wet-cast. They also sequester more carbon. Mini embodied carbon cradle to gate Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) studies are compared for CMU, ICF, tilt-up, wood frame and steel frame. We will also look at additional strategies to lower embodied carbon during the manufacturing and use phase, including raw materials, efficient design, utilizing thermal mass, durability, resilience and End Of Life (EOL) sequestration.
Learning Objectives
- We will set the stage for the concrete and carbon sequestration discussion by looking at the larger geologic carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions; and how it all relates to climate change. We will then look at the concrete carbon cycle and recent CMHA sequestration research and testing results.
- In addition to CMU assemblies using less cement and sequestering more carbon dioxide, they also use less volume of concrete due to their cores or voids. We capture all 3 of these factors which drastically lower embodied carbon by looking at mini embodied carbon cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) studies. Several wall assemblies are compared including CMU, Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), tilt-up, wood frame and steel frame structures.
- We also look at ways to lower embodied carbon even further by looking at possible strategies that can be implemented during the design phase with efficient structural design; the manufacturing stage of CMU (A1-A3) which includes raw material choices; the use phase of a building (B1-B7) which includes utilizing thermal mass, durability and resilience; and the End Of Life Stage (D) which includes potential sequestration rates at the grave and recycling.
Learning Units: 1 HSW credit
Presented by: Heidi Jandris, Technical Resources & Sustainability Manager, Jandris Block
This is event is sponsored by Nebraska Masonry Alliance
Event Registration
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