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The urgent need to reduce Embodied Carbon now - 2022 to 2027

  • 1.  The urgent need to reduce Embodied Carbon now - 2022 to 2027

    Posted 02-14-2022 02:17 PM
    If you missed the Webinar on Embodied Carbon & Climate Change presented by the Environmental Law Institute, it is available now on YouTube: Thwart Climate Change Now Reducing Embodied Carbon Brick by Brick

    Straight talk about our lack of progress in decarbonization, the immediate need to reduce Embodied Carbon, and the need for more participation from the architectural profession and Green Building certification programs.

    Panelists:
    Kenneth Berlin, President and CEO, The Climate Reality Project
    Meta Brunzema, R.A. LEED A.P., Architecture & Urban Design, Collective for Community, Culture, and Environment LLC
    Bill Caplan, Author, Thwart Climate Change Now: Reducing Embodied Carbon Brick by Brick (presenter/panelist)
    Meghan Lewis, Senior Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum, University of Washington
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    Bill Caplan Associate AIA
    ShortList_0 Design Group LLC
    Bronx NY
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