Event: How Green Can Green Be? And How Do You Know?

Description

This webinar will provide an update on methodologies for lifecycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPD).

Learning Objectives

Recognize the “cradle to grave” environmental impact of building materials and equipment.
Understand how EPDs work as a tool to evaluate the environmental impact of individual products.
Understand methodologies for lifecycle assessment of facilities-related products.

Presenter

Barry Giles,
Founder and CEO, BuildingWise

Barry is a consultant and educator on high-performance buildings. He has more than 35 years of experience in construction, facilities maintenance, and sustainable operations. For the past four years, Barry has operated his own high-performance buildings consultancy, which provides LEED services, operations coaching, benchmarking, net-zero reporting, carbon footprint analysis, energy audits, and energy analysis to government agencies and major commercial and institutional projects.

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