Designing Sustainably: Materials, Systems And Carbon Impacts

Description

At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:

1. Describe the relative importance of environmental impacts of buildings. ​

2. Apply knowledge from building, environmental and social sciences to inform conceptual design decisions. ​

3. Identify and assess key sustainability factors such as energy, water, waste, embodied carbon and emissions across a project’s lifecycle. ​

4. Select materials and facade systems that balance quality, performance, environmental impact, sand carbon outcomes. ​

NSCA Performance Criteria

Practice Management and Professional Conduct: PC10

Project Initiation and Conceptual Design: PC33, PC35

Detailed Design and Construction Documentation: PC39