Decarbonizing Details: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Site Construction - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Recorded On: 10/27/2023
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This session will provide comprehensive information to decarbonize site construction details. We will explore methods to reduce the embodied carbon of landscape structures including pavements, walls, decks, railings, and other site structures. Resources and techniques for measuring and evaluating the carbon footprint of details and materials will be discussed.
Learning objectives:
- Understand embodied, operational, stored, and sequestered carbon, and how these concepts are applied in design and construction detailing.
- Explore a wide range of construction materials and details to understand their carbon impacts, along with methods to reduce the impacts in all life-cycle phases.
- Identify sources of data to assist with the comparison of embodied carbon in materials and details.
- Explore viable decarbonization strategies for a variety of site structures including pavements, walls, decks, and railings.
Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA, SITES AP
Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
North Carolina State University
Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA, is a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at NC State University. She has taught and written about resilient site design and construction for 27 years. Her current book is Details and Materials for Resilient Sites: A Climate Positive Approach (Routledge 2025). She is the author of Materials for Sustainable Sites (2008) and editor of the Sustainable Sites Handbook (2012). Meg has taken an active leadership role in development and implementation of SITES since 2003, and has served on the ASLA Climate and Biodiversity Committee since 2023. She currently serves on the LAF Board.
Christopher R. Hardy, ASLA, PLA
Senior Associate
Sasaki
Chris focuses on the integration of ecology and culture, with a commitment to craft in the built environment. Chris led Sasaki’s CarbonConscience research project team from 2019 to the present and serves as a current co-chair of the ASLA CAC Carbon Drawdown & Biodiversity subcommittee. Through these efforts, Chris has been translating literature reviews and decarbonizing design strategies into tools and educational resources for designers and planners. Chris is actively applying these tools and research to projects in the USA and EU. Chris believes that every project is not only a design opportunity but an opportunity to experiment and learn.
Corbett Belcher, ASLA
Senior Associate
CMG
Corbett is a Senior Associate at CMG Landscape Architecture. His work ranges from regional and community-based parks to highly demanding urban redevelopment projects. His experiences have fashioned his dedication to public improvement, sustainable development, and design excellence. His has a commitment to an inclusive team approach, application of a local vernacular, and a detailed execution for each project’s overall success. His most recent experience with material reuse, and implementation of carbon reductive practices, has given him a new outlook on project design and delivery.
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