The “Not so Inconvenient” Truth of Carbon and Landscape Architecture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW) / 1.0 GBCI SITES-Specific CE

With the global imperative for carbon emission reductions and sequestration, landscape architects can play a critical role in maximizing their capacity to realistically mitigate climate change. This session will review the carbon conundrum from our profession’s perspective and provide context, tools, and strategies toward achieving climate-positive design.

The GBCI course ID for this course is 0920023418, providing SITES-specific CE hours required to maintain SITES AP credentials. Participants will need to pass the exam at the end of the presentation in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants will need to self-report CE hours through their credentials account on https://sitesonline.usgbc.org.

Learning objectives:

Understand the landscape architect's carbon footprint and handprint.
Identify the differences between embedded, operational, and sequestered carbon.
Understand strategies and tools to evaluate and improve the carbon capacity of any project.
Understand advocacy with manufacturers and how to reduce carbon impacts of construction materials.

Meg Calkins, FASLA, SITES AP

Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

North Carolina State University

Meg Calkins, FASLA, SITES AP, is a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at North Carolina State University. Meg’s scholarship focuses on the environmental and human health impacts of site construction details and materials. She is the author of the book "Materials for Sustainable Sites" and editor of the "Sustainable Sites Handbook". She is currently writing a book with the working title of "Details and Material for Resilient Sites: A Carbon Positive Approach" (Routledge 2025). Meg has taken an active leadership role in development and implementation of the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) since 2003.

José Almiñana, FASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP

Principal

Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

José Almiñana, FASLA, is a principal at Andropogon Associates, a landscape architecture firm known for its regenerative development approach. Trained as both a landscape architect and architect, José has practiced and advocated tirelessly for design that harmonizes people and place through a holistic understanding of our environment and the aspirations of the community. His projects demonstrate and promote innovative and regenerative site development strategies that heal our landscapes and contribute solutions to our present environmental challenges. José was the recipient of the ASLA President’s Medal in 2010 and was elected to the ASLA Council of Fellows the same year.

Pamela Conrad, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP

Founder of Climate Positive Design, Lecturer at Harvard GSD

Climate Positive Design / Harvard Graduate School of Design

Pamela Conrad is an internationally recognized landscape architect and climate advocate. She is a senior fellow with Architecture 2030, and a 2023 Loeb Fellow and Faculty Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She founded Climate Positive Design to enable climate action by providing guidance and an app to support design teams in drawing down carbon while creating environmental, social, cultural, and economic co-benefits. She is a farm girl from Missouri, inspired by the richness and ingenuity of nature.

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10 Questions | Unlimited attempts | 8/10 points to pass

10 Questions | Unlimited attempts | 8/10 points to pass Successful completion of this quiz is required to earn your PDH for this webinar.