Getting Started with Embodied Carbon – What Structural Engineers Need to Know

Structural engineers have tremendous influence over the embodied carbon in building projects. We have a responsibility to learn the fundamentals of embodied carbon, start tracking it in our projects, and work collaboratively with the design and construction teams to make meaningful reductions. This is a fairly new topic in our industry, particularly in our region, and the goal of the presentation is to engage more engineers in this important topic.

Our speakers:

Michael E. Cropper, PE, LEED AP, Senior Associate Thornton Tomasetti

Presenter Bio: Mr. Cropper is a structural engineer with Thornton Tomasetti in their Washington, DC, office. He has over fourteen years of experience designing structures for commercial, retail, residential, hospital, government, and cultural projects. Mr. Cropper also gained an increased awareness of global design and construction practices by working for four years in Thornton Tomasetti’s UAE offices. He is currently the project manager for the structural design of a large commercial office complex that is targeting significant reductions in embodied carbon.

The link for this Zoom based webinar will be sent to all registrants prior to the event.

Please also follow the links below to find meeting minutes for the September MO Meeting:

MO Meeting Minutes 2021-09-15.pdf