Minimizing Carbon Use

This CE course equips architects, engineers, and sustainability professionals with strategies to minimize carbon use in building design and operation. It emphasizes energy efficiency, adaptive reuse, passive design, renewable energy generation, and carbon offset mechanisms to achieve net‑zero goals.

🕒 6 CE HOURS   

CREDIT DESIGNATION: LU| HSW          

Date of course creation/update: 04/21/2025

Course Approval NO:  520MCARP

Education Pathways, LLC provider #10121561, is approved as an AIA Continuing Education Provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. AIA provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Architects completing this course receive 6 continuing education credits as designated by AIA.

This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :

Explores the principles of sustainability and net zero, focusing on minimizing energy use and carbon output in construction projects. Participants will examine passive design strategies, LEED certification, adaptive reuse, building envelope efficiency, efficient components, renewable energy technologies, and carbon offset programs. The course emphasizes practical applications, industry standards, and case studies to provide actionable tools for reducing environmental impact. By the end, participants will be prepared to integrate carbon‑minimizing strategies into their projects, enhancing resilience and compliance with evolving sustainability standards.

 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Understand what “net zero” means in building design.

  2. Identify environmentally friendly materials for projects.

  3. Learn why adaptive reuse is considered the greenest building approach.

  4. Examine passive design principles to reduce energy use.

  5. Analyze geothermal air preheating and precooling strategies.

  6. Develop knowledge of insulation options for building envelopes.

  7. Discuss LEED certification processes.

  8. Differentiate ways to purchase green power.

  9. Explain criteria for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).

  10. Suggest renewable technologies for on‑site power generation.

  11. Relate steps in planning renewable generation projects.

  12. Summarize differences between RECs and carbon offsets.

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