OasisLMS

As the concrete construction industry responds to the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), low-carbon specifications for concrete construction are becoming increasingly prevalent. With this paradigm shift come new specifications, means and methods, documentation requirements, and changes in expectations and associated responsibilities. Professionals from several segments of the concrete construction industry will present the challenges encountered and successful examples for this new era of concrete construction.

The contents of this course include four recorded presentations from the ACI 2024 Spring Convention:
• Low Carbon Codes and Other International, Federal, State, and Local Initiatives by Julie Buffenbarger, Beton Consulting Engineers
• How to Navigate Responsibility Challenges—Specifying More Sustainable Concrete by Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
• Our Responsibility to Improve Testing, Constructability, Durability, and the Success of Lower Carbon Construction by James Casilio, Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association
• Who is Responsible When Sustainable (Low CO/CO2) Concrete Does Not Meet Expectations by Jeffrey Coleman, Coleman & Erickson, LLC

1. Identify key life safety and carbon emissions-based building codes, and understand the role of international, federal, state, and local initiatives in low-carbon concrete construction.
2. Analyze the importance of proper testing practices for low-carbon concrete and recognize the consequences of improper testing, including overdesign and increased emissions.
3. Evaluate the legal and contractual responsibilities for meeting low-carbon criteria in concrete construction and understand when contractors, owners, or other entities are held accountable for not achieving these targets.
4. Understand the challenges contractors and designers face in specifying and navigating low-carbon concrete, including the responsibilities and coordination required between suppliers, designers, and contractors.

Study the materials included in this module. Then, complete and pass the corresponding 10-question quiz with a score of 80% or higher to receive a certificate for 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH).
Continuing Education Credit: 0.15 CEU (1.5 PDH)
Approved AIA and ICC
Access Period: 30 days