Assessing embodied carbon impacts throughout a building’s life cycle is a necessary step in a shift towards regenerative and lower carbon design. The Canadian built environment is the third-highest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and there is an urgent and critical need to accelerate the knowledge, skills and competencies of professionals who design Canada’s buildings.
To address this need, the RAIC is partnering with the National Research Council of Canada in a one-year rapid-deployment project to train members of the Canadian architectural community through a high quality, hands-on case study-based Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) curriculum.
Whole building LCA provides an estimate of the total GHG emissions associated with a building. This includes emissions due to operations and those associated with the extraction, manufacturing, transport, installation, replacement, and the end of service life for products and materials used in a building, which constitute a significant proportion of a building’s whole life carbon emissions.
The RAIC is proud to collaborate with Ha/f Climate Design to organize the in-person training workshops, on LCA sessions for practicing industry professionals. Following a theory-based lecture on LCA, embodied carbon, and related methodologies, participants will engage in a hands-on workshop, learning the basics of how to perform an assessment in a small group. The workshops will be held between September 2024 and May 2025in various locations across Canada including Ottawa, Toronto, Saint Andrews, Winnipeg, Regina, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax and Montreal. An online option will also be available.
This workshop, hosted by the RAIC and available to the larger community, is designed for architectural professionals (licensed architects, interns, technologists, students, etc.) who want to learn about Life Cycle Assessment and how to reduce embodied carbon in real-life projects.
Participants will leave the session with knowledge of definitions, methods, targets and standards as well as having the opportunity to practice with LCA software to implement into practice.
Contact: Giovanna Boniface, Chief Commercial Officer, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Email: communications@raic.org, The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Workshop Locations
Ottawa, Ontario
When: September 20, 2024 | 8:45am- 5:00PM
Where: Infinity Convention Centre | 2901 Gibford Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1V 2L9
Language: Workshop delivered in English. Live French interpretation will be available.
Register now! – Registration: Closed
Toronto, Ontario
When: October 3, 2024 | 8:45am – 5:00PM
Where: Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel | 901 Dixon Rd., Toronto, ON, M9W 1J5
Language: Workshop delivered in English.
Register now! – Registration Deadline: Sept 25
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
When: October 8, 2024 | 8:45am – 5:00pm
Where: The Algonquin Resort | 184 Adolphus Street, St. Andrews, NB, E5B 1T7
Language: Workshop delivered in English.
Register now! – Registration Deadline: Sept 27
Winnipeg, Manitoba
When: October 16, 2024 | 8:45am – 5:00pm
Where: Four Points Winnipeg South| 2925 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2H5
Language: Workshop delivered in English.
Register now! – Registration Deadline: Oct 6
Vancouver, British Columbia
When: February 3, 2025 | 8:45am – 5:00pm
Where: TBA
Language: Workshop delivered in English.
Register now! – Registration Deadline: TBA
Calgary, Alberta
When: February 6, 2025 | 8:45am – 5:00pm
Where: TBA
Language: Workshop delivered in English.
Register now! – Registration Deadline: TBA
Regina, Saskatchewan
When: February 7, 2025 | 8:45am – 5:00pm
Where: Hotel Saskatchewan | 2125 Victoria Ave., Regina, SK, S4P 0S3
Language: Workshop delivered in English.
Register now!– Registration Deadline: Oct 4
Halifax, Nova Scotia
When: May 22, 2025 | 8:45am – 5:00pm
Where: TBA
Language: Workshop delivered in English.
Register now! – Registration Deadline: TBA
Montreal, Quebec
When: May 31, 2025 | 8:45am – 5:00pm
Where: Hotel Bonaventure | 900 DE LA GAUCHETIÈRE WEST, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, H5A 1E4
Language: Workshop delivered in English. Live French interpretation will be available.
Register now! – Registration Deadline: TBA
