Defining Sustainability: Materials, Systems and Carbon Impacts

Fairview is proud to deliver CPD Presentations as part of the AIA Refuel CPD Provider Program. Every CPD Presentation is delivered in accordance with the respective state/territory Architecture Board requirements and are delivered by an AIA Refuel approved presenter.

Presentations are 60 minutes in length and all attendees are provided with a certificate upon completion; confirming they have attended the session along with the number of CPD points awarded.

Explore how sustainability principles can inform early design decisions, with a focus on embodied environmental impacts, lifecycle performance, and low-carbon material selection.
 

The session delivers the following learning outcomes:

    • Describe the relative importance of environmental impacts of buildings.
    • Apply knowledge from building, environmental and social sciences to inform conceptual design decisions.
    • Identify and assess key sustainability factors such as energy, water, waste, embodied carbon and emissions across a project’s lifecycle.
    • Select materials and facade systems that balance quality, performance, environmental impacts and carbon outcomes. 

This presentation is equivalent to 1 hour/points of formal CPD and will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects: 

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

PC 10 Understand the whole life carbon implications of procurement methods, materials, components and construction systems.

PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

PC 33 Be able to investigate, coordinate and integrate sustainable environmental systems – including water, thermal, lighting and acoustics – in response to consultants’ advice.

PC 35 Understand the operational and embodied carbon implications of chosen materials, components and systems.

DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

PC 39 Be able to integrate the material selection, structural and construction systems established in the conceptual design into the detailed design and documentation.