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1 CE | Life Cycle Analysis for Architectural Interiors | Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP)

  • Gensler San Diego 225 Broadway San Diego, CA, 92101 United States (map)

TAP DESIGN TALKS: Join the Technology in Architectural Practice Committee ( TAP ), for a continuing education program designed for you!

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) studies are becoming an increasingly common component of the design process. While there are many resources and presentations to support structural or “whole building” LCAs, there is less available to help designers incorporate global warming potential and other environmental health impacts of material choices into interior furniture, finishes, and equipment decisions. This presentation will show how not only to complete the calculations for a Life Cycle Assessment into an interiors project, but how to guide your client into making material decisions that are better for occupants and better for the environment, while taking into account other concerns such as aesthetics and durability.

Location: Gensler San Diego or Virtual via Zoom

Speaker:

Juan David Sora, Gensler

Juan David Sora is a passionate architect and interior designer focused on improving people's experience through the power of design. As a designer at Gensler, Juan David brings to the table fresh ideas and a strong sense of leadership. With a great sense of engagement through his creative process, Juan David continues to explore new ways of improving our designs, such as accuratily tracking our embodied carbon for interior materials, or seamlessly incorporating manual and digital graphics.  Known for his big sense of comradeship and positive attitude, Juan David has been part of the Gensler family for the past four years, working in workplace, hospitality and retail interior design.

People attending this session will be able to:

  • Analyze material properties within their projects to provide healthier, less carbon-intensive alternatives to their clients.

  • Employ freely available carbon accounting tools such as TallyCAT and GC3 to make calculating material impact easier.

  • Research alternative materials using publicly available databases to compare environmental impact.

  • Present recommendations to clients in a way that is both accurate and understandable.


Earn 1 CE for attendance


Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) is a “Knowledge Community” that serves to educate, illustrate, and illuminate the nearly limitless opportunities presented when connecting technology and architectural practice.

The TAP Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Noon

Virtual and In-person attendance options are available.

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