CFSEI to Host Webinar on “The SE 2050 Commitment Program: Committing to Net-Zero Embodied Carbon” on June 30, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “The SE 2050 Commitment Program: Committing to Net-Zero Embodied Carbon” on Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs.

Structural materials are a major contributor to a building’s embodied carbon footprint, which represents the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the manufacturing, construction and demolition of the building’s components. Therefore, structural engineers play a critical role in reducing the environmental impacts of a building or renovation. The Structural Engineers 2050 (SE 2050) Commitment Program by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a program created for structural engineers to become engaged in understanding, measuring and reducing embodied carbon in structural systems. This presentation will provide background on the program, what is required from a committed firm, what data is collected in the SE 2050 database, and resources and strategies available to structural engineers to begin reducing embodied carbon in their structural designs.

The presentation will be conducted by Mark D. Webster, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, a structural engineer at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger and founder of SEI’s Sustainability Committee; Charlotte A. Sauer, LEED AP BD+C, an associate and structural engineer in the Chicago office of CannonDesign who leads the CannonDesign structural engineering group’s sustainability efforts; and Chris Jeseritz, S.E., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, a project manager at PCS Structural Solutions in Seattle, Washington who serves as chair of the Structural Engineers Association of Washington’s (SEAW) Sustainability Committee.

More information and registration details are available at https://www.cfsei.org/webinar_on_se_2050_commitment_program.

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute comprises hundreds of structural engineers and other design professionals who are finding a better way to produce safe and efficient designs for commercial and residential structures with cold-formed steel. CFSEI members work together to develop and evolve industry standards and design methods, produce and issue technical bulletins, and provide seminars and online training to improve the knowledge and skills base of engineers and design professionals. For more information, visit www.cfsei.org. 

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Contact:
Debbie Bennett
Senior Manager, Construction Communications
American Iron and Steel Institute
Tel: 202.452.7179

Rose Kuria
Manager
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute
Tel: 202.452.7133