# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Reducing Embodied Carbon: Importance, LEED® v5, and Case Studies
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am – Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Examine the critical role of embodied carbon in the built environment and how it is addressed in LEED® v5About this EventCourse SummaryThis presentation by Martha Norbeck examines the critical role of embodied carbon in the built environment and how it is addressed in LEED® v5. Specifications are a powerful tool for leveraging significant reductions. This course will address the importance of addressing embodied carbon, highlight practical strategies for reducing embodied carbon through material selection, design decisions, and procurement practices aligned with LEED v5 credits, discuss software and tools to analyze carbon within interiors and structures, and present case studies of carbon reduction to demonstrate how to optimize return on investment and impact reduction.Learning ObjectivesExplain the significance of embodied carbon in building lifecycle impacts and its role within LEED v5.Describe methods and tools used to measure and report embodied carbon, including LCA and EPDs.Identify strategies within LEED v5 for reducing embodied carbon through design and material selection.Apply embodied carbon reduction strategies to professional practice and project decision-making.Learning Credits1 AIA/HSWLunchWill be provided. Make sure to indicate any dietary restrictions when registering.Virtual OfferingJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://rdgusa.zoom.us/j/99540445239?pwd=g5PSAtyguHraSXYd7zZlz8nfDRxJat.1Meeting ID: 995 4044 5239Passcode: 599934One tap mobile+13126266799,,99540445239# US (Chicago)Join instructionshttps://rdgusa.zoom.us/meetings/99540445239/invitations?signature=CVDhCzShGa2PKMafotF0Z-8F__-67kDb4Zh1f3G_7EMAgenda🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AMLunch and Networking🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PMAnnouncements🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PMProgram
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/reducing-embodied-carbon-importance-leed-v5-and-case-studies/100001987320729800
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: DLR Group
- **lat**: 41.5841463
- **long**: -93.635943
- **full address**: DLR Group, 1430 Locust Street, Des Moines, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Reducing Embodied Carbon: Importance, LEED® v5, and Case Studies being held?
  - **A:** Reducing Embodied Carbon: Importance, LEED® v5, and Case Studies takes place on Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am to Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm at DLR Group, 1430 Locust Street, Des Moines, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Reducing Embodied Carbon: Importance, LEED® v5, and Case Studies?
  - **A:** Reducing Embodied Carbon: Importance, LEED® v5, and Case Studies is organized by Central Iowa CSI.

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