In addition to
the sustainability seminars in the main Congress proceedings (see previous post), there is a special pre-conference session of seminars being
presented by members of the Structural Engineering Institute's Sustainability
Committee. This interactive seminar will give attendees a hands-on experience and overview of the New Essentials that every engineer should have in their Sustainability Tool Kit.
The lineup includes:
Life Cycle Assessment - How to Decipher
and Use LCA on...

Sustainability Guidelines for the Structural Engineer
Learn strategies for integrating sustainability into structural design. More

Thermal Bridging Solutions in MSC
April 2012 Issue of MSC: "Thermal Bridging Solutions: Minimizing Structural Steel's Impact on Building Envelope Energy Transfer." More

Carbon Working Group White Paper
Structures and Carbon: How Materials Affect the Climate. More info.

Top 10 Structural Sustainability FAQs
The LCA working group provides answers to 10 FAQs asked by conscientious structural engineers, more