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Course Description: CEU Events: Collaborative Responsibility: Reducing Carbon Footprint through Sustainable Appliance Choices in Residential Environments
Discover how sustainable appliance choices can transform residential environments and reduce the carbon footprint. Participants will gain an understanding of carbon emissions, including both embodied and operational carbon, and examine the appliance industry's role in mitigating these impacts. The course highlights carbon accounting practices and offers guidance on specifying low-carbon appliances, emphasizing the transition from gas to electric and integration with renewable energy sources. By considering client lifestyles and data-driven insights, participants will learn to make informed, sustainable design decisions that align with environmental goals and occupant needs.
Explore the basics of carbon emissions, with a focus on embodied and operational carbon, and their implications for the building and appliance industries.
Examine and highlight the appliance industry's responsibility in reducing operational carbon emissions and the importance of providing accurate data and innovative solutions to architects and designers.
Gain an insight into how industries account for carbon emissions, with the importance of Scope 3 emissions from product use in the appliance industry.
Choose electric appliances over gas, reducing overall energy demand, and prioritizing the use of renewable energy sources.
Value the importance of understanding client lifestyles and how this knowledge, combined with data-driven insights, supports sustainable design choices that align with the client's way of living.