Register Now for Online Course on Life-Cycle Assessment of Concrete Structures

Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) is increasingly being used to evaluate structures and building products for environmental performance. Take this opportunity to host your specifiers who are demanding more efficient and environmentally friendly products for the NRMCA online Webinar series "Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Structures Online Course" from February 24 - 27, noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern time each day.

This course provides detailed instruction on how LCA can be used to assess the environmental performance of concrete structures, including buildings and pavements. A review of new and existing research comparing the environmental life cycle performance of concrete and competing building materials will be presented. The course will also cover how the concrete industry is beginning to use LCA to evaluate and improve the concrete production process.

This seminar will provide attendees with state-of-the-art strategies, technologies and methodologies for utilizing LCA to maximize the environmental performance of their project or manufacturing process. At the end of this course attendees will be able to:

• Recognize the benefits and limitations of LCA;

• Understand the definitions and terms used in performing LCA
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• Utilize LCA in the building codes and LEED
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• Understand the role of LCA in designing sustainable concrete buildings and pavements
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• Use the NRMCA carbon and energy calculator
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• Select which LCA model is best for a given application
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• Understand the research results from the Concrete Sustainability Hub at MIT.