Sustainability and Resiliency: How They Apply Within the Built-World
Topics:听Sustainability/Design
Length:听1 hour |听What's included:听Video, Quiz, Certificate of Completion
This webinar is available to stream!
This webinar will provide a background on where the industry is headed related to resiliency and sustainability trends.
The industry has been moving toward understanding and creating more robust, longer-lasting structures while considering environmental impact.
Participants will receive an overview of this trend and what it means for the vinyl siding and other polymeric claddings industry.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish and apply the science of life cycle analysis in ascertaining whether a building material is sustainable
- Model and utilize the recycling programs the vinyl siding industry is implementing
- Describe the vinyl siding industry鈥檚 view on embodied carbons and their impact on sustainability
- Explain in a general sense vinyl siding and material sustainability and its environmental impact.
Subject Matter Expert
Mr. Fernando Pag茅s Ruiz
Consultant, Vinyl Siding Institute
A builder with 30 years of experience and an expert on how to cut costs and keep quality when building or remodeling, Pag茅s is the author of four books published by the Taunton Press: 鈥淎rchitectural Polymers: Best Practices for Architects,鈥� 鈥淎rchitectural Design for Traditional Neighborhoods,鈥� 鈥淏uilding an Affordable House鈥� and 鈥淎ffordable Remodel.鈥� He has won numerous national awards, including the 鈥淕reen Building Single Family House of the Year鈥� and the 鈥淲orkforce Housing Award鈥� from the National Association of Home Builders. Most recently, he has been working with New Urbanist Andr茅s Duany to create a new generation of manufactured homes. A well-respected, expert consultant, Mr. Pag茅s has helped lead the industry into the realms of New Urbanism.
Pricing A-La-Carte听
Member: $50听 /听 Non-Member: $75
Intern Member: $35听 /听 Intern Non-Member: $50
Student: $25听 (must be an)