Enhancing Sustainability Through Materials & BIM

Learn how to better identify and reduce a design’s carbon footprint using Building Information Modeling (BIM). 


Continuing Education Approvals
  • 1 IDCEC CEU | HSW-Sustainability | CC-120614 (Your CEU will be reported to IDCEC on your behalf by the course provider.)
  • 1 AIA LU | HSW | EnhanceSus_OD (AIA Members: Your completion will be reported by the course provider if you enter your AIA Member number when prompted at the end of the course. Contact education@asid.org if you have questions.)

Description

We live in a world of limited resources, and the AEC industry not only has a large impact on the use of those resources, but also the overall health of our planet. As designers, it is important to consider the impact of the project not only on the environment, but also on the health of its occupants.
 
In this course, we’ll discuss how to better identify and reduce a design’s carbon footprint using Building Information Modeling (BIM). Specifying high-quality, sustainable materials for interiors can not only lead to longer product life cycles and better energy management, but also benefit the overall health of the occupant by limiting the use of toxic substances and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). We’ll demonstrate how BIM gives the designer more control over a building’s level of sustainability – such as generating embodied carbon calculations – and gives the designer more opportunities to enhance the aesthetics and occupant comfort by using a systems approach.


Content Provider
Vectorworks


The content in this course has been provided solely by an outside resource and has not been created or developed by ASID Education Services.


What You Will Learn
  • List the seven core principles of sustainable construction. 
  • Explain how high-quality materials lead to the health, safety, and welfare of occupants, a reduction of embodied carbon, and less waste. 
  • Describe how materials and BIM software provide a systems approach that leads to more efficient buildings. 
  • Recognize how high-quality materials and design can lead to cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint without sacrificing aesthetics or occupant comfort.

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Access Period: Six months after registration. Course will be available to complete through September 2025.

Sarah Barrett Walker

Senior Architect Product Specialist

Vectorworks, Inc.

Sarah Barrett Walker brings more than a decade of experience as an architect and graphic designer, as well as professional expertise in the field of parametric modeling, to her role as a Senior Architect Product Specialist at Vectorworks, Inc. In addition to serving as an architectural expert and BIM specialist for the company, Sarah helps create best practices for Marionette, the integrated algorithmic modeling tool in Vectorworks software. She also leads webinars and workshops on a variety of industry topics and develops materials to help customers improve their workflows and design processes. Sarah has an M.Arch. from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in architectural studies from Brown University.

IDCEC Approved


This CEU is registered with the International Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) for continuing education credits. This credit will be accepted by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) and Interior Designers of Canada (IDC).

The content included is not deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by IDCEC of any material or construction or any method or manner of handling, using distributing or dealing in any material or product.

Questions related to specific materials, methods and services should be directed to the instructor and provider of the CEU (Vectorworks).
This program is registered for 1 CEU value | HSW-Sustainability. The IDCEC class-code is: CC-120614.

Attendees who do not belong to ASID, IIDA or IDC and do not have a unique IDCEC number will be provided with a Certificate of Completion after this CEU.

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1.0 IDCEC CEU HSW-Sustainability credit  |  Certificate available
1.0 IDCEC CEU HSW-Sustainability credit  |  Certificate available 1 IDCEC CEU | HSW-Sustainability and 1 AIA LU | HSW awarded upon successful completion of the course. REPORTING: Course provider will report CEUs earned directly to IDCEC on your behalf if you have an IDCEC number. (AIA Members: Your completion will be reported by the course provider if you entered your AIA Member number when prompted at the end of the course. Contact education@asid.org if you have questions.)
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