SEAoNY Sustainable Design Committee & Upstate Chapter Presents:
Lower the Volume! Reducing the Cubic Yards of Concrete as a Carbon Reduction Strategy
DATE: Thursday, September 25, 2025
TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
Strategies to reduce embodied carbon from concrete usually involve modifications to the mix design, typically focusing on the type of cement and limiting its amount per cubic yard. In addition, carefully considered structural engineering choices can reduce the amount of concrete used on a project without sacrificing structural performance or durability. This material optimization approach results in a linear reduction of CO2e emissions: less concrete = less emissions. We’ll explore some concrete volume reduction possibilities, including:
- Spread footing optimization
- Avoidance of excessive footing depths
- Frost-protected shallow foundations
- Concrete redux with flowable fill / cellular concrete
- Right-sizing foundation wall thicknesses
- Use of Geofoam to reduce retaining wall sizes
- Slab-on-grade strategies
1 PDH Available
Registration Fees:
SEAoNY Student Members* - Free
SEAoNY Members* - $10
Non-Members - $25
*Members must log in to their SEAoNY accounts to receive membership discount on registration. (Students, did you know student membership is free?! Inquire about free student membership at admin@seaony.org)
Sustaining Members & Corporate Sponsors interested in using their free event registration should email admin@seaony.org for the registration code.
Registration Ends Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Jim D’Aloisio, P.E., LEED AP, is a Principal with Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt, a structural engineering, landscape architecture, and building envelope services firm in Syracuse, NY. He is a member of the SEI Sustainability Committee and co-chair of the Thermal Bridging Working Group. He has over 30 years’ experience as a consulting structural engineer, responsible for the design of new buildings and additions, structural assessment and renovation design, and special inspections and other construction phase services. Jim is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Registered Professional Engineer, and a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP). He is a member of the Order of the Engineer, through Syracuse University. He has written over 20 articles on the relationship between building structures and sustainability and has presented over 500 times.
Event, Cancellation & Photo Policies:
SEAoNY will accept refund requests made in writing no later than Friday, September, 19, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Registration fees are not refundable after this date.
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