Masonry Masterclass: The Changing Environment – Achieving Resilience and Sustainable Designs with Masonry

Description

Presented by Christine A. Subasic, PE, LEED AP, FTMS 

In this seminar attendees will learn about the various ways buildings interact with the environment. The relationships between resilient design, sustainable design and the base building code will be explored. Examples of masonry buildings resilient to natural hazards will be provided. Environmental product selection information will be reviewed. The embodied carbon of masonry products will be examined along with suggestions to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings constructed with masonry.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the various ways buildings interact with the environment
• Explain the concept of resilient building design and how it relates to sustainability, environmental impacts, and the building code
• Describe the inherent attributes and advantages of masonry construction for resilient design that lessen impacts on the environment
• Evaluate the use of EPDs and LCA analysis in the building product selection process
• Understand the basics of embodied carbon of masonry construction

Meet Your Instructor:
Christine “Tina” Subasic, P.E., LEED A.P., FTMS is a consulting architectural engineer specializing in masonry and sustainable design. Tina has provided technical support services, including standards development, educational seminars, and inspection services in the masonry industry for over 30 years. A frequent speaker on masonry and sustainability, she has addressed audiences in over 20 states. She is active in The Masonry Society where she served as the first female President and was named a Fellow in 2022. She has been a member of the TMS 402 Code Committee for over 15 years and currently serves as the chair of the Veneer Subcommittee. Subasic serves on ASTM Committees C15 on Manufactured Masonry Units, C12 on Mortar, and Committee E60 on Sustainability. She is editor of The Masonry Society’s Sustainability E-Newsletter, and is a voting member and Work Group chair on the ASHRAE Standard 189.1 on high performance green buildings. She has written numerous articles and publications. She is a Penn State Architectural Engineering graduate, a LEED Accredited Professional, and a registered professional engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.