Continuing Education: Sustainability in Practice – Summer 2025
This series covers wide-ranging strategies for a greener future, from circular and low-carbon materials and building adaptation to net zero energy and urban megadevelopments.
Continuing Education
To earn one AIA learning unit (LU), including one hour of health, safety, and welfare (HSW) credit, read the articles above and complete the quiz. Upon passing the quiz, you will receive a certificate of completion, and your credit will be automatically reported to the AIA. Additional information regarding credit-reporting and continuing-education requirements can be found at continuingeducation.bnpmedia.com.
Learning Objectives
- Outline the necessary steps for designing a building to be operationally net zero.
- Discuss some of the ways a large-scale urban development can be designed to promote social and environmental sustainability.
- Describe how demolition waste can be used to make new construction materials, discussing the benefits and limitations of such materials.
- Describe how mass timber can be combined with other lowcarbon materials to make a floor system that can serve as an alternative to concrete slabs.
AIA/CES Course #K2508A
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