Landscape

Credit type: 1 AIA HSW LU
Provider: Vectorworks

A recent ASLA article reveals that 75% of landscape emissions come from embodied carbon in materials. Join expert Marketa Hermova for a webinar on estimating embodied carbon, using design tools for better material choices, and applying practical workflows from a real project case study to reduce your project’s carbon footprint.

Learning Objectives

• Get an overview of how embodied carbon calculation via built-in worksheets allow you to estimate the project’s embodied carbon.
• Explore the beneficial difference data-rich objects within a landscape-specific BIM workflows provides when utilizing custom record formats to track a material’s attributes, properties, and embodied carbon.
• Gain knowledge of the existing workflows and the embodied carbon assessment for a project in its early or advanced development stage.
• Understand how to make informed material and product specification decisions that reduce embodied carbon in landscape design.

Presenters

Marketa Hermova

Landscape Product Specialist

Marketa Hermova

Marketa is a landscape and garden designer with a background in ecology and landscape management, and over six years of experience across residential, commercial, and domestic projects. A 2022 Small Project Big Impact Awards finalist, she has contributed to several horticultural and research publications. As a Landscape Product Specialist at Vectorworks, Marketa supports BIM implementation and workflow development, helping landscape professionals design more efficiently.

Credit type: 1 AIA HSW LU
Provider: mmcité street furniture

Sustainability is THE word for this generation of designers. In this CEU, we provide designers with current data related to materials and their characteristics, limitations, and the degree to which they are sustainable. Simply put, this CEU helps designers specify the appropriate materials and recognize how those choices relate to sustaining natural global resources.

Learning Objectives

• The first objective is to understand the primary factors of specifying materials for public furniture.
• The second learning objective is to learn key differences in materials. Why these materials matter, what makes them unique, and the ability to make better design choices as it relates to their sustainable characteristics.
• The third learning objective will be to remind & reinforce the qualities of aesthetic and beauty as they relate to sustainable materials used in public furniture.
• The fourth learning objective will be to learn further considerations of the lifecycle, recycling, & upcycling of sustainable materials used in public furniture.

Presenters

Albert Harris

Brand Development Manager

Albert Harris

Albert is Brand Development Manager for mmcité USA & Canada. He has a background in architecture, planning and was practicing Landscape Architect. He has 14+ years in design experience. He has been a bartender, truck driver, commercial photographer, & helped grow 3 successful business along the way. Albert understands the value of wonderful open spaces and the public realm. He is well traveled and has a love for words and artful expressions.

Credit type: 1 AIA HSW LU
Provider: Bison IP

Incorporating nature into the built environment through biophilic design increases occupant well-being, productivity, and health and is an integral component of an ecologically healthy and sustainable community. Presented here is an overview of biophilic design, its relationship to sustainability, and its positive human, environmental, and economic outcomes. Case studies demonstrate how rooftop deck systems can contribute to biophilic and sustainable design objectives.

Learning Objectives

• Define biophilic design and explain how it is linked to a truly sustainable built environment.
• Discuss the principles essential to the effective practice of biophilic design that result in a range of positive physical, mental, behavioral, and environmental outcomes.
• Present the economic argument that investments in biophilic design earn high returns in human health and productivity.
• Use case studies to illustrate how modular rooftop deck systems can contribute to biophilic and sustainable design goals and may help projects earn certification through LEED® v4 BD+C: New Construction, SITES® v2, and the WELL v2 Building Standard™.

Presenters

Sheri Kirby

Territory Manager

Sheri Kirby

Sheri Kirby brings over 25 years of experience in building material sales, having worked with top-tier manufacturers and distributors including Behr Paint/Masterchem Industries, Service Partners, Greenfiber, Icynene (Huntsman), Nichiha, and Bison Innovative Products. Her career spans both manufacturing and distribution, giving her a well-rounded perspective on the industry and the needs of her clients.

Sheri holds LEED accreditation and BPI certifications in Building Envelope and Multi-Family performance, underscoring her commitment to sustainable and high-performance building practices. She works closely with architects, builders, and developers to deliver innovative solutions that meet design intent, performance goals, and code requirements.

Beyond her professional achievements, Sheri is deeply committed to community service. She has served on the boards of the Junior League of Des Moines and the Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa, with her proudest accomplishment being the organization of a Women Build project—a collaborative effort between Junior League and Habitat for Humanity that empowered women to take part in hands-on construction and community development.

Known for her strategic mindset, technical expertise, and relationship-driven approach, Sheri consistently drives growth and value across her territory. She is passionate about helping partners succeed through smart, sustainable building strategies.