SEAoNY Sustainable Design Committee & Upstate Chapter Present:
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 Approved
Registration Fees:
SEAoNY Student Members* - Free
SEAoNY Members* - $10
Non-Members - $25
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Registration ends Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Jim D’Aloisio, P.E., LEED AP, has been a practicing structural engineer for over 35 years. He is a Principal of Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt in Syracuse, NY – an SE 2050 Signatory Firm. A graduate of RPI, Jim is a member of the SEI Sustainability Committee (co-chairing the Thermal Bridging Working Group), ASCE 32 Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations Committee and is chair of the NYSSPE Climate Action Committee. Jim has delivered over 500 presentations and has written over a dozen articles on engineering strategies to reduce both operational and embodied carbon from building projects.
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